Testimonies are important for a number of reasons. The bible encourages us to testify to others, of the Good things God has done. It can encrouage others and it also encourages ourselves.
When people look at our website, we want them to be able to see all the Great things God is doing in our midst. It’s always best if there are new testimonies coming forth all the time.
Feel free to post one below. And we will check for grammar and post it up.
December 16th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Last Saturday night Robyn Durham came forward for prayer. She hobbled to the front and it was obvious that she was in a great deal of pain. She had injured her back while reaching for something in the supermarket the day before and mentioned how her back was not only causing her pain, but she also had pain shooting down one leg. Kathryn and I laid our hands on her and prayed for healing. I then asked her, “how is it now?” “I think it feels a bit better”, she replied. A bit better wasn’t what we were after, so we prayed again. “It’s definitely improving”, she said with a little more enthusiasm this time. Now Kathryn, spurred on by this encouragement prayed even more fervently and suddenly Robyn cried out, “I’m healed. All the pain has gone”, and with that, Robyn began to jump up and down, as well as bending forward, backward, and sideways, testing her back out. The next morning Robyn was still healed and still excited about the miracle she had received the night before. The moral of this story is, don’t give up. If the healing doesn’t happen after praying the first time, keep right on praying till it does!
January 25th, 2009 at 12:31 am
healing of my computer!
the power cord of my computer has not been working for the last couple of days. I only had 4 hours worth of battery left. Being the long weekend, I will not be able to get new replacement until probably the end of the week which is very frustrating. I tried over the previous 2 days jiggling the connections to no avail. I am about to get a new computer anyway but this is still a hassle as I will not be able to get one for another month or so at the earliest. I laid hands on the computer, believe that it too belongs to God and nothing is impossible. I tried it again afterwards but it still did not work. I left it and went off to church for Sunday service. After the service, I was talking to Tony Kwan who think it is most likely a loosened connection. I went home and jiggled the power cord connection again and bingo, it was working again. God must have intervened after my pray and used Tony also to help me.
March 30th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
An amazing Testimony from John Paul Jackson
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-77851526353362445
April 26th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Our last fast over April has been fantastic, for so many reason’s that i cannot explain. I do however want to share one aspect that has really blessed me. I have always struggled with having full confidence with God being my provider, although i get so many prophecy’s that God will give me a revelation of wealth and not to mention the visions i get about Jehovah Jirah (God who provides). In the last 4 years i have gone on two missions trips and visited family in South America, all on separate occasions yet without being a burden, but a blessing. I love to give whether it be time, service or money, i love it. But i always worry. And although God has provided for me on countless occasions, i still worry. A couple weeks ago, half way through our church fast, i was praying about my finances. I’m currently studying and don’t have much opportunity to work so i really needed a break through. As i was praying i kinda got tired of “praying in faith” if you know what i mean, and simply felt to just believe, that somehow it was going to happen. A couple of days later i received a check in the mail from Telstra for $450. It wasn’t the money that blew me away but a testimony to me that God would provide. The funny thing is, i still don’t know why i got that check, i havn’t dealt with Telstra for over 2 years.
i just want this to be an encouragement to anyone that really wants to go on missions trips or to simply be a blessing. Simply believe (easier sad than done), you can’t twist Gods arm to make him do something he already wants to do.
February 10th, 2010 at 12:38 am
LIBERTY CHRISTIAN CHURCH TESTIMONIES (November 2009 – January 2010)
Healing of terrible illness– Some time during Feb 09
(Even though it’s in Feb I’ve included this because it’s just so good!)
Laura Kerridge developed severe glandular fever and was hospitalized. She also developed mild hepatitis and severe tonsillitis at the same time. As a result she struggled to breathe easily, could not swallow food or drink water, and was not able to sleep. The doctors told her it was one of the worst cases they had seen and may have it for months. The intercessory team along with her family and other church members had been praying steadfastly for her. After she’d been severely sick for only two weeks, one night during her sleep, she was awoken by a ‘pop’ sensation in her throat. She was instantly able to swallow with no pain. She was in shock so she went for a blood test and the doctors were amazed as there was no sign of the virus in her blood stream! This is incredible because even after people recover from this illness usually signs of the virus remain in the blood stream for a long time!
Myanmar Mission Trip! – 3rd-16th November
This mission trip seemed to jump start the miracles back in Australia! Pastor Richard Kerridge and Elder Phil Carauna travelled to Myanmar (formally known as Burma) to preach to pastors and churches about the importance of UNITY, LOVE and POWER in the church. And we know that a big part of the power of God is His HEALING power. So they prayed for all of the sick that they came across in the churches. (The scepticism in the church in Burma is probably equal to the unbelief in western countries). But sure enough they began to see miracle after miracle. All up they saw hundreds of miracles. There were dozens of aches and pains and even diseases healed. In one church every single person was healed! They taught the people how to pray for the sick and the people began to be used by God mightily themselves! This trip has definitely influenced the whole Body of Christ in Myanmar.
Just one example of the miracles they saw: There was a crippled, bent over old lady in one particular church who could hardly move. After they prayed for her she instantly leaped up out of her bent over position and was able to bend all the way back!
Healing of an injured elbow and a crippled man! – 16-23/11/09
All excited after returning home from Myanmar, Phil Carauna and his wife Barb went out to the mission field in Melbourne straight away and found some people to pray for at one of Phil’s work sites. A man with a sore elbow was complaining about how he could no longer use his whipper snipper (and many other things) because of his injury. So Phil offered to pray for him. The first time he prayed there was little difference to the elbow. But after the second, all the pain left and the man’s elbow was completely healed. In shock, he asked “Who are you? What do you want? How did you do that?”, and he ran into the house to tell his family. He brought out his bent over, almost crippled brother, who was struggling to walk. Phil laid his hands on him and he was instantly healed. He was able to bend all the way forward and all the way back. Both brothers were in utter shock and they all began to cry.
Healings during street evangelism – 27/11/09
The next week Phil, Jessie and Kathryn went to Harvestfield…I mean Westfield… for some power evangelism. Firstly they saw 2 people healed of painful sunburn. Phil then prayed for a boy’s injured shoulder…At the start he could hardly move it and by the end his range of motion was close to normal. Kathryn had a word of knowledge about a girl with high arches and after praying for her, saw that the arches appeared to be a little lower. She also prayed for a girl with a nerve problem in her knee. To the girl’s surprise the pain decreased, and she was able to walk on it better than before (with a crowd of people watching!)
Healing of MS!!! – 29/11/09
Pastor Richard was in New South Wales ministering to a local church. A lady with MS came out for prayer. He laid his hands on her and instantly she was healed. She was running and jumping in the air, doing “karate kicks”, completely amazed at how flexible she felt. She is fairly certain she has been completely healed from MS!
Healing of infection– 29/11/09
Meanwhile back at Liberty, Tony was worrying about a nasty infection he had on his leg. He came out for prayer at the night service and Phil prayed for the infection to leave. Soon enough the infection ceased.
Healing of neck injury – 6/12/09
Alexis came out for prayer for her neck during an alter call in the morning service. It had been troubling her constantly for some time. Kathryn prayed for her. Instantly tension was released. Over the next hours all pain was gone. Alexis testified two weeks later that the pain had not come back since then.
Healing of tooth problem – 6/12/09
Xavier was in potential need of surgery on his teeth. Pastor Richard and Phil prayed for his mouth in the morning service…before long the pain was gone and there was no surgery needed.
Money treasure hunt! – 10/12/09
Not a week goes by that the Carauna family do not find lost coins (along with lost people) on their treasure hunts. Usually this comes in the form of a few gold coins a week. But Barb, in a moment of discontentment said “gee God, it would be good to find some notes!” As she looked down on the ground, she instantly found a $20 note.
Healing of sore throat – 11/12/09
Kathryn had been developing a cold and woke up with an extremely sore throat. Pastor Richard prayed for her. Nothing happened immediately but within an hour the pain was gone.
Healing – 12/12/09
Little Adeline was not feeling well at a church event. She was crying and moaning. Regina prayed for her and instantly her frown turned to a smile and she enjoyed the rest of the night.
Healing during worship!!– 13/12/09
Nathan was experiencing excruciating pain in his foot. In the presence of God during worship in the morning service, it was completely healed.
Growing out of shorter leg!! – 14/12/09
Phil was praying for an elderly couple. The husband had many troubles with his body, and noted that one of his legs was shorter than the other. Phil laid his hands on the legs and prayed that they would even out. After a few go’s the shorter leg grew out before their eyes!
Lost things found – 20/12/09
Nanette’s nephew had lost his wallet, along with all his money and credit cards. It had been missing for a while and there had been no luck in finding it. Nan prayed for the situation and soon after the wallet was handed into the police – with all money and cards still in there.
Healing – 5/1/10
Pastor Richard was in Sydney on a holiday and was departing a ferry. He was walking through the gates that open and close when you put your ticket in through the scanner. For some reason the gates closed on him too soon and closed in on his arm, very quickly. He thinks it almost broke his bone. He was in a lot of pain, and was sure it was going to swell up and bruise. So Dianne and Kathryn prayed for him. Within 10 minutes the pain had gone, and as the days passed it did not bruise. We are all amazed!!
June 27th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
PHILIPPINES TRIP JUNE 2010
Severe Fever / Demonic Attack Healed – 24/06/10
Whilst the team was at a leaders’ conference, Phil and Dianne were approached by one of the pastors who informed them that there was a very sick pastor lying in a bed behind the church. As they approached him they could hear screaming. He had a severe fever and could not move a muscle in his body…it was as though he was dying. In fact Phil got a word of knowledge that there was a spirit of death attacking his body. So they commanded it to go and instantly he stopped screaming and shaking. The pain went and he could easily lift his arms.
Many Healings at Rural Church – 25/06/10
After a day of ministering on faith and healing at a rural church, called ‘Jesus Christ The Healer’ an altar call was given. During this time the team witnessed a number of incredible miracles.
They are listed below.
Nathan and Dianne prayed for a woman with no feeling in the right side of her body (including her chest, arm, side and leg). Not only was sensation gone from these parts, but she was in a great deal of pain. In fact, she was crying in pain. As they prayed for her, she hit the ground, and when she stood up all the pain was gone and sensation had returned to the right side of her body. She was very excited and grateful.
Chris and Kathryn prayed for an older woman with pain in her knees and hip. After a quick prayer they asked her to test out the injuries to check for healing. She was instantly healed. She was beaming with joy!
They also prayed for a woman with a terrible migraine and also bad eyesight. After one prayer the migraine went. After the second prayer, the eyesight returned to normal!
Belinda prayed for a pregnant woman with a migraine. The lady asked her to pray for the baby and also for the headache. After praying not only did the migraine leave, but her baby started kicking in her stomach for the first time in the whole pregnancy!!
Belinda prayed for another man who was experiencing a migraine and also tooth aches in his wisdom teeth. After praying, the pain of both conditions disappeared.
Phil and Barb prayed for a woman with severe neck and shoulder pain. She was instantly and completely healed.
During the sermon a young girl was experiencing severe period pain. She was on the floor in tears. Chris and Phil prayed for her. Soon enough the pain was gone and she was back to her friendly, chatty self.
During the alter call Phil prayed for a woman who was born completely deaf…he wasn’t sure of the results, however later on, as we were leaving, he and Chris went to find her to pray for her again. Barb had a word of knowledge about putting fingers in her ears while praying. After praying tests were performed and it was evident she could hear clapping and began to say the word ‘Jesus’!!! Praise the Lord!