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HOW TO USE THEIR FAITH. JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS 1 4 : B V O V Partner with KCM. "When he fi nally got those words out, he said he felt something leave him. From that day on, the Lord healed his mind. He listened to Brother Copeland, and his mind became clear. He was able to get o• all the medications. It's been seven years, and he loves to tell his testimony. He recently got married. "In 2017, we planned to attend the Dayton Victory Campaign," James said. "We'd been invited to a prayer breakfast where they asked for volunteers. Sixteen members of our church took o• work, and we all showed up to volunteer. We had no idea at the time, but that meeting changed our lives, and it changed our church. "When the KCM crew packed up their materials, they decided to sow some of them into our church instead. We put the resources into the hands of people on the streets, and sowed some of it into churches." A Word From God Though money had always been a challenge for the couple, and the church, they never discussed it with anyone. At a time when they desired to attend a particular church conference, they were 10 payments behind on the church building that they rented for $1500 a month. Despite that, the couple prayed and released their faith for the $500 it would cost for them to attend the meeting. The Sunday before the meeting was scheduled to start, a widow woman showed up at their church, James said. "On the way here this morning," the woman said, "the Lord told me to give you $500." They packed and left the next day. James and Terry had brought with them a $200 tithe check from their church that they intended to give in Friday's o• ering while at the meeting. During the service on Thursday, James leaned over and whispered to Terry, "The Lord told me to put the tithe check in tonight." They looked at each other and obeyed God, both holding back tears and wishing they had more to give. Now they were down to their last $11. As the service was ending, one of the pastors turned to the congregation and said: "There's somebody here who wants to give with everything that's in you. You can't because you have a huge bill due back home. You just don't have it to give. Raise your hand." Reluctantly, the couple raised their hands. "We're going to take another o• ering and sow it into this church," James recalled the pastor say. After the service, James and Terry were called into an o˜ ce and handed a check for $20,000. It was 100 times what they'd given in the o• ering. The following Sunday, James and Terry shared the story with the entire church. The faith level of the church soared. "For years we listened to all of Brother Copeland's teachings and watched him on television," James explains. "We taught faith, but we didn't experience huge breakthroughs until we started attending the meetings in person. It also helped when our members started attending as well. "We still have the same 50 members who couldn't give enough for us to a• ord a $1500 rent payment. Those same people have prospered enough that when we moved to a facility that cost $4500 a month, we didn't miss a payment. Our current rent is $9,000 a month. It's a larger facility, but the same small group of people. Today we know we're at our Gilgal, and our next step will be to buy a property. "Being Partners with KCM isn't just about fi nances. There is an anointing that fl ows into us and our church. We wouldn't be where we are today if we hadn't made the e• ort to start attending in person." " Being Partners with KCM isn't just about finances. There is an anointing that flows into us and our church." KCM.ORG/PARTNERNOW

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