Anne Hacker

I surely owe my life to the Lord. I was raised in a Catholic home. I didn’t know a word of the Bible, and I didn’t know Jesus was coming again.

One day the Lord sent the Apostolic Faith people my way. They came to my home when I was deep in trouble. There was such turmoil, fear, and anguish in my soul. The devil had complete control of my life so that I didn’t know which way to turn. I thank God that He sent them to show me the way of righteousness. They invited me to meetings and told me I should pray my way through.

I didn’t know how to pray, and I didn’t know that prayer could change things, so it took a long time before I could yield my all to God. Finally, I went to the altar to get relief from my troubles. As I knelt down, I was asked, “Do you know that you are a sinner?” I didn’t know this, but I thought about it and realized my condition before the Lord. I was a sinner.

I prayed with all my heart that night. It was June 11. I am so thankful I prayed. The Lord came in and took out all the sin and the desires of the world. In their place, He gave me peace—something I never knew anything about. Later, He sanctified me and baptized me with the Holy Ghost. I never knew anything about sanctification or the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The Lord taught me about those things.

Today my soul is rejoicing. I am so happy. I am blessed with a double portion. My cup is running over. The Lord has proven Himself to me so many times. He has been a wonderful healer in our home. My son was sick with a fever one night. He was out of his head and I thought we were going to lose him. I called the ministry and they came and prayed for him. I prayed as well—all night. The Lord healed him, and the next day he was outside playing.

This is a wonderful Gospel. I praise God that I am included as one of His children. I want to be faithful to Him. He has proven Himself real to me so many times.