This is a collection of testimonies from brothers and sisters in Christ all over the globe. I pray that as you read these testimonies you’ll be encouraged in the Lord.

TESTIMONY OF FRANK H.
Frank H. is a new found friend of mine from a Christian website called Battle Cry. I would encourage you all to check out Battle Cry. You will be blessed!

Hello, My name is Frank Hernandez I pray that through this testimony the Lord can use my bad choices to minister to someone out there amen. Well I’m 35 years old. I was born in Riverside, Ca. However I was raised in Corona, Ca. I was raised by my mother and step father. I also have four brothers and two sisters, all younger than me. Growing up in my home with my step dad was very hard for me. I was always treated differently, was mistreated very bad. I never have been fishing, camping, or to a baseball game. My life was very restricted to being home. My step dad never showed me anything. At the time well I was young I didn’t know he was my step dad. I grew up thinking he was my real Dad because He raised me from the time I was 6 mo. old. At the age of 8 years old I finally met my real dad. He had just been released from prison. Still at this time I was not told he was my dad. He was introduced to me as my uncle. My uncle (dad) saw me in the store on day. He wanted to buy me some candy, I told him I couldn’t because I wasn’t allowed to eat candy or drink sodas, but my brothers could. The next day he came over to visit me without my dad knowing. And gave me all kinds of sweets=) I thought he was the coolest. Yet I still didn’t know he was my real dad. It wasn’t till about 2 weeks later that my mom called me over from my grandma’s house to talk to me. She informed me that my real dad had just been killed, and that he was not my uncle but my real dad. Then she just got up and left me there by myself. At that point it hit me, all the hurt of never knowing who my dad was. Why I had always been mistreated everything hit me. I was only 8 years old, and I was filled with so much hate. All I knew was that this man my uncle or dad who ever he was, was the only person who treated me the way a father should treat his son. I put it in my heart to avenge my dad. So at the age of 12 years old I got jumped into my street gang. I started using drugs fighting anybody and everybody. I wanted too be feared. I had so much hate inside of me. I started too get locked up in juvenile hall at 13. I was on a down ward spiral, going no where real fast. at the age of 14, I started to shoot up speed and heroin. By that time I had made a name for myself in the streets. Even with the older homies. Everyone knew that when someone messed with my gang or its members I was the one to call. I was so dedicated I would sleep with my shoes on so I could be ready when the gang needed me. It got to the point that I was already fighting with the police. Shortly there after, a local gang was out to kill me. The police had called my mom to inform her that she should keep me inside and try to prevent me from going out that night. I didn’t listen I went out looking for them and ended up getting busted. Thank you, Jesus. They ended up going to my house, chasing my lil brother shooting at him for my mistakes. That just made matters worse. I was still filled with so much rage and hate. I ended up finding out that my real dads brother had something to do with my dads killing. It may have been due to some prison politics stuff. So my ultimate goal was to go to prison. At 15 years old they sentenced me to 1 year in juvie camp. I ended up doing three years. When I got out I was just about 18 years old. After only about 2 mo. of my release, I met my wonderful wife. Everything moved so fast. 3 mo. later I was living with her, and her two young girls ages 4 and 2. They are my girls now=) Anyways I changed my whole outlook on life as a result of falling in love with my wife, although we both continued to use drugs, and partying all hours in the night. About 1 year later we both accepted the Lord. Halleluiah! We then got married and were doing good. However we were not reading our bibles at all=( We were the, yea look at me I’m a Christian type of person. you know the type.) We knew of God but didn’t know God. In the year 2000 I lost my baby brother. He was only 23 years old. Didn’t understand why he died he was in good health and shape. He went to sleep on night and didn’t wake back up. It wasn’t till later that we found out he had high blood pressure and didn’t know it. That hit me real hard. I wasn’t prepared for it spiritually. I fell back into drugs and gangs again real heavy. This time I now had not only my wife, but also my two daughters and two sons. I was bringing drugs and guns into my home. The only thing that mattered to me was me. I got involved in some pretty heavy duty stuff. I ended up in prison on a five year sentence for my crime. I thank the Lord because I was facing about 12 years. And yet even in there I wasn’t ready to change. The first half of my term I was involved in some pretty bad stuff. My wife was driving 12 hours every weekend to come see me. Half way through my prison term God used an unsaved man to minister to me. This man said what was wrong with me. He said there was something different about me; I had a wife who came to see every weekend, got mail everyday. He went on to tell me that he knew I read my bible at night he suggested that I get my bible and stick to it. Prison wasn’t for me he said. I knew at that moment The Lord was giving me one last chance. If I didn’t respond he was going to stop knocking on my heart. So I literally went to the guys I was running with in there and said that was it I was going to serve the Lord. I really gave my life to him. I started to minister in there, the Lord was really using me inside there to minister to all those men. I was leading men to the Lord in there. I began preaching every weekend in the prison chapel. I always say that being in there was my spiritual boot camp. Being in there the Lord showed me how to depend on him. When my wife was sick and in the hospital, there was nothing I could do but pray. I couldn’t even go see her because I was in prison. When my sons were doing bad in school, I couldn’t help them. I just sought the Lord and he took care of it. Now I’m in Bible college to obtain my ordination lic. to become a prison minister. I was just recently invited to speak at the juvenile hall in my county. I am also involved in are churches youth group. I just had the opportunity to minister to them as well as our men’s meeting. God is doing something in my life. There is nothing better in life than serving the Lord. God is good. He has restored my relationship with my step dad and mother. Halleluiah. My mom is serving the Lord. I now work with my dad. So I minister to him through out the day. The Lord is just moving so much in my life. All praise and glory belong to Jesus. If this testimony has touched you and you would like to e-mail me for anything prayer someone to talk to. I’m here for you. But most of all God is there for you AMEN. my e-mail address is f.hernandez70@yahoo.com.

TESTIMONY OF AN ANONYMOUS PERSON
Well, I grew up in Detroit. I spent most of my life fighting with family and people on the block.
I got abused a lot by my dad, physically and verbally. He would tell me how stupid I was and slap me around. He popped my ear drum a few times from hitting me so hard.
I started drinking before I was 12 to deal with stuff.
About the age of 12 we moved down to Texas where I started to learn how to defend myself. I became trained in the art of Kenpo. I found a bunch of new people to fight with and I also found some other kids to drink with.
In Texas, I also started getting into some sexual sin.
Around the age of 13, I was able to fend my dad off so the physical abuse stopped, but the verbal just got worse.
We moved up to Oklahoma where I started up swimming and playing chess. But even in those activities I was able to find the drinkers and trouble makers.
My family situation just got worse. It wasn’t that my family was all that bad. My dad had medication problems which affected his temper. I think it was mostly me. I was a liar, a thief, destructive, drunk, had huge anger problems, and I was really bad into sexual sin.
Despite the fact I was really bad at school I excelled at chess and took 2nd at nationals (open section). (Chess was an excuse for me to hang with smokers, drinkers, and bums basically.) Despite drinking and abusing my body, I became an excellent swimmer, and made Olympic trials by the age of 16 and a half.
At the age of 17, I decided that I needed to do something about my life. My life was really going down the crapper fast. Figured a church might have some good people in it.
I remembered this old annoying guy that had bought some ribs from me years ago and told me about his church. I drove around, found his home and met with him about a week later.
I became a Christian on July 1st at his house and started going to church the week after that.
I met an awesome group of people at this church. They invited me on their float trip and then out to a party. If it weren’t for the fact I have so many awesome friends at my church, I probably would have stopped going and not be where I am now.
It took me months to quit drinking completely.
About 6 months ago I had a series of really bad luck. I actually pulled the trigger of a gun pointed at my head. I am still not sure why it didn’t go off, but I am glad it didn’t. God and my friends helped me through it.
I still sin a lot. And I mean a lot. But every time I do, I turn to my best friend that is standing right next to me every moment ask Him to forgive me and then continue to make it right.
I get along with my family, we still have our problems, but we work through them now.
I took a program called EE (Evangelism Explosion). It teaches you how to share the Gospel. I now witness to everyone I can.
I am currently concentrated on growing closer to God. It is a difficult task, but well worth it. I have realized that the only thing I can give God is the life He gave to me.
Even though I don’t think I will ever be able to get married and have a family, I will have a happy life serving God for sending His Son to die for me and take away my sins.
Oh, and that “old annoying guy” is my best friend now and an awesome accountability partner.
I guess my suggestion to anyone reading this is that no matter how bad things get…turn to God and He will help you. He has turned me from wanting to kill myself to never wanting to die because there are so many people to share His Gospel with. “His name will be the hope of all the world” Matthew 12:21 NIV

TESTIMONY OF VALENTIN SILVA

Hello everyone my name is Valentin Silva, I’m 17 years old and I would like to tell you my testimony of how the Lord brought me to Him. I pray that those who read my testimony and don’t know God, yet, may be touched and may realize how great our God really is. Amen.

Well, my family and I come from Acapulco, Mexico. We’ve been in the U.S. for more than 14 years. We live in Corona, were we have been living for more than 7 years. I grew up with my mother, my lil brother, my lil sister and my older sister. Ever since I could remember my dad was never really with me. Even though I had my dad with me till I was about 10 years old, I really don’t remember any special memories with him. Till I was about 10 years my dad had been involved with drugs and other stuff and got arrested getting 8 years in prison. Thus began my journey through pain, confusion, and hatred which finally led me to God. After my dad was arrested and got put through court, the judge decided that my mom was a witness to what my dad was doing, so was arrested also. Having no parents to take care of us, Child Support came and picked us all up. My life was shattered. All of us were separated, my big sis went to some place, i went to some place and my lil brother and sister were kept together but separated as well.
One of the most hardest moments I remember, was this. After getting settled in our new home, Child Support let my older sister and I visit our younger siblings. I remember walking through the front door where they were staying and seeing my lil bro walking around in his diaper along broke my heart. He didn’t notice us at first but as soon as he saw us,he ran to us – wobbling sense he didn’t know how to walk to well – hugging us with a big smile, confused. Right behind came my lil sister being a lil older came running to us crying and confused. she hugged us so hard. Sense my lil bro (bout 8 months) was to small to understand anything i told my lil sis (2 yrs old) ” don’t worry baby everything will be alright okay, everything is gonna be fine” knowing she didn’t completely comprehend, we had to say goodbye. Their foster parents were taking them somewhere so they had to strapped them in the van. As they began to get them, they knew what was happening and started crying. The foster parents struggled to get them strapped up but finally did. Crying and yelling for us, we had to say goodbye. My big sis and I climbed up half way on the van and hugged them and kissed them goodbye. Already off, I remember seeing my lil bro and sis reaching their hands out to us, saying “No! No!” . All I could say was ” don’t worry guys everything is fine, stop crying, please” Having tears run down my cheeks I felt so useless, my brothers were calling for me, to rescue them, but I couldn’t, I couldn’t do anything. Lord give me strength. They finally closed the van door. I could hear them scream even louder, my heart just broke. I was weak.
A few weeks later we were given an opportunity to talk to our mom. They took my sis and I to the room were my mom was waiting, and the only thing that separated us was a glass. We all went into tears as soon as we saw each other. My mom and us started praying and asking the Lord to save us. I remember my mom telling us, to pray and ask the Lord to reunite us. Time was up. We had to say goodbye and of course we went to tears again. They were taking her and as they were, she said ” pray please, keep praying. i love you”. we said ” we will mom we will, we love you” . Being back to my foster home already and being in bed, I started to pray. I would ask the Lord to please get our family back together, I would cry while and after praying. After praying I would lay on my bed and think of all the things I’ve gone through, many times I would cry myself to sleep being the only way I could go to sleep. I started growing hatred towards my father for causing all these things. Forgive me Lord.
Another one of my most hurtful moments. It was gonna be my birthday, Valentines Day. By this time my mom was already out of jail. Thank you Jesus. So, my mom’s social worker allowed all of us to get together for my birthday. Also by this time all of us were taken to a different foster home (in all I think we went to 6 different foster homes). So we were all there and had a small party at the social workers waiting room. That day my lil brother wasn’t there cause he was sick, so he had stayed in his foster home. The reason even though my mom was out of jail and we still weren’t together was because her social worker needed my mom to have an established job and a home. Before we had to leave again, my mom gave me an extra cake so that I may cut with my foster family. Time was up and we had to leave. Being with my foster parents we all gathered and prepared the candle. I remember looking at there faces, they weren’t my real family, they didn’t cared, they meant well but they just weren’t my family. I cant really remember what I wished for but as soon as I blew the candles out, my heart hurt and I felt the urge to cry. I went to the bathroom and started crying by myself, and praying, i was angry and broken, I wanted my real family back, not just a replacement. Leaving the bathroom my foster family never knew my pain.
Months later the Lord had finally brought us together. Thank you Jesus! We were finally together and thankful. Till this point my family and I were Catholics. My mom always raised us in church but we never really took it seriously. Being thankful for what the Lord had done for us we visited churches but never really staid there to long. After trying so hard, my family met a friend who invited us to a Christian Church the church that changed our lives forever. Presence of The Lord Christina Church. We loved the church and returned and became Christians. Before being a follower of Christ I was just… a “Christian”. I never read my bible, I rarely prayed, I cussed, I listened to bad music, I saw things I wasn’t suppose to see, u know, just saying I was someone I really wasn’t. I was lost but I had the will to change. I was invited to Youth Group. Youth Group was awesome, I loved the worship and I loved the word. That’s when I decided to give my life to Jesus. Alleluia! I now listen to only Christian music, I read my bible everyday, I pray everyday, I watch Christian shows, and now I completely got rid of my cussing problem. Thank You Jesus! During this process I also learned of a word, “Forgiveness”. Jesus forgave all my sins and wrong doings, so couldn’t I forgive my father? I do now, I forgive him because I know that we all make mistakes and we all sin. It wasn’t his fault he did what he did, it wasn’t just him, it was the devil. He cause all this pain, only his plan backfired, cause instead of leading me to Hell he led me to Jesus. Alleluia! Thank You Jesus
Overall I give all the glory to God for making me into the person I am now. I’m a changed person and I could see the many changes God has made in me. My youth group keeps making me stronger and I pray that I could keep making them stronger as well. I wanna thank the youth leaders, specially Pastor Steve, Frank Hernandez, Pastor Stephen, and Pastor Manuel. You guys are just blessing to me. Lord God I thank you for all the people you’ve put in front of me, from battlecry, youth group, school, church, and I thank for the many other people You are heading my way. As each day goes on I pray that You may make us stronger and walk even closer to You. I thank You for all the blessing You’ve given me, the blessing You are giving me and the blessings You are gonna give me. I pray for all you who don’t know God and are going through some things that seem impossible to get out of. well, I got something to tell you, for God NOTHING is impossible. He makes the Impossible, POSSIBLE. AMEN When you feel alone, get on your knees and the Lord will talk to you. If you have not started your walk with Jesus yet. What are you waiting for? Must we first suffer and hurt to realize His true power? You gotta remember… God never leaves us, we leave God and we’re not holding on to Him, He’s holding on to us. We must fight temptation and I wont lie to you, its hard. But when you get through it, its an awesome feeling. Each time we fall we only get back up stronger. Don’t be ashamed of Him, glorify His name wherever you are. Don’t just be a “Christian” like I was, be a follower of Christ!

Verses that changed my life :
“Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven.For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them” Matthew 18:19-20
“Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea, it will be done. And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive”
Matthew 21:21-22
And we know that all things work together for good those who love God
Romans 8:28
If God is with for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31

One more thing, how can we know how God wants us to live if we don’t ever read His word? lets start reading our Bible, it literally changed my life. Don’t know how to get started? Try this guide that I’m using, it helps you read my Bible in one year. http://biblecollege.fullgospelminister.com/one_year_bible_reading_plan.html and don’t forget to pray before you read, ask God to bless you with wisdom and knowledge to help you understand His word. If you wanna talk to me more, check me out on battlecry. If you don’t have a battle plan, you should deffenitely get one. If not my email is vale_silva@sbcglobal.net Well God Bless you all. And stay strong in our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen

TESTIMONY OF AUBRIANNA SILLS

Hello. I’m Aubrianna Sills and I want to share my testimony with you.
I was born into a very religious family. But the god my family served and worshipped was not the God you and I love. My parents, all of my grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and family friends actually worshiped Satan!
Judging by the world’s standards, I didn’t have a chance of ever making it into heaven. However, I do believe God had other plans for me, and He had his hand on me from the very beginning. That year there were over 400 little girls in Wagoner County who did not get adopted-while I was adopted into the loving family of Jim and Leigh Sills.
My new family was a religious family too, but they loved and served the one true Lord, Jesus Christ!
He was part of our everyday life. I listen[ed] to Bible stories, read the Word, prayed, memorized scripture, and attended church. I always went to Christian schools or I was homeschooled as I am now.
However all this training and teaching had absolutely no effect on my actions, thoughts, words or behavior. I had NO behavior that was pleasing to God. But that didn’t bother me at all! I had a good opinion of myself and I thought I was just fine.
for year, I seriously assaulted and abused my parents, brothers, and sisters. I lied, I stole, I cheated, and I attacked with violence, all my family memebers. I destroyed every moment of normalcy and peace in our home! I refused all love and correction, while I mad our home life impossible! My parents and, I’m sure the Lord was heart broken on a daily basis.
I mad our home so dangerous that when I was 14, my parents had absolutely no choice by to have me live away from home for a year and a half!
I lived a worldly life for 18 months before I truly missed my family and wanted my home back. I could easily understand that I had to change, at least on the outside, before I could go home. So, I used my mind and my willpower to change all of my behaviours and my horrible attitudes and I got to go home. I could see that the life my parents wanted me to live was a better one than I had been living. But I was not convicted of my sins as the Bible says in Romans 3:23

“For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”

For 13 months, I obeyed all of my parents’ rules and those of God, as best as I could. From the outside, I looked like a changed person. But I wasn’t. I was still an unbroken sinner!
During this time, my mother began to devote extra time praying for me. She also talked more and more to me about my sins, and my need for a savior, Jesus Christ. She reminded me of all the knowledge and teaching in my head that needed to be in my heart. I listened politely, but let her words go in one ear and out the other. I remember she often said I was running away from the Lord. I agreed, but I didn’t care at all. I knew I was doing just fine using my willpower to be “GOOD”. I thought if I could just follow all the rules with a good attitude, I would be fine.
Sunday evening July 9th[,] we visited another church, to hear a guest speaker. She used the exact phrases my mother did, about running away from the Lord! That really got my attention!
This time those words convicted my heart and I knew I needed Jesus to save me from my many sins! I felt an overwhelming urge to go forward when the invitation was given!
A woman from the church prayed with me and showed me Romans 5:8

“But God demonstates His love for us, while we were still sinners Christ died for us.”

I believed I could be saved as it says in Romans 10:13

“For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

I confessed Romans 10:9

“That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

And I invited christ into my heart as my Lord and Savior! A tremendous peace came over me. I knew in my heart that I was forgiven and that at that moment my spirit was reborn as the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5:17

“Therefore if any man be in Christ he is a new creation, all things haved passed away, behold all things have become new.”

John 1:12-13 says
“But to many as received Him, to them He gave the right to be come children of God, to those who believe in His name who wre born not of blood, nor the will of flesh, nor the will of man but of God.”

I believe with all my heart, that I am now a child of God. Now I follow the Lord’s laws and ways not my using my will power, but by following my love for Him and choosing to please Him.
I AM FOREVER CHANGED on the outside and more importantly on the inside!