My wife filed for divorce the first week in
September. The guest speaker gave this
word before either of those things happened.
Looking back, it's clear what it meant. But at
the time, I had no idea.
"I'd been told that the church was going to
put me on furlough until my wife came back.
I knew she wasn't coming back. I told them
they might as well cut me loose. In the interim,
I worked at a mortgage company. JoJo called
when she needed to refinance her house.
"After Jim's death, all of JoJo's kids moved
back home except the one who was married.
In February of 2003, they invited my daughter
and me to hang out with their big, boisterous
family. Eventually, I asked each of JoJo's kids if
I could date her. Each one gave us their blessing.
After dating for a while, JoJo and I knew what
the prophetic word about a big family meant.
Together we had five children. They rejoiced
when we married."
Studying Faith
Chris' best man handed him a 21-CD series
by Keith Moore called Prosperity Proven.
Chris had never heard of Keith Moore, but he
couldn't get enough of those teachings. He'd
never heard the Bible taught in such a profound
way. He listened during his commute to work.
He listened during all his free time. That's
when JoJo opened boxes of books that were
filled with an incredible faith library.
Meanwhile, Chris was offered a job as
associate pastor of a church. After 16 months,
he was one month away from being made full
time when he was called into the pastor's
office. "I've been listening to your messages
on Wednesday nights," the pastor said. "You're
preaching the Word of Faith. I told the board
of directors when I took this church that I
wouldn't bring that teaching here. My wife and
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I are going on vacation for two weeks. You need
to decide by the time we return what you're
going to do. Either you stop preaching what
you're preaching, or you resign."
As JoJo and Chris discussed the situation,
one thing became clear. Everything he'd taught
had been backed up by Scripture. They were
going to be subject to God or man. But it was
to God that they would give an account. Chris
resigned.
They traveled to Florida to regroup. Chris
was rafting in the Gulf of Mexico when the Lord
spoke to him: I want you to start a church. Chris
got off the raft and walked up the shore to his
wife. "You're not going to believe what the Lord
just told me. He wants us to start a church."
Faith for a Church
In the fall of 2008, Chris and JoJo
incorporated Faith Life Fellowship in
Littleton, Colo. They held their first service
at the end of the year.
"I came across an application on the KCM
We believe our church
was created for such
a time as this. We
won't compromise the
Word of God. We won't
compromise politically.
