He Did What!
- Marner Benjamin

- Sep 11, 2012
- 67 min read
Updated: Nov 15
HE DID WHAT!
Marner Campbell-Benjamin
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 One Friday Night
2 Jesus Freak
3 Miracle Mitten
4 The Vision
5 The Break of Dawn
6 Yehowah Owns It All!
7 The Money Bag
8 Almost Burger Murder
9 An Angel of Light
10 The Perfect Storm
11 The Printed Page
12 Riches of Secret Places
13 All I Need Is $10,000
14 One Stormy Night
15 My Beloved is White and Ruddy
16 Mighty Everyday Miracles!
17 Pain Be Gone!!!
18 Our Great Physician – Yeshua Messiah
19 I Have Just Seen Yeshua
20 Ask, Seek, Knock!
Dedication
Author’s Notes
The Author
The Book
Dedication:
I dedicate this book to the world and my Savior Yeshua, also to my grandchildren, Emory, Charlee, Auriel, Ethan, and Devin, and to my beloved families: The Harveys, Gillings, Smiths, and my beloved husband, Gene Benjamin II. I want to thank my Heavenly Father for all his goodness and His connections through Dr. Rennie and Marina McLean. Thanks so much Jerry D. Hobbs for encouraging me to finish this book for our Savior Yeshua!
Marner Campbell-Benjamin
Author’s Notes
While growing up as a child in Ocala, Florida, it was a joy and delight to sit on my grandfather's lap. We rocked back and forth while he read the 23rd Psalm to me over and over. It was rewarding to hear him read Psalms every Sunday. It was rewarding, but I used to hate going over it continuously. Grandpa Willie died at 97 years old about the time I gave birth to my first child.
I vividly remember conversations we shared in the wooden swing every week; I can still recite the 23rd Psalm, 100th Psalm and my favorite one, the 24th Psalm. The Lord is my strength and my delight! He hears me when I pray and listens when I call. It all started when the ice cream man came ringing his bell near my parents' home. It was hot as volcanic ash, and sweat was pouring out of my pores beneath my spaghetti tank top.
Florida is hot in the summertime! If only I had a quarter, I would stop the ice cream man, I could hear his music coming close. Then all of a sudden, I spotted a crispy greenback making a landing on my dad’s tailored Bermuda lawn. What a miracle, this was my lucky day. A whole dollar came out of nowhere, and I would have 75 cents left! Miracles have happened to me for as long as I can remember. Supernatural miracles came out of the blue, just by one thought. Jobs, gas, food, clothes, friends, cars, cash, and even ice cream!
Yeshua admonished us to not worry over life matters, over what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. this is because as children of Yehowah, He takes care of all our needs. He said, Look at the birds in the air. They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not more valuable than they are? (Matthew 6:25-34) And certainly we are valued, more highly valued by our heavenly Father than the birds in the air.
1
One Friday Night!
It was hot and dreary, and the wind was blowing relentlessly. Ocala was boring enough without me having to babysit my younger brother again on a Friday night. I had turned sixteen 2 months prior, and I thought life was going to change, get more exciting and adventurous. It seemed like the only people who were having all the fun were my parents.
For the last four summers, all they did was party at someone’s residence, or I was trading off my bedroom for some of their visiting party friends. The barbecues were great, the food fantastic, but giving up my bedroom for the couch was another story. Tonight, I was supposed to have been hanging out with my girlfriend, Sally. But no, I had to babysit again.
My brother was getting on my nerves, and he wanted to play my stereo. I agreed with him tonight, because that meant I could have the television all to myself. After switching the channels, I decided to listen to a gentleman singing, How Great Thou Art. Billy Graham was going to be preaching to the youth tonight. I was drawn to listen to every word as he introduced himself.
After listening to him preach for about 45 minutes, I began to listen to my conscience constrain me vehemently to his voice. Mr. Graham was stating that we all must be born again of water and of the Spirit. He repeated Luke 14:26, “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.”
Then he recited a passage from Luke 9:24, “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.” Then he went on with Luke 9:26, “For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.” I was astonished and delighted. I had never heard anyone speak with such authority and power! It was as if the earth stood still.
I finished listening just in time, before my parents walked in the door. I was glad to have been relieved from my brother, so I could go to the privacy of my room. I found myself kneeling down to my Divine One, and asking him to come into my heart and to forgive all my sins as Mr. Graham had addressed. Afterwards, I quietly laid down for a good night's sleep.
The next day, as I awakened, I noticed right away that my soul felt alive, my hands looked different, my whole body seemed completely new inside and out. I stepped outside and noticed the sand, trees, and the environment just wasn’t what it was on Friday. I had this awakened spirit that made me reach out to others; I wanted to tell the whole world what had happened to me. Saturday, I went to the local county fair with my parents and brother, and I could see evil forces around some people, and I could see auras around others that had complete peace. Wow, what excitement I had discovered! My parents just thought I had sneaked some of the liquor out of the dining room bureau.
Jesus is alive, he did exactly as he said he would do. I just could not get enough of his holy words. I stayed glued to my Bible. When attending church, I was taking part in the Sunday school more and sharing my new conversion. I had a new life in Christ Jesus, this was going to be a great summer after all. Sometimes, I just didn’t even feel like eating. I could understand Luke 4:4 which says, “It is written, ‘People do not live on bread alone, but on every word of Yehowah.”
2
Jesus Freak!
Time flew by the last two years of high school. Graduation day came, and I started college at Santa Fe Community College. It was a thirty minute drive from my small home town of Ocala. Gainesville was a hot town, much larger than Ocala, and folks commuted daily to the University of Florida from all over Florida. My parents had attended the University of Florida, and I attempted but decided to check out the community college before leaping to a large campus.
Santa Fe Community College was interesting, and I began to meet all types of diversities. I met a few young adults who believed in Jesus Christ, but many were party goers and drug pushers, and I chose not to mix with them. Charmaine Richardson was smart and savvy, and we had most of our classes together. So I followed her like baby ducks follow their Mommy at the Alachua Park. I admit I was odd. I was shy but cute, and the girls on campus were watching their boyfriends whenever I stepped into the study hall or the cafeteria.
I hadn’t tried to date after my last episode of disappointment and embarrassment with Dwight Brown. After becoming a born-again Christian, Dwight and I went our separate ways. He just could not adjust to the fact that I loved the Lord and wanted to please Yehowah Almighty instead of him. He picked on me day and night and called me “Jesus Freak.” I told him we needed to take some space and really consider if we wanted to continue our connections.
Autumn arrived during the rush of semester exams and I was getting lonely for someone to hang out with, besides my annoying brother. Even when guys tried to date me or would come over to my house, he would turn on the water hose and spray water on them. I was just not interested in anyone, since Dwight left the picture. I concentrated on my studies and witnessed to others whom I came across about my testimony of Jesus Christ.
I started a part-time job working in the Student Affairs Administrative Office, so I could have extra spending money for the approaching holidays. I figured this would keep my mind off the boring hours that manipulated my mind continually. Jackie Harris was my new boss. Jackie was full of life and entertaining sequences. She had the real personality of a stand-up comedian that reminded me of Flip Wilson’s character, Geraldene. I was just glad to be on somebody’s payroll after my Burger King days.
College floated by quickly that first year. Charmaine was getting married, and I had met a new candidate for dating. Joe Taylor almost knocked me over in the hall on campus before we became acquainted. He was really good-looking and polite and had that special charm about him. I smiled in my heart and thought it might not hurt to get involved with a new person and take my mind off the past. Joe drove a 1971 Volkswagen Beetle.
On Sundays, he would come by, and we would go for rides. I can remember the stick shift, and I wondered how anyone could drive that vehicle. It puttered and shook whenever you would take off. It was a light lime-colored car, and Joe always had it clean inside and out. He dressed so nice, and I began to like some of his gentleman ways.
Joe went to church with me one Sunday and appeared to love the Lord as myself, but he never would talk about Jesus too much but rather his future. He wanted to make a good living. He wanted fine houses and cars. Joe lost a brother at the young age of 30 and would talk about it quite often. “My brother taught me how to drive tractor-trailer and I miss him so much,” he would explain.
I could tell he was going places in his life. Joe began to come over often to visit me. He asked my father if he could come sometime on a weekday to see me after he got off from work. Joe appeared like he really was interested in knowing me and my family better. I was beginning to like him, but I just didn’t feel like it was going anyplace. I felt like we would only be friends. Christmas was coming, and I was so tired of studying.
I had attended Charmaine's wedding and life moved on. Gainesville was lazy and hot even in the winter months, and I needed an extracurricular. I played my music quite a bit. I even played my clarinet with my cousin Kearin the following summer and thought about taking extra lessons. Oh Yehowah, why am I so bored? Can’t there be something more to do with my life? Joe and I went shopping for holiday gifts. He wanted to get my brother Gino something special and something for my parents of course.
We ended up buying a big fruit basket with oranges, grapefruits, peaches, grapes, bananas, nuts, and candies all in one beautiful wicker basket. Joe surprised my brother with his own stereo so he could stop fighting with me over mine. After driving, walking, and eating ice cream cones, Joe and I went to a movie. I can’t remember what the movie title was, even now. I was tired and wanted to go home.
The holidays passed, and I was now teaching Sunday School classes at my father’s church. I call it my father’s church, because he had just received his pastor’s license and was now an assistant minister. The teens in my class loved to hear me talk about Jesus’ mission. I loved listening to the Sermon on the Mount that my father played on Sunday mornings before leaving for church.
Jesus can enlighten you just in the time you need Him the most. John 4:14 says, “but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life.” April 18, 1972, I became the new bride of Joe Taylor. Joe was excited about marrying me, before he enlisted in the Armed Forces. He enlisted in the Air Force, and I finished my Associates Degree in Psychology at Santa Fe Community College.
Time flies when you are having fun! I finished college and attended the graduation ceremonies on June 23, 1972. Joe flew home to assist me, and I traveled with him after his basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Texas was hot. Hotter than Florida ever was, and I was decorating our new apartment. After training, Joe and I arrived in Ft Meyers, Florida, to enjoy our honeymoon. My father let Joe borrow his shiny new car, and we rented a cottage on the beach. Life appeared grand, and I was extricated from childhood.
My mom was worried about me living away from home for the first time. She was worried, and I felt free for the first time in a very long time, or should I say, since Yeshua freed me with His blood. After our brief honeymoon, we flew back to our new apartment. I was glad that Joe hadn’t lived on base with all those adventurous Air Force brats. I loved the quaint little apartment we chose, not too far from the seaside.
I was looking forward to attending Lubbock University in the fall, when Joe moved to Lubbock. I wanted to maintain my studies in psychology and obtain my Bachelors Degree. Joe was turned down from his job offer as air traffic controller and was given a security assignment instead; he wasn’t happy with the decision. I had met some Christian friends and attended a Jesus group on Friday nights. It was great to be around Spirit-filled believers like ourselves. We all would meet together and share items, food, money and go out on the streets to witness on Saturdays and Sundays.
The group called themselves, “The Children of God.” We would play inspirational songs with the guitar, drums, and trumpets, and lift up the name of Jesus! We studied the four gospels and the Psalms. The ladies would cook, clean, attend the kids, and shop for the group as a whole. I was very happy to have someone to fellowship with in the Lord.
One day while out, I met a gentleman walking in the park and asked him, “Do you love the Lord? Do you want to know the Lord? Do you want to invite Jesus into your heart? He said “Yes”! I offered him to repeat after me, “Jesus, I want to know you, forgive me of my sins as Romans 10:9-10 says, “For if with your mouth you acknowledge Yeshua as Lord, and believe in your heart that Yehowah raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.”
I observed him changing and rearranging just like a lit-up Christmas tree! This was the first time I had led someone to Christ. I was full of the Holy Spirit, and I was enthused with joy. I gave the gentleman a Bible tract and sent him on his way. Many others I met on the streets and parks in Texas and led to Christ. Jesus showed me that with him, “I can do all things through Messiah who strengthens me.” Sadly, Joe and I left the Children of God, after finding out that some of the leaders were dealing in drugs. I began to witness to many as I traveled from Texas to Florida.
3
Miracle Mitten
Joe obtained conscientious objector status from the military, and we moved back to Gainesville, Florida, and purchased a house. Shortly thereafter, I became pregnant with Joe, Jr. Daddy Joe returned to work at his old job driving tractor-trailer. I adjusted to becoming a housewife and mother. Joe Jr. was born on May 16, 1973, in Gainesville, Florida. I was enjoying motherhood and getting acquainted with my new neighbors.
One day, Joe walked in and decided he was fed up with Florida and the occupations and wanted to venture out to Colorado. I have no idea how that decision came about or what motivated the option. When Joe Jr. was 3 months old we visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona, drove through Colorado, and that was that. We headed back to Florida and sold our home and packed and moved to Colorado within 2 short months.
While in the military we had purchased a brand new Beetle. We sold everything we owned and headed out on the highway in our new 1972 Super Beetle Volkswagen. After arriving in Denver, Joe got a job working with Texaco Oil Company, driving an oily gas truck. I was visiting the Church of Latter Day Saints and took a part-time job teaching the four-year olds. I was getting acquainted with my new Colorado neighbors.
The Duncans were nice people and invited me to their ward. I was impressed with some of their teachings and began to go regularly. Joe wasn’t interested and was taking classes at Denver University. Joe and I bought a new home in Aurora; after a few years passed, I became pregnant with my second child. Celeste, my second child, and Joe Jr., filled most of my time. The winter had come again and Joe was 4 years old and his sister 3 years old.
The two of them were crying to go outside, and I was refusing them, because one of Joe’s mittens was missing. “Mommy, I want to go outside in the snow!” yelled Joe, Jr. “I wanna go, I wanna go!” chanted Celeste. I felt a hand touch my shoulder, and I looked back and the other mitten was miraculously lying on the floor. That red mitten had been missing for 2 years! “WOW!” was all I could say. I praised the Lord all day long for that simple, supernatural miracle. I, JJ, and Celeste had a wonderful day, and I rested in the Lord.
4
The Vision
On my 29th birthday I had been struggling to keep my 9-year marriage afloat. Joe and I had been having relational problems. I was happy in spirit and had been studying Revelation and the gospels daily. I had this ‘high’ and felt as though I could fly to Africa. The Holy Spirit had me enthusiastically engaged in Yehowah’s love. I wasn’t hungry at dinner time. I cooked a wholesome meal for my family. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green peas and a garden salad. ‘Mommy, can I have a cookie,’ whined Celeste.
I was having a hard time getting some space to myself. I read JJ and Celeste a bedtime story and tucked them in at 8pm. Joe was on the road with his company’s oil rig, and I was relieved that I could have the bedroom to myself for a few days. The third day, I was exhausted from carrying the kids to the mall. I hadn’t eaten in quite a while, but I just wasn’t hungry, but I was full of Yehowah’s Spirit.
Suddenly at bedtime, I was taken into a deep sleep and awakened to find myself covered in sweat all over my body. Wow, I have to tell you what He did! I was seeing pictures of Abraham, Isaac, Moses and Elijah on an HDTV in living color. Yehowah was talking, his voice was like rolling thunder. ‘You will see them all alive one day, if you are faithful’ He echoed.
Swiftly, the mountains fell into the seas and great thunder caused a mighty earthquake, and the mountains and islands fell out of their places. The earth reeled to and fro like a drunkard as Isaiah 24:19 says. “And I lifted up my eyes to heaven and saw the brightness of His coming with all the holy angels. His brightness slew the wicked and I was caught up into the air. He spoke again, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel.” I was so amazed and shaken with his powerful voice.
Immediately, I rushed down the hall. The Holy Ghost flung me down throughout the house, such that I couldn’t stand up straight. It felt as though I had drunk four bottles of wine. I tried to get back to the bedroom and noticed Joe had come in from his three-day journey. Out of the blue a powerful spirit grabbed me on my left side, and I could hear noises that I could not understand. Then on my right I heard Yehowah again, ‘Take your hands off of her, she is mine!’ shouted the voice of Yehowah. The wicked spirit vanished immediately, and I was at peace.
I went to my husband’s side, and he was tired and in pain. I placed my hands on him and he was relieved. I had the anointing of the glory of Yehowah. I tried talking to Joe about my experience, but he didn’t comment. The next morning, I talked to my children about the love of Yehowah and led them to the grace of his salvation. Celeste and Joe, Jr. repeated the salvation prayer with me and asked Jesus into their hearts.
Jesus says, “Suffer the little children to come unto me.” Matthew 19:14. As we enter the END TIMES, it is good that everyone is familiar with Matthew 24 and Psalm 91. Matthew 24 reminds me of that great vision I had!
5
The Break Of Dawn
It was Friday night, and I was excited to begin my weekly Bible studies with the community. I had placed fliers at the local laundromat and in shopping malls, hoping someone would be interested in coming to learn all about my savior, Jesus Christ. Dawn, my roommate, and I had made lemonade and cookies and cleaned all day so the antique house would be inviting for everyone. We sang old gospel hymns and lifted up the Holy Father!
We began to read the Scriptures. Romans 8:35-39 says, “Who will separate us from the love of Messiah? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? . . . 37In all these things we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us. 38For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of Yehowah, which is in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.”
Dawn and I enjoyed the evening and wondered where was everyone? Why hadn’t they come? Later, we were so wrapped up in Yeshua’s arms, we remembered that where two or three are gathered, Yeshua is in the midst! Dawn had epilepsy, a disorder of the central nervous system. We decided to ask Yehowah Almighty to heal her in the name of Yeshua. “Father come and restore my body, and relieve me of this crazy disease. I am so tired of falling off my bicycle when I ride to work. I want to be set free indeed. Thank you Father, we ask it in Jesus’ name, Amen and Amen!” we both shouted together.
The next morning Dawn called to me, “Marner, come quickly, see what God has done, I am healed, I am healed!” Many years passed. I had moved to Florida and remarried. My new spouse, Larry, and I had moved back to Colorado and wanted to visit Dawn. After seven years, she was still praising Yehowah for her healing from epilepsy, it never tortured her again. Praise Yehowah from whom all blessings flow! Never doubt—just praise and shout!
The Scripture in Isaiah 53:1-5 says, “Who has believed what they heard from us, and to whom has the arm of Yehowah been revealed? 2For he grew up before Yehowah like a sapling, and like a sprout out of parched earth; he had no remarkable appearance or splendor; when we saw him, there was no beauty to attract us. 3He was despised and rejected by people; a man of sorrows, and one familiar with pain. Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised; and we considered him insignificant. 4But surely he has borne our sicknesses and carried our sorrows; yet we thought he was being punished by the Almighty, struck by the Almighty, and afflicted. 5But he was pierced because of our rebellious deeds; he was crushed because of our sins. The punishment for our peace was on him, and with his wounds we are healed.”
6
Yehowah Owns It All
I was sleeping in late one Sabbath morning. It was raining, and I was enjoying the moments with my Divine One. I really didn’t have an offering or tithe to give this week, and I was upset about it. I felt guilty and ashamed and just decided I wasn’t going to church today … no way! I pulled the bed covers over my head and soaked in my tears.
Later, as I drifted off to sleep, I heard a whisper that I had heard so many times before, “I am your Divine One, you are my child. Do you really think that you have to give me something before I give you something?” It was so clear in my mind. The Lord wanted me to come as I was. Psalms 57:1 says, “Be merciful to me, Almighty One, be merciful to me, for I take refuge in you until these troubles are over. I stay under your wings for protection until this destruction is over.” It continues in verse 2, “I will cry to Yehowah Most High, to the Almighty, who does all things for me.”
Recently, Yehowah showed me in Psalm 24:1 that everything is His! He owns it all…wow! He can send blessings from any area, any person, any entity, anywhere at any time! Look at that verse, I had read it so many times when I was just a four year old kid. Never did I see it the way I see it today! Psalm 24:1 says: “The earth is Yehowah’s, and its fullness, the globe, and all who live on it.” Yes—He owns it all.
One day I was hurrying to my nursing job. I was living in my rural home near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, about 25 miles southwest of Cañon City, Colorado. It was Independence Day, and I was hoping to be free to enjoy the long weekend. But when my employer called, I accepted the assignment, and decided to drive the back way to Green Mountain Falls. Well, as I approached the area, my cell phone rang, and the assignment was canceled.
I wasn’t a “happy camper” and told Yehowah out loud, “Well, that’s really nice, I really needed that job to pay my car payment!” He whispered and told me to pull into a certain gas station in Woodland Park. I pulled off the road and decided to buy a little gas before heading to Colorado Springs. The gentleman inside was nice, and I decided to give him a book, The Perfect Storm is Coming, published by IBE, Inc. I usually order these booklets by the case and pass them out. Well, I conversed with the gentleman, and he began telling me about his wife dying of cancer some months back, and I told him, ‘Strange, my spouse died just last year of cancer as well.’ It was a divine appointment. Cheerfully, I exited the gas station after pointing to one of the dollar scratch tickets with the red, white and blue colors—celebrating the 4th of July.
I had this strange feeling that came over me to purchase one. Later, as I drove on to Colorado Springs, after almost forgetting about the $1 lotto—I scratched it off. It was worth $300, just enough to pay my car payment! My car payment was $299.15. Isn’t Yehowah good? He even owns lotto tickets! It was hard times even back in the 90’s, but Yehowah helped me through it all.
I had gone through another divorce and times were hard. My daughter and I were sharing a 2-bedroom apartment on the west side of Colorado Springs, and I was working 2 jobs and tired all the time. I did a morning shift with one company, and when it ended at 4:p.m, I came home and ate dinner, and went to my other shift, from 7:p.m to 7:a.m. Well, this month I was short. One of my clients passed away, and I didn’t have enough to pay rent.
My daughter, Dione, and I were trying to figure out what we were gonna do to get the $425 for rent, and we needed gas as well. I had one dollar left. We stopped by 7-11, and I purchased one $1 scratch ticket. When returning to the car, fretfully and grieved in spirit, I scratched it off with a worn dime. “WOW!” I screamed out, “Dione, it’s worth $500!” The Lord provides for His children. Just like when Peter in the Bible was told to go to the fish's mouth to find a coin to pay his and Yeshua's temple offering! I do believe Yehowah owns everything! Yehowah controls everything! Trust and obey! His voice speaks to us when we listen! Praise Yehowah for his faithfulness!
Another lotto story: I needed to pay rent to a friend that had let me rent a room. It was the year 2009. I had just been paid. I wasn’t happy with my check. I had to make car, insurance, and mortgage payments, and buy food. But my friend had been so wonderful to me by letting me stay at her place, and it was time that I give her something to help out with utilities.
Well, I gassed up and decided to buy another lotto ticket. It was Sabbath morning, and I had just clocked off of a night shift. I rested in the car and scratched off the ticket—praise Yehowah, there was $100! I cashed it out and gave the cash to my friend when I walked through the door! I’ve never been addicted to gambling, but I wonder about the excess of it all. But being in the Father’s hands and in His control, I feel He supplies our needs from any angle or through any entity.
So I feel we have a living Almighty One that responds to us when we ask, seek and knock. I am still praying and asking for guidance in this area, but most of the time I am waiting on his response! Let the Holy Spirit guide you into all truth. I feel it’s a matter of listening to his voice and direction for all things! The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein! Habakkuk was one of those prophets who trusted Yehowah — (READ ALL OF Habakkuk 2).
7
The Money Bag
It was a dreary day. I woke up tired from working a long shift with the elderly as a certified nurse's assistant. My daughter was sick, and I needed to visit her at the hospital. The drive to the hospital took half an hour. I normally would have thought nothing of it, but this week I needed gas money. I dreaded getting out of bed, but managed to get up and take a quick shower.
I was mumbling to myself out loud, “How am I going to go visit that girl? I just don’t have enough gas and besides that, she needed coca-cola, soap, and more personal things. Yehowah, this just won’t work.” As I was getting dressed, a voice whispered to me, “Wear your black outfit today, yes, and use your black purse you purchased at that garage sale 3 weeks ago.” Well, I really wanted to wear my blue outfit, but what’s the use of arguing with my Master?
The clock was ticking, and I just didn’t know what this day would be like. I switched my brown pocket book to the black one that I bought at the garage sale for only 10 cents. As I began moving things into the black leather purse, I unzipped one of the inside areas. As I placed my hand inside, I pulled out a bill that was hiding way down deep. “WOW!” I shouted, “Wow, it’s a $50 bill!” I could hardly believe it, He had answered my prayers again, right in the nick of time. Isn’t Yehowah good!
I rushed out the door, hurrying to Walgreens to get the items I needed. The drive was pleasant and wonderful, and my daughter and I were able to eat lunch together. Philippians 4:19, “And Yehowah will fill every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Messiah Yeshua.”
8
Almost Burger Murder
It was the summer of 1985, in Hollywood, Florida. My three children were relieved that school was out, and we all chipped in together to do house work. I loved the mangos and avocados that hung ripe on the trees in my back yard. The birds were chirping, and it was the best day that I had had in a long time. It was 85 degrees, and I played my stereo most of the day, listening to Andre Crouch and the Staple Singers.
My only son was preparing for work and was excited about his summer job at the local Burger King. I know he wanted to save money for his first car. As he headed out the door for work, the girls and I watched a movie together. A few hours later, I received this overwhelming premonition that I should pray. The Holy Spirit was prompting me to pray for my son immediately. I asked the girls to join me, and we prayed as commanded by the Spirit of Yehowah.
I wondered about it, but felt relieved that things would be OK. After the movie, we all climbed into bed. Later, I heard my son come in, and all the lights went out for the night. Next morning, as I was preparing breakfast, my son burst into the kitchen doorway. “Mom, you will never guess what happened to me last night at work!” “Well, what happened?” I asked. “Three guys came in and had everyone lay down on the floor. They took off everyone's jewelry, watches and things. Later, this big guy demanded that I get the money out of the safe that was beneath the floor. Mom, he placed this gun against my head.
Then all of a sudden, he dashed out of the building as fast as he could, and I was OK. Everybody was OK, can you believe it?” “Son, I believe it. Last night, the Holy Spirit prompted me to pray with your sisters, and we didn’t have a clue what was happening, but we obeyed. I am so glad I responded. I can see the angels came and rescued you, how happy I am to see that you and the others are fine,” I replied to my son. Isn’t Yehowah wonderful and caring? He protects us in our time of troubles. What a wonderful Mighty One we serve! (READ ALL OF Psalm 91).
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An Angel of Light
Parenting is not an easy job. Ask a number of parents today and I am sure they will agree with me. Yehowah made many wonderful people across this planet and universe. The world is full of beautiful, intelligent creatures. I think of Adam and Eve and all the luxury of living they had before the fall. That same serpent, Lucifer, is up to the same old tricks today. This story will remind you of that fact. My son was left behind at home on this glorious day.
I had some errands to do and demanded that he stay put until his sisters arrived from school. Well, in this case I will let him tell this story: “My mother went out. I know it wasn’t the thing to do when Gary arrived at my door. “Man, let’s go to the pool,” Gary begged. It was so hot, I hesitated and let him talk me into it. After all, the city pool was only blocks away, and I would get back home before anyone else.
The city pool waters felt so good to my skin. There wasn’t anyone else there that day. Gary and I had the pool all to ourselves. Gary was a good swimmer and he paraded all over the chlorinated waters. I was enjoying the moment, until I gagged and lost my focus and pains cramped my legs. I tried to go up to the surface but kept going down.
Out of nowhere, this figure jumped into the water and drew me out very quickly. I looked back to observe this person, and they were nowhere to be found. “WOW!” I shouted out loud. Who was that? Then I remembered Mom taught me about angels. It was an angel, it had to be an angel of Yehowah.
Angels are really real, and I believe in them today. There are demonic angels as well as holy angels. When Satan was cast out of heaven, a third of the angels came with him. We must always pray with discernment. It’s best to obey your parents as Colossians 3:20 says, “Children, obey your parents in all things, for this is pleasing in the Lord.” “I could have died that day. I was saved because God sent an angel.”
Ephesians 6:1-4, “Children, obey your parents in Yehowah, for this is right. 2“Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise, 3“so that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.” 4Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger. Instead, raise them in the discipline and instruction of Yehowah.” Proverbs 13:1, “A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a mocker will not listen to rebuke.”
Proverbs 8:32-36, “Now, my sons, listen to me, for those who keep my Ways will be blessed. 33Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not neglect it. 34The one who listens to me will be blessed. He will be watching every day at my doors, waiting beside the posts of my doors. 35For whoever finds me, finds life, and he will find the favor of Yehowah. 36But he who fails, harms his own life; all who hate me love death.”
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The Perfect Storm
It had been a rough year. My husband, Bob, was sick, but I thought he was getting better. Bob and I had just celebrated our 6 year anniversary on April 11, 2005. We were making plans to travel to Florida and return and visit his mother in Delaware. After all of these years going to Sabbath school, meeting strangers that he had photography appointments with, it seemed his energy was shot. His name was Robert Lanier Campbell, but he loved for people to call him “Bob.”
Bob loved waking up and rising up to see the sun come up over the hills that faced our mountain home. He just could not stand living in the city after residing here in the beautiful mountains. He talked about how he left the concrete streets of Wilmington to breathe fresh air. He loved rafting the white waters of the Arkansas River.
I can remember hiking all over 11-mile Canyon and beyond the trails of Cheyenne Canyon and Helen Hunt Falls near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Robert never skipped out of an adventure, and he forced me to go with him. He worked a full-time job, did his own graphics business which he called, “Right Angle Graphics” and nicknamed it, RAGS. He loved photography as well, and enjoyed taking photos of the kids that participated in junior league football or baseball.
Out of all the pleasures in Bob’s life, he loved teaching Sabbath school at Palace of Peace Seventh-Day Adventist Church located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Rain, snow, sleet—he never missed teaching if he was assigned, and drove the 75 miles to be a part of that congregation. Robert made many friends and acquaintances while living in El Paso County. He also was favored by many in Fremont County where I still reside today.
I will never forget the last moments of his life on planet earth. During our trip to Florida, Bob was excited to see the ocean once again. He rented a white Dodge Bentley Coupe and took off to Boca Raton to see the white beaches. As we were sight seeing the yachts along AIA, he stopped and took photos with his digital camera.
It was a beautiful grand occasion when my brother drove Bob and me down to South Beach, Miami. The sun was streaming and the waters were glittering as the beaches were full of diverse people from all ethnicities. After leaving Florida, Bob came back to his mountain home and passed away on August 28, 2005. I was shocked, I thought he was getting better.He was so full of energy and life. He was gone now, and I was trying to cope and get his funeral arrangements in order. It wasn’t easy.
I drove to Colorado Springs to talk to Christian friends for some assistance and contacted my professor at University of Phoenix where I had been attending classes for 2 ½ years. I called my son to tell him the bad news. “Mom, I am going to need a suit,” Joe stated. I drove down to meet him at my bank and gave him a check for $150. “Don’t worry about it, Yehowah will give it back real fast,” I replied. I had found letters written by Bob, in the house near his computer.
The letters said that a big storm was coming, something that only Yehowah could save you out of. I still have the letters, and I can remember Hurricane Katrina came the very next day after Bob passed. I was trying to collect his suits that were in the closet to take down to Goodwill to donate to the hurricane victims. As I pulled the suits out of the closet, I noticed a long white envelope on the floor of the closet.
I quickly picked it up and looked inside, “WOW, I screamed, it’s $150 cash!” Isn’t Yehowah good! I had given my son the money to buy himself a suit. Just think, I found an envelope with Bob’s initials on it and $150 cash stuffed inside. Yehowah never ceases to supply our daily needs and desires!
Romans 8:35-39 says, “Who will separate us from the love of Messiah? Tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or sword? 36Just as it is written, “For your benefit we are killed all day long. We were considered as sheep for the slaughter.” 37In all these things we are more than conquerors through the One who loved us. 38For I have been convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor governments, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, 39nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of Yehowah, which is in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.”
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The Printed Page
The day I celebrated my 59th birthday. I took a walk down memory lane, and many things came floating through my mind. Remembering all the hot, steamy mornings when I would put on my two-piece suit and go witnessing for the Lord, on the streets divided between Broward and Dale County located between Ft. Lauderdale and Miami, Florida, in the summer of 1982. I was slimmer, trimmer and full of life back then.
I loved the Lord with all of my heart like I do now, but I just had this song in my heart and dance in my step. I could not wait for the sun to rise, so I could go knocking on somebody’s door. Sometimes my legs felt tired and my face was full of sweat, but nothing could take away the joy that Yehowah and I had together. Just when I thought my day was over, Yehowah would bring me to another exciting dilemma.
One time I was waiting in my car after walking all over those long dreary, pot-holed streets. His whisper came out of nowhere, just landed upon my ear, “There’s a man inside the Safeway store that you need to meet and give a Steps to Christ today,” the Voice echoed. “He will be wearing a polka dot shirt and be with his wife.” I am just like a child. I obey His voice when I hear Him. Sometimes I can mess up, especially when I ignore the voice or just get lazy and don’t carry out his orders.
Today was one of those days, when I could have made a big mistake. I was tired, I just wanted to go inside and pick up a few items and go home. I had picked up the Steps to Christ and pitched it into my purse. When I arrived inside the grocery store, I saw this little old lady, and I approached her and said, “Ma-am, do you like to read?” “No,” she replied, “Honey, my eyes are deteriorating, sorry!”
I felt like putting my foot into my mouth. And the voice came again from Yehowah, “This is not the person I told you to give the book to.” Wow, what a Mighty One we serve. After skipping around the various corners in the store, I spotted the man, described just like the Holy Spirit said. He was wearing a brown polka dot shirt and a lady was with him.
I was so excited, I walked right up to the lady, “Hello, I am Marner, and you may think that this is crazy, but the Holy Spirit of Yehowah told me to come find this man and give this book to him; he is your husband, right?” The lady just jumped with joy and shouted, “If the Holy Spirit told you to give it to him, well, give it to him!” From that time on, I tried not to avoid the voice of Yehowah.
I have had a few more of these experiences. Back in 2008, I had three more of these same type of “divine appointments.” I was restless one morning, tired from working but missing out on something. I prayed to Yehowah for a few minutes that morning. I was still in my sleeping gown.
The Holy Spirit awakened me with that voice, “Get up, get dressed, I want you to take The Perfect Storm to someone, do it quickly,” the voice demanded. “When you get in your car, don’t pass them, you may have to make a U-turn; he will be walking with someone or a dog. He will be wearing a red shirt, you can’t miss him.” Isn’t the Lord good?
I rushed to my car and drove up the road, and just as He told me, the young man was walking with another guy about his age. He was wearing this red shirt and I stopped to pull my car over, but had to make a U-turn. I smiled, because Yehowah knows us so well. I hopped out of the car and left it running. “Hey guys, how are you? Boy, you are really special. I woke up this morning and the Holy Spirit told me to come look for you and give you this!”
The boys both looked at me with shock, and took the booklets from me. I will never forget the look on their faces. The following week, I was commanded to go to the city park. It was a Sunday, and I was bored. The Holy Spirit whispered and said, “I have a mission for you today. Go to the city park, and you will see a turquoise blue metallic automobile, you can’t miss it. They need these books right away.”
When I approached the park, I saw the car right away, but I didn’t see anyone near or in the car. “Lord, what now?” “Go next door, the gate is open, and you will know what to do.” There was a parking lot full of people getting ready for services at this church that I had never seen. I introduced myself and said, “I was sent here by the Holy Spirit, and the Lord wants you all to have these booklets.”
The gentleman that I met told me, “We are so happy for these books, we are just beginning to study the Book of Revelation, and Pastor Smith will be glad to have them.” They received about 25 copies of The Perfect Storm Is Coming. I was beaming with joy and thanked the Lord for using me and uplifting my day.
Note: The booklet, The Perfect Storm is Coming is a book about America headed for Armageddon, and history and biblical facts on END TIME events that all of us will be facing soon. Steps To Christ is in print today under the name: Finding Peace Within. You can order these books at: www.theperfectstormiscoming.org
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Riches Of Secret Places
It had been a hard time adjusting to my new single life since the death of my late husband. I was hoping to find a job in the field of my Bachelor of Science degree. All of my life I had wanted to counsel others to help them in areas of distress. Certified Nurses Assistant work was pleasant at times and I had endured it for over 22 years. The Lord allowed me to meet many wonderful people all across El Paso and Fremont counties.
I had met doctors, lawyers, instructors, professors, nurses, ministers, captains of the military, homemakers, artists, policemen, scientists and dozens of dogs and cats. I even met a gentleman who was a second cousin of Abraham Lincoln. Nursing is an exciting and interesting occupation, but it doesn’t pay as much as I was hoping to make.
One day, I really wanted to move back to my country house near Westcliffe, Colorado, but I was working two jobs trying to catch up on my bills. My roommate was nice and very cooperative in helping me adjust to widowhood. We became friends and life was a little easier than it could have been. Life goes on and Jesus is in control. My 2004 Dodge needed maintenance, so after work one day I dropped it off at a mechanic that one of my clients suggested to me.
The gentleman loaned me a mini-van till he finished my car. Well, I received a call from the mechanic; he suggested that I take the car to the Dodge dealership because the part wasn’t available. After I arrived to pick up the car, I noticed that I could not get the car cranked. I had to call a tow truck to deliver it to the Dodge dealership.
I was so frustrated. I demanded my money back since they could not fix the problem. The Dodge dealership solved the problem within 3 hours. I told them I would pick the car up after work that day. When they quoted the price to me, it was more than the other mechanic had quoted. What would I do? No more money would be available until next month. I was finishing my job at a client’s home in Monument. Snow was on the ground, and I was trying to figure out what to do about paying for my car.
I started praying to Yehowah in my mind just briefly. “Yehowah, what can I do now, I will need that car to get back and forth to work, and I just don’t have the money, can you help me NOW, I need your help now dear Lord,” I repeated over in my mind. Later, the doorbell rang at my client’s home. My roommate had arrived to pick me up to take me to pick up my car from the Dodge dealership. My client’s mother asked to see me before I left.
She handed me a knot full of something in an envelope. “Marner, I have been meaning to give this to you, since this may be the last time we see each other, as I mentioned we are moving back to Iowa next month,” she exclaimed. I took it gratefully and hugged her neck as we approached the door to leave. When I got into my roommate’s car, I excitedly looked inside the envelope and there was cash. I counted it out to be $68.00. I screamed out loud, “Yes, just enough to make up the difference to pay for my car repair. Isn’t Yehowah good!”
My roommate looked at me and asked, “How do you do that? How do you get others to give you money?” I will call my roommate Lucy. Lucy had remembered another story that happened to me, similar to the one above. I was attending church one Sabbath. As I entered the congregation, the Holy Spirit directed me to sit up front in a seat close to the front. It was peculiar because I never sit up front.
It thrilled me to sit in the back with my praising buddies. We always would praise Yehowah in the highest, raising our voices and singing boldly before the throne of Yehowah. But I had learned to listen to that “small still voice,” because it never led me wrong. As the Sabbath services began, a couple came and sat by me and handed me an envelope. I was puzzled because I didn’t have a clue what this could be about.
The gentleman and his wife usually affiliate with the prison ministry groups that visit the prisons every other week. I had once asked him to give me an application to fill out so I could minister at the prisons. I had once participated in prison ministry one summer while in Montgomery, Alabama, and thought it would be good to get involved again. I took the envelope and tucked it in my purse and thought to view it later when service was over.
When church was over, I went straight to open the envelope. Inside was cash in the amount of $300. “Wow, Lord, what is this for?” The Holy Spirit whispered, “Remember, you have taxes to pay.” I just almost flipped. I went to find the couple and thanked them. The wife commented, “You are so special, because the Lord told us that it was time to do a ‘thanks offering,’ and we were to give it to the person that sat by us at church today.” I was so happy and praised Yehowah the rest of that week.
Another time, I needed gas to get to church. My car was on ‘E.’ I told Lucy, “Well, it’s on E now, but it’ll be full before I get back.” And sure enough, someone walked up to me and placed a $20 bill into my hand. Lucy just could not believe it. So when Yehowah provided my client’s daughter to give me funds to top off what I needed to get my car out of the shop, Lucy just stared at me and asked, “How do you do that? How do you get others to give you money?” Yeshua says to ask and it will be given, seek and you shall find, knock and it will be opened unto you. All I ever do is ask.
A lot of the time, I praise and cry out to Him. A lot of times He says no, or wait, but most of the time, if it’s a need—He fills my plate. Isaiah 45:2-4, “I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut in pieces their iron bars, 3and I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden away, that you may know that it is I, Yehowah, who call you by your name, I, the Mighty One of Israel. 4For Jacob my servant’s sake, and Israel my chosen, I have called you by your name: Giving you a title of honor, though you have not known me.”
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All I Need Is $10,000
The 80’s were tough and the going got rough. I had been working with my spouse doing a janitorial service. The money was good while it was coming in. But the times were crazy and spontaneous with hard knocks. The stocks were tumbling and my cleaning contracts were diminishing weekly. The big boys were buying out the small janitorial businesses in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and my debts were piling up.
I loved the janitorial industry but when in Florida, I noticed that the competition was more plenteous and I had many Jewish clientele. Colorado just could not compete with Florida’s tourist trade. Yeshua said many times, “I shall supply your needs.” Sometimes it seems like the impossible and then you begin to wonder, ‘HOW Lord?’ With all these bills and so few clients to service my pockets, I just scream out and wonder, ‘HOW’ and ‘WHEN’ Lord? I had almost given up and decided on walking away from my business and just go back to college for a better degree.
More bad news came when my daughter got sick and had to be hospitalized in the midst of the fall of the year, 1993. Well, I really cried out to Yehowah and asked, “Are you testing me?” I just don’t know why and I just don’t know how. Out of the blue the phone rang. It was one of my customers who wanted to change their cleaning schedule. We struck up a conversation and one thing led to another. Deb had mentioned that she was doing pretty good with the changes in the economy and was thinking of taking a vacation to Texas to see relatives to get away from the Colorado cold.
I told her, “I wish I was doing as well, all I need is $10,000,” my voice cracked. “Oh, Marner, that is all you need?” she responded. “I can give you $10,000!” she yelled out with joy. I still remember the moment when I walked into ENT Federal Credit Union and walked out to my car with ten thousand dollars in cash. I was elated, I was sitting on clouds of heaven. Not knowing how and why it was answered.
My Divine One supplied my needs and some of my wants. And that same month, my ex called and placed my daughter on his insurance, and her hospital bills were covered. I received a double blessing—NO, a triple blessing. Deb and I became not only business friends, but personal friends. We have been friends for over 20 years now. She resides in California now, but we pray and talk often.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, “We also exhort you to aspire to live quietly, mind your own business, and work with your hands, just as we commanded you. 12Do this so that you may walk properly in respect to those who are outside the faith, and so that you may have need of nothing.”
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One Stormy Night!
My radio was blasting Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer, as my little red Volkswagen beetle was rolling along as fast as it could on Hwy 287. My children were quite small at the time, and we were leaving to head home after the Christmas play ended. I wasn’t in the mood to attend the Christmas play, but JJ had a leading role and urged me on. “Mom, you have to go, I am playing one of the three wise men,” he begged me.
Well, here we were heading down that dark highway. The weather was nice when we first headed out that evening. I can’t believe how beautiful the Colorado skies were that day. I guess this is why they call it, “Colorful Colorado.” One minute it can be as lovely as autumn leaves and merry blue birds and the next few hours can turn into an ugly snowstorm. The kids were playing merrily in the back seat, and I was getting worried. It seemed like the darkest night that I had ever seen in all of my life!
Snow was beginning to fall, and the temperature was dropping. I reached to turn up the heat, and before I knew it, we were in a ditch, but miraculously, the beetle hopped back on the road. It was icy and the snow was falling fast, and my visibility was poor. I wanted to pull over and just wait, but thought maybe I should continue on. Blankets of snow were falling, and I felt a strong arm on the wheel. The children were sleeping on top of one another.
I prayed the whole time, asking for safety and guidance on the treacherous road. As I turned the last corner, I spotted the porch light beaming in my pathway. Yehowah is so wonderful, so protective and awesome. I was happy to be back home safely in my warm house with my children.
This Bible verse came across my mind as I was putting the children to bed that night: Philippians 4:4-7, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice. 5Let your gentleness be known to all people. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in everything by prayer and requests, with thanksgiving, let your requests be known to Yehowah. 7And the peace of Yehowah, which exceeds all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Messiah Yeshua.”
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My Beloved Is White And Ruddy
“My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand.” (Song of Solomon 5:10; KJV) Life is crazy, disappointing, furious, pain-staking, unbearable, indigestible, mysterious, penniless, inadequate, enthusiastic, and dull at times. I had my share of relationships that turned out being all the words above and more. My first marriage rewarded me with three adorable children that sometimes hate Mom for choosing the wrong partner.
My second marriage helped me raise the same children that blamed their stepfather for correcting them, and keeping them out of jail. My third husband was a delight in the Lord and was a friend to my children. He passed away with cancer a day before Katrina blew in and damaged most of the New Orleans coast in 2005. I made it through four rough years spending insurance money on unpaid bills, food, water, clothes, a new car, car repairs, and firewood.
Jobs were slow, and I decided to leave my little country house and rent a room in the city of Colorado Springs, so I could work a few certified nursing assistant jobs. I was tired of living alone, running back and forth and trying to forget the scenes of my tortured deceased spouse as he lay on his hospital bed on August 28, 2005. I remember singing hymns to him, I talked to him, and I asked the Lord questions. ‘Why now, and what will I do with the rest of my life?’
I was only 53 years old and really didn’t feel like being a widow, not now, not ever. And I can remember Bob saying, “I want to be around when all the bad stuff hits the fan.” Robert L. Campbell was a decent man who loved the Lord. He loved helping others and serving others. We used to walk the streets of Cañon City and hand out Bible tracks to folks. We attended all the Charles Wheeling Prophecy Seminars for the last six years together.
Bob’s wish was to see the appearance of Jesus Christ in the sky. He wanted to be a martyr for Yeshua if possible. Many weekends we took drives together to hunt down the perfect little country house, so we wouldn’t have to remain in the cities during hard, crazy, evil times on this earth. Bob sold his city home and we purchased the small house near the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
During Bob’s and my last married day together, he held me close in that hospital room, and we hugged like two little kids on a playground and laughed out loud together. And the last words he said to me were, “Go and find yourself someone else and have fun Marner, don’t cry over me!” As the weeks flew by, the days and nights amounted to endless boredom. I was going crazy trying to work three part time jobs. My clients were dying, and I decided to start dating again.
I joined a dating site online and waited for replies. I received three replies one week and decided to talk and chat with this Larry gentleman. He was into football, track, and his children. Larry mentioned that he had been divorced about 2 years, and his wife had moved to North Carolina. He worked many hours running his own business, managing rental properties in the Colorado Springs area. He loved his three children and had to pick them up from school and hired babysitters occasionally to assist them when he wasn’t available.
Larry called me for about three weeks, and we decided to meet and have dinner one Saturday. I was nervous about all these new connections, but it seemed like fun for a while. Larry was a big, tall, black gentleman. He walked up to greet me, and we sat in this crowded Mexican restaurant. There was a buffet in the middle of the floor, arranged with salads, tortillas, ground beef, pork, corn on the cob, red peppers, enchiladas, Spanish rice, and other goodies! We both ate heartily, and Larry didn’t seem as articulate as he was on the phone.
Finally, I asked him did he attend church often. He replied, “Not really that often, but once in awhile I take the kids to Sunday School.” I noticed that he was a kind man, but I could not see us going out again. I wasn’t attracted to him in any manner whatsoever. I just can’t pretend, and I didn’t see any future there. I thanked him for the dinner and shook his hand, and that was the end of that. My next date was just as bad as the first.
Billy was a black gentleman that lived on the Air Force Base, who had just retired from the military a few months ago. He was excited about getting his pension and rewards for all the 35 years he had been in the military. He talked and talked about it at the table. We met that day at the Village Inn, and he was in a hurry to attend his 18 year old’s graduation that was being held in Denver. He paid for his lunch and mine and gave me a kiss on the cheek, and said he would call me again, but he never did.
I really could have cared less, he wasn’t my type at all. Funny, Billy mentioned that his daughter was born on the same day as my birthday, I wondered if that was a bad sign? Well, so much for dating, I was not into that stuff anymore. It was making me more tired than my three part time jobs. If it was meant for me to have another man in my life, Yeshua would have to show me the way.
After the death of Robert, I just could not get it together. I kept meeting crazy folks that lied to me, abused me or mocked my Divine One. The year 2005 disappointed me over and over and didn’t seem to stop. I decided to live at the country house, until old man winter changed my mind again. I had taken a job in Westcliffe, deciding that this would allow me to live continually in the mountains, that which I had desired to do forever.
After the 10-inch snowstorm passed by, almost leaving me to have to shovel snow, fall down and drop dead, my mind changed fast. I drove to Colorado Springs in the middle of the day, without even going back inside my house to get extra clothes or draining my pipes, fearing I may fall in the deep snow. It would have been terrible to have fallen, having no one to find me. My house was in a valley, and when the snow would fall, it would cover me up, camouflaging me like a polar bear at the North Pole.
After moving back to Colorado Springs, I visited the small congregation of Messianic believers on Saturday morning. I enjoyed the fellowship, and the worship service was awesome. I was beginning to get accustomed to hearing Paul Wilbur’s anointed songs and praising Yehowah and Yeshua in complete adoration. What an awesome Mighty One we serve!
I was staying at my daughter’s place and needed to find other living arrangements. Before leaving that Sabbath, I met a nice lady that I decided to rent a room from. Yehowah had answered my prayer that fast. My new roommate was pleasant, and we enjoyed networking together as well. I met many new people at the congregation each week and began to feel somewhat comfortable being in the city again. It’s so funny how Yehowah works.
Every day he can load us with many benefits as it says in Psalm 68:19. My new room was very clean, decorative, and I could celebrate the Feast Days and Sabbaths with my roommate. She was a widow as well, so we shared some things in common. Yeshua had indeed supplied all of my needs once again, Philippians 4:19.
In 2007, I fell at work, but it didn’t seem to stop me from walking, so I didn’t go in to be checked. But the following four months, I was aching all over and decided to complain to my boss. My boss suggested going in and getting checked, since it was recorded in the incident report. After the checkup, the workers’ compensation nurse thought I just needed to lose a little weight and did nothing for me. So the following 2008 and 2009 I just had made up my mind to work in pain.
The summer was hot in 2009 and I just tried dating again after meeting this gentleman at the library. I never thought I would have dated him at all, since he was of Caucasian descent. The Holy Spirit had whispered to me, “Go by the library today when you take your break.” I really didn’t want to. I had just gone to the library Friday, and today was Monday. I followed the Holy Spirit, and I was so glad I did. I sat at one of the computers, and the white guy in front of me was on a computer, viewing ‘END TIME PROPHECY’ material. I was so amazed.
Everyone else was looking at dating services, photos of families, or playing computer games, but this guy was looking at prophecy and Bible related information. I watched him awhile, and I continued on with my research. The Holy Spirit whispered again, “When he gets up, you get up, don’t let him get away from you.”
After fifteen minutes had passed, this white person got up. I got up and followed him towards the door at the front of the library. “Hey, I was observing your computer and noticed you like prophecy stuff,” I stated. “What church do you attend?” We conversed, introduced ourselves and exchanged phone numbers. I shared some DVDs on End Time Prophecy from Charles Wheeling Prophecy Seminars. Later that week, we met together and visited my church for Bible study one night.
The next day we took a long walk in the canyons of El Paso County parks. The next week we went out to dinner. Some days we would send text messages and meet for a movie. I just could not get enough of this white guy. I just loved his company and his conversations in the Lord. Yeshua kept giving me these confirmations from the Scriptures.
Song of Solomon 1:7, “Tell me, you whom I love, where do you feed your flock? Where do you rest your flock at noontime? Why should I be like someone who wanders beside the flocks of your companions?” One Sabbath we attended another congregation, and the church was told to sing DANCE WITH ME , by Paul Wilbur. The same words in the Book of Solomon, Chapter 1:15, came to mind that the Holy Spirit showed me that following morning. Confirmations upon confirmations were shown to me.
Yeshua is so forgiving, even when we don’t forgive ourselves. I had many relationships and many loves, but finally my true love had come along. Gene and I were good friends, companions and loved each other unconditionally. We were married on July 5, 2009, at a small Messianic congregation in Cañon City, with only the angels as our witnesses and the Rabbi and his wife. Nothing is impossible for Yehowah. If we could only just believe!
I am so happy in spirit and soul today, more than all the past marriages put together. I am rich with wonder and the wealth of Yeshua. He will provide all of your needs according to His riches in Messiah Yeshua. Phil. 4:19.
Song of Solomon 2:8-13, “The woman speaking to herself: There is the sound of my beloved! Oh, here he comes, leaping over the mountains, jumping over the hills. 9My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag; look, he is standing behind our wall, gazing through the window, peering through the lattice. 10My beloved spoke to me and said, “Arise, my love; my beautiful one, come away with me. 11Look, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. 12The flowers have appeared in the land; the time for pruning and the singing of birds has come, and the sound of the doves is heard in our land. 13The fig tree ripens her green figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give off their fragrance. Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away.”
This passage reminds me of my spouse so much. We both love the mountains and reside here today. Autumn has arrived and winter is coming. How blessed we are together in each other’s arms. Praise you Yeshua! Thanks for all that you have given us. Good neighbors, food, shelter, clothing, trees that blow in the breeze, and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to keep us close to you. Below is one of my favorite Psalms. I sing it often. Now you can too! SING ALL OF Psalm 121.
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Mighty Everyday Miracles!
One day I just wanted to visit my grandson, Ethan, and I had nothing to give to him. I whispered a prayer, “Oh Lord, all I need is $5 to take Ethan a little something. It’s been awhile since I saw him, and I would love to take him a small gift.” On my way to my car, I noticed the wind was blowing extremely hard. The autumn leaves whistled and danced in the wind. As I turned the key in my car door something said, “Look behind you, look down on the ground.” As I looked a five dollar bill was blowing in the leaves on the ground. What a wonderful Mighty One we serve!
I wanted to attend church as usual on Sabbath. I knew my gas tank was on ‘E.’ I told my roommate, “I don’t have gas now, but I will have some by the time I get back!” After church was over, a lady came up to me, and said, “Marner, here’s a twenty dollar bill, I know you are always needing gas!” Yehowah forever rewards his children that put their trust in Him. Psalm 68:19, “Blessed be Yehowah, who daily bears our burdens, Yehowah who is our salvation (Y'shua). Selah.”
Thinking back when I was 7 years old, I was outside playing on my father’s freshly cut lawn. It was hot, and I wanted an ice cream cone. The ice cream man was coming down the street, I could hear the music from his ice cream van. “Dear Lord, all I want is a quarter to get some ice cream!” Out of nowhere, a dollar bill floated in front of me on the grass. It was then that I believed in a Divine One Who hears our prayers. He not only gives you what you need, but more besides!
Back in the late 70’s, I was going through a divorce with my first husband. I had three children to feed, because my spouse decided he wanted to get his own apartment. I just didn’t know what to do financially. I had never worked, but had stayed home and taken care of the family. Now that my spouse had gone, what will I do?
The Holy Spirit gave me a Scripture to read in Jeremiah 32:26-27, “This is the word of Yehowah that came to Jeremiah and said, 27“Look! I am Yehowah, Mighty One of all mankind. Is anything too difficult for me to do?” After that, my doorbell rang. It was Sharon, my Christian friend that I had met a few weeks ago. “The Lord told me to bring you over this cash and some food!” she shouted. I just could not believe it! I was out of milk for the kids and needed the cash for gas! And later that evening the doorbell rang again, and my neighbor brought me vegetables from her garden! Isn’t Yehowah good!
In the early 80’s I did evangelistic work on the streets of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and Dade County near Miami. I sold Bibles, and gospel materials through the Seventh Day Adventist Conferences. I totally enjoyed knocking on stranger’s doors and praying with them as well as offering them books that would lead them to the Lord. One day, I came upon a big black Doberman in a gentleman’s yard.
I rang the doorbell and the gentleman was angry! “How did you get in this yard? That dog will tear you apart!” he shouted. Yehowah stated that He will protect his children. Psalm 91:11 comes to mind that says, “For he will direct his angels to protect you, to guard you in all your ways.” The dog just smiled at me that day, and his master was astonished!
One day, I was shopping at the local Safeway store in Cañon City, Colorado. I was in a hurry to get on the road before dark and picked up a few needed items: milk, bread, eggs, meat, toilet tissue, lettuce, tomatoes, and I picked out a ripe watermelon. When the cashier rang up my grocery items, my credit card was declined. I went to the ATM machine to try another card. It also came up as declined. Sorrowfully, I went back to the cashier deciding to walk out as I came in…with nothing.
“Ma’am, the groceries are yours, the man standing behind you in line paid for everything!” she exclaimed. Wow, what a mighty Divine One we serve! I was just so amazed, and knew Yehowah had sent along an angel. I asked for the man and wanted to thank him, but he was nowhere to be found. As my new spouse and I were moving into our country house, bills were falling behind, including the mortgage. I had an incident at my new job and fell later, losing my job.
My spouse was hunting for work for weeks and nothing prevailed. Daily we prayed to Yehowah, asking for jobs, money and whatever miracle He could bring. “Heavenly Father, it is written that you shall supply all of our needs, and this is a need. The mortgage is due and we can’t pay it, can you help?” The next week I received a mortgage statement in the mail and the balance showed that two payments had been paid in full. How can that be? One thousand four hundred dollars was paid for 2 months of mortgage! Nothing is too hard for Yehowah!
The following months, I received checks from my lawyer and the insurance company that covered my injury. How can we doubt Yehowah who made us? How can we not trust His words? I was so astonished that I shared the testimony at my local church on my next visit. It was the year 2007. I was living in Colorado Springs. I wasn’t feeling well that day. I needed a miracle. I made a serious mistake, and I confessed to Yehowah and Yeshua about my ordeal.
Yehowah states that when we pray in secret, he will reward us. Romans 8:26-27 states, “In the same way, the Ruach also helps in our weakness. For we do not know how we should pray, but the Ruach himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groans. 27He who searches the hearts knows the mind of the Ruach, because he intercedes on behalf of the believers according to the will of Yehowah.” Wow, what a divine Father we all have!
I prayed and waited as long as I could wink my eyes three times. A stream of fire came down over me and touched my body from head to toe. I was healed instantly from my maladies. HalleluYah Yeshua! It was storming in Houston Texas during the summer of 2007. I was excited about visiting my families in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I don’t know what happened, but my itinerary wasn’t showing up on the computer, and I missed my connecting flight.
What does a single woman do? I had saved my last dime to buy my ticket. I didn’t have any extra money to stay over. Just as I was thinking all the wrong things, I rebuked the thoughts and prayed silently. The airline stewardess escorted me to a shuttle bus that took me to a luxury Hilton Hotel and gave me free meal tickets for a good night’s rest and told me to meet the shuttle bus downstairs at 5 am to connect for my flight to Ft. Lauderdale. Plus, on top of that, I got to ride in a first class seat on my way to Florida.
What a Man, what a Man, what a mighty good Man echoed in my head all the way to my Mother’s house. I felt like a rich Israelite. And this verse came to mind. Romans 11:1, “I say then, did Yehowah reject his people? May it never be! For I also am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin.” Never, ever doubt the love and care of Yehowah!
I love Volvos! What a well-built car I thought I had. It had a big sliding square sunroof. There were double vented air-conditioning with rugged blowers that filled the whole car with cold, crisp, air. The seats were heated. And most of all, the stereo had a deep bass and clear audio speakers surrounded the back, front, and sides. I was so in love with my metallic midnight blue 960 4-door sedan. I had made up my mind that I would keep it another five years after having the transmission rebuilt.
I was riding one day and pushed the turbo for that extra thrust…and wow, what happened? I had a warranty, no problem I thought to myself. I drove over to the transmission shop. I found a sign on the door, “Out of Business.” Now, what will I do? The next week that Volvo was creeping. I just happened to be passing the Volvo dealership, and my car huffed and puffed into the parking lot. I spoke to the salesman and told them the story. I had bought this car a few years back for $5,000 cash.
I had spent another $3,000 to get a rebuilt tranny six months ago. When they checked my credit, they would not give me a car loan. I was so frustrated. I had a new job to start next week in another county. I really didn’t want to walk anywhere. And I hated taking buses to work. Oh Yehowah, what will I do now? The Spirit whispered to me, “Tell him you will be back Monday.” Monday morning, I showed up, and they ran all my credit checks again.
The sales guy came out smiling, “Hey, I guess your God really loves you, we found a bank that will give you a loan!” They drove the 2004 Dodge Stratus around to the front. It was mint green, had an air conditioner, cloth seats and only 29,000 miles on it. I was happy, happy, happy to be born in the USA! I drove it for many years, and Yehowah really gave me a pretty nice car.
It was so good not to be walking, or thumbing a ride, or taking a bus. Thank you Lord Yeshua. Matthew 22:32 says, “‘I AM the Mighty One of Abraham, the Mighty One of Isaac, and the Mighty One of Jacob.’ Yehowah is not the Mighty One of the dead, but of the living.” (READ ALL OF Psalm 103).
In 2007, I was restless, worried, and wondering how I was going to continue paying my mortgage, bills and buying food. My jobs weren’t steady, and I was working 2 part time jobs with different agencies. I had been doing certified nurses assistant jobs for over 25 years and really wanted to do something different. But as I searched, nothing seemed available.
I had just graduated from the University of Phoenix in January of 2007. Yehowah had blessed me to finally finish my Bachelor of Science in Human Services. I had attempted to finish this degree between three marriages and three children, and found myself starting and stopping a few times. One family member was sick occasionally, and I had to drop classes and put my degree on hold.
I continued working as a certified nurses assistant and researched for employment in human services, but nothing prevailed. I just prayed and watched for another miracle. I would always try to pay my tithes and offerings — no matter what. Sometimes it just seemed impossible to pay anything at all, but I know Yehowah is faithful and would deliver me like always! On my day off, I was singing and playing my gospel music. “I will praise you forever, forever, forever…only you can satisfy!” I chorused out loud. Immediately, the phone rang! I noticed it was from the Delaware area.
As I answered the line, it was Robert’s mother calling from Wilmington. “Hello Marner, what is your bank account number?” she asked. “I want to wire you some cash!” Yeshua never fails! She wired me $3,000. I never had a clue that she, being a widow herself, would give me that amount of money. She had sold her home and was moving into an assisted living unit. Trust and obey and never be afraid. Hold on, hold on children, remember, he’s a living Divine One!
Psalm 33:9 says, “For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood in place.” (Also read Revelation Chapter 1 and Matthew 5:1-20). Also Peter in 2 Peter 3:8-10 says, “It should not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with Yehowah is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day. 9Yehowah does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider slowness to be. Instead, he is patient toward you. He does not desire for any of you to perish, but for everyone to make room for repentance. 10However, the day of Yehowah will come as a thief: The heavens will pass away with a loud noise. The elements will be burned with fire, and the earth and the deeds in it will be consumed.”
Psalm 95:6-11, “Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before Yehowah, our creator: 7For he is our Divine One, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Today, oh, that you would hear his voice! 8“Do not harden your heart, as at Meribah, or as on the day of testing in the wilderness, 9where your forefathers tested me and tried me, though they had seen my deeds. 10For forty years I was angry with that generation and said, ‘This is a people whose hearts wander astray; they have not known my Ways.’ 11Therefore, I vowed in my anger that they would never enter into my resting place.”
Come return unto the Lord, and repent! Romans 10:9-10 says, “For if with your mouth you acknowledge Yeshua as Lord, and believe in your heart that Yehowah raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For with the heart man believes for righteousness, and with the mouth he acknowledges for salvation.”
Yeshua (Jesus) says in John 4:13-14, “Yeshua replied and said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks from this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks from the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. Instead, the water that I will give him will become a fountain of water in him, springing up to eternal life.’”
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Pain Be Gone!!!
It had been a great day! I enjoyed my time watching a family movie with my husband. Dinner consisted of homemade pizza and salad greens with spinach, green onions, cherry tomatoes and carrots! Praise Yehowah it was a great day!!! 9 p.m. appeared and I begin to feel a horrible, horrendous pain spreading from the left side of my brain to my lower neck and my throat was just raw in the back of my mouth, and also I was continuously blowing my nose!!
What is it? Why Lord? I begin to cry and walk around the room of my apartment. I could not understand it. I have allergies, and I am gluten free, lactose intolerant, and can’t eat many things. Many foods upset my stomach, and I always have to tread lightly when I consume foods! But this is not a food problem. It seems like I was hit with a baseball bat on the top of my head. I was beginning to be dizzy and sat down in my recliner chair for a few hours holding my head and started talking to Yehowah. Father in heaven what is this? I don’t know what it is.
You know all things, made all things, and I am asking you to heal me! I do not go to doctors as you know—I do not want to call 911. I do not want hospital personnel hovering over me! I know you are the Master of the universe. You are the One who made all things and all humans as it states in Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am Yehowah, Mighty One of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?!” Is there anything I need to repent of? Is something not quite right with me? Yah please take this horrible pain away!
You sent an angel to my husband years ago, and I observed this angel over my husband. Later the angel came back the following day and healed my husband’s knees. So Heavenly Father, I am asking for you to send an angel please. If I can’t have this pain gone by morning I will be tempted to go to ER and face a situation that I would rather not face, will you help me? I began to hear a still small voice: “Go lie down and be at rest.”
I climbed into my bed around 2 a.m. I tried turning my head on the right side because the pain was still terrible on my left side. But after tossing and turning for a few hours, I apparently drifted off to sleep. I woke up around 4 a.m to go to the bathroom and noticed the pain wasn’t quite as severe. I had taken some herbal pills prior but knew that this could not have taken this distressful pain away.
Yehowah answered my prayer—because at dawn as the sun was peeping through the skies, all the miserable pain was gone! WOW—what a wonderful physician Yeshua Messiah is...as he stated in Job 13:4, “But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.” We need to always ask him first, trust Him first, and expect Him to answer, and He will.
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Our Great Physician - Yeshua Messiah
March 2, 2021 With Covid-19 sweeping across the nations, and the entire world falling into complete fear and panic, I decided to share this amazing supernatural event. Living in the USA, I have heard many people state that we are no longer in the time of miracles. Miracles were of the old days when Moses, Peter, Luke, and others walked the earth.
I can remember times when I would share my personal testimonies with humans about astonishing miracles in my own personal life. I have had revelations, dreams, and visions—one in particular that I will never forget about is Yeshua’s Rapture and the end of the world. But this particular experience is one that I can add to my extemporaneous visions that caught me off guard, after fasting close to 4 days. What a mighty Divine One we serve!
On this night, I just happened to wake up in the middle of the night at 3 a.m to go relieve myself. Before I could roll over and climb out of bed; I observed an angelic man hovering over my husband’s lower part of his body. I recall my spouse had been complaining about knee pains, and I remember precisely praying for him in secret just one night before. This male-looking angel was dressed in a white uniform, and he had a red band around his head.
He carried a wide scope instrument and was looking down into it over my husband’s legs and knees area. I was just so stunned watching him, until he noticed I was watching him, then he instantly disappeared. I yelled out hoping not to awaken my husband, and told the angel: “Don’t leave, finish what you were doing!” But he whisked away as fast as lightning.
I could not sleep the rest of the night. I was so excited and wanted to share the news with my spouse. Early Monday morning around 6 a.m., I called to my honey as he rose out of bed. “Hey, guess what happened? This angel was hovering over you last night, and I scared him away. This beautiful, magnificent doctor was working and seemed to be healing you, until I frightened him away. Wow baby, I asked him to come back!”
Two days passed, and my husband received his own testimony. When he woke up on Thursday at dawn, he woke me and said: “I felt someone grab my two legs just above the knees, jerking and spinning my lower legs around like twin helicopter blades, I thought my lower legs were going to snap off, but I felt no pain. I assume the angel doctor came back. My knees do not hurt anymore!”
All throughout the Holy Bible you can find miracles about how Yeshua sent powerful holy majestic angels to perform mighty works for Yah. At this time of troublesome moments and days, we should be seeking Yeshua’s face. Exploring Yehowah’s Holy word. Putting aside all sin from our lives and asking for healing in our own bodies. I will place below a few scriptures you can read and hopefully learn to trust and follow our Great Physician.
Endtimes are here, and many things around us will never be the same again. As we prepare to face our marvelous King Yeshua Messiah, trust and obey, because there is no other way to be happy in Yeshua! (Revelation 1:1-20; Mark 2:17; 1 Peter 2:24; Jeremiah 8:22; Psalm 147:3; Psalm 103:3; Exodus 15:26; Mark 2:5; Matthew 8:2-3; Jeremiah 17:14; Jeremiah 30:17; James 5:14-15; Job 13:4).
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I Have Just Seen Yeshua
It was the year 2010, if I recall correctly, around the Feast Day of Atonement. I was fasting that day and waiting until dinner. I happened to notice an image of Yeshua in my window. First I could hardly believe it and took another glance to make sure I wasn’t delusional. Yeshua was smiling and so radiant. His eyes were blue like the sea. His hair was not long and blonde but long and wavy gray and silky white mixed, that reminded me of my grandmother’s hair when she turned 63 years old.
His face was bronze tan and he looked about 33 years old. I was so astonished just to see His face. I had never seen Messiah ever in all my 58 years at the time. I was so happy to experience this event. I felt so very special. I was wondering about Yeshua’s hair—it had me confused for days on end. I prayed and meditated for a week after this day vision. I asked why? Why when you appeared to me your hair was not blonde like most pictures of Messiah?
And the Holy Spirit whispered to me: ‘Because I am the Ancient of Days!’ Wow! I remembered that saying being in the book of Daniel. I looked at Daniel 7:9, 13, and 22. So this was remarkable! After this I did further research and found out that the African nationalities and tribes had blue eyes as well. It was something in the heritage and DNA proven that not just Caucasians and Europeans only had blue eyes!
Yeshua Messiah definitely seemed to be a Hebrew or Israelite. PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH YAH! He is my Savior! He is my King of kings and Lord of lords! I pray that all nations, creeds, and colors seek Him today while you can find Him! Shalom!
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Ask, Seek, Knock!
Life isn’t always fair. Things just don’t work out the way we think they should. I was frustrated. I had many years working in the medical health field as a certified nursing assistant. I loved my job and had 30 years of experience working with many classifications of people. I just received my Bachelors degree in Human Services in the year 2007. I was excited and was looking forward to extending my work experience and had been hired to work with the State of Colorado.
Training was going well, and I was meeting all my new colleagues at my new company. It was getting close to November and soon Thanksgiving would arrive. I was trying to help a patient into her bed at this Veterans Hospital and found myself on the floor. I was in so much pain and began hopping to the administration desk to get permission to leave to go to the local hospital. To make a long story short, after all the tests and doctor’s reports, I would not be doing that job or any nursing ever again.
I had just been hired and then, all of a sudden, I was on leave and fired, collecting disability benefits. Why Lord? Why now? Why me? My husband was working long days and I was home alone. I began to quickly become bored. I tried out multilevel marketing websites and was asking the Lord what will I do now―what will I become now?
I came across a multimillionaire named Mr. Hollis, and he seemed to have had a lot going for himself and wanted me to do a video with him on social media. I kept ignoring his requests and really wasn’t interested in multilevel marketing because it seemed to be all about the money, the mighty dollar. But Mr. Hollis was very persuasive and kept clicking on my Facebook Messenger almost every week.
I ended up deciding to do a live video with him. I began to talk about spiritual matters on our interview and asked Mr. Hollis one question: “If you had to choose between any job or any occupation of any kind and had a calling on your life, what would you choose?” And I was surprised that He answered me: “I would choose your calling!”
After that day passed, I began to seek ministries online and came across a young pastor named Raja who lived in India. We began to converse and became very acquainted with one another. Raja was so in love with Yeshua, and I was amazed at his testimonies. One morning, as I was studying and praying, I heard the Holy Spirit tell me, “Support Raja as much as you can. Send him financial support.”
Really heavenly Father, is this what you want me to do? I don’t even have a job, only my disability benefits. The Holy Spirit told me again, “Support Raja, send whatever you can but support him.” So I did not question Yehowah anymore, and I began to do just that. Sometimes I sent $50 or $100 per month. Yeshua is so amazing when we obey! I was just asking him what He wanted me to do.
I was complaining about how bored I was and had just started learning to use social media: Linkedln, Facebook, Pinterest, and others. I was so shy and didn’t want to do the video with Mr. Hollis. I just hated people seeing my face online. I began to see all the signs of ministering. I knew I had a calling. Many years back, when I was 29 years old, I had a vision. I audibly heard Yehowah’s voice, loud and clear, “Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel!” How many more signs did I need?
After getting to know Raja more personally, I had a revelation. The Holy Spirit revealed that soon another man would come along and give Raja more money than I ever would be able to give him. I shared this with Raja, and the revelation came to pass weeks later. I was scrolling across the internet and observed Bob’s videos and introduced Raja to him, and WOW, he supported Raja in many ways and expanded his ministry in India. After getting Raja set up with Bob, Yehowah sent me and my husband 8 more missionaries in a short time. Many of them are working in Africa: Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, and others in SE and SW India.
Feed My Sheep Today is growing and has additional missionaries in Bangladesh, Philippines, Pakistan, and other areas. Endtime Dream & Vision and Uptime are other branches of Bob’s ministries. Fill My Cup Ministries Int’l is growing, and we are happy to be associated with all of these wonderful inspirational ministries. You can see our contacts and info at www.fmcmi.org and our videos at youtube.com/@MarnerB and other social media sites.
Yeshua is in the saving business. Yah has our best interests in mind. He is always concerned for His children. Be blessed! Always remember to ASK and it will be opened unto you! SEEK and you will find! KNOCK and it will be opened unto you! Matthew 7:7-11.
More Scriptures that will help you to be strong in Yeshua:
Psalms 34:6, “This oppressed man cried and Yehowah heard him and saved him from all his troubles.” Deuteronomy 30:19, “I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, the blessings and the curses; therefore, choose life so that you may live, you and your descendants.” Psalms 23:1, “Yehowah is my shepherd; I will lack nothing.” Mark 1:15, “and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of Yehowah is near. Repent and believe in the gospel.”” Psalms 37:7a, “Be still before Yehowah and wait patiently for him.” Ephesians 4:5, “And there is one Lord, one faith, one immersion,”
Psalms 24:1-2, “The earth is Yehowah’s, and its fullness, the world, and all who live in it. 2For he has founded it upon the seas and established it on the rivers.” Psalms 32:1, “Blessed is the person whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.” Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of Yehowah and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you.” Luke: 9:56, “For the Son of Man did not come to destroy people’s souls, but to save them. And they went on to another village.” Romans 1:16a, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Messiah.”
Romans 10:4, “For Messiah is the ultimate objective of the Torah for righteousness for everyone who believes.” Psalms 47:6, “Sing praises to the Almighty, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises.” Proverbs 10:15, “The wealth of a rich man is his fortified city; the poverty of the poor is their destruction.”
Revelation 22:12a, “Look! I am coming soon. My reward is with me,” 3 John 1:11, “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. The one who does good is of Yehowah; the one who does evil has not seen Yehowah.” Matthew 10:7, “and as you go, preach and say, ‘The Kingdom of Heaven has come near.’”
THE AUTHOR
Marner R. Campbell-Benjamin
Marner Rae grew up in Ocala, Florida, where she graduated from Ocala High School, known today as Forest High School. Marner has always enjoyed writing as far back as grade school. Marner’s first published work was inspired by her 7th grade peers. The booklet was entitled, AS I SEE IT, a collection of poetry on nature, Yehowah, and jingles. An article was published in the News/Sun-Sentinel, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in June, 1985, entitled, Christian Poets Meet to Share Work and Spirit, featuring Marner Rae, by The Christian Poetry Association of America.
In 1986, Marner’s work entitled, Jesus Is The Only Way Out, was published in an anthology called: The Christian Poetry Association of America. Marner has recited at churches, parties, weddings, and has appeared on local and national television.
In 2002, she appeared on CBS, Channel 11 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on the noon show with other artists celebrating Black History Week. Marner earned a Psychology degree in Gainesville, Florida, in 1972. Over the years she has worked with the elderly as a Certified Nurses Assistant and enjoys working with Alzheimer patients. She recently received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services from Phoenix University.
Marner has volunteered her time at National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI), teaching classes that educate the public on mental illnesses. She has interned at Family Crisis Services, Inc., located in Cañon City, Colorado, where she has volunteered helping women with domestic violence and rape crises in Fremont and Custer Counties.
Marner has three grown children, five grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Her hobbies include internet research, cooking, reading biblical spiritual materials, and writing poetry. In the future she plans to write children’s stories prompted by her first booklet of poems. Her next book will consist of love creations.
THE BOOK
In this encouraging, faith building, and spiritually impactful book, ‘HE DID WHAT’, Marner Campbell-Benjamin tells her testimonies of all that Yehowah did in her life and that of her family as much as she could remember: from her teen life at the age of 16 up to her early seventies. Her testimonies prove that Yehowah through the name of his Son Yeshua is still doing miracles today, like he did in the days of Moses, Yeshua, and the Apostles.










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