Good afternoon, Bishop!

Unfortunately, I have felt the pain of being separated from the Lord Jesus.

I began going to the UCKG at a very young age. I went to Bible School as a child, then as a youth, I was the leader of a tribe and candidate to be an assistant. I was about 16 or 17 years old. All of a sudden, a young man of the world, who was 24 years old, became interested in me. That’s when I made the mistake of thinking that I could bring him to Church. When I least expected, I had fallen away from the Church and was too weak to go back.

Thirteen years have passed. These were the worst years of my life. I’ve often tried to return to the Lord. I’ve attempted suicide and began having panic attacks. It was surrounded by men, but felt nothing for any of them. I smoked and drank. My life was a living hell. Then, I heard about the Night of Salvation, on the radio, with Bishop Jadson.

Without any strength left, just wanting to die, I went to the Church in Joao Dias, in São Paulo – Brazil. That day, everything changed. I finally understood that the Lord heard me, because I had tried several other times, to go to other churches, but I never felt anything. I knew I should go back to the Universal Church, but I didn’t have the strength in me. I knew for sure that I would be able to change my life there.

Because I believe in a God that is merciful and mighty, I went back for the 2nd Night of Salvation. I did not think twice. I surrendered my life, I was baptized, I am baptized in the Holy Spirit, and everything changed in my life. A new story is being written. I am going to get married. I was able to save my family to the Lord Jesus. I’m about to open my own business. All of this happened in less than a year of deliverance and total surrender to my God. Today, I lack words to thank the Lord.

Today, everyone can see the difference in my life, who I was and who I am: happy, accomplished, and especially, that I have the Spirit of the Lord. But I am not stopping there, because I want much, much more from my Lord. His name will always be glorified through my life.

I am writing about what happened in my life so that others who are firm in the faith do not allow the devil to bring them down. And those who are not, don’t waste time with a world of lies and deception, and turn to the Lord Jesus.

Lucy Mafra

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Hello, bishop!

I would like to share my story with you, the assistants and everyone else.
I was an assistant for 6 years, here in Minas Gerais – Brazil, and I always tried to be the best for Jesus. I took care of the people, did special services, evangelized; this is, my life was completely dedicated to God and to His Work. I was so sure of my calling that I even started seeing what had to be done to become an auxiliary pastor. Everything went well. I was at the peak of my spiritual life, until I met a woman, an assistant, and we began dating. She said that she also wanted to serve on the Altar. One day, she made me make a decision that would change my life in a negative way. She wanted me to choose between her and the Altar. Unfortunately, I ended up choosing her.

I’ll never forget the day that I spoke to the pastor and told him that I didn’t want to serve God on the Altar. The moment I said this, it seemed like I was nailing a sword through my heart. This is when my fall began.

Time passed and we got married. My live turned into a living “hell”. She no longer wanted to participate in the assistants’ meetings. At first, I was reluctant, I argued with her, but I ended up giving in. My faith started getting cold. I stopped praying in favor of the lost souls to seek for my financial life. I made several vows for my financial life. I no longer prayed like I used to, I no longer fasted, I no longer evangelized. All I cared about was my financial life.

Frustrated because nothing happened, I began to blame God for not changing my life, and because she no longer wanted to go to Church, I ended up following her and left! Bishop, my life was a disgrace. We began arguing all the time, to the point where things got physical. She was always depressed and blaming me for not doing anything right. I would get so upset that I would hit and bite myself. I even thought of committing suicide because I just could not make her happy.

All the love that I had for God, I transferred to her. That is why my life became chaotic. At home, we lived like siblings, each one in their corner. We were constantly fighting. During our marriage, I cheated on her by visiting porn sites, chatting with other women on webcam; everything to try to fill the void I had inside after losing the Holy Spirit. I walked away from my family because of her, because she did not like my mother. She hated her, even though my mother had never done anything to her.

We visited other churches to try to fill the void, but it was not worth it, things only got worse. We were in other churches, but our life was worse than people who are in the world. I know everything that happened to me was entirely my fault. The devil took advantage that I was apart from God and acted.

One night, while I was lying in bed with her, already sleeping, I suddenly felt a strong pressure on top of me. It was so strong that I couldn’t move. I wanted to warn my wife about what was happening, but I could not move. I was totally paralyzed, and I started feeling like someone was strangling me. I was going to die. At that moment, I asked God to help me three times, and I regained my movements. The strangulation stopped. Then I realized it was the devil that tried to kill me, but God saved me. I was supposed to be dead and in hell.

Tired of so much suffering, I asked her for a divorce, and we came to an agreement. I must confess that when we separated it seemed like a blindfold was removed from my eyes, and I began to miss the time when I was an assistant, and the souls that God entrusted me with one day.

I felt a great need to return to Jesus. I came back on the 23rd of September of last year, on the day of the DIFFERENCE. That same day, I was baptized in water, and shortly after, I was renewed with the Holy Spirit.

Today, Bishop, I am a new James. Different. I have more love for the souls and I am more eager to do God’s will. I’m still not an assistant, but will be soon. I thank God everyday for bringing me back.

To the assistants: DO NOT ABANDON GOD FOR NOTHING IN THIS WORLD, MUCH LESS FOR A MAN OR A WOMAN. DO NOT DO WHAT I DID. I ONLY CAME BACK BECAUSE OF GOD’S MERCY. HE BROUGHT ME BACK. I AM GRATEFUL TO HIM. AND AS LONG AS I’M ALIVE, I WANT TO DO HIS WILL. TODAY, I AM CERTAIN OF MY SALVATION!

GOD BLESS!!

James Moreira