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Greetings in the wonderful and Holy name of Jesus Christ. May the God of glory Bless and Direct
each one of you.
This is My Testimony by the Grace of God that found, schooled, and led me to the truth we now stand for.
I was born in 1945 in Calhoun, Ga. I had two wonderful
parent's who
taught me the right way to go and that GOD was real. I am of a Baptist
back
ground. I was always aware of GOD, when I would do something wrong I could
feel
the presence of something near me to convict me. In church when they would
give
an alter call I'd feel that pull, but I fought it. Once when I was about
14, I
had went to stay a week with my uncle in Atlanta, he was a Church of God
preacher, at that time I didn't know the difference between Baptist and Holiness
I thought they were all the same. They were in revival, the people were
shouting and running I saw this also in the Baptist church, but something
seemed different! It got ahold of me and I went up to the alter that
night oh
I cried my heart out and I went back home with something in my heart.
I went
back to school but began to falter because I was so active in sports I began to
grow cold on the LORD.
I had seen Patsy in
school but never realized she would someday be my
wife. We met at a birthday party for my cousin, and later began
dating. At
the age of 17 Patsy and I were married, she was of holiness back ground but she
had not accepted the Lord at that time. At age 21 God began to knock at my
door, I was working in a laundry where we dyed rugs, I ran a beck. One night I
saw a gospel track, it seems as if it just jumped in my hand, I began to
read
it and such conviction came over me. I had never really done a lot of
praying
but I got to my knees and ask GOD to forgive me, and give me another chance to
be his child. I prayed he would give me truth and teach me how to pray.
As I
began to seek GOD he began to help me pray. Then in a few days they put a
sign
on the bulletin board at work that a tent revival was coming to Calhoun.
Patsy
went a couple of times, then she asked me if I would go with her.
She knew GOD
was dealing with me, she had never said anything about her religion. I
told her
I would go, she didn't know the HOLY GHOST was burning in me. When
we got
there I couldn't wait for the preacher to get thru so I could go up to the
alter, you see us Baptist had to go to an alter at Church to get right. In
those meetings I heard for the first time of one GOD and baptism in JESUS CHRIST
Name. It set me on fire in studying the Word and seeking GOD, as I never
had
before. I was baptized in his Name during those meetings, and I received
the
HOLY GHOST. I was sort of like those people Paul met and ask "have you
received
the HOLY GHOST since you believed?" then I knew it was real. For me I
wanted it
so bad I couldn't sleep or eat until I got it. I remember the night I got
it, I
had stood with my hands in the air till I thought my arms were going to fall
off. I said GOD I'm not leaving here until you fill me, it seemed like a
vision, I didn't know what a vision was then. It seemed like real dark
clouds
were over me and all of a sudden the wind began to blow them apart, it was like
a bucket of water came gushing over me. When I came to myself I was out
side
the tent with two metal folding chairs on my feet, one on each foot. I had
run
into the tent rope and got knocked flat on the ground, not a scratch on me,
Praise GOD. From that day forward things have never been the same,
he has
never left me. I have failed him many times, but he has never failed me.
I
thank him for his GRACE. That was in June of 1967. We started to the
Church of
Jesus Christ just east of Calhoun, even at that time GOD was dealing with my
heart about the ministry, but I refused to accept it. That was Gods way of
leading me to study and pray, after awhile they asked me to teach the young
people and become a deacon. I didn't want to at first but finally gave in.
GOD
was dealing with my heart during this time very strong, in my prayer room
I had
three visions, [one evening I came to pray and Satan had been talking in my ear
saying, did you really get it, you all know how he talks I'm sure! After
praying awhile, a vision appeared to me it was so real I can feel it now, I saw
cavalry hill and as I stood there at the foot of the Cross with JESUS on it, and
the Blood flowing down it got all over me, I felt that same cleansing I did the
night I received the HOLY GHOST, [PRAISE HIS HOLY NAME] Awhile later one
evening in prayer another vision broke like a big picture screen on the wall.
I
pinched myself to see if I was awake, I was walking down an area of
beautiful
grass, like Kentucky bluegrass, up ahead I heard cries of people, as I got
closer I saw a great big boulder, a huge stone and it began to open up like on
hinges, I saw smoke rising out of it, this is where the cries were coming from.
I saw people with there hands out stretched crying help me help me help me!
This was probably in the first part of 1968. Later I realized there was
some
people needing GOD, and GOD had chose through the foolishness of preaching to
save them that would believe. And he was calling me to help, I still
fought
against it. The third vision was in the same manner, while in prayer I saw
a
place, it was like in some of the bigger Churches. There were three
chairs,
one huge chair in the middle and one on each side, over it was the head of a
woman with a crown on. I never knew what this was until 1980 when I first
went
to Canada to minister. The place they had the meetings was an old Masonic
building, we went up stairs and into this hall, there was the three
chairs and
a picture of the Queen of England over them just as in the vision.]
Back to 1968, I
began to take the young people services and GOD began
moving in such wonderful way's. The older people began coming to the
young
people services, then Satan began to cause jealousy to set in. Some began
to
fight the truth that GOD was revealing and refused to walk forward instead of
staying with tradition. Two Brother's came to run several night's revival
and
they were talking about thing's in Revelations, about the Old Whore that was on
many waters. This began to burn in my heart and we heard of Malachi
4 & 5, GOD
began to reveal this to me and I went to my Pastor to inquire. He said
he'd sat
on the platform of, BRO.Branham and knew he was a Prophet, but
you had to
watch his doctrine, and this stumped me, I then left that assembly a few weeks
later to walk on in truth. We began going to another Church, west of
Calhoun,
for 11 years they taught about Bro.Branham's message this was in early 1969.
In
this year we went to Jeffersonville IN. to see the film "The deep called to the
deep" and it was calling. I was still running, if I would have stopped
running
it would have saved me and my family many problems, but GOD knew I was still
learning and his Mercy was still prevailing with me. In 1972 Patsy became
ill
in her body and back, Dr. said she had cancer of the spine. I
knew what it
was but still refused to move, she was in such pain. I had wrestled
with this
all night and all day, I came home she wasn't able to do much of anything I had
been working and trying to help at home when I came in. The doctors
wanted her
to go to Chattanooga Tn. to take more test to be sure it was cancer, but he said
he was pretty certain of what it was. All this was caving in on me and my
family, here we were with three children and her in this condition, I
began to
realize as Bro. Smith sings that song "He won't make you go against your will,
but he'll make you willing to go" that this was the condition I was in. As
I
walked in Pasty was in tears, and I know it was mean of me but I was torn apart
inside I said why don’t you pray and I turned and went outside, I had no idea at
the time, she was praying. Patsy didn't know where I had went, but GOD did,
I
went behind an old shed where hogs had been kept. There I fell on my knees
and
began to cry out to GOD and say yes LORD I'll go and I'll do anything you want
me to do, it wasn't I didn't want to stand for truth because I stood for all GOD
had revealed, I just didn't want to be a Minster. Well Patsy didn't know I
was
praying and I didn't know she was praying, BUT GOD DID AND HE HEARD,
PRAISE HIS
NAME. When I returned to the house she was healed with the oldest boy in
her
arms running around and around screaming I'm healed I'm healed, and God filled
her with a new experience of the HOLY GHOST. God began to bless me with
his
Word I went in several meetings as GOD began to open doors in North Carolina,
South Carolina, and Tennessee. In 1975 I went to old Mexico
and saw such an
outcry for the Gospel, it stirred my heart to see how those people loved GOD.
There was one Sister, she walked 4 miles one way and never missed a service.
I
was asked to be assistant Pastor at the church we were going to, I did for
about 6 years, then there arose a confusion over Daniel 70th. week, I had
heard
a few thing's about it and was asked to read a paper. I took the
paper, it was
a Contender, and laid it up on the shelf and told the Bro. I would pray about
it. I had saw such a spirit of hate and jealousy over this
message Satan was
trying to block it. God began to put such a burden on my heart to know the
truth of the word I began to seek GOD, and the word. I read that
message of
Bro.Branham on Daniel 70th. week until I wore it out, but still it did not come
clear, and one night in my prayer room up in the morning hour's GOD spoke to me
and said in my spirit "Get that Contender" I thought what do you mean LORD?
The Contender on the shelf , I got it and began to read, I couldn’t lay it
down
until I had read it all. I came up shouting praising GOD, he had shown me
the
Truth on Daniel 70th week , I thank GOD for my Brethren that GOD has used in the
WORD in this last hour. Thank GOD he lead me to see the Spoken Word
Message and
thru his Prophet Bro. William M.Branham, a Prophet in this 20th century.
Also he
lead me further to see the office of a Apostle, here in this age to carry us on
deeper in the depths of the Word of GOD, Praise his Holy Name for that. I
had
Heard "Leave that Jackson alone" and when they would say that, the other one's
would say "You better watch that Branham" and it would start a sick feeling in
the pit of my stomach. I remembered Bro. Branham saying if you Love me
call me
Brother, so when they would say Branham or Jackson, my spirit always responded
Bro. If you have a spirit that don't respect what GOD is doing,
it would be
better to not say anything, not that I look to the flesh, but I can see GOD in
my Brethren. As Jesus said "As you've done to the least of these, you've
done
it to me". So I left that Church because they refused to walk on in truth.
There was no one in this area that would stand for the truth, many would just go
with anything to get along and have Church. We went to another
Bro's. Church
for a while, but found it was to much jealousy, everyone wanting to
be the
head, we left there also and started having prayer meeting's in our house.
So
in 1977 I went to bed after praying for GOD to move and show me what was in
store, and had a dream. I was in a great big church, it seemed at that
time, I
had never met Bro. Jackson or had never been to Faith Assembly Church, but in
this dream the service started and the song service was wonderful the
Spirit
was moving so strong then the service changed and Bro. Jackson came to the
pulpit and said "We're happy to have a Bro. here from Ga. tonight to minister".
Well I thought My Pastor that we were pulling away from, was there and I
thought he was going to minister, But Bro. Jackson said Bro.Suggs
come on up.
I could have fell through the floor, I don't know what I said but as time came
to turn the service back to Bro.Jackson in stead of turning to my right where
Bro. Jackson was seated I turned to my left to go in a complete circle, when my
right shoulder was to the audience Sis. Jackson started to Prophesy. Later
1978
I met Bro.& Sis. Jackson in Athens Ga. during the time we were building a
Church in Calhoun, and a few weeks later I called Bro.Jackson to see if he would
come for meetings, he said he would. In 1979 we went to Faith Assembly and
sure
enough Bro. Jackson called on me to Minister, just as in the dream, and as I
finished, without thinking of the dream, I turned, but it was Bro. Funk that
Prophesied. I had never met him, but after service I learned he was Sis.
Jackson's cousin. I had heard a lot of things that were lies of the
devil, I
felt like I was in heavenly places, there was such peace and Love in those
services. That's been 20
years ago [1999
] and I still feel that sweet presence of GOD when I get to go to services
there. GOD has guided me a long way since 1967, and I give Him all
the Praise
and Glory. I Thank GOD He allowed me to hear of a Prophets ministry,
and
reveal to me what he was sent for, by the SPIRIT He Gave me in 1967.
And I
thank GOD also for allowing me to meet a man that was called to be in the office
of an Apostle that was also revealed to me by the same SPIRIT, so no one
can
tell me it's not so because he has revealed it by his SPIRIT. Praise
GOD for
his Grace to me for all of his wonder's he performs. It is one thing to
hear
something but it is another to have the SPIRIT reveal it to you.
This has been
the way GOD has dealt with me in my understanding and I Praise him for that.
I'm sure happy GOD led me to Faith Assembly to meet all the Wonderful people
there that I have come in contact with I believe it's the Cream of the Crop
Amen. All around the World there is Bro's & Sis's that love GOD and
believe
the same thing that GOD has done in these last day's, and there is nothing the
devil can do about it. He may cause us not to see each other for
long period's
of time, but he cannot take away that Love in our heart's for the Truth God has
shown us all. Thank GOD for His WORD, and the men he speaks trough to
deliver
it to [HIS CHILDREN] us. May GOD Bless you all who read's this testimony,
your Bro.In CHRIST. [Sis.Patsy
send's her Love and Thank's GOD for His
Grace to her also. Her Testimony is to be put on tape in
the near future]
I will Now update My Testimony [thur.March,06,2008]Because of futher Truth that
GOD,
has led led me to for this day, Because we are still here and the Rapture has
not
taken place yet and as in all times GOD will lead us on and only with Truth for
the day
He will not let us just set still without more Truth, He will always drop a few
nuggets in the
previous Messenger's message to lead us on to futher Truth if we will put our
selves aside
and follow the Spirit of the Word so with this said I will give testimony of how
the same GOD again
led me into the Truth of this day.
In 2003 At Convention at Faith Assembly when we arrived for service I meet
a man and his wife before
we went in for service I greeted them and shook there hands and introduced my
wife and my self to them,
I had saw them at a meeting in the audience the convention early, after service
I talked to Bro.Jackson
and asked him about the Bro.and he had very good things to say about the
Brother, and later I heard the Bro.Minstry
and knew then God had anointed his life and Ministry I could feel that Voice
speaking in my soul the Word he was
speaking was going deep in my soul and ringing that same bell in my Spirit, and
that Voice in my soul was saying Amen! Amen!
In 2004 went to Convention and Bro.Amos preached a message Affinity Of Evil and
I realized something is about to happen,
I knew not what but I have had that voice to ring out before and then
Bro.Jackson got sick and they called me late one night
to pray, and I told Patsy and we begin to pray, but I could not seem to feel to
continue praying something in my Spirit
was saying I Have It All In My Control, and I felt like my heart would stop
beating then sleep came, and then the call came Bro.Jackson
had passed away.
We went up to the Funeral Home to give our Love and Respect to Sis.Jackson
and Family we were sure going to miss Bro.Jackson
he had been such a help for us over the years since we meet him, I now know how
they felt when Paul was taken away form them in his days
Bro.Jackson was such a Wonderful Bro.to us here at Assembly Of Faith Church. I
thank GOD for the time and fellowship he gave me with
such a Wonderful man of Integrity. and the message Bro.Brought on He That Is To
Come it made Bro.Jackson so happy to know all the years
and messages he had labored and Preached was not in vain he told me You know
Bro.Suggs it took GOD to send a man
from Africa to recognize my Ministry and again I hear him say it from his Pulpit
in Convention,
had passed away, I was so
We now Pastor a Church in Calhoun Ga. 192 Cardinal Blvd Assembly Of Faith Church. We Invite all to stop in when your down this way. Our Service's are Wednesday night 7:30, and Sunday Morning 10:30, our phone number is (706)659-4166.
GOD Bless you all, Bro. Alvin Lee Suggs
Greeting's to all the Precious Saint's in CHRIST JESUS
I would like to thank each and everyone that went to prayer for me, GOD heard every prayer, I would like to give a little testimony of event's leading up to now.
As most know I had a little heart problem in 2002 and had a stint put in, and did fair with it but was always run down, even though I would push my self so people around me wouldn't know the problem I was having. For the last few months Patsy begin to notice and would try to get me to go in to the Dr. I'd tell her everything was all right and I'd wait ‘til my annual check up May 8th, so we made it ‘til then. The Dr. checked us and wanted to do an echo stress test on both of us, so he wanted us to come back in on the 9th for the echo stress test. They called and said both of our tests came back abnormal and wanted us to have a heart catheter to see how much damage we had or exactly what was causing the stress. We had planned a trip to the mountains for our 44th wedding anniversary, so I ask him if we could wait ‘til after our trip, he said it was very serious but he would allow it if we would just rest and relax and to be in his office may 15th for our pre-op so Monday we were there and did all our blood work, EKG, and x-rays then we went and set every thing up at Redmond Regional Hospital out patient, went in on the 16th. They took us both back at the same time and got everything started. They took me, Alvin, into the operating room first, they brought me back out in only about 25 minutes and then took Patsy in, it took longer with her, they had to put another stint in at that time. So Patsy had a little problem, they had hit a small vain when they went into the main artery in her leg with the needle so she had to stay in the hospital 2 days instead of doing it out patient. They came and talked to me after that and told me to come in Fri. morning at 6am, they said I had 4 blockages, one was the main artery that feeds blood into my heart 75% blocked, one was 90% and 2 more I don't remember the % of. The stint I had put in back in 2002 was the main artery from the other side that the blood comes out of the heart in, this was 100% blocked in 2002 but the Lord let my body create a new by pass on it's own and that bypass was 95% blocked this time, the devil tries to get in any way he can.
So on Fri. the 19th I was at the hospital about 6:30 am, they took me back to prepare me. The Dr. talked to me and I told him I wasn't worried it was all in GODs hands, he smiled and I told him he, the Dr, had done a 5 bypass on my brother 2 years earlier and he has done fine. They told me I would be in the hospital 6 to10 days, 3 to 4 in ICU. Well that didn't happen! GOD saw different I was in ICU 1 day and walking that Fri. night at 12 am after surgery, then on Tue the 23rd I came home. The nurse came and talked to Angie, our daughter, to teach a little about what I could do when I came home and what to watch for, she asked her when did the Dr. say I may be going home? She told her, that day, she said no way! She told her yes that’s what he said this morning she looked at me and said you’re a miracle. Then when the cardiac nurse came to let us go she said I was the first heart patient they had ever saw go home without having to take Lasix for fluid build up. Praise GOD!\o/ He is so wonderful and I am getting stronger every day. I had asked the Dr. if I should get on disability, since I drive a loader for work he looked at me and said “You will be stronger and feel better than you have for many years after this surgery” But I know GOD holds all that in his hands and I just want to continue to stay in his perfect will for my life. May God receive all the Praise and Glory for all that he has done for me and my family.
May GOD bless each and everyone that sent up a prayer for me, and if any had hard feelings at me for the stand I have taken for the WORD of the LORD, may GOD also bless you and allow you to see more of Him in the Word! For his end time Bride.
I LOVE you all, GOD Bless, always your BRO & Sis in CHRIST JESUS!
Alvin & Patsy Suggs, Calhoun, Ga.
DEAR BROTHER ALVIN SUGGS, I'M GRATEFUL TO ALMIGHTY GOD FOR HIS GRACE AND
MERCY THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO FOLLOW THE SCENT OF ''PURE TRUTH'' THAT
FLOWS FROM THE LIGHT HOUSE, ASSEMBLY OF FAITH CHURCH. SINCE MY VISIT LAST MONTH
MY WIFE, ANNETTE INFORMED BROTHER WILKERSON SHE WOULD NOT BE BACK.MY PRECIOUS
BROTHER, YOUR SERMON TAPES "THE TRYING OF YOUR FAITH AND SEPARATION THEN
DEDICATION ",MADE THE DIFFERENCE. SHE LISTENED TO YOUR SERMONS OVER AND OVER AND
I COULD DISCERN THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS DEALING WITH HER, PRAISE GOD! IN
CLOSING, I GIVE THANKS TO MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST FOR ALLOWING ME TO SIT
UNDER YOUR AUTHORITY. YOUR BROTHER IN THE FAITH ...OLLIE MILTON...PS: BEST
REGARDS TO YOU AND SISTER PATSY..