My name is Deon and I live in Ceres… about 120 km from Cape Town – South Africa. Most of my experiences happened in the past 3 years. I was part owner of a computer business (hardware and software). We did well and were busy making educational games. We had our first CD printed and were busy with the next one and just landed a couple of good contracts.
But God had other plans.
I started having visions and dreams …some very life-changing…
Once I was travelling by car and had a sinful idea…something like doing someone-in in a business deal. The next moment I heard an audible voice saying, “Deon, What are you doing?” Now I was brought up in a conservative home and church where one doesn’t even talk about the Holy Spirit, never mind about the gifts of the Holy Spirit etc…
I can tell you I was rattled. I stopped the car to see if there was someone with me in the back. I even got out of the car.. my knees were shaking…I prayed (I was saved but without really knowing Him) to God to help me. Am I going out of my mind?
Most of the first experiences happened within a couple of days – It was like God wanted my attention. Once I had an appointment with a couple (business) and could not make it due to lacking time. I said to myself I am not going to go to them or contact them because I knew it would not be worth my while.
I remember, consciously telling myself not to think about them again when I passed the turnoff to their home. It was as if someone took the steering wheel and turned it for me. The next moment I’m right in front of their home and had to stop because they were standing outside.
God planned that visit because they ministered the Gospel to me that night! A couple of days later I received my first prophecy at these people’s home from someone else. The prophecy was for both my wife and me, but mainly for my future ministry. We tried taping it and then writing it down but it was pages and pages so we might have missed some of it.
The Lord started giving me verses to read from the Bible and open visions as well as dreams.
This was out of this world! Problems seem to arise in the business and God opened my eyes to see that my partners were not saved and were trying to do me in.
When I confronted them, one almost manifested like a demon-possessed person when I said that I trusted the Lord. The partners then decided to take me to court. I had little proof of what they did and try to do to me. So I would lose the court case. The Lord then spoke to me about bowing before Mammon and the fake justice of this world.
I prayed about it and then the Lord showed me to give the business up instead of fighting for it. I did exactly that. I lost a lot of money, cars, house and possessions etc. For about three years the Lord provided (and still does) my everything! In the beginning, we (me my wife and two kids) sometimes had to go without food for a few days but the Lord promised to look after us and He was teaching us to trust in Him completely. We saw some awesome miracles of provision… I had a lot of work opportunities coming my way but each time the Lord said not yet. I received a couple of more prophecies from the Lord saying things will change soon for the better.
Then I had the opportunity to go on a three-week trip to Mozambique with a missionary from the Congo. The Lord provided everything – passports, visas, money and food. Wow, what a mighty God we serve.. It was awesome to be used by God to preach and minister healing and deliverance to these people. We saw more than 400 give their heart to the Lord, more than 250 instant healings (at least 7 blind) and more than 300 demonic deliverances. Praise the Lord for He is good! I also received a lot of visions and gave prophetic words that happened within a few hours up to a couple of days just as I told them! What an experience to be used by the Lord like this! I want more and more. It’s like everything else compares pale to this….!
The Lord gave me a temporary job in a computer shop about a month ago. I believe the Lord wants to use me in the computer field (animation/educational games etc).
I also believe the Lord wants to send me on more trips.
Please pray with me:
1) That I will stay humble and give Him all the Glory
2) That I will learn what the Lord wants to teach me so I will become an
efficient tool in His hands.
3) That I will be patient in waiting for the Lord’s plans to fall in place and
not make my own in the meantime.
