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Filled With the Spirit Garland had been a pastor in Ohio in 1990 the first time he heard Kenneth Copeland on the radio. Listening on a regular basis to the faith message, he understood the power of the tongue and faith-filled confessions. The more he listened, the more drawn he’d been to the Baptism in the Holy Spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues—especially after learning that two of his cousins, both pastors, had been filled with the Holy Spirit. On a trip with one of the cousins, Garland woke in the middle of the night with abdominal pain. His cousin said, “In the Name of Jesus, devil, get off him!” Immediately, the strangest thing happened. Not only did the pain leave, but Garland spoke in tongues for the next three hours. When the men went to breakfast and Garland tried to pray over the meal, only tongues came out. He didn’t speak a word of English all day. Garland became a Partner with KCM, and in 1991, he and his wife attended the Southwest Believers’ Convention in Fort Worth. It was the first time he’d sat under Kenneth Copeland’s teaching live. Garland taught his church the uncompromising Word of God and the power of speaking those things into existence that are not, through faith and prayer. Now his life depended on their prayers. Death Out of Time As Jennie was gathering her things for the trip to Montana, she recalls, “I was praying for him when I had a vision. I saw my mother, who had died the year before. She looked at me and said, ‘It’s not his time. He’s not finished yet.’ “Later, I learned that my husband, my sister Julie and the prophet who had seen that the devil was going to try and take Dad out, had all seen the same thing. My spirit knew he was going to live, but my emotions were still troubled. “After Dad was flown to Billings, Julie, our brother Jeromy and I went to the trauma center there to be with him. He was comatose. In addition to his ruptured spleen, his left ankle was crushed, his shoulder and his ribs were broken front and back, his pelvis was fractured, his right hand was broken, his kidneys and lungs were bruised, and he had severe abrasions on his legs, arms, hands and torso. He was on a ventilator for 11 days. “Julie, who is a medical doctor, sent out specific prayer requests each day based on his medical condition. Dad had taught us the power of confessing the Word, which he had learned from Kenneth and Gloria. When someone talked about how bad things looked, we made them leave, and we took authority over their words. We played his favorite worship music around the clock to maintain an atmosphere of peace. We anointed him with oil and prayed over him daily, believing God would raise him up.” Soon, Garland woke from the coma praying in tongues. He told Julie, “I’ve been in another world.” He had a story to tell, he said, but God also had something to say. 'Do you know what I was doing while you were lying on the roadside bleeding to death?' the Lord asked. “No, I don’t.” 'I was singing over you. I held your heart in My hand and pumped. I breathed My life into your lungs. Now, you’re lying in My healing glory.' Before You Call, God Answers “Once I regained consciousness,” Garland explains, “the surgeon from Wyoming drove to Montana to describe the way the atmosphere had changed in the operating room. I knew that the glory of God had driven out the spirit of death. “Julie explained to me that with a ruptured spleen, time is crucial. I was an hour away from the hospital, but God had an ambulance headed toward me before the accident. He also had three medical personnel on the scene before I needed them. He had 19 units of blood waiting on me at the hospital—the exact number I needed to survive. Every step of the way, God answered before we asked.” * * * * * article continues on p. 14 * * * * * ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** Join Garland & the rest of our Holy Ghost gang of believers. Partner with KCM today! kcm.org/partnernow 1-800-600-7395 ************************************************** 12 : BVOV