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GBG|Christian Homebased| Vision Conference at Shreve Ministries Cleveland, TN

Friday night, when I arrived in Cleveland, Tennessee for the first annual Vision Conference promoted by Shreve Ministries, I was in for an exciting time in the Lord.



Listening to testimonies of both new and old saints of God rekindled something deep within me to do something more for my Lord. I remember as a child, praying," Lord, I want to be a good Christian." What being a "good" Christian entailed, I did not know. At ten years old, I was limited. But as I grew older, with more opportunity for achieving my goals, I blew it--messing up big time. But this was a time for new birth; a time to begin with a previous vision and start again with renewed belief that God would accomplish through us, his own desires.

Listening to people who had walked with God throughout their lives and listening to their stories, was very inspiring. As one after another would get up and share, Mike Shreve was used by God to accentuate parts of their testimony by either prophetic remarks or some type of object lesson or another similar story. This was like a gathering of the saints, and I was an honored guest, a bystander observing and experiencing all the seeds of their labor.  

I learned that Shreve Ministries had started almost 40 years ago and had won thousands to the Lord. Mike told of his conversion experience as a teenager hitching a ride and asking God

if he were real to show him, and the person who picked him up, just telling him to Try God at each objection Mike had. That night, Mike committed his life to God. He started his journey with another person and began with street preaching, leaving only with an extra set of clothing. And now, to see how far the ministry had come--is a miracle. Elizabeth told of her vision and how in the past she had not fulfilled the vision, and time was fading. She could begin fresh. She was very dramatic in her speech and her presence left you wanting to push after God harder.


I had never attended a religious gathering like this. The outpouring of the holy spirit was awesome (both from the young and the old). God is good. This is true. But experiencing God in his fullness is so much more--words cannot explain. One thing I do know was that this conference inspired me to be around other Christians with like minds and convinced me of how necessary it is to be surrounded by people who understand your passion to serve the Lord and fulfill your purpose. We can accomplish some within our own self and God, but by aligning ourselves with other saints, I believe God has so much more.

I was alone, sitting on the front row, Friday night. I spoke to a man and his 13 year old son who sat beside me. Later that night, after all the sharing of different ministers, a prayer time was had praying for health situations. People were being ministered over, and this gentleman was healed of a nerve condition in his back. I do not remember all the details, only that he had already had a previous operation and that the pain had returned; he even had a hard time sleeping. From glory to glory, from revelation to revelation - God was outpouring into the dry bones of his saints.

I am so glad I was able to attend. Shreve Ministries does plan on more conferences to be held in the future. I recommend being with this group, because "iron sharpens iron."

Proverbs 27:17 Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.