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In 2002 we gave our lives to Jesus. We had grown up as Sikhs and this decision led to many friends and family feeling betrayed and removing themselves from our lives. Our family slowly accepted our decision but the majority of the friends never returned to our lives.

I suffered from migraine headaches for most of my life. I remember as a young boy lying in a dark room with a warm cloth over my forehead, wishing I could die. After many tests and numerous medicines, I still had no relief. It continued on into my adult life where I suffered with migraines on weekly bases.

Eight years ago, my wife and I brought a beautiful little four year old boy home with the intention of adopting him as soon as the law would permit. This little guy was a dream come true. We were so excited, we couldn’t believe he was going to be our very own son.

Shortly after high school I began to struggle with depression and thoughts of suicide. What was strange about this is that it wasn't a gradual onset of negative feelings but seemed to come out of nowhere. It's difficult to explain what I was feeling. The easiest way I can put it is it was as if I was hollow inside, like there was a black hole sucking away everything that made me want to get up every day and enjoy my life. I didn't want to die because something horrible was happening; I simply had no motivation to live.

In the fall of 1999, I became terribly anxious that something was wrong. This continued for a few weeks and one morning I woke up with what I thought was a monstrous flu. It frightened me when I suddenly recalled years before I’d had a similar debilitating flu that had started the decline of my eyesight. I went to a doctor but got continuously worse. I had developed a continual pulsing electric shock in my skull. I was in unimaginable torment. It’s too painful to dredge up all that I endured but I will say my one and only job was not to end my life.

Through the power of prayer and deliverance, I’ve been healed of migraines.

I began suffering from migraines following the birth of my son in 1988. It started with headaches that grew more severe with time. The doctors tried many different medications, but the headaches only got worse. The severe headaches turned into migraines.

Approximately 8 years ago my wife and I attended one of your Wednesday night classes, “Tearing Down Strongholds”. I believe this was a ten week course; however, we were only able to attend one session. The session we attended was titled “Anger, Frustration and Rage.

My name is Jennifer Givens. I am thirty-eight years old and have been blessed with three amazing children, Colby 16, Amillia 14 and Mollie 12. I have been married to the man of my dreams for almost eighteen years. I am truly blessed. I grew up in a Christian home and have known the Lord personally since I was twelve years old. I have loved God since then, but I have to say that until I was diagnosed with cancer that I was not passionate for him. Looking back, battling cancer is now the pivotal point of my walk with Him.

In 2002, I started experiencing agonizing pain all through my body. When I say agonizing it does not really describe the pain I felt. It was as if a gang of monsters, expert in the art of torture, were doing everything they knew how to torture me until I felt I was losing my mind.

It came on so quickly, I went from a very active businessman to a recluse in my house in one day. There is no way to accurately describe the pain. It felt like someone was scraping my bones with a knife, stabbing my spine with an ice pick and sticking pins in my flesh all at the same time.

I was a 55 year old spirit filled Christian woman, actively serving in my local church. I was married to a Godly man, whose unselfish love had covered and sustained me through my countless bouts with deep depression.

We had lost a son at 7 years old due to a heart condition, which caused unbearable pain for me. We had two sons and a daughter, all married to godly spouses with two of them serving in ministry in their home churches. They were my great joy. (1 John 4)