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Not long after that, Bela and Christina married, planted themselves in a local church and began feeding on the Word of God. They continued their partnership with KCM and watched the Believer’s Voice of Victory broadcast daily. They bought tapes and books to enrich their spiritual lives, and devoured them. “When I gave my heart to Jesus I got delivered instantly,” Christina says. “God gave me the power to resist drugs and alcohol. I was also delivered from a 2½ pack-a-day cigarette habit. I never drank again or got high, but God showed me that if I wanted to stay free, I had to cut off my two best friends. It was really hard to do, but they didn’t want to change and I knew I couldn’t stay sober hanging around them. “Bela and I started having children and our life was good. The only thing that hadn’t changed was the emotional pain I felt. It was something I had to battle with God’s Word. I was born again in November 1990, and by 1994, I was still struggling with it. That year, Rodney Howard-Browne came to our area to hold a series of meetings, and everyone was caught up in laughter. They laughed and laughed and laughed, and I cried and cried and cried. It was embarrassing. A pastor came up to me and said, ‘No more crying! Joy! Joy!’ but I couldn’t stop crying. “I almost stopped going to the meetings, but I sensed that if I stuck it out, I’d get a breakthrough. One night instead of weeping, I started laughing! God had done a very deep work in me and I was finally free. From that moment on I started liking myself.” While Christina was pregnant with their second child, she was diagnosed with cancer of the cervix, anemia and jaundice. Armed for battle, Christina and Bela focused on the BVOV daily broadcast and the teaching, Victory Over Death. They watched Gloria Copeland’s Healing School and read the From Faith to Faith devotional each day. Two years after the battle began, Christina was pronounced cancer free. “Our lives wouldn’t be what they are today without our partnership with KCM,” says Bela. “They have taught us, fed us and prayed for us. Once, when I was praying about whether or not to start my own business, I was watching the broadcast and Gloria gave a word of knowledge, speaking exactly to my situation. “In 2010, we happened to be sitting near the Copelands at a restaurant in Branson, Mo. We introduced ourselves and told them how that word of knowledge had changed our lives. Brother Copeland said, ‘That word went forth to establish you in the ministry. You wouldn’t be where you are today if you hadn’t obeyed that word.’” Today, Bela and Christina Megyery pastor Rivers of Restoration Church in Arlington Heights, Ill., and their four children, Christina, Victoria, Jessica and Joseph serve alongside them. Bela also operates a prison ministry, Free If You Want to Be Ministries. Bela Megyery didn’t just slide forward. He and Christina hit that spirit of addiction all the way out of the ballpark, sliding home, fulfilling their destiny and setting the captives free. V ******************************** Read Through the Bible - MAY Old Testament / New Testament Thu 1 1 Sam. 15-16 / 1 Cor. 6 Fri 2 1 Sam. 17-18 / 1 Cor. 7 Sat 3 1 Sam. 19-20 / 1 Cor. 8 Sun 4 1 Sam. 21-22 / 1 Cor. 9 Mon 5 1 Sam. 23-24 / 1 Cor. 10 Tue 6 1 Sam. 25-26 / 1 Cor. 11 Wed 7 1 Sam. 27-29 / 1 Cor. 12-13 Thu 8 1 Sam. 30-31 / 1 Cor. 14 Fri 9 2 Sam. 1-2 / 1 Cor. 15 Sat 10 2 Sam. 3-4 / 1 Cor. 16 Sun 11 2 Sam. 5-6 / 2 Cor. 1 Mon 12 2 Sam. 7-8 / 2 Cor. 2 Tue 13 2 Sam. 9-10 / 2 Cor. 3 Wed 14 2 Sam. 11-13 / 2 Cor. 4-5 Thu 15 2 Sam. 14-15 / 2 Cor. 6 Fri 16 2 Sam. 16-17 / 2 Cor. 7 Sat 17 2 Sam. 18-19 / 2 Cor. 8 Sun 18 2 Sam. 20-21 / 2 Cor. 9 Mon 19 2 Sam. 22-23 / 2 Cor. 10 Tue 20 2 Sam. 24; 1 Kgs. 1 / 2 Cor. 11 Wed 21 1 Kgs. 2-4 / 2 Cor. 12-13 Thu 22 1 Kgs. 5-6 / Gal. 1 Fri 23 1 Kgs. 7-8 / Gal. 2 Sat 24 1 Kgs. 9-10 / Gal. 3 Sun 25 1 Kgs. 11-12 / Gal. 4 Mon 26 1 Kgs. 13-14 / Gal. 5 Tue 27 1 Kgs. 15-16 / Gal. 6 Wed 28 1 Kgs. 17-19 / Eph. 1-2 Thu 29 1 Kgs. 20-21 / Eph. 3 Fri 30 1 Kgs. 22; 2 Kgs. 1 / Eph. 4 Sat 31 2 Kgs. 2-3 / Eph. 5 “Read Through the Bible in a Year Plan” written by Marilyn Hickey, and used by permission. MAY ’14 : BVOV : 15

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