Chris Villasana is a young Texan who attended The Elijah
Challenge Training at Braeswood Assembly of God in Houston in
April 2007. On June 1, 2008 Chris preached at The Spring Festival,
an open-air community event held in Houston by Encourager Church.
Below is his report.
"The event was a real punch in the face to the devil. Many
believers were out praying with the lost and witnessing to them
before the 'ministry' ever began. Every one was so fired up to
finally be able to put this new-found authority to use. When
the preaching ended and the people came up to be healed, a young
lady was delivered from depression. She had said that she was
suffering from a horrible depression and when the believers laid
hands on her and began to rebuke it she was set free from the
heartache and knew that Jesus loved her. Another brother named
Paul had been in a car wreck four months earlier leaving him
with a weak knee and an ankle with bones that had not healed
correctly taking away the ability to turn it normally. It forced
him to limp along abnormally when he walked. A few brothers laid
their hands on his leg, taking authority over the pain, the bones,
the tendons, the swelling, the inflammation, and the knee. Paul
was walking normally afterwards and testified that there had
been a drastic healing.
Afterwards,
five people repented of their sins, and decided to follow the
Lord Jesus with all of their heart.
Two of them
were lesbians who had come together as a couple. Another was
a boy around 15 years old. The other two were a Mexican man and
his pregnant girlfriend. He had been so changed when he met the
Lord Jesus Christ that he could not even stop smiling even if
he tried. He was so changed by the love of God."