BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

1 0 : B V O V would be a book or study guide of some sort. Little did I know what I was in for. The campus post o ce called me right after I returned to ORU. "Come get your boxes," they told me. "Boxes?" I wondered what they could be. To my surprise, Kenneth Copeland had sent me his entire Basic Believers' Course on cassette tape. I began listening to them every day. Those messages transformed my life. I had never heard anything like that before. As a thank-you to Brother Copeland, I drew a sketch of his ministry logo, and sent it to him. He responded by telling Terri, "Bring him home for the summer and let him start my in-house art department." I did that—and never returned to ORU. KCM Glory Stories For the past 47 years, I have been totally immersed in Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Today, I am serving as senior pastor at Eagle Mountain International Church, and as the ministry's Chief Executive O cer. I have studied this ministry from the inside out. Its outreaches are astounding! We are preaching the uncompromising Word of Faith from the top of the world to the bottom and all the way around the middle. Over the years, I have had a front-row seat to the "Glory Stories of KCM." Recently, The LORD stirred me to speak directly to our Partners about the ministry's vision—to share with them how we have been able to accomplish so much through their support. From my vantage point, this is KCM's fi nest hour. More is being done than ever before. And there is so much more planned for the future. Truly, these are the most exciting times I have ever witnessed. And I strongly believe that our Partners need to know what we have done, what we are doing and what we are going to do. They need to know what their fi nances are accomplishing. That is why I have initiated a program on VICTORY Channel ™ called Inside the Vision. Communicating our ministry victories is what it is all about. It's important that our Partners know they can receive the same rewards that the Copelands receive for preaching The WORD and changing lives. Five Branches, One Ministry! There are fi ve major branches of our ministry. There is Kenneth Copeland Ministries itself, with all its various outreaches. Of course, Terri and I pastor Eagle Mountain International Church. And What began for me in 1976 as a summer job turned out to be an amazing, lifelong journey of faith. From childhood, I wanted to follow in the footsteps of my dad. He was a graphic designer in New York. That's what I wanted to do. So, after graduating from high school I attended art school in Boston. My life changed completely, however, when, while in college, I made Jesus my LORD and Savior. As a result, The LORD had an even better plan for my future. In 1975, I was accepted to Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla. On the very fi rst day, I received a clear word from The LORD regarding my calling. He said, Change your major. You are called to pastor. The plan was set. From that moment on my life would never be the same. At ORU, I met a young Texas beauty named Terri Lin Copeland. We became friends, dated, and by the end of that year we were engaged to be married. During that time, she introduced me to the Word of Faith. I went to Fort Worth, Texas, during that winter break to meet her family. Her dad and I sat down for that "future son-in-law discussion." "What do you want to be?" he asked. "I want to be a man of God," I said. THAT was the right answer! He told me he would send me his Bible course. I thought it W I T H "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it." Habakkuk 2:2, (New King James Version) would be a book or study guide of some sort. Little did I know what I was in for. The campus post o ce called me right after I returned to ORU. "Come get your boxes," they told me. "Boxes?" I wondered what they could be. To my surprise, Kenneth Copeland had sent me his entire Basic Believers' Course began listening to them every day. Those messages

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