KINDLING THE FLAME OF TOGETHERNESS
On the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of the prayer group, people settled across the globe share how the Lord has blessed them through the prayer group
PRAISE THE LORD
My name is Roosevelt Furtado I would like to testify how the lord has blessed me in my journey for 25 years in the prayer group.
To begin with I came to know Jesus the real vine prayer group through my friend Mr. Joseph Mendonca as I was going thru some financial difficulties in my business. I did not want to spend my evenings with praying for 2 hours so I used to pass by every Wednesday and hear the praise and worship and eat some snacks at the canteen and then quietly escape and reach home to Santacruz. It took some months for me to actually start attending. Some body was praying for me. Yes my wife Gloria who persistently was praying for me to come to Jesus the real vine prayer meeting every Wednesday.
My first testimony was my present home, it was a miracle as Bro Derick on a Wednesday prayer service told me and my wife that the lord wants me to shift to Andheri. He also mentioned the exact date which I will be blessing my home which I doubted as I had booked another flat somewhere else. Things never went as per my plans, the lord guided me and i shifted to Andheri that also the opposite building to Canossa convent on the exact date 8th September 2001 as was foretold and we blessed the house.
My second testimony was we needed a second child and we were praying during the prayer service. After prayer service as we usually do when Bro Derick laid his hands and prayed he told us that my wife has already conceived for my second child
My third testimony was my second life in service of the lord. It was the prayer and intercession of the prayer group that saved my life by standing thru the gap which gave me a second life when I suffered a heart problem. I owe the prayer group who stood by my family when I was sick
Fourthly the prayer group has supported me to complete my ministry of the word studies and to know the word.
My journey in these 25 years has been rewarding. I joined the prayer group as a spectator. Then a service ministry member picking up chairs. Then ohp operator for few years. Then a core group member. Then a Friday intercession leader.
And now as a humble servant for the lord in the prayer group along with my 2 sons and my wife who are also the active members of the prayer group.
I want to thank Bro Derick and all his team and my intercessors and the prayer group members for loving me and standing by me and my family for these 25 years of the service of the lord.
Please continue to pray for me and be persistent in prayer.
Thank You and Praise The Lord.
- Roosevelt Furtado
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I first heard of JTRV almost 25 plus years ago when I was working with Veronica in Mumbai. Congratulations Derrick, your team and JTRV on this milestone - for touching people’s lives and making a difference.
The lockdown has brought Jesus into our homes and as you all know a Church was created in every home. Today everyone across the globe has access to Jesus the real vine prayer meeting. I started participating in JTRV intercessory prayer group and it gives me such joy to praise the Lord and thank him for all he has done and continues to do. The sessions with JTRV has helped strengthen my faith.
I say I don’t measure up but JTRV has given me an opportunity to be a prayer warrior and it is indeed a privilege for which I grateful.
I look forward to the weekly prayer meetings and bonding with other members of JTRV
Congratulations Derrick once again and thank you. Wishing JTRV a bigger better and brighter 2021.
-Leera Vaz, Dubai
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Abba Father,
Praise be to you for all the graces poured out on me all these years.
The Wednesday Praise and Worship has given me strength and peace beyond my understanding.
Every preaching bestows on me a deeper insight into the Word of God and helps me in my personal life, in my decisions, in my relationships with others and in my willingness to extend help when required. I have gained better discernment to respond to situations in all walks of my life.
I thank you Lord for the vibrant ‘Jesus the Real Vine’ team for holding the prayer meeting and intercession on the Zoom platform. It has always been a source of great comfort to me and especially now during this period of Lockdown
I am ever grateful for the Wednesday Praise and Worship which has taught me the Power of Prayer and reaffirms it every week.
Lord, I thank-you for everything.
-Myrtle Fernandes - Andheri west, Mumbai
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Hello everyone my name is Svetlana. My family and I have been a part of the JTRV prayer group for close to 20 years.
Brother Derick and the whole prayer group have been instrumental in the many graces and blessings we’ve received and continue to receive. Even though I am so far away I have never felt closer to the family I have in JTRV. My parents and I have been through a lot of ups and downs over the years and we’ve always had the prayer group praying for us every step of the way. The most recent blessing being my husband and I getting our American citizenship. So thank you Jesus for Brother Derick, the core group members, the intercessors, the different ministries and all of you! May all of us continue to praise and glorify God for the rest of our days. Happy 32nd anniversary! God bless!
-Svetlana, USA