Austin also had certain behaviors when he was young which my husband and I could not understand. He often would put his hands over his ears to block out noise. He was extremely sensitive to physical touch. He would have meltdowns whenever any type of change would occur. This included changes from one activity to another, changes in seasons, upcoming events, any types of deviation from planned activities, etc. He often displayed rages of anger that we could not understand. He was not able to articulate or communicate what he was feeling whether physical or emotional pain, even though he was very bright and always put himself on a conversational level with adults.

Austin was always very aware of his peanut allergy and we noticed that his fear of this allergy had begun to cause anxiety. When Austin was entering 6th grade, he a full blown anxiety and panic attack while he was at school. He had eaten a chicken sandwich at lunch and was convinced that it was cooked in peanut oil. He tried for over one month to cope and although he wanted to remain in Public School, he simply was not able due to the level of anxiety that was coming up against him.

He then entered a season of life which I can only describe as a complete shut down. He could not leave our home. Many months later when he finally could leave our home, he made certain it was never further than 30 minutes from home and he HAD to be near a Hospital and always have his allergy pen AND Benadryl. He refused to eat any fast food from out of the house, other than McDonalds, for fear of peanuts. We could not eat food from restaurants known to cook in peanut oil in front of him. We could not even have it in the house! He was unable to attend Church. He cried and feared EVERYTHING continuously. Anxiety had a grip on him that literally was consuming him! His grandfather whom he was very close with passed away within 2 months of school starting and through his grieving, Austin became overwhelmed with a fear of dying. He thought if I left the house, that I would die and not return. He was so pained with how he was feeling, that he would often say that he just wanted to die. He repeated certain words and fears over and over. For example, a small eye irritation developed and he rationalized that he was loosing his sight. It became an obsession. He would walk around the house daily saying the word RIP. He soon was not able at all to engage in 2 way conversations. He was constantly frustrated with how he was feeling. He no longer showed any signs of affection towards anyone. He could not hug us. He could not tell us that he loved us. If any of his friends or his brothers friends came over, we would typically have to ask them to leave within an hour or so, because he would have a meltdown over something perceived as “not fair” to him. Simply put, we had lost our child and though we prayed continuously, we saw very little change. Certainly nothing that lasted. We had Biomedical blood work taken through Great Plains Lab and were told that Austin’s results were comparable with Autism Spectrum of “Aspergers Disorder.” Because of this, we began giving Austin recommended supplements and again, saw only mild and temporary changes.

We knew that we served a BIG GOD who was able to help our son, and we were not willing to allow our son, or our home, to remain in this condition. We were also not feeling led to label him with life long limitations and “Aspergers.”

My husband and I both received very solid, biblical teaching and were grounded in our walk with Jesus as our Savior. We served God in a few different Churches in different areas of Ministry. We pursued God and gave Him 1ST place in our marriage and in our home. Though our hearts constantly ached for change for our son, we didn’t understand how to pursue God any differently. That is, until we were led to Jon George and Deliverance Ministry.

As I talked (cried) with my friend Vicki about the ache in my heart for our son and how desperately I wanted to “fix” his pain, she began to tell me about Jon and his Deliverance Ministry. I hate to admit it, but immediately I began to feel fear. I had never heard mention of Deliverance Ministry in any of the Church’s I had been to! Certain movies came to mind about heads spinning, screaming and vomiting! Initially I even felt offended to learn that Vicki would think that our son had a demon! She knew we had raised our son to be a believer! I thought, believers can’t have demons! Yikes, demons! I’m not messing with them! I felt scared to even be having the conversation! However, as Vicki shared her own personal testimony of being set free of some of her own demons through Jon’s Ministry, I began to sense God nudging me to seek him about it. God was about to assure me and my family of the authority we have over the John 10:10 demons that come to kill, steal and destroy. The verse doesn’t end there. It continues to say that Jesus came to give life…to the FULL.

I went home that day and talked about it with my husband Matt. We agreed to pray about it and seek God through his Word. We also watched some of Jon’s videos together. The more we sought God, the more God directed us to go to one of Jon’s meetings. After a few weeks, a very specific incident happened at a Wedding Reception with Austin that tore both Matt and I up. God opened our eyes at the very moment our son was being physically tormented and we both knew that it was time to put these “demons” to the test.

So, in November of 2016, still unsure of what to expect, I went to Jon’s meeting. We had talked about Austin going also, but “coincidentally” out of nowhere, Austin developed a high fever with non stop vomiting the night before! Seemingly, “something” was trying to prevent him from going. Upon arriving at Jon’s meeting, I was feeling regret for leaving Austin while he was so sick. Matt had assured me that Austin would be ok, but the fear of Austin dying in my arms when he was 2 years old was hovering at the forefront of my mind.

I managed to stay at Jon’s meeting and I’m so glad that I did! God showed up BIG TIME! During Jon’s offering collection, the only thing I had to give was a 20 year Recovery Chip that had become an idol of sorts to me. I knew God asked me to give it, and even though it had no value and made no sense, I attached a note and I dropped it in the bucket. The second I sat back down, I received a text from Matt saying that Austin’s fever had just broken. Later, Jon shared that the offering was not for him or his Ministry. Turns out the collection was being taken up for a mom on his serve team who was raising money for her son to attend a Recovery Program! How cool was that?!? Also, as Jon called people forward that wanted prayer, I ran to the row of chairs. I was so broken and desperate for change for our son! I was also wanting my own DAILY yelling in anger and frustration towards him to stop! I experienced some physical things in my body during Jon’s prayer that didn’t make sense and that I had no explanations for. This included constant burping, coughing and light vomiting. Several special God moments occurred during my time at the meeting, including everyone in attendance laying hands on me and praying as I wept for our son, and my own brokenness. I left the meeting literally physically feeling lighter.

My husband and I noticed IMMEDIATE changes in the days and weeks to follow not only for Austin, but for me, Matt AND our other son, Kyle! God worked through me, to my family! My daily rages of anger…GONE! Austin’s anxiety level lowered tremendously! We no longer heard the daily word RIP or daily blindness fears mentioned. He began showing signs of affection again! He hugged us! He began laughing again! He began engaging in 2 way conversation! He began wanting to be outside! The entire atmosphere in our home changed! He played a game of Monopoly at our kitchen table for HOURS with Kyle and another friend, all the while laughing and ENJOYING the game! No arguments! He asked to go for a boat ride more than 1/2 hour from our house, never asking where the Hospital was! He sat on the bow of the boat and trolled his hand through the water! He ate food away from the house! The simple things in life that God intended for ALL CHILDREN to enjoy and experience, OUR SON was enjoying!

Our journey with Deliverance began in November of 2016. Jon ministered to our family as a whole and individually on several more occasions. As a result, our family and Austin continue to see many areas of breakthrough. Austin is more often at peace than not, he communicates with us throughout each day and is able to articulate how he is feeling. His fear of peanuts has been broken off of him to the point of not only eating at known restaurants that use peanut oil, knowingly eating chocolate that contains peanuts, but just yesterday he even ate a peanut from Five Guys! Ha! He no longer asks if we have the allergy pen or Benadryl when we leave home! He loves to laugh and makes others laugh all the time! He is very funny! He attends Youth on Wednesday’s and has begun making new friends. He will be entering his Junior Year with FLVS and is motivated to IMPROVE in Academics (he has had ALL A’s/B’s since 6th grade.) He has mentioned a desire to pursue his AA Degree. He understands that anxiety is a weapon of attack from the enemy which tries to prevent him from living out the plans and purposes that God has for him. Matt and I continue to battle for him daily in prayer. We also battle for ourselves, Kyle and everyone we love. The fruits of these battles have literally become uncountable. Through deliverance, God has opened our eyes to the plans and purposes that He has for us as a family. We hear from God like never before.

We continue to Honor and Highly Recommend Jon George and the Ministry that God has anointed him to steward.