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FASTING HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.
IT CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU.
DEAR FRIEND,
For over 10 years now I have set aside 21 days at the beginning of the New Year to dedicate the frst
and best to God through prayer and fasting. And I believe I have reaped far greater blessing than I ever
imagined possible through this sacrifcial offering to God!
My wife Cherise and I have personally seen God’s hand at work in our own family with
blessings of healing, provision and more. And thousands from around the world who have joined
the Fasting Movement have also seen miraculous results. Fasting works!
When you obey God through prayer and fasting, He has promised blessings of provision,
success, good health, restoration, deliverance, victory over enemies and more (Deuteronomy 28). I’ve
seen God’s faithfulness in action. This principle really works!
In the following pages you’ll read about
individuals who opened the windows of Heaven
through prayer and fasting.
I want you to experience the rewards of
this important biblical principle. That’s why I’ve
put together this special edition Connection
magazine, focused on fasting.
Whether you are considering your very
frst fast or wanting to go to a deeper spiritual
level with your fast, these teachings will provide
the encouragement and practical information
from God’s Word you need to make your effort
a success.
Not only does fasting bring success in
your daily life, but I believe it also opens your
heart to God’s voice. During our last 21-Day
Fast in January, God placed a dream on my
heart. I heard God say to me, “Feed the hungry
children.” At the time I wasn’t sure what that
meant or how we were going to do it—I just knew
we needed to start feeding hungry children.
Within a year, we began working with Release
missionaries Bobby and Sherry Burnette in
Haiti to help feed starving families and share the God’s blessinGs
Gospel! We are now shipping 270,000 meals
and see Him at work
monthly to those in desperate need. Read
more about our mission’s efforts in Haiti on in your life!
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CONTENTS
8 fasTinG TesTimonies
Shared testimonies from around the world.
10 fasTinG 101
Read frst-hand accounts of the life-changing
power of fasting to heal, deliver and bless..
14 JusT for you
Learn how to fast for your specifc needs
with miraculous results.
18 21 daiLy insiGhTs
To focus your
prayer Time
Your personal prayer guide to 21 days that
will change your life forever.
24 feedinG hunGry
Lives
bodies and souLs
See a fasting vision come true as JFMM joins
6 Transformed! local missionaries to feed families in Haiti.
Read frst-hand accounts of the
life-changing power of fasting to
heal, deliver and bless. 2 8 rFroem sboookus tro CcDes asnd DVDs, you’ll fnd
in-depth teachings on fasting, spiritual growth,
divine purpose and more!
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LIVES
TRANSFORMED!
fasting turns
Lives around, reLeases
supernaturaL BLessings.
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Jerry aND CarolyN GaCheS of Sulphur, oklahoma, were expecting good
things in their life when the bottom fell out.
“We had received a word of prophecy that God was going to bless our home, our family
and our business,” Jerry said. “Right after that, everything went wrong. Our business started
going under. We had to sell our house to meet our needs and we found out that we couldn’t
have any children.”
As they struggled to survive, Jerry and Carolyn held on to God’s promises. One day while
driving, they both saw a big sign over a convenience store that read, “FAST FOOD.” At that
moment, the couple felt God was calling them to a fast.
“We went home, took all the food out of our cabinets and gave it to a family in need,”
Jerry said. “We fasted 40 days with liquids.”
After they completed their fast, God began to turn their situation around. Business
picked up and they were able to build a nice home. Despite what the doctors predicted, they
had a daughter and a son. Now, the Gaches have fve grandchildren.
“We’ve made ourselves open to Him. We’re looking for His way. Whatever He wants us
to do, we’re going to follow Him,” Jerry said.
INTeNSe faST SETS HEALING POWER IN MOTION
for NaTalIe reeDer, from SoCIal CIrCle, GeorGIa, singing has always
been both her offering of praise and source of joy. She sings praises to God every weekend
in church. So when she started having problems with laryngitis, she often just sang through
it. No matter what remedies she tried, Natalie’s voice never could completely recover.
She went to see a doctor who put a scope into her vocal chords to see what was wrong.
“He found two nodules, one on each side,” Natalie said. It was a serious problem that
would require vocal therapy. The doctor warned Natalie that her voice would never get back
to normal.
“I was scheduled to go back for my last scope. I had done a total fast that whole week,”
Natalie said. “I prayed that God would heal His vocal chords because they’re not mine, they
are just a gift He has given me to be a steward over.”
When the doctor ran the scope in, both nodules were completely gone!
Natalie wasn’t surprised. “I told him, ‘it’s all God. He’s awesome!’”
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on the seventh day of my 21-day fast, my brother, who
i had been praying for, received christ into his life and
the gift of salvation. Praise god.
sTacey, IndIana
years ago i was diagnosed with irritable bowel syn-
drome. my colon was kinked, doctors wanted to put a
bag on my side. i went on a fast this year and i actually
felt the kink in my colon being untwisted as god was
putting it back. i just praise god! i feel so much better
and am full of energy. god is still in the healing busi-
ness. this is what fasting truly will do.
TIna, GeorGIa
i began the 21-day fast with you. i had never done an
extended fast before. it has been life changing. i fell to-
tally, completely, head over heels in love with my savior,
Jesus christ! What a difference he’s made in my heart!
i’ve never known such love. my prayer life is sweeter
and stronger. i can’t wait to get back into the Word.
Kaye, GeorGIa
my husband lost his job . . . our marriage was attacked,
along with our family. i am so thankful to say We mAde
it! i love my husband more today than i ever thought
i could love another person. god has done so many
incredible miracles for us fnancially, spiritually and he
keeps working. good days are ahead.
MelIssa, InTerneT
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fAsting TesTIMonIes
my husband is a medical doctor. one of i bought the book on fasting in south
his patients did fertility and blood tests. Africa and when the book arrived, i
he was found to be 100 percent could not put it down, i prayed the
sterile, and the blood test looked whole night reading the book and by
very poor. this was devastating news 4 in the morning, i fnished reading it.
because they want children so desper- my daughter is 8 years old and has
ately. my husband and i started a three- been in and out of hospitals for the
day fast for our friends. the blood and past six years and doctors said she
sperm tests were done again and this had chronic bronchitis, pneumonia and
time the results showed that he has half her right lung has been destroyed
a 100 percent sperm count. And the by an unknown virus. When she got sick
blood test came back so good that the in April, i decided to use the ultimate
doctor said it couldn’t be the same weapon, fAsting for three dAys
person’s results. there is power in (full fAsting). on the fnal day of my
prayer. but linked with fasting it is fasting i woke up in the morning and
supernatural! went to work. i phoned home during the
day and heard my daughter’s laughter
lou, souTh afrIca
in the background. i was so shocked.
i spoke to her on the phone and she
was well, happy and playing. nobody
i joined your 21-day fast this year. one
could hAve Performed such A
of my prayers was for a friend who has
mirAcle on my dAughter eXcePt
been ill for some time. god is answering
god And i give PrAise to him All
my prayers. her health is improving and
the time. it has been fve months
the doctors are confrming it. in joining
now and she has gained weight, is
my faith with other believers, god has
happy and can dream of the future like
shown himself faithful and strong.
healthy children. PrAise be to god.
cIa, unITed KInGdoM
hAlleluJAh.
PorTIa, souTh afrIca
thank you for the fabulous book on
fasting. i read it in two days. i could
hardly put it down when i began reading
it. i will make fasting a part of my life
from this day forward.
shIrley, InTerneT
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