Testimony of Sister Josephine Roeder  
  
  
I had testified to friends, relatives, and neighbors about the Lord, but not yet in this church. I get cold feet when it comes to public speaking. My life growing up wasn't easy. I had trials and tribulations but throughout all the hardships, Jesus has always been with me. He picks me up every time  I fall.

God has wonderful ways of answering prayer. Long time ago, about 25-26 years, I ask him to send me a husband, someone who would be good influence to my soul's salvation, one who would stir my faith in the Lord. He did, and that's how I got involved in a Pentecostal church by marrying a Pentecostal man. I had been to different churches, Catholic most of my life, Nazarene church, and Church of Christ, searching. I prayed to the Lord to show me the truth, and He did. Psalm 25:5 reads, "Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: For thou art the God of my salvation, on thee do I wait all the day." It became part of my prayer.
    
When I received the Holy Ghost last year, I started to feel like a new person. I spoke in other tongue which for a long time I refused to believe. I even fall on my back at that time and did not feel it, and did not get hurt. I was in the seventh heaven feeling that time. Three months later, on Sunday, when the Pastor called for people who needs anointing to come to the front, I went, not sick, but just had a feeling that I
needed something from the Lord. Big, heavy teardrop fell from each of my eye, which was unusual. Then first time I danced and laughed under the influence of the Holy Ghost. I received exceeding joy in my heart. God knows what I needed then for I was slightly felling down the previous day.
 
I thank Jesus for all He has done for me. I want to worship and praise Him all my life and forever. He is forgiving and merciful God.                                           

Sis. Josephine Roeder