Holy Given Leyte: More Student Testimonies (Part 2)

28/March/2009 21:50 Filed in: HG Leyte | HG Schools

Jerome Calderon

How can I describe the goodness of the Lord? How could I explain the works of God here in Holy Given, Leyte? I really don’t know. But my heart is like a wellspring, overflowing with joy and praises. We’ve been here for almost 2 weeks and I’ve been receiving a lot from the Lord since the very first day. He has given me wisdom, freedom, spiritual gifts, prophecies, healings and big dreams not only for myself but for the nations. And He is not done yet. The Lord is stretching my heart to receive more and more and more. It is really good to be a student of Daddy God.

Josephine Ochoa

During ministry time on the 4th day after Mum Lesley laid her hand on my eyes, God showed me a vision. I saw a huge hand. In the middle of the hand I saw different people groups. Then God showed me a person wearing an “abaya” (the one that Muslims usually wear), and he’s holding a gun in his hand. I saw houses that look like tents. On the fifth day as Ate Kylene shared her vision about Jesus, I started weeping uncontrollably because the Lord reminded me of what He had said before “Will you give up your own life for the sake of the gospel?”. And He showed me again that vision of the huge hand. He asked me, “Will you receive my calling for you?” Crying, I said, “Yes Lord. Take me wherever You want.” And He took my hand and we walked together around the world. And He said, “I love the people in the world and I want them to be with Me.” And He cried and said, “I want someone to reach them.” And He put in my heart, Iran, Iraq and Pakistan. I saw war, I saw dead bodies. And He said, “I want you to go to them and share my love with them because I care for them.” And He gave me the words Isaiah 49:1,2 and Jeremiah 1:5.

Meriam Consebido

I really praise God that I enrolled in Holy Given. In my whole life, this is the first time God worked mightily in my life. I received dreams, visions and the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. I experienced the fire in my stomach and it flowed through my whole body. I also saw Jesus in my dreams. I’m free from my bondages that satan has injected in my mind that I am weak and have many fears. Thank You Lord for the FREEDOM! This time I know God has a plan and call for me and I want to obey that CALL in Jesus name!

Ruel G. Navidad

During these past 2 weeks of Holy Given Schools, I praise God for giving me a vision that is bigger than what I thought I could ever do. He keeps showing me those places that I am to plant churches in and train leaders. The day after I received that vision, I had a word of prophecy given to me that the Lord will use me to reach those villages that have not been reached and are unsaved, and that I will train leaders who will train workers in the Kingdom of God. While I was being prayed for, God spoke to me saying that those who can be trusted with a very little thing can be trusted with much, and do not despise small beginnings. So I must start to be trusted in these villages which God has sent me to plant churches. Hallelujah! God is using people to confirm my desire to be used by the Lord in this kind of ministry – church planting and training leaders for the Kingdom of God. I am open to receive all those things!

Karlo de Leon

I was baptised in water for the first time today. The Lord was giving me visions as Pastor Ferds and Mama Lesley declared blessings and prophesied over me. I felt the Lord’s power and love overtake me even as the waves were moving about. I’m surrendering my life to Jesus again, this time with the desire to pursue the heart and mind of Jesus, and to have a heart of obedience, of compassion – the heart of a servant. I know the Lord has called me into the harvest field, for the Philippines and the nations. I’ve been asking the Lord to give me directions on what my specific calling really is. Somehow, I have not received any. The Lord had other plans. He was teaching me something else. God used Holy Given to open my eyes. God is changing my heart and mindset. When I got out of the water, the Lord impressed in my heart that He has sealed into me the message of my life. I still do not know exactly what my call is…but this time it doesn’t really matter if I don’t know the specifics. I just know that God has given me a desire to know Him…that it doesn’t matter what my call is, what direction it is. If it is from Him, then it must be perfect…that is more than enough assurance for me.

Michelle Magabo

The very first time I heard that there will be a Holy Given Leyte, I told myself I should attend it. Plus Ate Lolet really advised me to join. But as I planned for it, a lot came up until I ended up not joining because I had to attend a workshop on the first 3 days of Holy Given. And I cannot afford to miss the workshop because it was important for my application abroad as a nurse. In addition, I was not working so I didn’t have enough money for the fare to Leyte. Friday came (March 20), I was able to talk to Pastor Hiram about some ministry stuff and he ended up asking me if I still wanted to attend Holy Given Leyte. I didn’t answer right away because I was thinking about my fare. Then Pastor Hiram said, “The church will pay for your fare.” I knew then that God really wanted me to be here, so I said “yes” immediately. And true enough, session upon session, I feel like all of the speakers were speaking directly to me. All the words pierced straight to my heart. They were all rhema and really ministered to me. I know that there is more and more and more for me that God wants. I am just expectant every session that God will meet me in a very special, sweet yet tough (in some) and gentle way. I am learning so much and still waiting to learn more.