David Garrison needed a better ministry education to cater to his fellow soldiers so he enrolled at Christian Leaders Institute and began his journey in gaining pride in himself and pride from God.
Free Military Ministry Training – Changed My Life
My name is David C. Garrison. I am 34 years old and am from Charlotte N.C. and am currently living in Winston Salem N.C. I have a 7 Children who l love completely named Chase 3 years old, Caleb 5 years old, Kayden 7 years old, Nya 9 years old, Zaria 10 years old, Dasha 13 years old and last my oldest Keyonna who is now 16. Me and my wife has been together some time now and we are happiest when we focus our efforts in prayer and worship.
I lived a very harsh life growing up. I went through both physical and sexual abuse from the adults in my family but my mother was always there to help me through. I as a young child was kept in church with my mothers efforts and know of the lord God very well. I was badly injured to near death when hit by a car at 11 years old and from that I learned what the power of prayer was capable of.
I ended up in a very street friendly life. I got deeply involved in gangs and gang banging after I stopped going to church with my mother at the age of 14. By the age of 16 I had left home and started fending for my self only to learn of my brothers death. This brought my attention back to god but I had not yet been saved.
I worked hard in school in order to enter into the US Army where I served 8 years. There I gained a deeper understanding of our savior through the chaplains efforts. That is when I learned of my skill and aptitude of teaching the word. as his assistant I ministered to several soldiers and was compelled by the holy spirit to keep this up. Then after a series of events i stepped back from ministry over waves of depression.
In 2013 I tried to commit suicide. My life had fallen apart and I felt as if there was no saving a person such as myself. I had fallen in to many sins of the flesh the biggest was suffering from alcoholism. Though I never harmed others with my addictions I still destroyed my own mind and body in this process. My wife had left me taking the children and I lost my home. My life had reached a low I had never experienced once I lost my military career.
In the process of bleeding out from cutting my self I had a vision that was as real as the words I’m typing. Jesus came to me saying it was not my time and I still had many to teach, My work had not been finished. This empowered me to get help and once the doctors were baffled with my survival with such little blood in my body I knew it was all through the grace of God. Since I have done all I could to serve the Lord God.
Here in Winston Salem N.C. USA. it will be difficult for me to speak the word to those of my past. They generally see me as a goofy guy. If not goofy then they knew me in my down time when I was completely aggressive. Several people where around when I back slid not to long ago. Those will be the hardest to convince but I’m sure at some point the holy spirit in me will shine through and others will show the proper respect for the God within me.
I became a true christian while enlisted in the army where I was baptized and saved. I began doing missionary works with the other soldiers. The main ones I ministered to where those emotionally destroyed from the training or from missing family. The others would come to me for advice and I would listening to the holy spirit provide scripture which seem to be more then helpful.
My dream in ministry is only to serve the lord in which ever direction he sends me. I would like to pastor a church of my own one day but am not looking to know. I would like to become an associate minister to gain personal, active experience first. Beyond that only wish to serve God and do the works he wishes. I owe that much for him saving me several times and answering my prayers even when I was not following his plan.
I am not one particular thing in these works of god. I am called to ministry but I cant say which way the Lord God will lead me on this calling. I work well with children and do mind teaching them. I have brought several back to the arms of the lord so I would have no issues with being and Evangelist. Pastoral workings I believe is in my future but not the near future. So I am versatile like clay in the saviors hands.
I attend Living word Christian Center in Winston. They have been there in time when my family where homeless. These same people of God have cloth us and fed us as well as. They are a true inspiration of what its like to server the father without fail. They are very supportive of my wife and children growth and i’m sure when time comes they will be happy I took the proper steps to become more educated. With all hopes I would be able to study under the pastor.
My family is amazing in their spiritual walks. My wife anoints the children head before they step out into the world. She also spends personal time with the lord every morning before she leaves for work. When as of her to join me in honor and praise of the lord she never denies me. My children are the ones I truly want to set the example for if no one else. I wish to show them a true man of God and be their reason to carry one. This is why the scholarship is so important.
The fact that I have seven children and I only receive disability means I don’t have much to spare. My wife works hard as she can and from time to time I find extra work. We never miss a week of paying tithing and do all we can to insure our children are happy but its just not enough. I feel that this will be a long battle but I know I can accomplish my goal and this scholarship will help me to that. All that said I know what my calling is because the lord has pulled at my heart consistently. I feel I was lead to find this school because no one I know has heard of it.
The prayer I need is never for myself. I do as that you pray for my children and wife. Their needs supersede my own at every turn. The reason my kids have survived so well and have no went through to many harsh times was because of the prayers going out to them. My wife is a very special Christian and just as the children she is constantly prayed for but I know the power of corporate prayer and wish that for all in my family.
Jessica Nemec wanted a better future for her small town life, so she enrolled at Christian Leaders Institute and set goals to achieve a Big future, at no cost!
Small Town Girl – Free Ministry Training for A Big Future
Hello! My name is Jessica Nemec. I am a 34-year-old stay at home mom to four beautiful children. My husband and I are currently raising our family in a small town in Wisconsin.
Being from a small town, it seems as though everybody knows everybody, and I first started to get to know the Lord when someone we knew introduced us to a local pastor who was teaching confirmation classes. At age 14, I attended these classes and was baptized. Sadly, none of what I had learned or had done as a teenager stuck with me and I found myself falling deeper into the culture of our time.
At just 19 years old, I married my high school sweetheart and we lived out the early years of our marriage as most people did in our area….in the bar. At that moment, we felt as though we were having the time of our life, but as time went on, it got to a point where it just didn’t seem fun anymore. So after some lengthy talks (and fights), we agreed to settle down and try to start a family. It was only at this point that I was able to start reflecting and see just how much pain, suffering and strain the years of drinking brought to our marriage. But, we were done with that now and were going to begin a new chapter in our lives. We were going to start a family! Little did we know what a challenge that would be.
We tried unsuccessfully for a year or two to have a baby and then sought out a fertility doctor. We went through years of fertility treatments and still no baby. Along the way, my mother-in-law invited me to church. I was 25 at the time and hadn’t been to church since my confirmation class, but I went out of courtesy and much to my surprise; it was very different than what I remembered. I remember understanding the sermons in a way that I hadn’t before and feeling like each one had been written about my life. I continued to go to church and committed my life to the Lord in 2007.
After giving my life to the Lord, I no longer felt the desire to continue with our fertility treatments. I still wanted to be a mom but felt in my heart like it was God’s will for us just to be the best aunt and uncle we could be. Turns out, God was just waiting for me to give up control and trust Him because, in December of 2008, I found out I was pregnant with our first child!
We were so excited, and everything went great with the pregnancy until we hit 31 weeks. It was in June of 2009 when I noticed our baby wasn’t moving so I went to the doctor where we then got the worst news of our lives. Our precious baby boy, our first child, had passed away. I was so angry and so hurt that I lashed out at God. My prayers were not kind, I would yell and scream and in the midst of all of this, our loving Heavenly Father reached down and comforted me in a way that I certainly didn’t deserve. It was only by God’s grace that I had the strength to make it through labor, delivery, hello and goodbye with our son. From then on, it seemed as though my anger had subsided. That’s not to say I wasn’t still hurting, but the rage was gone, and I began to focus on re-building my relationship with God.
Just three short months later, I found out I was pregnant again and this time, we delivered a beautiful baby girl! Then a year later, He blessed us with another baby girl. Another year later, another girl! Then, after three amazing girls, God blessed us with a baby boy!
Still, through all of the chaos of having babies, I felt a calling from God try and help other people who had lost children. I spoke with my pastor about it, and he introduced me to another woman who had lost a child. We hit it off immediately and together, with our churches; we formed a grief support ministry that reaches out to people in our area who have experienced the heartbreak of losing a child. My goal now is to help people find the same comfort, strength, love and grace from our Heavenly Father that I found during my darkest hour. Earning a scholarship from CLI would play a huge role in making this happen.
As I mentioned, I am a stay at home mom and with four children, extra money is sometimes hard to come by. My husband is so supportive and I know would do anything to help me follow this dream, but racking up huge amounts of student loans to pursue this calling just isn’t something we can do. That is why I believe that God led me to Christian Leaders Institute. Completing the programs offered by CLI would give me the opportunity to get the training that I need to help people find God in the midst of their trials. This is something that I am extremely passionate about as I truly believe there is no greater gift you can give to someone than the love of Jesus!
I feel so blessed to have this opportunity and will be praying for CLI, their students, and all of those that support this great ministry and make it possible for people like me to follow the dreams that God has placed in our hearts. Also, I appreciate any and all prayers for God’s guidance and wisdom for me and my family as we follow the path that God is leading us down!
Thank you all so much!
Kenyan Free Ministry Training
Martin Mwaura was interested in Kenyan Free Ministry Training because he need an option to be prepared for ministry. Christian Leaders Institute offered Marting free training that was available in his area on the Internet. Christian Leaders Institute offers this Kenyan Free Ministry Training to Martin after he finishes a getting started the class that give him a good start in ministry training. Here is his story that bring him to Christian Leaders Institute.
I just completed my studies and the best thing is I dint have to travel. i live in Kenya and i through my computer i can now go out and preach the word of God as per my calling, now i can tell the youths out there be ready for the massage of Jesus our Lord is coming your way with fire.
my journey with God started even before i was born for He says He knew me even before i was formed in my mothers womb, but i confessed with my mouth that Jesus is Lord and accepted Him in my life back in 2003, till today i have never thought of going back. and am Humbles to now have the opportunity to talk about Him(Jesus) to those who dont know Him and to those who know Him but ignore to receive Him.
God Has called me to start a church or ministry here in Kenya,i have always felt good when i see people receiving Jesus and i always join the angles in celebrating. how i wish every human being under the sky will accept Jesus. my dream is not only to start a church but to keep the purpose of the church that Jesus left for us burning. most of church have become a political platform, members of the church are fighting about this about that, we are hating on our own brothers and sister, the respect for the sanctuary has become negotiable.. my dream is to restore the church to Revive the church where worship is the Key and nothing else. where you get gospel preached for free.
i believe my calling is being a pastor, am going to fish souls back to Jesus, am going to be in charge of a congregation that i will go over night praying for them i will teach them all the ways of God.
ministry has been in me like every day of my life, am that kind of a guy who talk to everyone and they listen, and wherever i am guys never get bored they are always happy and eager to listen to my next comment or jock, in this moments God showed me i can use them to preach to this people and get them saved and receive Jesus in their life’s. most of the time i find my self preaching to my self in bathroom talking about Jesus love for all. all this joined together and God has been calling me to ministry ever since i was a teenager.
i have gotten opportunities to talk to teenagers and youth in my local church, when someone of almost you age preaches to you, you see how God can also use you. this opportunity has really mad e me grow spiritually and in my calling.
scholarship at CLI is important to my ministry dream because above being called one needs knowledge and training, with CLI scholarship am sure i will inquire all that is needed to run a ministry effectively. and have documents to prove my credentials.
my prayer request is i get a good mentor who will walk with me through my ministry in opening the church, also pray for me to be able overcome any challenges. and also pray for my church congregation in advance even before they join my church.