On the night of May 31, 1964 My God gloriously filled me with the wonderful Baptism of the Holy Ghost. It was the most marvelous thing you could imagine.

All day, I had been keyed up and felt excited in every nerve of my being; I knew it was going to happen.

At our Pentecostal Church, we always had what we called the testimony or praise service. This was a time for everyone in the Church to say something for our Lord. It always preceded the preaching. God had let me know for a good while, that I would receive this during the praise service; contrary to the usual way; of after the preaching.

There was always one of the members called up to stand and lead this service. The piano was behind the pulpit, where this person stood. That night, the lady whom I had seen the light going to, was leading the service. I was at the piano, behind her.

A dear older lady, whom I really loved, stood up in the back of the church to testify. As she talked, she began to speak in the unknown tongue. Immediately, a ‘hush�?fell over the whole church. Now, usually, when this happened, they would get excited and began to all praise in a loud voice; but this time they all felt the presence of something out of the ordinary. I immediately felt very nervous and keyed up. It was in my whole body. Then she began to weep and call out, “God is calling someone to come to him. Don’t turn him away. God wants someone to come now.�?/P>

She would not stop. As she spoke, I became so nervous and scared, I didn’t know what to do! I knew she meant me, (though, she did not know it was me, she told me later)--. I did not know how to pray as they did; I did not know what to do about this. As I hesitated, God spoke to me and said, “you said if I gave you another chance, you would do what I wanted, even if it killed you. Now unless you go tonight, you will go to hell. There will not be another chance�? Well, I can tell you, this frightened me; I was always afraid not to do what God told me to do.

So, I got up (I was so filled with this feeling of something, I did not know what it was, I almost could not walk. I barely could speak; I told the lady there at the pulpit, “I am the one she is talking about, I want you all to pray for me�?

I knelt down at the alter; I was thinking, I don’t know how to pray as they do, I don’t know what to do; so I said to God, “God help me, God help me�? That is all I remember ever saying. The power of God came on me so strong, I did not know, was not consciously doing anything. I heard someone screaming and screaming; I was not aware that it was me. I kept thinking, as if in a long, far-away fog, I wish they would stop that screaming.

Some power came and began to slowly jerk my hands up till they came to rest under my chin. It felt as if I were being jarred with electricity. It scared me. But when that happened, I began to ease back; I had no control of this; it was done to me; I was not doing it. I was vaguely aware that as I went back, someone had taken my head into their lap. I did not know who it was; I wanted to thank them; but could not. She, a dear friend of mine, sat there all that long time, holding my head; she told me later her legs were killing her, but she said, I would not have disturbed you for anything in the world.

As all that screaming had been going on, it seemed, in a very vague kind of way, as if something were trying to tear me to pieces. But, when I was laid back, the greatest Peace one could ever imagine came over me. I did not have any consciousness of my self or surroundings. I had passed out in the Spirit. My spirit had gone up to another world. In that time, I was at the greatest peace; it is not known in this world; it was beyond description. It seemed as if my spirit was up at about the height of the top of the church. I was there with Jesus. I was not aware of this, until He told me I had to go back. I was horrified at this; I begged Him not to send me back (into my body). I longed to stay there with Him. I longed to stay forever in that Peace.

But He said to me, You can’t stay here now; you must go back; but you will be able to come back here later.

As God is my witness, this is truth. I then felt my spirit come back down into my body. I was at myself completely. I opened my eyes; I was in total confusion; I did not know what was happening or why I was on the floor. I looked up; all the people were standing around me, smiling down at me. I wondered why they were all looking at me. I saw a great amber colored light surrounding the whole place.

Then, I thought, oh I know what is happening; I am having a baby; they are here with me to have the baby. (remember, I had a three month old baby at this time; so I guess that is why my mind went to that).

Then I remembered that I wanted to know who was holding my head; so I looked back up at her; she smiled down at me so sweetly; then, at that very instant the Spirit came back on me; at this time, I was very vaguely aware of hearing someone (I did not know who; it was me, but I did not realize this; ) but I heard someone saying all kinds of stuff that did not make any sense. At times, I would feel myself shake my fist; and keep saying things that did not make sense. It seemed as if I were preaching something powerful. But, I did not know it was me. Then I would become vaguely aware of saying things wrong; and I would think (the thinking seemed to be way off in another world) but I would think , they will think I am crazy; I need to say this right; and I would try to make it come out in English; but I could not; I had no control over it. This went on for a long time; or so it seemed to me.

Then, some great power of love, of sweetness, of glory beyond description, came. My hands were all the way up in the air; this great presence seemed to be in a big ‘ball�?just at a height where my finger tips could just barely reach it. That glory was coming down from that presence hovering above me, into my fingers, and on down into my whole body. It was the most wonderful thing in existence. I could never tell anyone the glory of this: you would have to experience it yourself to ever know it. But, I tell you, no human tongue could describe this glory.

After a while, my arms became tired, and one of them came down just a bit; then I could not feel that glory; I was upset at this; I never wanted to be out of this. Someone, (they were all completely under the power of God, so that no one disturbed me as I had seen them do to so many others) this someone, was so led of God, that they understood and raised my arm back up; then I could feel this glory again and it kept coming down into me. I wanted to thank whoever that was, but could not.

After a while I came back to myself. I thought whatever had been happening, was over with; so I started to get up. I remember being disappointed, because I had not gotten to dance in the power of the Spirit. For, this was what I had wanted to experience all this time.

I had no conscious recollection of ever reaching my feet. I vaguely remember starting to get up; but the Spirit took over, lifted me up, and danced me all around. During this, I did not know anything; I was completely unaware of myself at this time. Some of the people told me later that I danced all over the place on one foot. I do not know. I don’t remember that. But, then I became gradually aware of myself; I was dancing and screaming, My God, It’s real, it’s real. I had not been doing this of my own accord; the Spirit was doing it through me.

When I came to myself that time, I was hugging the lady who had been holding my head. I do not know about starting to hug her. I was completely out in the Spirit when I did this. I came to myself, hugging her. I was filled up with so much LOVE !! It is indescribable! The glory of that LOVE is something I can not tell!

The first thing I felt and said to God was this: I wanted to lay my head on the chop block right then and die for my Lord. I said, God ,I will do anything you ever tell me to do.

Well, finally, we all sat down; and the preacher began his message. I was sitting on the front row, beside one of my aunts. God spoke to me as plain as anyone has ever spoken to anyone, and said, “I want you to leave this church and go to the Baptist Church, and tell them what God has done for you.�?/P>

I was stunned!! I said, “God, I can’t leave this Church, in the middle of service, and go out there in the middle of service and tell them this.�?/P>

God said to me, “you just got through telling me that you would do anything I ever asked you to do, and now you don’t want to do the first thing I ask you to do.�?/P>

Well, when He said that to me, I knew I had to go. So I told my aunt what I was going to do; and for her to explain to the church later; I figured they would think I was crazy to leave like that.

Well, I went into the Baptist Church, where I had been raised. My Mother and sisters still went there. They had been very unfriendly to me ever since I had changed churches. I dreaded to have to do this.

But, one of my sisters had taken over the piano playing after I left; so she was sitting on the front bench. Their preacher was up preaching. He looked at me in a very uneasy way when I came in. I went and sat down with my sister on the front row. She looked at me as if I had been a monster. My hair had all fallen down (it was very long) and I was in a mess. She said I looked as if I had been in a fight.

I was so full of the Spirit, I had to just hold myself. But, God told me to wait until the preacher was completely finished; so they could not accuse me of disturbing their service.

After he finished, he looked at me and asked if anyone had anything to say. This was my chance. I walked up their on trembling legs. I almost couldn’t speak; for the Spirit was so full in me.

I told them as best I could what had happened to me. I said, This is real. It is much more than you have been taught. As I talked, some began to get up and go out. One of them, the first one, didn’t live long after that.

Then, God told me to stop; not to let the preacher stop me; and he was fixing to. So, I walked right out of the church. As I walked down the aisle, he was rebuking me; saying they were not still in their sins. I would not stop; for I knew they would fuss at me and spoil my joy; and I would not let them do this. As I walked to my car, God said to me, In less than one year, this will not be a church; for they have rejected my message.

Well, as soon as I walked in the door at home, my husband took one look at me and said, “Well, you did receive it�? I said yes, you should have gone like I told you to. You missed seeing this glorious experience. I told him all about it and about going to the Baptist Church. Then I told him that God had said in less than a year, this will not be a Church. He said, Are sure? You need to be very careful saying things like that. I said, I am sure! I know God told it to me.

Well, in just a few months after that, the church completely busted up. Not one soul was left going there. My mother and sister and some other people started another church. Other went elsewhere.

In just a short while after this, that preacher and three of his sons were killed when a small airplane they were in exploded. There was nothing of them to be found. They were blown to bits. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am certainly not happy that this happened; nor am I glorying about it. No!!! My heart goes out to that family. But, I am just telling this, for a warning to those who mock the work of Almighty God!! Be very careful in this matter.

I hope this is a blessing to someone. I pray you will get something good from this testimony. I say with Paul, Before God, I lie not; every word of this is truth.

Jo