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Testimonies
When someone gives their testimony of deliverance they often request that their name not be used.
Testimony from a female:
At the age of only six years old, I made the decision to accept the Lord as my Saviour and to have Him to take control of my life. Despite my acknowledgement of God as my Lord and Saviour, I allowed a series of events, that I experienced in my teenage years, to set the foundation for my falling into deep sin. I succumbed to actions and desires that I knew were wrong. In my early twenties, I openly and honestly sought the help of my Lord in dealing, head on with these sins, which felt like I wasn't in 'control' of my thoughts and actions, but rather 'controlled' by 'something' other than my own will. God is a faithful God and because of His unwavering love for me, He revealed certain demonic oppression in my life and I knew that I needed deliverance, which I have received while studying and completing a Christian Counselling Course. I acknowledged that I needed to repent and forgive certain individuals, before being able to receive deliverance. It was only at this point that I fully realized that I alone could not keep myself from falling into the same 'destructive cycle'. I had to surrender this to my Lord, and pray He would bind the work that Satan and his demons had manifested in my life. I was delivered and set free in 1997. Unfortunately, all this came back when I went through a very painful divorce in 2009 in my mid thirties . A lot of doubt around my divorce and getting re-married in 2013, troubled me, daily, influencing my walk with the Lord and (ironically) it was my ex-husband informing me early in 2014, that Pastor Bob Strachan and his wife, Naomi, started serving in a Counselling and Deliverance ministry in Jedburgh, since 2009, which I was so relieved to hear about, because attempting to find a Christian counsellor seems rather hard to come by and if you do, the waiting list is really long and it could be many months before one can actually get an appointment, which left me rather despondent at times and with a feeling of 'defeat'. I went along to a Sunday morning service at Jedburgh Baptist Church and met Pastor Bob and Naomi, after the service and briefly shared with them what troubled me, all the while they made me felt so welcome and treated me with so much love and warmth, handing me a King James Bible, as a precious gift for visiting Jedburgh Baptist church, and accommodating me with an appointment, within days, to meet them for a Counselling session. All this love was comforting 'ointment' for my troubled soul. I met with them and shared my concerns regarding bitterness, hatred and unforgiveness surrounding the divorce and uncertainty regarding remarrying and we prayed together and they guided me in praying for deliverance and I was set free from the vicious cycle and destructive thought pattern, instigated by demons, which was driving me away from the Lord instead of closer. We prayed and called on the power of God and Jesus Christ to intercede and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and dealt with Satan and his demons relative to the sinful actions, desires, addictions and destructive thought patterns that they produced in my life. Since that time, I have sensed the presence, peace and power of God in a way that I was not sure I would ever be able to experience, again. He is giving me victory over my previous destructive thought patterns, each and every day. Pastor Bob advised me how to 'keep my deliverance' and I recognize that I need to be in His Word daily, and focusing on following His commands, 'putting on the full armour of God' in order to avoid setting up a scenario where Satan can torment my life, again. Only by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ can I be made whole in the eyes of Father God. I know that my God loves me and is merciful and I am thankful that He reached out to me and that He has provided complete and total forgiveness for my sin and delivered me from Satan and his demons. To God be all glory and honour!
At the age of only six years old, I made the decision to accept the Lord as my Saviour and to have Him to take control of my life. Despite my acknowledgement of God as my Lord and Saviour, I allowed a series of events, that I experienced in my teenage years, to set the foundation for my falling into deep sin. I succumbed to actions and desires that I knew were wrong. In my early twenties, I openly and honestly sought the help of my Lord in dealing, head on with these sins, which felt like I wasn't in 'control' of my thoughts and actions, but rather 'controlled' by 'something' other than my own will. God is a faithful God and because of His unwavering love for me, He revealed certain demonic oppression in my life and I knew that I needed deliverance, which I have received while studying and completing a Christian Counselling Course. I acknowledged that I needed to repent and forgive certain individuals, before being able to receive deliverance. It was only at this point that I fully realized that I alone could not keep myself from falling into the same 'destructive cycle'. I had to surrender this to my Lord, and pray He would bind the work that Satan and his demons had manifested in my life. I was delivered and set free in 1997. Unfortunately, all this came back when I went through a very painful divorce in 2009 in my mid thirties . A lot of doubt around my divorce and getting re-married in 2013, troubled me, daily, influencing my walk with the Lord and (ironically) it was my ex-husband informing me early in 2014, that Pastor Bob Strachan and his wife, Naomi, started serving in a Counselling and Deliverance ministry in Jedburgh, since 2009, which I was so relieved to hear about, because attempting to find a Christian counsellor seems rather hard to come by and if you do, the waiting list is really long and it could be many months before one can actually get an appointment, which left me rather despondent at times and with a feeling of 'defeat'. I went along to a Sunday morning service at Jedburgh Baptist Church and met Pastor Bob and Naomi, after the service and briefly shared with them what troubled me, all the while they made me felt so welcome and treated me with so much love and warmth, handing me a King James Bible, as a precious gift for visiting Jedburgh Baptist church, and accommodating me with an appointment, within days, to meet them for a Counselling session. All this love was comforting 'ointment' for my troubled soul. I met with them and shared my concerns regarding bitterness, hatred and unforgiveness surrounding the divorce and uncertainty regarding remarrying and we prayed together and they guided me in praying for deliverance and I was set free from the vicious cycle and destructive thought pattern, instigated by demons, which was driving me away from the Lord instead of closer. We prayed and called on the power of God and Jesus Christ to intercede and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and dealt with Satan and his demons relative to the sinful actions, desires, addictions and destructive thought patterns that they produced in my life. Since that time, I have sensed the presence, peace and power of God in a way that I was not sure I would ever be able to experience, again. He is giving me victory over my previous destructive thought patterns, each and every day. Pastor Bob advised me how to 'keep my deliverance' and I recognize that I need to be in His Word daily, and focusing on following His commands, 'putting on the full armour of God' in order to avoid setting up a scenario where Satan can torment my life, again. Only by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ can I be made whole in the eyes of Father God. I know that my God loves me and is merciful and I am thankful that He reached out to me and that He has provided complete and total forgiveness for my sin and delivered me from Satan and his demons. To God be all glory and honour!
Testimony from a Pastor
I had been a pastor for many years but struggled with the sin of pornography and the sinful acts that go with it. I made every effort to rid my life of this besetting sin knowing it was causing problems in my spiritual life, my marriage and my family. I prayed and fasted to break this bondage and perhaps would do great for a week or two but somehow I would find myself drawn back into it and not being able to resist. I tried to stay away from the computer at night and not be alone at the times I knew I would be tempted. Nothing worked! I could not break free. I searched online for help and found some sites that gave me insight and bible reading plans and such to break this but some helped for a little while but ultimately the thoughts were still there and often through the night I had vivid sexual dreams that I had to get a release from and so often resulted to porn.
I even preached against it many times, trying to preach myself out of it but nothing worked. I heard preachers talk about it and say people are just not sick of it or they are not strong enough to stop. That was not the case! I hated it as so many problems and issues came as a result. I helped others break other addictions and was dedicated to Christ.
Only after discovering deliverance and accepting the fact that this was a demonic problem I was told about soul ties. I found I still replayed events with ex-girlfriends which would only fuel the addiction. Once I broke these soul ties I found I was not feeling those emotions and didn't have the same lust I did. I managed to stop the hardcore porn but still had a problem which was not maybe once a week but still it was a problem. I shared the 'secret' with my wife and although she was upset she understood having gone through deliverance herself, we found that it traced back to a sexual experience I had as a boy of 13. This was where it started and once this was dealt with I have been free from this addiction and have never gone back. Even when obvious temptations are thrown at me, they bounce off and I deal with them very quickly thanks to what I learnt. As Pastor Strachan says "There is a HUGE difference from dealing with temptation from the outside and dealing with it from the inside"
I do not have to deal with it from the inside as it is no longer there!
If you are reading this and have this besetting addiction get in touch with Bro Strachan. He will keep in in the strictest confidence. You can't deal with it on your own, I tried but it was only when the little 'secret' was out that the devils control was weakened and I could be free! I wish I had know this 20 years ago!