Testimony of Jean L. Thank the Lord for so many Fathers and Shepherds in the Church
When I was a young person growing up in the church in my locality, my father told me more than once that the elders, the leading brothers, are more so slaves than leaders. Nearly twenty years have passed since I first heard this statement, and I’ve since lived and met with churches in four countries […]
Micah Eades: My Positive Experiences Meeting in the Local Churches
I was born and raised in the local churches. I grew up in Texas, lived in Russia for 4 years while my parents were serving the Lord there, attended the Full-time Training in Anaheim (FTTA), served with Christians on Campus, went to medical school, and am now a practicing physician and instructor in medicine in […]
Testimony of Charity Short
To those who love the Lord with their whole heart and love the church, the Body of Christ, this is my testimony of growing up in the church life and loving the Lord as my Father, God, and Savior, Let me start by saying I love the Lord with my whole heart, I love the […]
Testimony of Ana Carolina Garza
In my lifetime I have met consistently in 5 different localities, across the country, for at least one year each. Then I have also visited at least 15 other localities around the world. I have stayed at and visited countless homes of brothers and sisters. And I want to share about my overwhelmingly positive experience […]
Testimony of Hans-Michael Ruthe
Life Study of 2 Thessalonians Message 4: “Because the church life is a kitchen for God’s cooking, the church will not always have an appearance that is neat and orderly. This is usually the situation in a kitchen when a good meal is being prepared. Do not expect your local church to be perfect. A […]
Testimony of Anonymous
My family experienced a catastrophic loss just before my seventh birthday. The weeks following were filled with an incomprehensible sadness. My loved ones wept for days on end. During this period of time, the brothers and sisters from the local church were at our home 24-hours a day, seven-days a week, providing care to my […]
Testimony of Travis Tatum
-A Brief Testimony of My Experience in the Church Life- I am happy for this opportunity to share a brief testimony of my overwhelmingly positive experience in the church life. I was born and raised in California and met the church when I was 18 years old as a freshman in college. At first, I […]
Testimony of Dean Lee
If I got to relive my life all over again, I would change just one thing: to fully participate in the church life sooner. I grew up lukewarm in the church, with sparse episodes of spiritual revival. As a result, I went to college with very little intention of being with other believers; they were […]
Testimony of A.H.
To those who, as Bro. Minoru referenced at the end of the special fellowship, take issue with “lack of equality” in the recovery–equal opportunity, as it were–I can, as a sister, testify that life in the recovery is full of opportunities, ordered by our Father’s hand–everything is the best it could be–for what? for our personal interests, […]
Testimony of Amy Chiang
My experience of growing up in the church life. By the Lord’s mercy I was born into a family who is for Christ and the church. I grew up witnessing my parents living a normal church life in a small locality. For a few of my early years our family was the only family in […]