BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Aimee’s Castle Aimee Semple McPherson, the well-known Canadian Pentecostal evangelist and founder of the Foursquare Church, owned a vacation home that sat atop a hill overlooking Lake Elsinore, about 15 minutes from where Nancy lived. Constructed from 1926 to 1929, it was a stunning Moroccan-style home which everyone in the region called Aimee’s Castle. Aimee had owned the house for 10 years before selling it. In 2005, it came back into the hands of the Foursquare denomination, which converted the house into a retreat for their ministers. “Two years before Ed died, we were moving when the Lord told me that in four years He was going to give me another house,” Nancy remembers. “I liked our new house so well I would have been happy to stay there for the rest of my life.” When Bible students from World Harvest Church toured Aimee’s Castle one day, Nancy went with them and was thrilled at what she saw. For the next two days, the Lord described to Nancy the house He’d promised to give her. On the second day, Nancy realized God was going to give her Aimee’s Castle! “Now that I knew God was going to give me Aimee’s Castle, I didn’t have a leading to do anything. I would just have to trust Him, because over the years even Hollywood actors had shown interest in the house. “A year later, I was led to ask if they were willing to sell it. Three months later, I got a call from the pastor in charge. ‘We’re not really interested in selling it,’ he told me. ‘But I know of your ministry. Since it’s you asking, we’ve decided to sell it to you.’” In 2015, Nancy purchased Aimee’s Castle. Over the years, Nancy began preaching in Russia. In 2018, she began broadcasting on the TBN Russia network, and recently joined the network of programmers on the VICTORY Channel™, KCM’s Christian network. The words that Ed prophesied over Nancy are still coming to pass. “My dad was a farmer,” Nancy says. “He recognized that his harvest didn’t just depend on the seed. It was very dependent on the ground. Seed was easy to come by. He spent his life searching out good ground, which is why he owned multiple farms. “Some land is dry; some is irrigated. Irrigated land produces a much greater harvest. That’s what KCM is for me; a divine connection of good, irrigated ground. Partnership with KCM is not optional in my life.” Nancy Dufresne has been crowned Miss Oklahoma. She competed in the Miss America pageant. And today, she is preaching the gospel around the world. What has kept her steady during all the triumphs and tragedies of life? She’ll be the first to tell you that developing a skillful thought life has been her crowning glory. Just another crown she’ll one day lay at Jesus’ feet. V * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS how to use their faith. PARTNER WITH KCM. kcm.org/partnerNOW * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Watch Nancy Dufresne on VICTORY Channel® Wed. 12:30 p.m.; Thu. 9:30 p.m. ET * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * MAY Read Through the Bible Old Testament / New Testament Sun 1 Ps. 56-59; Prov. 11:24-12:11 Mon 2 Jdgs. 1:16-3:11 / John 18 Tue 3 Jdgs. 3:12-5:23 / John 19 Wed 4 Jdgs. 5:24-7:14 / John 20 Thu 5 Jdgs. 7:15-9:21 / John 21 Fri 6 Jdgs. 9:22-11:11 / Acts 1 Sat 7 Jdgs. 11:12-13:25 Sun 8 Ps. 60-63; Prov. 12:12-28 Mon 9 Jdgs. 14:1-16:22 / Acts 2 Tue 10 Jdgs. 16:23-18:31 / Acts 3 Wed 11 Jdgs. 19:1-20:35 / Acts 4 Thu 12 Jdgs. 20:36-Ruth 1 / Acts 5 Fri 13 Ruth 2-4 / Acts 6 Sat 14 1 Sam. 1-2 Sun 15 Ps. 64-67; Prov. 13 Mon 16 1 Sam. 3:1-6:9 / Acts 7 Tue 17 1 Sam. 6:10-9:10 / Acts 8 Wed 18 1 Sam. 9:11-11:15 / Acts 9 Thu 19 1 Sam. 12:1-14:23 / Acts 10 Fri 20 1 Sam. 14:24-15:35 / Acts 11 Sat 21 1 Sam. 16:1-17:37 Sun 22 Ps. 68; Prov. 14:1-14 Mon 23 1 Sam. 17:38-19:18 / Acts 12 Tue 24 1 Sam. 19:19-21:15 / Acts 13 Wed 25 1 Sam. 22:1-24:7 / Acts 14 Thu 26 1 Sam. 24:8-26:4 / Acts 15 Fri 27 1 Sam. 26:5-29:11 / Acts 16 Sat 28 1 Sam. 30:1-2 Sam. 1:16 Sun 29 Ps. 69-70; Prov. 14:15-35 Mon 30 2 Sam. 1:17-3:21 / Acts 17 Tue 31 2 Sam. 3:22-6:11 / Acts 18 _________________________________ BVOV : 17

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