The following testimony is submitted by Pastors Russell & Barbara Plilar of Seedtime & Harvest Church of San Diego, California.

   We knew it was “Our Year to Soar in 2004,” yet at the beginning of this year, we were faced as a church with many challenges.  The first week in January of 2004, we spoke with Bobbie Jean of our dilemma, and she said, “You need to hold an all church prayer meeting much like the one held in Guatemala City, praying seven uninterrupted hours in tongues.” 

 

 

   On Sunday, January 25, 2004, from 1 pm until 8 pm, we planned to hold such a prayer meeting, and began to fast in preparation.  Pastor Sandra Bibb was teaching the people in the Sunday School hour on decisions to stand against the flesh as we pursue a decision that will bring us closer to God, which helped to under gird many and establish us in our decision to fast, to resist the flesh, and to      pray, expecting God's "More in 2004."  Altogether, one-hundred individuals came and stayed, praying continuously for the entire seven hour period.

   Prior to each hour, Pastor Barbara (also the Director of Music) would exhort the "Fresh Fire" worship team to come forth with several songs to precede each hour of prayer.  Paul Spahr also helped encourage the prayer time by outlining "Seven Points to Prayer," one point for each hour that brought focus as we prayed.  The prayer points included amongst other things national, state, and local government, and for all those in authority over us; revival for our city; souls, families and marriages; God's vision; and specific church needs, including a picture posted of the rendering of the proposed new location for the church. During the prayer time, several linked arms and surrounded the picture, coming together in strong intercession, travail, and weeping. 

   We were joined as well by our good friends and co-laborers of the West Coast Christian Center of Vista, California for several of the seven hours. Throughout, the people remained vigilant, determined, and were filled with joy, having an excited expectation to see God fulfill His Word.

     At the 8 pm conclusion of the prayer time, the Spirit of Prophecy hovered over us and for the next two hours, we prophesied over each individual.  Confirmations, answers to prayer, and major deliverance came to the people.  We so appreciate our people, and our daughter Christy, who labor daily with us in the ministry.  The people have expressed an interest to continue to hold such prayer times in the months to come!

 

 These are some of the testimonies that have flooded in following the 7 hour prayer time in other  tongues:

 

   ~ One young lady unfamiliar with the move of the Holy Spirit, fell out under the power of God  and began speaking with other tongues.

 

   ~  A counselor/psychologist received breakthrough, moving out of the natural and into the supernatural when counseling.

 

   ~  One lady has had her poems selected to be published in book form and CD.

 

   ~ One young man in the Special Forces had been ordered to Iraq, and 'at the last minute' a change came to station him in Germany for two years instead.

 

   ~ Many financial, business and job breakthroughs have come 'suddenly' for our people, including job promotions, a business owner received strategies enabling him to work 'smarter,' not 'harder,' others have been launched following prayer into  new businesses and into overseas ventures, one man became designated to be groomed to take over the company upon the retirement of the owner, this church received supernatural favor with property managers, and supernatural provision for a wedding, reception and honeymoon came in.  Also,  a gentleman standing in faith for six months for a better job~ two weeks following 7-hour prayer time he received an excellent job with very good pay and benefits, another had a door close on a job, and within four days became employed by an excellent firm with more pay and better benefits.

 

   ~ Many healings have manifested including  three ladies with diabetes, who have experienced miraculous healings, restored vision, blood sugar level restored to appropriate levels without the aid of medicine, and their energy is now abounding.  One of the ladies with diabetes had been diagnosed as needing surgery, and then assured she would need to be on dialysis for the rest of her life.  She was given this  final report following the prayer time, the diagnosis was reversed: NO SURGERY NECESSARY, NO DIALYSIS NECESSARY, and her health improved immediately; another person had accelerated  improvement after disc surgery, and still another came through exploratory surgery with 'flying colors,' ALL TESTS NEGATIVE.