Having just joined Facebook, I have been thrilled to see all the memories put on the Life Tabernacle page by Kay Hedges and Steve Baker. Also the Christian Center JIA’s site,(Don’t know just who to thank but thanks!). It began to bring to mind the many wonderful and significant events of the past 40+ years of my life.
One special memory involves Steve Munds and George Black and the turning point of my life. I was working in Life Tabernacle’s office as secretary and bookkeeper when I had the wonderful privilege of going to Israel. This was in 1977. Wow what a wonderful time. (I’ve got more memories of that trip at a later time) Coming back from that life changing trip caused me to have a restless and troubled heart as to what had taken place there in my spirit.
For several days I had a one track mind and that was…what in the world was going on in my spirit? Steve and George were also on staff at the same time and those guys were a blast to work with. There was never a dull moment. And I mean that literally! Thanks Steve and George! Two very opposite personalities but both with a single heart and that was for the Lord! Those were the days. Awesome, stupendous, phenomenal…oh those are words I learned from Steve.
Anyway, one morning I got to the office early and was in deep prayer in my heart as to what was going on …when all of a sudden I heard someone say…Jeanie, I want you to go on the radio. Well, immediately I said, George…Steve…what are you up to. There was no answer. I got up from my desk and went to the door with a small window opening and looked out to see if they were hiding. You never knew what they would do to pull a prank. Yes, George Black was a great “prankster.” He must have learned from Steve. I know he appears so sophisticated but he had a great fun side to him. Now when it came time to be serious…he could be and was very wise.
Ok, so on with the story. I realized that it was not those guys who were calling my name OUTLOUD! I went back to my desk wondering what had just happened when again even more distinctly and certainly not Steve or George I heard the same words…Jeanie, I want you go to go on the radio. I did not need to wonder any more, I knew it was the voice of the Lord. I’m sure if I had just had this as a thought I would immediately dismiss it for a weird thought! I know it still sounds weird but it was the way the Lord chose to get my attention.
Having definitely gotten my attention I bowed my head in complete awe and then the Lord began to give me instruction by His Spirit in His inward voice. I won’t take time here to give all the details but suffice it to say it started a journey that I am still on. That was April of 1977 and June 6th of that year I started a 15 minute radio program called “Word of Wisdom.”
From the time of the visitation until I obeyed and left my beloved job at the church to fulfill the call of God on my life there were so many (too many to name) confirmations that I could not debate the Words of the Lord to me. I can still remember George telling me, he had never seen so many confirmations so I should definitely do what I was told. I did! (Thanks George!) And the rest is as they say history.
Here we are a few years later (ha) and I find I am again doing a radio program “Word of Wisdom.” For almost four years we’ve been on twice daily for three minutes on Miracle 89.1 FM. Another co-worker from the past is still involved with the call on my life. Dan Perkins is the station manager and thankfully encourages our continuing program.
Having come full circle I am certainly very thankful for the reminiscing of those amazing days of seeking and finding God’s plan for my life. I am also very thankful for the outstanding outcome of those two fine young men who shared that time of my life. Steve and George are and have been faithful to follow their own path to God’s call. Steve is the ever living Youth Minister, now in Minnesota, (I’m sure you didn’t know this) a lifer my son Keith says. George, one of the finest Bible teachers I know pastors Rejoice! Church in Olive Branch, and oversees the Mid South Victory Churches. May they continue to fulfill their every vision and purpose in God. They are very special to me and my family.
For now I continue to look forward to experiencing all the things that were told to me that morning at Life Tabernacle in April of 1977.

It seems to always be around Christmastime when people think of their family, especially relatives who have passed away. This certainly happens to me each year, because both my parents and my brother are gone. If you have the same kind of feelings, I hope you will do as I do: treasure the good memories and celebrate them.
Today my thoughts rest particularly with my brother, Evan, who died so many years ago at the age of 14. I continue to miss him. But I realize there was a time in the midst of Evan’s suffering when God helped me to deal with the heartache I felt during his illness. How my world changed during that experience!
When we learned Evan had developed cancer, we took him from our home in Shreveport, LA, to M. D. Anderson Cancer Hospital in Houston, TX. During that time, I was struggling to show my faith and speak it out loud for Evan, and I was doing all I could to keep a positive attitude. But when I walked through the door of M. D. Anderson, a hospital that was totally dedicated to cancer patients, I found myself overwhelmed. So many other people were experiencing the same kind of emotions, and none of us could escape the reality we faced.
Everyone in our family was trying so hard to be brave and strong, while inside we were falling apart. But interestingly, my little brother and so many of the cancer patients I saw that day seemed calm—even at peace. They were hearing the frightening news just as their family members were, but somehow they took it with so much grace.
I wasn’t doing so well at the time, so I asked to be excused and went back to our hotel room where I could pray. I fell on the bed and, for quite a while, just wept. I remember thinking, How am I going to handle this? Then instantly, I realized “I” wasn’t the one facing the bad news; Evan was the victim, and he seemed to be doing fine. So, I wiped away my tears and reached for my Bible.
When I opened it, I found myself in the Book of Psalms. After reading several psalms, I began to realize how we all have our moments of panic or fear. But I also read many words of encouragement in those psalms. The writers seemed to understand what suffering and anguish were all about. It helped me so much to see how they expressed their needs by crying out to the Lord, while always resolving that, no matter what, they would put their trust in Him.
That day I made the same decision: I will put my trust in the Lord. So, by faith, I returned to the hospital, and ultimately lived through the loss of my brother.
Can we explain it? I don’t think so. But I, for one, am so grateful that the Lord was with me in my time of need—and He has never left me! I pray that, in whatever situation you are facing today, you will draw truth from God’s Word and know that His love for you will see you through any circumstances.
After Evan’s diagnosis of cancer, he traveled back and forth to Houston for radiation and chemotherapy treatments. After about six months, he made his last trip there. When I heard the news of how serious his condition had become, I headed for Houston. I got there about 30 minutes before he died.
Evan and I were the only Christians in our family at the time, so there was a great bond between us. Though he was 12 years younger, he was very much like a son to me. Through those six months of his desperate illness, we prayed together and believed God for his healing. There were many times that we could see the hand of the Lord in Evan’s life, and we were careful to never speak anything but faith-filled words on his behalf.
The last conversation I had with him was by phone after he had made a drastic turn for the worst.
I asked him, “Evan, are you afraid?”
His answer came back swiftly and strongly: “No, I’m not.” Then he reminded me of the many times he had told me how he loved the Lord and had no fear of death. Evan’s strength was steadfast to the end.
When I heard the words, “Your brother has died,” something very strange happened within me. I felt as if a bubble of peace had engulfed me. I suppose some might think I was in shock; but if I was, I am still in shock today!
Somehow our family got through the finalization of things there in Houston, so late that evening my husband and I began our trip back home to Shreveport. It was a very quiet ride in the car, and I took solace looking out the window to a very clear sky, full of stars. For some reason, that made me feel close to God.
All of a sudden, as I was looking up at the sky, I saw a figure off to the left. I blinked my eyes several times to be sure I wasn’t dreaming. Then I realized I was looking at Jesus, and He was wearing a beautiful white robe. As He stood there, I saw that He was looking another way, so my gaze followed His. Then I saw my brother, Evan—standing there in perfect health, with a head full of dark brown hair. He was obviously more mature than a 14-year-old.
As I watched, the Lord beckoned my brother to come to Him. When Evan began moving toward Jesus, he was embraced so completely by the Lord that he seemed to disappear into Him. Then I heard the Lord say, “It’s okay now, Evan—you’re home.”
From that moment to this, I thank the Lord for the comfort I felt then—and still feel today. In his death, my brother became truly alive in the arms of God. As the Word says, O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (1 Cor. 15:55).
I wish so much that I could have an answer for why my brother died. I know God heals, for He has healed me many times. I know He is no respecter of persons and His promises are for all. I believe in and have received healing that was provided for all of us by the stripes Jesus took on His back before He died on the cross. I truly believe healing is the children’s bread.
One thing I know for sure is that my brother died without fearing death, and the Lord gave me a beautiful picture in living color of Evan’s home going.
I’ve not been given too many visions, but the dramatic vision the Lord gave me that night of Evan being completely healed and restored to the arms of Jesus was certainly a great strength, and also a beautiful picture of life after death. As it says in one psalm, Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints (Ps. 116:15). I never really understood this until I saw that vision of my brother. You see, we look at death as an end, while our Lord looks at it as a beginning. It is so precious to our heavenly Father when He sees His children come home.
After experiencing the vision I had received the night Evan died, I thought nothing could ever compare to that moment of comfort God had provided. But at the same time, while having peace in my spirit, I could feel pain in my soul.
Several years later, while ministering in Arkansas, I was staying at the home of a dear friend. She took me to the back bedroom and showed me a closet where I could put my things. When she left the room, something in the closet caught my eye. Leaning up against the wall was a painting, so I bent down to see what it was. And when I saw it, I nearly fainted! It was a picture of a heavenly scene of clouds with Jesus facing forward and holding in His arms a young man with dark brown hair. The name given on the picture was Coming Home. At that moment I saw in a beautifully painted portrait what I had seen on a dark night while driving from Houston after Evan’s death.
Coincidence, you say? I think not. That painting was a confirmation to me.
What I had seen that night in the sky was not my imagination; I believe I had truly seen my brother’s home going.
The feelings of peace and comfort I received were legitimate, and they are still with me today. The truth was there for me to find and for the Lord to show me.
One day I will be where my brother is, and I too will be home.
Precious saints, Jesus IS our Home!

I want to promise you something today, saith the Lord…..I want to promise you that there is a peace that truly passes all understanding. And there is a joy that truly is unspeakable and full of glory, which I have provided for you – in Me, through Me, by Me, and for you.

And I promise you this today…..no matter what it is that you’re facing, that you’re experiencing…..no matter what is yet to come, even in this earth…..I have what you need to sustain, to keep you steadfast and surefooted in all kinds of difficulties.

And even if there is a spiritual earthquake as there has been a natural earthquake, I want you to know that I will give you hinds’ feet. And those hinds’ feet will help you to march right up and not be thrown off course, to not fall down and be cast out.

I have what you need, and I promise you that it is there – available, ready, and willing.

Trust Me in these times, saith the Lord. Trust Me and see if I will not show Myself great and mighty in you, and through you, and again for you, and on your behalf, because I am true to who I am.

I am faithful and I am not a person that will lie. I am not able to lie.
I am not only telling you the truth, I AM TRUTH. And because I am the Truth, you can trust in Me, especially in the dark moments. In the hurtful times, in the times of struggling and uncertainty, you can rely upon Me.

And yes, even though you’re standing spiritually, you can lay at My feet, and you can lay upon My breast, and you can receive from Me the strength, the courage, and the wisdom that you need, saith the Lord.

I assure you most solemnly that I have not forsaken My Church…..that I have not forsaken My children…..that I have not forsaken My will or purpose, or the completion of My will or the completion of My purpose for My Church.

I assure you most solemnly that I am in the midst of you. I am here to bring forth all that I am on your behalf and to show Myself mighty in your midst…..that My glory may be known and shown…..that My reality may be revealed to you and through you, saith the Lord, to those that are in darkness, those that are in despair, those that have no hope, those that have no will to follow Me.

I assure you most solemnly that I have set My love upon each and every human ever born or who ever will be born. I have set My course to let them know of My love and My purpose and My will for them, and to you, and historically to My Church from generation to generation.

I assure you most solemnly that you can look up and behold that the Lord your God is with you. You can look forward and know that I am before you. You can look behind you and know that I am there behind you. There is none that can stop you from being who I have ordained and called you to be.

But I need you to be assured…..I need you to be confident…..and I need you to not only say but be what I’ve called you to be, to follow after that which I have taught you and instructed you and guided you into, which is Truth—the truth about who I am.

And I give you My assurance most solemnly that I will fulfill every word that has ever been spoken, because My Word is Truth…..and Life…..and Eternity.

For I, the Lord God, want you to know that at this moment of time in history.….

of all the universe…..
of all times before and all times to be…..

I am standing in a place to birth something new in you…..

to birth something new in My people,
to birth something new in My Church,
to birth something new in the earth, saith the Lord.

Just as the seasons are changing and we are moving into the Fall Season, which is harvest time…..
be aware…..
be alert…..
and watch the times…..

because we are moving into a new season,

and it is a harvest-time season!

Not only am I your Maker, saith the Lord, but I am the hand that guides and directs and leads you…..

into My will…..
into My purposes…..
into My plans…..
into My faithfulness…..
into My power…..
into My demonstration…..
and into My love.

As I have said, nothing can separate you from the love I have for you that is in your Lord and Savior Christ Jesus.

I am the One whose hand is upon you to lead you from the place where you feel uncertain and into a place of security, saith the Lord.

I will give you foundation.
I will give you strength.
I will give you wisdom.
I will give you counsel.
I will give you bravery,
I will give you courage.
I will give you boldness.
I will give you whatever you need…..

…..because My hand is ever upon you to see to it that everything I have ordained for you and for My people will come to pass.

When I shine My light into your heart, it is not for your condemnation. It is not for you to feel bad or to be brought low, except low enough to surrender and yield and come to Me with all that you are and to give Me all that you are.

When I shine that light, it is Truth that I shine in unto you, and Truth exposes those things that need to be dealt with.

The purpose of Truth is to set you free…..to bring you out…..to bring you through…..to bring you over…..to see you on the other side of that which is binding you…..which is hurting you…..which is maligning you.

I am shining a light, not to say, Oh, how bad you are! I am shining a light to give you Truth to reveal that which needs to be gone.

I have delivered you…..I have completely delivered you. I have everything you need to be completely set free, and for that to be gone….. to be gone…..to be gone out of your life!