I came out of the Pentecostal denomination, and its teaching is that the evidence of the baptism of the Holy Ghost is speaking with tongues.

It was a Friday morning in Guyana, a friend and I went to our church to pray. We went to the balcony and knelt. Immediately I started to pray, and out of my belly came forth another language.

When I was nineteen years old, a brother from the church was interested in me. One morning as I was praying for the situation, I saw a vision of another brother, and I accepted it as from the Lord.

Sometime later, he left for the United States of America, and a few months after, I was led to the Message.
I trusted the Lord for many years to bring him to this Message, but he never accepted it. He died as an unmarried denominational Pastor. Pastor Nelson told me that if I had the Holy Ghost, I would not have believed a lie for so long. And that was hard for me to accept because of my experience, and the work that the Lord was doing in my life.

Then one Sunday in church, a sister sang, ‘I feel like Travelling On,’
My heavenly home is bright and fair
I feel like traveling on.
During that week, I found myself singing the song. When I became aware of the words, I thought of death, and the fear of death gripped me; I was scared to die because I was not sure where I was going. But the Grace of God stepped in, and the Word of the Lord came to me, and I spoke it, “I shall not die, but live to declare the works of the Lord.’

Shortly after, a brother came to our church and preached on ‘The Eagle.’ Sometime that week as I was lying in bed, my mind went back to his sermon. And, as I was thinking on the things that were said, my mind went ‘Beyond the Curtain of Time,’ and I saw that the Message Brother Branham brought to us was the Holy Ghost, and none could enter in without it. When I became conscious of my surroundings, I said to myself, “ That’s the Message Brother Nelson preaches.” And I thought, “I don’t have the Holy Ghost,” but I kept it in my heart.

One day, I was exercising in the gym, and at the same time, I was listening to the message, Jehovah Jireh preached in 1964. At the end of the sermon, Brother Branham made an altar call for those who wanted to receive the Holy Ghost. I knew that he was speaking to me, but I ignored the request and was about to turn off my phone, thinking to listen to the message again later in the privacy of my home. But the Voice became urgent, so I continued to attend. The Voice was pleading, but I was hesitant. The congregation began to sing ‘Almost Persuaded.’ It was then I became desperate; I knew it was now or never, and at the altar of my heart, I submitted to the Voice. Then the Voice spoke to me, “Go and let your Pastor lay his hand on you.”

It was a Monday morning, and. I couldn’t wait for the Wednesday night service. At the end of the service, Brother Nelson asked if there was anything else. I shouted, yes. I went up to the altar and told him why I was there. He laid hands on me and prayed for me to receive the Holy Ghost.

Sometime later, I began to think about the Holy Ghost, and I became restless. The spirit of uncertainty was hovering over me, and the battle of the mind started. The scripture that spoke to my heart was 2 Peter 1:10 “.., give the diligence to make your calling and election sure….”

One Sunday morning, as I was coming out of my bedroom to go to church, I was thinking about the Holy Ghost. I said, “Lord, all I know is that your Word says that all that the Father give me will come to me, and I will give them eternal life. And I have come.
That Sunday, January 27, 2013, as brother Nelson was speaking on ‘Beyond the Curtain of Time,’ I shouted praises, and my rest came into my soul—the assurance that I needed for my soul.

The Lord confirmed it when Brother Nelson was preaching one Sunday. He declared that he has the same anointing as the prophet, and the Holy Ghost rose up in me, and I shouted, “Me too!”

I thank God that the vision didn’t come to pass, and that I am alive declaring His works. Amazing Grace!