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God Meets Our Needs and the Desires of Our Hearts!

One of the First Big Answers to Prayer

Over thirty-two years ago I attended my first Rock of Ages, which was one year after graduating from the Foundational Class. While at the festival, God impressed upon my heart to enter The Way Corps training. I wanted to finish college first, and did so prior to my apprentice year. At that time, not knowing God’s heart for His people to live free of debt, I had incurred debt by way of a student loan and a car loan. I desired to enter the in-residence training without these financial obligations, so I set to work to believe God for help. As a result of all the teaching I received in the class as well as at our home fellowship, I took action on any idea in the senses realm to overcome this situation. I also prayed, solicited the mutual believing of my leadership, and every time I thought about these needs, I thanked God for taking care of them.

A few months before starting my training, one couple in a local home fellowship called to inquire about my financial needs. I shared about the student loan, which I had begun paying on, about the desire to sell my car, and my need for spiritual partners. They replied, “Great, we will take care of your student loan, send us your payment book.” Astounded, but thrilled God was so generously taking care of me, I sent them the payment book. A few weeks later, they returned the payment book with each month’s payment sheet stamped with a big, red “PAID.” This couple covered the $7,500 balance, and then committed to sponsor me during my training, which they did faithfully for three years. This was one of the first big answers to prayer in the financial realm where I saw God do exceeding, abundantly, above all I could ask or think. And the car—it sold as well, so I was debt-free before my training began.

The Doors for God’s Blessings Are Wide Open

Within four years of being married, my husband and I were living the American dream, complete with a car payment and a mortgage. As we learned that God’s will is for His people to live debt-free, we began to reconsider the situation that we had put ourselves in and decided to make changes. By the time we’d been married six years, we were living debt-free on one blue-collar income. We have lived debt-free for well over twenty years. God has met our every need. We have driven nice vehicles, raised our children in nice homes, and are in the process of buying a house without going into debt. When you make God’s will your will, the doors for His blessings are wide open. God meets our needs and the desires of our hearts! We just cannot out give Him.

If you would like to know more about God’s will regarding prosperity for His people, order a copy of the booklet Giving: The Prosperity Principle at our online bookstore.

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Way Ambassadors Build Confidence in Reaching Others with God’s Word

More Ease and Confidence to Start a Conversation

During the program, I noticed a great spiritual evolution. Thanks to the help of my ambassador buddy, I was able to grow tremendously. The principle of walking in pairs, or witnessing two by two, allowed me to grow spiritually. Every day, I learned to speak abundantly in tongues and pray perfectly not only for myself, but also for others. Those moments were great in sharing the Word together. Understanding the Word and clarifying some of the verses I misunderstood was a real victory.

During my time as a Way Ambassador, my ability to witness the Word matured. I used to find it difficult to start a conversation with someone I didn’t know, but now I can do it with more ease and confidence. I thank God for this wonderful transformation.

No Longer Afraid to Witness

At the beginning of the Way Ambassador program, it was difficult for me to share God’s Word. I faced big blocks in my confidence and underestimated myself. I felt unable to fulfill my mission, wondered if I could do it, if I could share the Word, and if I could speak much more in tongues. In fact, I doubted myself. With the efforts and guidance of the coordinators, today everything is different. Every day that passes, God works wonders in me. At school and everywhere I go, I am no longer ashamed or afraid to witness the Word of God to others. I really thank God for that.

Now I Am Able to Witness Wherever I Go

I wasn’t in the habit of approaching people I didn’t know well to share God’s Word with them. Today, through The Way’s ambassador program, I am able to do this and perceive God’s grace in my personal life. Now I am able to witness the Word to people in my workplace, in my family, and wherever the opportunity is favorable for me to do so. I am becoming more and more mature in my walk with God as I keep Him first.

If you would like to increase your confidence and ability to speak God’s Word as a Way Ambassador, contact us.

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God Protected Us and Provided the Path to Take

I Corinthians 10:13:
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer [allow] you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

A fellow believer and I were planning an outing for our Branch fellowship, which was primarily comprised of young, very fit, active military. Our plan was to hike into the Olympic National Park for a day, camp for an upcoming long weekend, and hike out for a day. We selected a ridge above the Dosewallips River well into the park as our destination.

In our preparations, we determined to scout the hike in advance, as well as the target campsite, to make sure our upcoming Branch trip would be adequately provisioned and that each participant would be properly equipped. Since both of us were active military, we requested time from our respective commands and were granted a few days to hike in, camp for a night at our target site, and then hike back out.

We prepared our backpacks with food, clothing, tents, bedrolls, tools, climbing gear, safety equipment, and our Bibles. Very early in the morning, we drove to the ranger station nearest to our step-off point, parked, and started up the trail. The hike was rigorous, and we stopped a few times to rest, eat, and enjoy the view. The higher we hiked, the grander the view became. We were sure that this upcoming Branch trip would be great.

We arrived at our camp site a couple of hours before darkness set in, plenty of time to set camp. In the Pacific Northwest in the summer, each day can provide a little more than seventeen hours of light, with full sunrise at about 5:00 a.m. and darkness setting in around 10:30 p.m. Before we sat to relax and enjoy the last few hours of light, we marked the opening to the trail so we could find it in the morning’s dim light.

We walked through the vegetation to the edge of the ridge and we enjoyed the views from atop the high ridge. We noticed some clouds developing in the valley below. We watched as they swayed from one side of the valley to the other, growing in size with each movement. We turned in, each to our own tent, and slept soundly.

When we awoke in the morning and came out of our tents, we saw the campsite covered in a very dense fog. We could no longer see the valley below. Our visibility was cut to just a few feet. We couldn’t see the markers we set the evening before to show us the way to our trail for our exit out of the park.

As we got out our maps and compass, we saw where we were on the maps, what direction we should go, and even saw where we were in relation to the Dosewallips River. We decided we could use the sound from the river as part of our guide until we had hiked below the ridge of fog and visibility would improve. We knew to hike in an easterly direction and that the river would be just to our north all day.

We made our way to where we determined the trailhead to be. But as we walked, the vegetation we walked on the evening before ended and we found ourselves walking on the edge of a ridge, high in the Olympic National Park on loose rock and small boulders. That was very different ground and we had only walked for a couple of minutes. We did not remember seeing this the evening before.

We stopped and consulted the map and our compass. We could hear the river below us, so we knew we were probably going in the right direction. But when we checked the compass, it said we were traveling west and that the river, which we knew to be to the north, was to our south. It did not make sense. We tried different directions and came back with the same conclusion. In just a few minutes, less than ten, we became lost in the 1,442 square miles of mountains. If we followed our map, we would either make our way to the ranger station or hike into the center of the park, which was uninhabited. The same was true for the compass. The information from the compass and the maps did not agree.

We decided our best course of action was to stop, spend time in prayer, and ask God what we should do. We did. After a few minutes, we both knew that we were to follow the compass. We also knew our journey would not be on trails, and that it would be arduous. But we also knew that when we finally got to the area around the ranger station, we would have an opportunity to share God’s Word with the first person we saw. That became our destination. That was our guidance.

Over the next three days, we hiked off-trail, descended slippery waterfalls, waded across pools, slept in the rain on rocks, and ate portions of the provisions we brought. We reminded each other of the promises of God we knew by reciting retemories (scriptures we’ve retained in our memory) to and with each other. We also reminded each other of the guidance we received at the top of the ridge.

At one point, as we were descending the edge of a waterfall, we lost one of the packs as it fell into the pool far below us. When we got to the pool, we could not see the pack, and moved on without it. That night, as we set camp under some fallen trees to escape the rain, we discovered it was my pack that was lost. In it was my Bible, the one I had been using for years, with all my notes in it, and a few papers and letters that blessed me.

On the morning of the third day of hiking, we came over a small ridge and stepped onto a paved road. We were so thankful to have made it back but did not know which direction the ranger station would be. As we talked, a car came around the bend and we waved to stop it. We had to fulfill our guidance and share God’s Word with whoever was in the car. The car stopped and out stepped three of my fellow service members. They were surprised to see us and told us how we had been reported as missing. We told them about our adventure and how God protected us as we journeyed out of the park.

A few months after, I received a package in the mail that contained my old Bible. It had been found in the remnants of my backpack. The hiker determined an animal had discovered my lost backpack, ripped it open to get my food, and left the Bible.

God protected us by providing for us the path we should go. We knew how to go to Him for our need because of what The Way International had taught us.

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Way Ambassadors Saw the Power of God!

The Ambassadors of the Way Outreach Program brought many personal benefits to me from the point of view of individual growth. I was disciplined in many aspects, such as daily reading in the Word, applying love in practice in service for the benefit of others, and keeping my fellowship with my heavenly Father.

During one phase of my life I had challenges in my marital life to the point of almost getting divorced, but I saw God work greatly when my wife and I decided to give ourselves wholly in this program. Our marital and family life improved in an extraordinary way, and we were able to live God’s love at home more than ever before.

We also saw the magnificent power of God in the lives of others through healings and miracles. During our commitment, we worked with a man who lost the mobility of his body due to an illness of five years. However, we gave the Word and applied some principles of believing, and this man was healed. We established a home fellowship with that family. We also saw deliverance in a young woman who had fatigue in her body so much so that she could not even stand up. Another time we made a four-hour trip away to lovingly serve all the newly won believers by my wife who worked there, and many of them were able to speak in tongues.

When we walk in the Word and in the renewed mind, we can experience the power of God in our lives and benefit others as the first-century Church did, for God is faithful and He does not change. He is the same as yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

Malachi 3:6:
For I am the Lord, I change not….

I Corinthians 1:9:
God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.

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Home Fellowships Full of Love

Now I Know I’m Born Again

I was nineteen years old and, like many young people that age, I was searching and asking myself, What am I going to do with my life? Where is God in my picture? So I started my search for the knowledge of God, and for two years went from church to church looking for peace, joy, confidence, and assurance of who I was and if God loved me and chose me for His own. This quest left me in a place of despair and spiritually defeated.

Fear began to grab hold of my heart, especially after accepting an invitation from my neighbor to go with her to her church where they were going to show a movie that was circulating in the Christian churches in the area. After watching the movie, where they made reference to the rapture, as they called it, referring to the gathering together of the Church, I lived in fear of the return of Christ. Because the movie did not show me how to get born again, I was not sure I was going to be included in the gathering. This introduced a deep fear in my heart of the return of Christ. I could not be left behind, and I kept watching for my friend that I knew was a Christian and was sure God had chosen her, to make sure she was still here on earth. For twelve months I lived in this encased state of mind with no peace, no joy, no confidence or assurance of my salvation.

But this changed when my cousin who had made a decision to serve God as a Word Over the World Ambassador was sent by The Way Ministry to the state where I was residing. She told me to visit a home fellowship in the city I lived in and that someone was going to call me to give me the address and help me by teaching me the Word. To my wonderful surprise, the fellowship was on the same block as my house! I went to my first Way Ministry home fellowship, and from the very first day of fellowship with ministry believers, I’ve experienced God’s love. Then the Word I learned in the Foundational Class, especially how I can get born again and know that I am born again by speaking in tongues, set me free. This eliminated all the fear in my heart regarding the return of Christ. Now I know I am born again and will be included with all the saints at the return of my lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

It Just Kept Getting Sweeter

For years my Bible lay at the head of my bed in a little cubbyhole. Sitting on my bed one day, I took it out, held it, and brushed the dust off. I sat there looking at the Bible and said aloud to God, “I want to know you and I want to know how to read this.”

That same day I had a job interview. I was hired. And during my training period, someone asked me if I would like to come to a Bible fellowship, and after a few invites, I agreed. We went to a little meeting where I was just thrilled to see people actually carry their Bibles with them in public and literally read to me from them.

That was the most tender loving group of people I had ever met, and I could tell they genuinely cared about each other and me. It seemed odd, but I kept going to see when they’d change, and it just kept getting sweeter. They helped me learn the books of the Bible. I took the Foundational Class where I was just amazed at how you could look things up and not guess or speculate. The Bible came alive for me and changed my life forever.

Learning to operate the worship manifestation of speaking in tongues just without a doubt convinced me that God had truly heard my call and wanted me to be able to read His Word with understanding.

If you would like to know more about attending a home fellowship, contact us.

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Way Ambassadors Help Others with the Love of God

We Were United

In the residential area where my nine-year-old son and I lived, we met a married couple with a five-year-old girl. The couple had marital problems because of differences in how they guided their daughter, and the girl constantly displayed disobedient behavior.

We invited them to spend time with us so that the children could share a time of play and snacks. They accepted. Every day we would get together for the children to share some time, and I would continue to talk with them about the Word of God and pray with them. They noticed my son’s behavior and manners. I told them about the responsibilities that my son had within our Way Ambassador family, such as maintaining order in the areas where he plays and studies within the house.

The girl’s parents began to visit us at our Way Ambassador home and noticed my son’s good behavior, and they also noticed that as a family of Way Ambassadors, we were united. So they began to practice being united among themselves, and it soon began to be a noticeable difference between them as a family.

This couple invited us to dinner and thanked us and acknowledged the love of God with which we loved them. We kept in daily contact ever since, and they were interested in taking the Foundational Class.

I Listened Carefully and Believed God for Answers

One of the aspects of my life where I grew during this Way Ambassador program was to consciously manifest God’s love in order to hear my brothers and sisters express a need and to believe God for giving answers to their hearts.

On one occasion, a couple from my home community wanted to talk to my husband and me because they had situations that they didn’t know how to handle that were causing them a lot of discomfort to the point of thinking about getting divorced.

I listened carefully and I could see that the situations were based on past experiences and what they saw in other marriages in the world to solve their problems, but they didn’t go to the source, they didn’t go to the Word of God.

I led them to see that the love of God that Jesus Christ manifested is the solution to everything in life. I showed them the importance of taking time to talk openly with each other in the framework of love.

This couple thanked us for that time of sharing that was very liberating for them.

The next day they came very happy sharing what they had started to do. Some actions they took were praying together to God very early in the day, studying the Word, giving to each other, and being aware of each other. They were very happy to put their marital relationship in order. I was able to recognize what I had to give and help my brothers and sisters to walk free and return to the truth of God’s Word.

If you would like to know more about the Way Ambassador program or The Way Ministry, contact us.

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The Greatest Thing You Will Ever Do for Your Life!

Since I can remember, school was very challenging for me in every aspect. I was told by my fellow classmates I would never amount to much. In reality, I suffered from a speech impediment or stuttering. I also had a tough time understanding what I read, so learning wasn’t my forte. My organizational skills lacked order due to my inability to stay focused. However, in all this, God blessed me with being athletic, so that is what made my life worth living for many years. At least that is what I told myself to make me feel better.

I was raised in a well-known Christian denomination and attended school there from prekindergarten through high school. I had a deep love for God but never understood Who He was. I can remember having thoughts of wanting to become like the Apostle Paul or perhaps the Prophet Moses. These great men had to understand God to a boundless degree. So, if I wanted to become like one of them, I knew I needed to understand God a whole lot more.

These men spoke to God and God spoke to them, and I remember wanting God to speak to me too. I had so many questions in my pursuit to know my heavenly Father better, but the more questions I had, the more confused I became. The church told me I would get my questions answered when I got to heaven where I could ask God Himself. That made me feel completely helpless, alone, and lost.

I chose to see if the world had any answers. I also searched through multiple denominations. After twelve years, I became so tired of guessing about God and trying to live a decent life. I began praying and crying out to God. The very next day I met a man who changed the course of my life forever. He started answering all the questions I had by quoting Bible verses from memory with the chapter and verse!

Two of the verses he quoted were II Peter 1:3 which is “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.” And the other one was II Peter 1:20: “Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.” He told me the Word of God is the will of God. If you know God’s Word, you know His will. God set forth His Word perfectly and it interprets itself! God’s Word is His heart and so much more. I began to see that the only way to have the relationship I wanted with God was to know His Word.

This man was fellowshipping with The Way Ministry and he knew so much Bible. He was an inspiration to me. I just sat and listened to him for hours. My thirst was finally being quenched.

From the Foundational Class offered by the ministry, I was taught Biblical principles of research so I could understand God’s Word when I read it. I know for a surety that I am heaven bound and all hell cannot stop me from going, according to I Peter 1:23. It reads, “Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.” That’s not all! I found out the Devil was stealing the more abundant life God had for me due to my ignorance and from wrong teaching. John 10:10 opened my eyes too.

John 10:10:
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

I went from being confused and tired of life to my new mission which became to prove that God’s Word works. I developed a desire to be completely sold out to God. I wanted to experience the Word working in my life, just as it did with Paul and Moses. God did say He magnified His Word above all His name according to Psalm 138:2. That’s when I began to see that I needed to think and become obedient to His Word. I started practically applying II Corinthians 10:5:

Casting down imaginations [demolish your human logic], and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Through commitment, persistence, and perseverance, I can truly say that my dreams are becoming a reality. I have seen God’s deliverance firsthand by signs, miracles, and wonders. The Word of God does work when believed. But don’t take my word for it; try it yourself! It will be the greatest thing you will ever do for your life!

I no longer stutter and am a top sales representative in door-to-door cold calls for the organization I work for. I am organized and understand what I read. The best part is that I have a close-knit relationship with God, and we fellowship daily. My desire is to be the best “me” I can be for God. The key is seeking God first. That’s done by learning and obeying His Word.

John 8:31,32:
…If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall [absolutely] make you free.

I have been set free from every mental, spiritual, and physical prison. You can be too!

If you would like to know more about The Way Ministry or the Foundational Class, contact us.

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From a Junior Way Ambassador: I Realized People Need the Love of God

Please enjoy this personal account from a teenager who served as a Junior Way Ambassador with her parents in the Ambassadors of the Way Outreach Program.

As a Junior Way Ambassador, I learned to show and give more of the love of God to people and not be so fast to jump to conclusions. Acting with the love of God is important.

When I moved to our Way Ambassador state for the first time and started going to school, it was a shock for me. I moved from a small rural school to a big urban school. In this new setting, I did not expect to see the kind of need in people’s lives that I witnessed. It was a little scary and overwhelming. Honestly, at first, I was thinking, “I need to get away from these people! They are crazy!” Thankfully, I didn’t do that. Instead, I remembered what my parents taught me about loving and helping people. I knew that God was with me, and I started to get to know people even though their situations were things that I had never seen or dealt with.

As I learned and got used to more people, I made one friend who then led me to meet with her other friends. As we were walking to gym class, they started sharing real needs with me, going into more depth about some issues they were facing, such as drugs, trauma, and issues within their families. At first, it startled me to hear the things they had suffered through and were currently dealing with. In that moment, I had to learn and grow in my thoughts and not run away in fear because these people needed some of God’s Word in their lives, and I was there to give it to them!

One of my favorite verses that stuck with me during this hard time was I Corinthians 10:13.

I Corinthians 10:13:
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer [allow] you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

This is a verse I got to share with a couple of my new friends and even remind myself of. I know this verse, and God’s Word in general, helped so many people to stay peaceful when challenging things came up in their lives.

Not only was I able to share the Word with my friends and pray with them regularly, but they also came to fellowship and even brought their siblings to learn about God’s love and grace. One even took our ministry’s Foundational and Intermediate Classes. It is exciting to hear her speak in tongues, knowing that she is born again.

Now that I have realized people need the love of God, I am thankful to God that I have had opportunities to teach people about how big their God is and how much He loves them. I am so grateful that my parents took me with them to go Way Ambassador because, honestly, I loved getting to see the joy in people’s lives when they heard about God and His AMAZING Word!

If you would like to know more about the Way Ambassador program or The Way Ministry, contact us.

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Thankful God Has Blessed Me

I am thankful to believe and confess Jesus Christ as lord in my life (Romans 10:9,10), and that he is seated at the right hand of God (Ephesians 1:20), and that it is God in Christ in me (Colossians 1:27).

I am thankful for receiving into manifestation holy spirit, and for learning the difference between the gift of holy spirit (pneuma hagion) and the Giver, Holy Spirit, and the nine manifestations of the gift: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith (believing), gifts of healings, workings of miracles, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in tongues, and interpretation of tongues (I Corinthians 12:8-11).

I am thankful for my sonship rights: redemption, righteousness, justification, sanctification (I Corinthians 1:30), and the ministry of reconciliation (II Corinthians 5:18).

I am thankful that by Jesus Christ’s stripes, I was healed (I Peter 2:24), and that I am an ambassador for Christ (II Corinthians 5:20).

I am thankful for being in The Way Ministry.

I am so very thankful for the Foundational Class (John 10:10; John 14:6).

I am so very thankful for the opportunity to fellowship with like-minded people all over the world and in all aspects of my life. I have such a wonderful family in God in Christ Jesus (Acts 2:42).

I am so very thankful for the spiritual growth, abilities, and blessings there are to share the wonderful Word of God with others, my loved ones, family, and friends.

I am thankful.

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Way Ambassadors Bring Godly Solutions to Others

The Power of Prayer Works

As ambassadors for Christ we have many opportunities to bring godly solutions to people’s lives. James 5:16 in part says, “…The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

We met a young man while shopping, and he decided to start attending our fellowships. After some time, we met him outside of our fellowship time for coffee. He shared with us some challenges in his life, one of which was a concussion he was dealing with. We shared with him III John 2, and that it was God’s will for him to prosper and be in health. We then prayed for him, and after some more edifying time spent together, we went our separate ways. A couple of hours later he texted me that much of the discomfort associated with his injury had subsided. God is so good and is always willing and able to bring deliverance as we get Him involved in situations and claim the promises in His Word through prayer. 

God’s Blessings Come as We Remain Faithful

Proverbs 28:20 reads, “A faithful man shall abound with blessings….” As a Way Ambassador, I have seen this truth bigger. One of the main requirements of our program is to be faithful—faithful to read the Word, pray, speak the truth, and, of course, walk in love—and as we do this, God brings the results.

One night early in the program, we were witnessing downtown and looking to bless people. We went into the local ice rink and we went up to the man at the front desk. We told him about what we do and asked if he would be interested. He looked at us and smiled and said, “No.” This was a temptation to be discouraged, but instead we decided to shake the dust off and keep pressing on! We went into the hockey shop where the store owner was playing his guitar. We started a conversation and when we mentioned our ministry, he set down his guitar and said, “Biblical research and fellowship ministry. Tell me more about that boys!” It turned out, we were just the people this man needed to talk to that night. He shared how our being there confirmed many things for him, and he was very much blessed by our time with him. This was a huge example of what will happen as we continue to trust God and be faithful to hold forth the truth in love. 

If you would like to know more about Way Ambassador or The Way Ministry, contact us.

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