James

My Story

A civilian mechanical engineer working for the US Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground Maryland. I have worked in this field for more than 17 years at various organizations within the Army. Received a master’s degree in engineering management and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County.  My primary focus is vulnerability/survivability evaluation on vehicles and soldier protective equipment from blast and ballistic threats. I have lived in the Baltimore Maryland area for 42 years.

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At the age of 33 I was asked to attend a deliverance training offered by another ministry so I could learn and train others on the prayer team. Overall, it was a very positive experience and at the end I had several demons cast out of me. However, I did not understand the need to fill the space the demons once occupied with the Holy Spirit. Within a month I was as Matthew 12:45 describes “And the final condition of that person is worse than the first”. It was a very dark period of depression and suicidal thoughts daily.  At times I completely lost control and the demons would take over; I would black out for periods of time and lose control of my body. Then one night I cried out to God and said “if you don’t help me, I won’t make it through the night”. That’s the moment I surrendered my life to the Lord and let the Holy Spirit come in. I was then given instruction by the Spirit on how to get rid of the tormenting demons and it started me on the journey I am on now. 

I have been going to church for my entire life but I have only been saved for the last 9. I was so good at being religious I fooled everyone including myself. I had a form of religion with no real relationship. After the demons were removed my spiritual gifts started to activate in the areas of healing, prophecy, words of knowledge etc... The Holy Spirit connected me with others who were learning how to use their gifts and we were led to start a healing ministry. In a series of dreams the spirit showed us a location at a local flee market. We rented a space and every Saturday for three years we prayed with people all day.  It was a Holy Spirit training ground for me and several others who God sent to train. We would pray the night before and receive visions of the people that God would send the following day. We witnessed many healings, salvations, and miracles, with complete strangers, that God put in our path. 

In 2016 the Holy Spirit put a desire in my heart to learn about the 7 mountains of influence teaching and the need to discipling nations. Something I previously had no knowledge of. I started to share with others and was asked to speak at a few local churches. I shared that we are called to do more than just preach the Gospel of Salvation (get people saved and go to heaven). We are called to preach the Gospel of the Kingdom (discipling nations). Then one day I asked the Holy Spirit what do I say if someone asked “how do we disciple nations” because I don’t have a good answer, I just know we need to. 

Then the Holy Spirit said “stop everything you are doing in ministry, clear your plate, you are entering a new season and you can’t take any of your current assignments with you. The new season is a time of preparation to break free from the bondage of Egypt and to learn how to disciple nations and it is marked by the eclipse (2017-2024)”.  So, I stopped everything and on August 21, 2017, the day of the solar eclipse, I received a phone call by the leader of Key Fellowship (https://keyfellowship.net/ ). This led to me eventually joining their ministry team and I have been traveling with them for the last 6 years. We have been traveling to many cities along the east coast as the Holy Spirit leads to connect with those God is highlighting. One of these connections was to a member of KCIA that eventually led me to Calgary Canada where I eventually joined KCIA.