HOW TO EXPERIENCE and PROMOTE a H.O.P.E TOUCH of Heaven On Planet Earth
= How to Be Born Again and Overcome Satan by:
- The Blood of Jesus Christ and
- The Word of Your Testimony:
   a. Your Life Story BEFORE you were born again in your spirit by the Spirit of God John 3:3 
   b. Your Story about HOW you were born again
   c. Your Life Story AFTER you were born again 

Testimony of Ivan Tuttle 
By Benescke Janse van Rensburg 

Ivan Tuttle was a believer as a young man. After school, however, he became involved in drugs. His testimony of how his life changed made me realise that there is truly power in parents' prayers for their children. 

Ivan was 26-years-old when he was diagnosed with a blood clot in his calf. The doctors warned him that if he went dancing again (which he and his friends did on weekends) and the blood clot came loose, it could cost him his life. 

Ivan did not listen. Shortly afterwards he was back on the dance floor. That night, back in his bed, he woke up startled. There was a strong grip on his wrist. Although he tried to fight back, he realised that the force he was fighting against was too strong for him. An evil presence overwhelmed him. When Ivan looked back at his bed, he could see his body. He knew that he had died and that he was on his way to hell. 

The anxious cries of people being tormented by evil spirits, as well as the horrible smell, overwhelmed Ivan upon his arrival in hell. He describes it as “a place without any hope. Just tears, torture and fear”. He also says: “It's awful to realise you'll never get out of here.Your remorse for your sin and your turning your back on Jesus Christ cannot be described in words.” 

Ivan was already being tortured by Satan and his demons when a loud voice rang out: “Leave him alone. It's not his time yet. I made a promise to his mother.”

The next moment Ivan was in heaven. Here he experienced the exact opposite to hell. "Heaven is a place without pain, aggression or depression. There is only peace and a feeling of fulfillment and joy. This is where you want to be forever,” he says. 

After Ivan was sent back to earth to share what he experienced, he found that his mother had poured out her heart to God about his salvation for years. She asked God to make a promise to her that none of her children's path would end in hell. She believed that He had made a promise to her. She was right. It is 30 years later and Ivan still continues to preach with passion the good news of Jesus Christ as far as he goes. 

Is there a loved one in your life who does not have a relationship with Jesus Christ? Or someone who, like Ivan, hardened their heart towards God due to disappointments or hurt they experienced? In 1 John 5:15 we read: “And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.” And in Mark 11:24 we read: “I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.”

God wants to save us. He gave his only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, that we should not perish. Do not wait until itis too late. Let us confess our sin and invite Him to be in control of our lives so we can experience a 'Touch of Heaven On Planet Earth' and spend an eternity with Him in the place without pain, aggression or depression - just peace and joy! God bless. 

A PRAYER YOU MAY WISH TO PRAY WITH US:
Father God, thank You for hearing my prayers.
Today I bring  ......................................................... (name the person on your heart) to You.
Please touch him/her through Your Holy Spirit and bring him/her to a place where they will:
a. Repent and be born again into Your Royal Family  John 3:3. 
b. Accept Your Son as their Saviour and invite Him into their spirit and soul (mind | heart will) as their Savior. 
c. Be discipled to become a 'faith fit' and dedicated H.O.P.E Team Player in his/her family and community
d. Score H.O.P.E 'Goals' in their personal happiness and health | marriages | families | finances | work places | communities.
This I ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Revelation 12:11-12 New King James Version

11 And they overcame him (Satan) by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. 12 Therefore rejoice, O heavens, and you who dwell in them! 

     Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! 

     For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.”