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“Twelve years later I ran into that doctor,” Tommy recalls. “I didn’t recognize him but he recognized me. The first thing he did was ask about Brad. I told him that Brad was still healed and that he was an ophthalmologist. What I didn’t tell him was that Brad had attended four years of medical school, spent four years in internship and residency, did a two-year fellowship, and graduated without owing anyone a dime. And I didn’t owe anything, either. Today, Brad mentors fellows in ophthalmology at a nearby medical school and works as an eye surgeon in the St. Louis area.”
Dreams Come True
While Brad was studying medicine, Dwanla earned a master’s degree in social work.
It was clear to anyone who knew them that the curse of poverty had been broken off the family. In 1999, Tommy came home one day and said, “Pam, we can build your dream home now.”
In 2001, Tommy sold his pest-control company, and then started building storage sheds. His goal was to build 10 of them and put them on a lot to sell. Instead, people bought them so fast, he was building and selling as many as five a week. In addition to their debt-free dream home, Tommy and Pam bought five other houses, which they rented out.
“If I’d known then what I know now, Jonathan would have lived and not died,” Tommy says. “Being Partners with KCM has changed our lives. I don’t know how many times I heard Brother Copeland say, ‘You don’t have to be poor anymore!’ When I got a revelation of those words and took my stand, it revolutionized our lives. If that’s not enough, the anointing of the prophet is on us. As Partners, when Brother Copeland goes to minister in Japan, we get that reward.”
Tommy and Pam Smith were disfellowshiped from their denomination for preaching Jesus instead of church doctrine. It’s a charge they’re pleased to admit. Today, their lives are a witness to everyone they meet. They are ambassadors of God’s goodness, His grace and THE BLESSING. V
*****WORDS ABOUT FAITH*****
"You can't casually scatter the seed of The WORD where the devil can steal it from you. You must plant it deeply in your spirit."
--Kenneth
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