Isaiah 61 Ministries

“Roger & Holly, we want to reiterate what a wonderful (shocking, but wonderful) experience it was to go through (deliverance) with you on Saturday. (My husband) has told his family about it and they are impressed. His sister doesn't want to burn joss sticks anymore, and his father said he is thinking of stopping… at least this is making them think. (My husband) is really happy... really, really a changed man. I'm so glad we did what we did; I would've never known had it not been for your teaching. We are very grateful. I know you don't charge for your work, but we hope sometime in the future to be able to bless your ministry as you have blessed us. Our eyes are really open now!” (A teacher in Vietnam.)
“I truly thank the Lord for bringing me to learn and to experience amazing things…Your workshop opened my eyes to alert the scheme of devil. I am at war. And I am ready to fight in the battle with Satan. I must be a warrior of the Lord… (Later the following week) It was just amazing, beyond my imagination when seeing demons coming out. I was really fighting with them. Some of the members of the church had helped me in fighting that lasted even 3 hours. Praise the Lord! Halleluiah! To God be the glory! Please pray for me because everything about this ministry is new. The Lord has put me in the battle after meeting you. I know that this is happening in God's plan. I thank the Lord for sending me to see you, helping my eyes open wide. I miss both of you. We will be in touch in prayer, in the Spirit and in via email. May the Lord richly bless you!” (A pastor in Vietnam.)
“Last Saturday was such an amazing day. You know, how much more peaceful I am, how much more fresh I am, how much more free I am. Everything happened in such an overwhelming way that I was almost sleepless that night. I miss you, your kindness, your love, and particularly the faithfulness that inspired me so deeply. Thank you for the seed you raise in me.” (A student in Vietnam set free from the bondage of a horoscope prepared by a fortune teller when she was a baby. She burned the document with our assistance.)
“By the grace of God, I was brought to I-61 Ministry and was released from the demonic (activity) in me. I am no longer struggling with lust and unclean thoughts – they are completely gone from me!” (A man in Vietnam.)
“I am compelled to write y’all this email at this moment because my Bible verse of the day was from Isaiah 61:1-3. God was reminding me to take some time to remember you and thank you for the influences you have had on my life! God shines out of each of you and I am always inspired to be more like Christ. Your obedience to God challenges me to live the separate life where it would be impossible to identify myself as anything other than first and foremost, a daughter of God. I have been doing so well! I feel as if His spirit is overflowing; that when I think of His love for me, it is almost like I cannot bear it, I cannot hold it all inside my heart or inside my head. At these moments, there is no denying how real God is, all I want to do is tell everyone I know about Him! God is definitely starting a revolution up here and I want to be a part of it. I was wondering if you could send me that PowerPoint on Spiritual Warfare that you showed us because I am discipling two lovely ladies interested in this topic.” (A college student in Syracuse).
“I wanted you to know that I have been set free from the need for the prescription I had been using. I had attempted to stop using it about a week before we met, and ended up with a terrible headache. Since our meeting I have stopped using it, and have not needed it since! Just wanted you to know that God is at work and I’m praising Him for setting me free!” (A pastor in Harrisonburg.)
“I really believe in this ministry the LORD has called you to. I pray this will be multiplied 100 fold, like the fishes and loaves.” (A woman in Harrisonburg.)
"Before my deliverance I threw my cigarettes away to let God know I was serious. During the prayer time I was set free from addictions and bondages. I had been diagnosed with bi-polar and manic depression (two different doctors) and took Clonipin and Lithium for many years. I want to praise the LORD because I have been free from smoking and have not used my prescription medications for 3 1/2 months. My mind is clear and I feel better than I have felt in years." (A man in Harrisonburg)
“I want to praise Jesus that I was delivered from sleep apnea (a medical diagnosis) and dependence on Ambien (prescription sleep medication). After our prayer time I went home and unhooked my C-Pap machine and put it away. I have not used it or taken Ambien since and I am sleeping fine! I have not been waking up due to frequent suffocations like before. My wife also knows I am better because I am not waking her up all the time! (A man in Rockingham County, Virginia)
“I am so full today with tears, but only because of His goodness and mercy towards me. I have been so blessed since being delivered. I never realized the bondage I was in. Thank you for listening to His call for your life and helping me. I know it is Him all the way, but you are the vessels that He uses.” (A woman from Harrisonburg)
“I wanted to thank you again …, the time we spent together will be with us forever. We went to the bookstore and bought 3 of the books [you recommended]. I have been doing well with what I have learned and have even experienced more of what we accomplished at your home. I was pleasantly surprised, and very grateful, and in awe.” (A woman from CT)
“I can't begin to express what a blessing from Jesus you and your ministry have been to me… It gives me hope, strength, and faith. I am so much more whole now and am looking forward to being used by God. Thanks and God bless you.” (A man from CT)
“I have needed reading glasses since 2000. Since going through deliverance last summer (2006) I haven't needed to use my glasses! Praise God! This is not something I'd prayed for, it just happened. My eyes have improved tremendously.” (A woman in Harrisonburg)
"My overall stress levels have greatly reduced! I have a new level of peace about many things. Since the deliverance I've found it much easier to read the Bible... I have also been purchasing books on various Christian subject matter, and I have found a new hunger to learn all I can! I feel free of so much and my heart does not hurt anymore. I praise God for that trip to Virginia." (A woman in New York State.)
"Since deliverance from spirits of infirmities my hay fever and allergies have been healed. I go outside, take deep breaths, and praise Jesus without wheezing!” (A man in Rockingham County.)
…(the deliverance ministry was) “a painful and exhausting process and I am well aware that there is still work to be done… your ministry is of The Father and as draining as it may be at times, The Father is honored through it. Thank You.” (A missionary in Vietnam.)

WOW!!!!! There are simply No Words to describe my prayer time with Isaiah 61 ministries!!! The scales of deception are no longer on my eyes. It is so much easier to identify and battle things on the outside rather than on the inside. When you have lived for so long with these thoughts or "voices" on the inside you come to believe they are you, when in reality they are not you but the enemy, masquerading as you. Now I know the Truth. Jesus has set me free from more than I could imagine! I love Him so much and give Him all the praise and honor for my freedom in so many areas. I thank God for Roger and Holly Ford and their obedience to answer the mighty call to head up Isaiah 61. My Redeemer Lives and His Name is Jesus!!! (A woman from Harrisonburg.)

I received my deliverance on a Saturday morning. The next day in church during worship time, singing praises to the Lord was completely different. Even though the songs were the same, I was able to sing them with a new freedom and experience a much deeper level of worship. I was released from the spiritual junk that had been robbing me of joy and distracting me from being close to Jesus. (A woman from Bridgewater.)

Over the years, my wife and I have both been through Neil Anderson's Freedom In Christ and the Cleansing Streams programs. While each one was very beneficial to our Christian walk, neither one delivered the deeply impacting changes that we experienced through Isaiah-61 Ministries. We will be forever grateful to the Fords for their sacrifice and obedience to follow God's call to help produce a Church (the Body) "without spot or wrinkle". (Retail business owners, Harrisonburg.)

“Before receiving deliverance I had much difficulty sleeping. I had frequent nightmares and I would get up throughout the night every 2-3 hours. I could not lie on my back for more than 10-15 minutes at a time because I would have such difficulty breathing. I thank God for Roger and Holly coming into my life. Since receiving deliverance I do not have any more nightmares. I can sleep through the night for 6-8 hours. I can now sleep on my back as much as two hours at a time with no difficulty breathing. What a blessing these changes have made in my life (and my husband's!) The tiredness I once felt from all my sleep disorders is gone, praise the LORD!” (A woman from Harrisonburg.)

“I am so, so grateful for you and for the release I experienced… I still can hardly believe the difference in the way I felt when I came in your home, to the way I felt when I left. No one would have been able to convince me that it would be possible. Only Jesus (knew) and He kept it for a special surprise… Have a great weekend. I am!!! Thanks to you (Holly and Roger) through whom the Lord mightily works.” (A woman from Harrisonburg who was set free from depression.)

“I must tell you [after prayers] our marriage is really great! Being with you has made all the difference in our relationship. We praise God it is indeed a miracle!” (Couple from Harrisonburg married over 40 years.)

“Mental illness started affecting me in 1993 after a relative died who was affected by mental illness. At that time I was a strong Christian and actively involved in my church. Eventually the mental illness started interfering with my life. I was hearing voices that were not God and suffering from delusions. Activities of daily living became hard to do. For example, I lost my desire to cook and I had to make myself take a shower. I became a loner and only left the house if I really had to go somewhere. Between 2001 and the first half of 2006 the Lord did serious inner healing in me, but something was still wrong with me. In August 2006 the Lord revealed to me that I was schizophrenic while I was reading a book about deliverance. Suddenly everything made sense to me. I knew what my problem was. In October 2006 I was delivered of schizophrenia, other mental illnesses, and many familiar spirits. All of the “junk thoughts” that were inside my head are gone. I am living life again! I have hope whereas before everything seemed hopeless. I am free and free indeed!” (A registered nurse from Harrisonburg.)

I no longer feel as if I want to be committed to a mental institution. Prior to deliverance I couldn't find that real personal relationship with the Lord that I had previously experienced. I was tormented by thoughts that God had left me. But I now know that Satan was feeding that lie to me. He was stealing my joy. After deliverance, I am aware of those lies and am instead choosing to believe God's truths. I am free. (A woman from Harrisonburg.)

Crazy as it may sound, since my deliverance (from many occult spirits), I don't have conversations in my head anymore. (A woman from Rockingham County.)

I have found II Cor. 10:3-5 to be so life giving since my deliverance experience. Truly we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. They have the divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. I have learned to take every thought captive on my journey to abundant living. When I confess and surrender, I immediately walk in peace and blessing. (A woman from Rockingham County.)

I grew up in church and was born again in 1984. However, since my deliverance from a spirit of unbelief, it is as if lights came on for the first time. My understanding of scripture, prayer time, and worship are all open, free, and centered on Jesus. (A man from Rockingham County.)

Although I gave my life to Christ many years ago, I was still walking in sin and living a life of deception brought on by a soul tie. My deliverance broke the emotional stronghold that Satan had on me. I am now free to fellowship with my God. (A man from Harrisonburg.)

Even though I’m a seasoned traveler, for some reason (perhaps spiritual warfare) I developed a terrible fear of air turbulence. I asked the Ford’s to pray for me. Now I’m able to fly completely free of fear. (A woman missionary in Indonesia.)

My father was a Shriner in the Masonic Lodge. A heavy cloud was lifted from my mind thanks to deliverance. (A woman from Rockingham County.)

I carried grief since I abruptly lost my father in a car accident at age 15. When I went through deliverance, I was set free from it. Now after 59 years, I can finally speak to people about my father without crying. (A man from Harrisonburg.)

Before I received deliverance, I had much difficulty with comprehension and concentration. I would hear voices in my mind, especially when reading the Bible. Since my deliverance (from many witchcraft and other Occult spirits), my comprehension and concentration has exploded and my memory has sharpened. Now it is easy to memorize scripture. After being delivered my mind became so much clearer. I am so grateful to Roger and Holly for the patience, love, and time they gave me. I thank God for their obedience to God’s call on their lives. I am now free and free indeed! (A woman from Harrisonburg.)

Aside from the day I received Salvation and the day I got married, getting delivered was the best thing that has happened to me. (A woman from Harrisonburg.)

By opening the dark areas in my life to the light of Jesus, I feel I can effectively pray for my family - my wife and children. I am experiencing the freedom of being able to trust God with all the areas of my life. My faith is increasing and my desire to stay in God's word is growing. (A man from Rockingham County.)

I was released from demonic strongholds of shame and guilt that were robbing me from happiness and a close walk with the LORD. (A man from Harrisonburg.)

My arm (rotator cuff) was severely injured many years ago. Doctors told me “you have to learn to live with it as it was.” The day of my deliverance my "torn arm" was suddenly healed and now I have full movement. Praise Jesus! (A man from Harrisonburg.)