All Testimonies
Showing 217–240 of 1714 testimonies.
He Found God Walking Through a Garden After Lunch
France· 1730s-1740s
Jean-Pierre de Caussade, an 18th-century Jesuit priest, discovered that God was most present to him not during formal prayer but in ordinary transitions —...
She First Heard God While Sweeping a Floor
Dorchester County· 1840s
Before she became the legendary conductor of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was an enslaved woman sweeping floors and carrying water.
A Theologian Met God on a Park Bench Reading the Psalms
Berlin· 1932
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, already an ordained pastor and published theologian, was reading the Psalms on a park bench one afternoon when familiar words...
Lilias Trotter: She Heard God While Painting Wildflowers in the Desert
Algiers· 1890s
Lilias Trotter gave up a career as Victorian England's most promising artist to live in Algeria.
The UN Secretary-General Who Met God on a Bus
New York City· 1950s
Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General of the United Nations, recorded in his private journal that the defining moment of his life happened on an ordinary...
She Met God on a Dirt Road With Nothing
Ulster County· 1826
Isabella Baumfree — later Sojourner Truth — escaped slavery with her infant daughter and walked down an ordinary dirt road in upstate New York.
God Answered a Scientist in a Pre-Dawn Laboratory
Tuskegee· 1900s-1940s
George Washington Carver, born into slavery and orphaned as an infant, made his greatest scientific discoveries by arriving at his Tuskegee laboratory...
She Found God Under a Kitchen Apron
Epworth· 1700s-1720s
Susanna Wesley, mother of nineteen in 18th-century England, had no quiet room for prayer.
A Morning Training Run That Became a Calling
Edinburgh· 1922
Before the famous Olympic refusal, Eric Liddell was on an ordinary morning training run through Edinburgh when he felt a sudden clarity — that his ability...
God Spoke to a Watchmaker While She Wound a Spring
Haarlem· 1920s
Long before becoming a famous war hero, Corrie ten Boom was winding watch springs in her father's shop when she felt God press something onto her heart —...
He Found God Between the Potato Peels
Paris· 1660s-1691
Brother Lawrence, a 17th-century kitchen worker in a Paris monastery, discovered that peeling potatoes and scrubbing pots could be as sacred as any...
Brian "Head" Welch Left Korn After an Encounter During Worship
Bakersfield· 2005
Brian "Head" Welch, lead guitarist of Korn, was addicted to methamphetamine when he experienced repeated encounters during worship at a California church.
Misty Edwards Found Her Voice in a 24/7 Worship Room
Kansas City· 1999-present
Misty Edwards joined IHOP-KC at 19 with no formal training and spent over two decades worshipping in a 24/7 prayer room.
Lacey Sturm Walked Into a Worship Service Planning to End Her Life
Arlington· Late 1990s
Lacey Sturm, future lead vocalist of Flyleaf, entered a church worship service at age 16 planning to end her life.
Heidi Baker Was Undone by Worship in Toronto and Everything Changed
Toronto· 1996
Heidi Baker, burned out from missionary work in Mozambique, experienced a life-changing encounter during a worship service in Toronto in 1996.
Bethany Hamilton Worshipped Her Way Back After Losing Her Arm
Kauai· 2003-2004
Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack at age thirteen, credits her resilience and recovery to a lifetime of worship.
Rachael Denhollander: Breaking Cycles of Abuse and Silence
Michigan· 2016-2018
Rachael Denhollander, the first to publicly accuse Larry Nassar, broke a generational institutional pattern of silence around abuse, drawing on her...
Jackie Pullinger: Breaking Generational Addiction in Hong Kong's Walled City
Kowloon Walled City· 1966-present
Jackie Pullinger witnessed generational heroin addiction cycles broken supernaturally in Hong Kong's Walled City as addicts were set free without...
Victor Marx: Breaking Four Generations of Violence and Child Abuse
USA· 1980s
Victor Marx, a survivor of four generations of child abuse, torture, and violence, encountered Jesus through a Marine Bible study and broke the...
Sy Rogers: Breaking Generational Patterns of Sexual Abuse and Identity Confusion
Singapore / International· 1980s
Sy Rogers, shaped by generational sexual abuse, fatherlessness, and identity confusion, was living as a transgender woman weeks from surgery when Jesus...
Ana Méndez Ferrell: From Generational Witchcraft to Freedom in Mexico
Mexico City· 1980s
Ana Méndez Ferrell, raised in generational occult practices in Mexico City and hospitalised for severe depression, cried out to Jesus during her darkest...
Lecrae: Breaking the Generational Cycle of Fatherlessness and Abuse
Dallas· 2002
Lecrae Moore, carrying generational patterns of absent fathers, sexual abuse, and addiction, encountered Jesus at a conference in 2002 and broke the cycle...
John Ramirez: From Satanic High Priest to Follower of Jesus
Bronx· 1999
John Ramirez, trained in Santeria and Palo Mayombe from childhood and risen to high-ranking satanic priest in the Bronx, was delivered through a...
Doris Wagner: Breaking Free from Generational Occult Bondage
Colorado Springs· 1990s
Doris Wagner discovered that generational Freemasonry covenants were behind decades of depression, spiritual oppression, and unexplained illness in her...