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Testimony of Healing and Deliverance

Joyce Hughes Testimony

Talking with Joyce about who God is and what He has done in her life was fun! She was full of the joy of the Lord when I met with her and as we talked about the good things He has done. Joyce explained to me how she had always known the Lord because of her mom. She told me about how He was with her as a child, the years of isolation she went through living in the country, years of depression that led to abusing drugs and becoming addicted, but also of God pulling her out and bringing her into a good place with her family, friends and believers surrounding her.  Her testimony is of God bringing her out of all her troubles, she sees Him fulfilling His promises daily in her life. 

Q. When were you saved?

A. I was saved when I was a little girl, as long as I can remember I have loved Jesus. I do not know when I was saved, I just know that at the age of five I knew who Jesus was and I believed He was my savior.

Q. When were you baptised?

A. I was baptized when I was in my thirties at the Malin Swimming Pool in Malin, Oregon I went to the community church in Macdoel, California. My pastor's name was Pastor Ken.

Q. How did you come to know about this church?

A. When my mom and I decided to move to Roseburg, Oregon. My mom was in Fresno, California waiting for me to find a place to live and she asked if I would find an assembly of God church close where our new home would be. So, I went on the search. There was not an assembly of God in Roseburg so I started looking in the out lying towns. One was in Sutherlin and one was in Winston. So I drove to Sutherlin and drove by that church drove into the parking lot and something just said no. Then I went to Winston, had no idea where it was and just had the address and asked God to guide me to where it was, so I made a left and drove to the top of the hill and the street and so I thought wow, this is the street, made a right and drove a few blocks and there it was. I  saw they had a sign with office hours. That was important to me. I went to Church the next Sunday and was welcomed by the most friendliest people who gave me hugs and smiles I was just so happy they had lots of songs to sing. Great worship! The sermon was great also. Everyone was just so inviting. So I continued to go until I found a house to rent , went and moved mom up here.  and mom and I are  very happy here.

Q. Was there anyone who influenced you the most in your faith in God?

A. My mom, mu uncle Eddie and my aunt Lula. My uncle Eddie was just heaven to be around. He was cozy, kind and gentle and He taught me the way Jesus would do it. He truly walked in Jesus' shoes. When he died I knew I was going to Heaven just so I could see him again! My aunt Lula was the same, the sweetest and most loving person I've ever met. She loved the Lord so much and he shone through her and her laughter all the time.

And of course, my mom. She has gone through a lot and has never given up on the LordHer relationship with Jesus in an inspiring testimony to me. Jesus listens to her and answers prayers and she never worries about outcomes that look dark because she knows she has Jesus on her side. She's a walking testament to thte love of God.

Q. You had told me you were healed of some stuff. What were you first healed of? How old were you?

When I was ten I remember I had warts all over my fingers on both hands. I  had them for a very long time. I was embarrassed to show my hands. I had moved to a new school and was just horribly tired of these ugly things on my hands. I prayed for a miracle one night. I remember praying all night with a lot of tears. The next morning they were goneand no sign that they were even ever there. It was truly a miracle and fifty-two years later I still remember the awe I felt at having received a miracle. And since then my life has many miracles. the biggest one is God gave me back my family after I became sober and clean. My life for fifteen years was controlled by hard liquor and meth. fifteen horrible years!I am still, to this day, making amends for the destruction I created. God has blessed me with forgiveness and a means to pay back all the bills I created and has given me the best family in the world to love me and invite me back into the folds of the family. I am ten years sober and clean and I know that God saved me. I do have physical ailments due to the lifestyle, but there will always be accountability in all we do. I humbly accept this and still pray for physical healing. I have had melanoma cancer on my leg, my back, my arms, my face and have had cancer on my uterus. God has healed me through the wonders of doctor's. i was born with only two heart valves. I now have a mechanical valve thanks to God and doctors. My mission on earth is not up!one of my amends is to my mama so we can take care of each other.

Q. What are some of the ways God speaks to you today?

One month ago my student loans were forgiven, a huge weight off my shoulder's. My ex-husband gave me a car I can pay back at very low payments. He and his wife are as a brother and sister in the Lord to me and as best friends. My kids get to see their mom and dad enjoying each others company once again. Truly a blessing. I also have a job that I  can do am not able to do much physically anymore, so I am a call center agent where I do customer service to people all over the united states. I hear stories from all over the world: Italy, Africa, China.some people are not too happy when they call. My challenge is to get them smiling again and their problem solved.

I also take catalog orders from here in the states. It's like shopping with money I don't have. Yeah, that's funny I know. I hear sad stories and am able to pray for them when I get off the phone. People have prayed for me  because they sense I'm a nice person. That's pretty cool. I have a new phone buddy and pen-pal who I met on the phone. she is friends with Pastor Dr. Charles Stanley. She had him call my mom over Christmas season to pray for her after her surgery. That was so nice. My heart is filled with so much love when I talk to some of these people. God reminds me He works through them for me. And then of course I am tested every day to love one another even if they are rude and nasty to me on the phone. Lord...forgive them for they know not what they do.

the biggest miracle in my life is that God saved me. I am adopted into His family and He is my all, my everything. He forgave me of horrendous things and my boys Solomon and Staley still love their mom.

One of my favorite stories she had shared with me was of her mother keeping the opportunity for communication open even as Joyce had been hiding in her addiction not responding for 15 years. she finally called her mother back one day. Her aunt was laying nearby in  bed, ill, when Joyce's mother answered the phone. Her aunt said that knowing Joyce had called her mother was an answer to prayer. Her aunt passed away soon after.  Joyce told me about the interesting believers who order at the call center she works at. One day as she was thinking about how God see's her as righteous, one man with a unique accent, a mix between Texas and New Orleans, had called to place an order and He had blessed her with the word she was created by God and is righteous in God's eyes. Throughout her telling me her testimony I heard so much about the unity we have in Christ as believers. I asked her what her favorite verses were. I was wondering what verses she might have clung to that would have helped take her from where she was to where she is now. They are: 'We love because He first loved us.' 1 John 4:19, and "Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.