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Looking back, he realized it had started
during the years he and his wife, Quantrel,
had worshipped at their home church. The
people were wonderful and the services were
very compelling. Yet, with every passing year
Marlon had become more frustrated.
The source of his frustration, he realized,
was the Bible.
He and Quantrel just hadn't experienced
the kind of results to prayer they saw
demonstrated in the Bible. Truthfully, he
didn't know anyone who had.
Why bother?
Marlon's quest for answers had led him
to watch and listen to teachings from Crefl o
Dollar. And Crefl o had led him to Kenneth
Copeland. He and Quantrel had attended
Kenneth Copeland's meeting, a Believers'
Convention in Anaheim, Calif., where
they listened as Brother Copeland taught
about how faith worked. They soon became
Partners with Kenneth Copeland Ministries,
and from that time on attended the Believers'
Conventions every year.
Then came the news that caused him to
feel pressed, Marlon recalls. Their pastor
told them that God was calling them to pastor
a church.
"No," Marlon replied, "that's not something
I could do."
Not only did he feel he wasn't qualifi ed to
pastor, Marlon didn't want the responsibility.
When he and Quantrel prayed about it, to
Marlon's dismay, God confi rmed the call.
by Melanie Hemry
Journey
Staring out the kitchen window of his home in
Kansas City, Mo., Marlon Brown watched as the sun
rose above the horizon. Another day to enjoy life with
my wife Quantrel and our four children, he thought.
Yet, Marlon felt pressed.
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