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“Why?” “I don’t know, but it’s strong.” At the time, Marion had the opportunity to earn her doctorate. She was head pharmacist at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth. She reported to a colonel and had leadership of a lot of troops. The Air Force wanted her to join the reserves as a major. But for some reason, neither Marion nor Clyde had peace about it. Marion called and found out what the job in Florida involved. A few weeks later, she suggested that Clyde take a week to attend Kenneth E. Hagin’s Campmeeting in Tulsa. “Just spend some time with the Lord,” she said. Clyde took her advice and drove to Tulsa. The second night of the meeting, Brother Hagin walked to the ministers’ section, where Clyde was sitting. “There are some ministers here tonight, sitting in this section,” Brother Hagin said. “If you don’t change the direction you’re going in life, you’re going to lose the anointing God has for you.” Clyde sensed that message had been directed toward him. Back home, he and Marion decided to travel to Melbourne to check out the area since neither of them had been there before, and she could see if she might be interested in the job. During her interview, the owner of the company came into the room. “Is this the woman from Texas who called about the job?” he asked. Then, turning to Marion the owner said, “Well, the job is yours if you want it.” And added, “You don’t have to fill out an application. How much money do you need?” The owner later told her, “The Lord sent you here to help me.” Sent Forth To Soar Back at KCM, Clyde was at the potato bar in the lunchroom when Kenneth Copeland walked up to him. “Clyde, The LORD told me two years ago that if you went into full-time ministry everything would be OK. I’ve been praying for you ever since,” Kenneth said. “That startled me,” Clyde said, “because I was around him quite a bit and he had never said anything about it; and I hadn’t mentioned that I was considering leaving and launching into our own ministry!” Later, Clyde was sitting in Barry Tubbs’ office when the Lord spoke to him: 'Your time here is finished. You’ve done what I called you to do. Now I have more things for you.' While Clyde was always quick to obey God, that didn’t mean it was easy to leave the friends and mentors who had pulled alongside him over the years. However, Marion called and accepted the position in Florida. Colette was 11, and Doug was 9, when the family moved there. “We joined Freedom Christian Center and attended there for 10 years,” Clyde says. “When I first arrived, the Lord told me to pray for divine appointments and divine contacts. Soon, I was traveling to preach on five continents. I preached across America, in Central America, the South Pacific, Australia, Europe, Nigeria, Kenya and Russia, just to name a few of the places He sent me.” In the fall of 2000, the Lord directed Clyde to start a church. On April 15, 2001, Clyde and Marion launched Maranatha Christian Center in Melbourne. “This is our 20th year, and we’ve been so blessed that Jerry Savelle and Dennis Burke have come here to minister several times in our annual campmeetings. I’ve continued to travel and preach. “Marion still holds her position and is also a consulting pharmacist for several surgery centers. Colette and Doug are grown and both walking with the Lord. Colette is our worship leader and an anointed minister. We have two granddaughters who have both attended the University of Florida. The oldest, who is now a senior, was a drum major in the marching band for two years. The youngest graduated in December 2020 with a BA in criminology and plans to attend law school. “In all the years that Kenneth has held the Ministers’ Conferences, I’ve only missed attending once. I consider partnership with KCM as vital. I’m so thankful that they allowed me to bloom where I was planted.” Clyde and Marion Oliver are examples of what God can do with people whose roots are planted deep. They have become trees whose leaves are for the healing of the nations. V Join Clyde & Marion in teaching believers how to use their faith. KCM.ORG/PARTNERNOW ____________________________ ____________________________ Digital issue MAGAZINE.KCM.ORG _____________________________ _____________________________ APRIL Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Thu 1 Deut. 1:1-2:15 / Luke 21 Fri 2 Deut. 2:16-4:14 / Luke 22 Sat 3 Deut. 4:15-5:33 Sun 4 Ps. 42-44; Prov. 9 Mon 5 Deut. 6:1-8:10 / Luke 23 Tue 6 Deut. 8:11-10:22 / Luke 24 Wed 7 Deut. 11-12 / John 1 Thu 8 Deut. 13:1-15:11 / John 2 Fri 9 Deut. 15:12-18:8 / John 3 Sat 10 Deut. 18:9-21:9 Sun 11 Ps. 45-48; Prov. 10:1-17 Mon 12 Deut. 21:10-23:18 / John 4 Tue 13 Deut. 23:19-26:15 / John 5 Wed 14 Deut. 26:16-28:32 / John 6 Thu 15 Deut. 28:33-29:29 / John 7 Fri 16 Deut. 30:1-32:14 / John 8 Sat 17 Deut. 32:15-33:29 Sun 18 Ps. 49-50; Prov. 10:18-32 Mon 19 Deut. 34:1-Josh. 3:8 / John 9 Tue 20 Josh. 3:9-6:11 / John 10 Wed 21 Josh. 6:12-8:23 / John 11 Thu 22 Josh. 8:24-10:27 / John 12 Fri 23 Josh. 10:28-12:24 / John 13 Sat 24 Josh. 13:1-15:12 Sun 25 Ps. 51-55; Prov. 11:1-23 Mon 26 Josh. 15:13-16:10 / John 14 Tue 27 Josh. 17:1-19:16 / John 15 Wed 28 Josh. 19:17-21:19 / John 16 Thu 29 Josh. 21:20-22:34 / John 17 Fri 30 Josh. 23:1-Jdgs. 1:15 / John 18 _______________________________ 14 : BVOV

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