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HOW TO USE THEIR FAITH. JOIN US IN TEACHING BELIEVERS 1 6 : B V O V Partner with KCM. had said," Marlon remembers. "The next week, Quantrel and I got a surprise check for $5,000. I cashed it and gave the church $1500 for each of us. The same thing started happening to other people. It didn't happen overnight, but within two years, we paid cash for that new van." During all the years of their marriage, Marlon always made sure that Quantrel drove the better car. Touched by his kindness, Quantrel prayed, "Please let me be the one who buys Marlon a new truck. I don't want anyone else buying it." Quantrel stood in faith for that vehicle for many years. In 2019, an unexpected $50,000 was delivered into her hands. She knew exactly what to do with it. She went to the car dealership and paid cash for a new state-of- the-art truck. Abundantly Beyond "For years, we'd rented a space for our church," Quantrel explains. "It felt like Moses on the backside of the desert. It was in an industrial area that was hard to fi nd. The Lord impressed us that we were to look for a property to buy. We'd been looking for two years but didn't fi nd anything we could a‡ ord. We only had $150,000 saved, and I knew Marlon wouldn't take out a loan. Marlon and I came out of poverty. Neither of us ever imagined the life we were now living. "For instance, God opened a door for us to go to Israel! It brought the Bible alive to us. I'd always wanted to visit Dubai. In 2023, that dream came true. We found such a deal. We paid for airfare and everything else was only $644. That included our hotel, food, a safari and a riverboat cruise. It was the trip of a lifetime. "While we were there, a property manager sent us pictures of a Presbyterian church that was about to go up for sale. At fi rst, we weren't even going to look at it. It was appraised for $375,000. But something kept nagging at me that we should look at it when we got home. We entered a contract for $200,000. But God brought the price down to $150,000. We paid cash." The Dream God has often spoken to Marlon through dreams, especially in the early days of their church. In 2000, he dreamed that he and Quantrel were driving in a caravan when their group stopped at a service station to buy gas. While at the gas pumps, they looked up and saw Brother Copeland standing on a high cli‡ . He was dressed like an Indian chief and was teaching faith. "That teaching fi lled every car with fuel," Marlon said. The caravan continued on their journey, but every time they stopped for gas they saw the same thing—Kenneth Copeland standing on a cli‡ and teaching faith. "When I woke from the dream I knew the Holy Spirit was telling me that KCM was the ministry we were supposed to connect with," says Marlon. "He was telling me that the faith teachings were the fuel we needed to get to where we needed to go. "That dream has been an accurate description of our journey. Partnership with KCM has fueled our ministry. As we attend di‡ erent conferences and watch the broadcasts, we see those same anointings and graces manifest in our ministry. "Before I connected with KCM, I felt like I was in a glass box. I could see all the blessings that were available, but I couldn't reach them. The Word of Faith unlocked that glass box. It taught us how faith and the kingdom of God works. Now we live victorious lives." "I knew the Holy Spirit was telling me that KCM was the ministry we were supposed to connect with. He was telling me that the faith teachings were the fuel we needed." KCM.ORG/PARTNERNOW

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