God started off with giving me the ability to play football. He healed me from asthma which was something I struggled with all of my childhood. Doctors said that I would never be able to play football. They said that my I would have issues with my kidneys. I have been airlifted to UAB in critical condition. The last time that happened, a righteous indignation rosed in me and I declared that would be my last time have an asthma attack in Jesus’s name. My grandparents would bring me to church twice a week and grandma would pray in the morning and night over me anointing me with oil. I am totally healed of asthma and haven’t had another attack since the time I declared that I wouldn’t. I am now a freshman at a prestige university with a full scholarship to play football.
I am so thankful for the opportunity to share my testimony with this great congregation. It was such a refreshing experience that I will forever be grateful for. Thank you Kingdom Empowerment for your kingdom hospitality.
The fall of 2015 I started showing signs of my health going down. I ignored those signs until March 2016. I did a self examine because I had a sharp pain the month prior and I found a knot. After a needle biopsy it was determined I had breast cancer. I never asked why? I didn’t even cry at first. I was numb and left my body. My Dad passed away in 1999 at the age of 48 from cancer. When that happened my whole life changed. I became depressed, angry, bitter, any negative emotion you can name. I didn’t understand how I had prayed, stood in the Word, believed and my Dad still passed. Fast forward to 2016, here I am mid 40’s and being diagnosed with cancer. Chemo was the Hardest thing I have ever experienced in my life. I wouldn’t wish chemo on my worst enemy if I had one. At one point I said I was going to stop chemo. I had a reality check from my then 14 year old and I decided to fight. When o began chemo they gave me what they called “the red devil.” I quickly corrected them and said,”no, you are pumping the blood of Jesus through my veins.” I Am healed in Jesus Name.
2016 I went through chemo from June to October. October I had surgery. December to February 2017 I went through radiation. My cancer healed me. As I went through treatment I began to relate to what my Dad went through and I started to begin to understand how he must’ve felt. God did keep His promise. God did heal my Dad. He took his pain away and brought him home to heaven. I don’t know what my Dad prayed. He could’ve told God he was tired and ready to come home. I don’t know. I do know he is no longer in pain. And neither am I. I do know he received his healing. And so did I. No more anger. No more bitterness. No more depression. No more negativity. As I continue to work in myself, strengthening my relationship with God, God continues to heal me and show me favor. Cancer humbled me. Cancer broke me and God molded me back together. God continues to show me favor and work on me. Since 2017 I have become a licensed Minister. Licensed cancer minister. I am Ms. Survivor for Dale County- oh did I mention how I was healed of low self esteem and feeling ugly and unworthy. And this was not a beauty pageant, but it showed me and taught me how beautiful I am. I was blessed with a bike I have been believing for for a few years.
Delayed does not mean denied. Diagnosis does not mean death. God is so Amazing and if we Let go and Let God we will begin to see the Amazing things He has in store for us.
Oh, and I would also like to add how 5 years later, August if this year a doctor held my hand and said I was not going to make it through the night and if I did I would be in the hospital for no less than 30 days. Well, God said let me show you all Who I AM. I was in the hospital 7 days with Covid pneumonia. I was told I would be sent home on oxygen and I was not. I was sent home with two inhalers. Once again God kept me. God healed me. God showed His Glory!!!!!
Corey Jones was born in New Orleans, La. With a passion for music he received a Bachelors in Entrepreneurship Recording Technology and Video Production from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. After graduation Corey Married the women of his dream Tameka in Houston Tx. They have been married for 5 years and are the parents of Cali and Carmyn Jones. Corey always loved the Lord but answered the call to Ministry in 2017 with a trial sermon at New Direction Church in Indianapolis, IN. He has gone on to complete a Masters in Christian Leadership from Grand Canyon University where he is currently pursuing his Masters in Divinity. He continues to have a passion for entrepreneurship, music and videography which he expresses through his multimedia company WiseWords
Tameka Jones is an entrepreneur , wife , and mother of two beautiful girls. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio spents some time in Houston, Tx, and now currently residing in Indianapolis, In. “Meek” has always had a passion for fashion and being creative. One of “Meek’s” God given gifts is to make ideas come to life which has been in her DNA since she was 2 years old. Now having her dreams come true as the owner and Operator of Dose Of Style an overall health and wellness online boutique, she is using her gift to create for the Lord and bless others.Not only are we hearing the good news but now we can wear the good news!
Courtney A. Jones has always loved and studied education. The idea of growing a brain and seeing growth in children, educational and personally, has always been a passion for her. Ms. Jones started her teaching career in Memphis, TN after receiving her bachelors degree from Wright State University in 2015. In 2016, Courtney received her first master’s degree from Union University in Urban Education. She proudly received her second master’s degree, Curriculum and Instruction, in 2020 from Grand Canyon University. Ms. Jones is currently a 5th grade reading teacher in Indianapolis, IN.
Education is heart work. Courtney studied Urban Education through a residency program called Memphis Teachers Residency(MTR). This Christian based program
Dr. Carolyn Stevenson Durbin is an American preacher, teacher, and entrepreneur. Dr. Durbin, with over 45 years in ministry is cofounder and Pastor of Kingdom Empowerment Ministries, a non-denominational church in Montgomery, Alabama and Indianapolis, Indiana. She along with her husband also serve as Overseers of United Sons and Daughters ministries located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Durbin rededicated her life to Christ and entered the ministry as an altar worker in 1980 at First Assembly of God Church located in Metairie, Louisiana. In 1990, she began teaching Sunday school, directing the choir 1991 and 1992, respectively. Dr. Durbin became a licensed missionary in 1992, serving in the Church of God in Christ, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She became an ordained minister in 1997, an assistant to her husband, who served as associated Pastor and instructor at Perfecting of the Saints Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2002 she was installed as a Pastor, along with her husband of Word of Faith Christian Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
By 2003, she was teaching citywide, and a frequent radio guest of WVOG, a local Metairie, Louisiana radio station. She taught on hundreds of subjects based on her experience and how she applies the Bible to every facet of her life.
Dr. Durbin is fueled by a passion to fulfill God’s mandate for these turbulent times. She has a drive on character building by merging spirituality with everyday living which provokes people to pursue a life of integrity. Dr. Durbin encourages to deepen their intimacy with God and ascend to their divine calling and destiny. She is not afraid to deal with pertinent, hard issues.
In 2006, Dr. Durbin was licensed as a Minister and Elder at Glory to Him Fellowship in Ozark, Alabama. Dr. Durbin, along with her husband ministered in the Jail and/Prisons within the State of Alabama. She also served as a Spiritual Encourager at Road to Recovery, as well as a Biblical Instructor at Eastgate Bible Institute. Dr. Durbin also served on the Board of Directors with the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Alabama, Ozark Unit.
Dr. Durbin attended Watson Memorial Teaching Ministries and studied Homiletics, Hermeneutics Old and New Testaments and was ordained as a Minister. She earned a MA of Divinity, a Doctorate of Christian Theology, Ordained Minister, as well as a Founder of First Century Faith Founder Class, all from the International Miracle Institute in Pensacola, Florida,
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Dr. Durbin is an entrepreneur and has published a magazine called Optimistic. Dr. Durbin grew up in dysfunction as well as abuse. She also suffered the death of her seven-year-old son to a drunk driver. But through God’s Word, she was able to forgive and become whole. Dr. Durbin believes and teaches that regardless of a person’s background or past mistakes, God has a place for them and can help them on their path to enjoying everyday life. Additionally, she values family and treasures her husband, children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Dr. Carolyn Durbin’s mission is to love God’s people and to teach God’s word. |
QUOTES: When human beings experience trauma or severe life stressors. It is not uncommon for their lives to be unravel. My great passion is bringing holistic healing to people who have had to go through traumatic/stressful experience. This mission includes children, adults, and families, to find healthy, holistic perceptions of themselves and strengthen their relationships so they can know themselves as peaceful, complete, whole, and safe. I’ve been wounded, suffered a lot of hurt and pain, bruises, and broken heartedness in my life. I was a victim of sexual, mental, and emotional abuse. I felt rejected and abandoned, And I can promise you, just because you don’t deal with something, that doesn’t make it go away. I am so in love with Jesus! He delivered me!!! I have discovered that there is hope for the hopeless with Jesus
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Dr. Charles Jack Durbin is an American preacher, teacher, and entrepreneur. Dr. Durbin, with over 49 years in ministry is Founder and Senior Pastor of Kingdom Empowerment Ministries, a non-denominational church in Montgomery, Alabama and Indianapolis, Indiana. He along with his wife also serve as Overseers of United Sons and Daughters ministries located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr Durbin graduated from high school in June of 1962. In the same month, he enlisted in the U.S Air Force. Among his duty stations, were Spain and Germany. He was honorably discharge in 1970. In the fall of the same year, he enrolled at Southern University of New Orleans. In 1972, he received a strong desire to go to church. Later he realized that God was calling him to serve in the gospel of Christ. The Holy Spirit was leading him out the dark into the light of God. In 1974, he enrolled in Union Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1975, he transferred to the United Metropolitan Spiritual Churches of Christ Theological Seminary. Dr. Durbin was ordained into the ministry in 1979 and for maintaining Biblical Studies. He received a BA degree in Theology. For over thirty years he served God as a Teacher and Preacher of the Gospel of Christ. In 1974, two years after his salvation experience, he started working in dialysis. This was an avenue to express what God was doing in his life in a practical way. From September of 1974 until now, his occupation has given him the experience of seeing God at work through his life. In 1996 Charles saw Carolyn. Wow, and were married a year later. They served together in various ways in the same church where they met. In 2002 Carolyn and Charles founded The Word of Faith Christian Center. In 2005 after Katrina, he alone with his wife and family relocated in Ozark Al. His passion was praying for the leadership of Glory to Him Church and its partners.
Dr. Durbin along with his wife has served in the Jail/Prison Ministry as well as Road to Recovery at Glory to Him. earned a MA of Christian Theology, a Doctorate of Christian Theology, Licensed and Ordained Clergy, and a Founder of First Century Faith Founder Class all from the International Miracle Institute, Pensacola, Florida.
