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Testimonies
I started working at The Dana Point Marina as a Manager in April 2003. I met Joseph Travers the first month I was there. He came into the office to pay his rent and shared that he was a Christian. I then shared that I too was a Christian and was separated from my husband, Dennis Fisher. I explained that we had been separated for approximately a year and 2 months, and had filed for a divorce. Mr. Travers then asked me if I had read Corinthians 7.
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explained I had not. He then shared his views
on divorce and how the Bible speaks against divorce.
I was listening but was not ready to hear what
the Bible had to say as my husband and I were
not getting along at all.
I was at the time
sharing my friendship with a man who called himself
a Christian pastor, counselor and I told Mr. Travers
about the unusual relationship that I had with
this man. Mr. Travers explained how wrong it was
for a married woman to have such a close relationship
with another male.
On several occasions
Mr. Travers would frequent the office just to
witness Jesus to me and give me chapters to read
from the Bible regarding my situation. I still
was hesitant as I was sure I was going to get
divorced.
One Saturday, I took
my pastor friend to church with me. Mr. Travers
was there and I introduced the two. The next day
Mr. Travers came to the office to tell me God
had laid it on his heart that my friend was not
good influence and even asked if he had a drug
problem, (which he did). I never told Mr. Travers
this so you can imagine how shocked I was; my
friend was addicted to all kinds of prescription
drugs and was always fighting a battle that was
unsuccessful. As time went on I continued my friendship
with this man who called himself a drug and alcohol
counselor and pastor, thinking he was helping
me spiritually.
Mr. Travers was persistent,
coming into the office on a daily basis referring
me to Bible scripture, which by this time, I was
finally reading. It took Mr. Travers approximately
thirteen months of constant calls to me and even
coming to my home to counsel me. By this time
Mr. Travers had met my husband and now started
ministering to him regarding divorce.
I let my job in February
2004 due to a fall and gave Mr. Travers my phone
number. He, to my surprise, called frequently
to see how I was doing. By this time I had moved
in with my pastor friend and was totally convinced
by this friend that our relationship was of God
and he would even say God talked to him in answers
to prayers confirming we were blessed. I told
Mr. Travers of this and he then advised me to
move out of his home and either be alone or go
back to my home with my husband and start praying
alone and wait for God’s answers.
I did. I did not share
this with my friend as he always said he would
pray and give me answers before I could get God’s
word. I figured he is a pastor, so, of course,
he would be right. To my surprise and shock, I
was convicted by God on Sunday June 20, 2004.
I knew this was of God because all of a sudden
everything Mr. Travers had said was laid on my
heart. I quickly opened the Bible to all the places
Mr. Travers had told me to read for all those
months and sure enough, he was right. I was wrong.
I quickly packed all my belongings, called my
husband, who by now was thoroughly done with me
and said, “I am coming home, we need to talk.”
His response shocked me. He had been doing a study
in Ephesians chapter five regarding husbands and
what God wants them to be in a marriage. My husband
explained that God convicted him the Wednesday
before in church for not reading in the Bible
with me. Later, he also explained that a lot of
what Mr. Travers had told him in the few times
they talked all came back to him too. Now remember,
I was positive I no longer loved my husband, or,
could bear to live with him again.
I returned home on
that Sunday. Today is July 18, 2004 and my husband
has cancelled the divorce and studies the Bible
with me everyday as Mr. Travers told him he should
have been doing all along. We now pray together
and attend church regularly. I believe if God
had not sent Mr. Travers, I would be divorced
today and living a life of sin. I can only thank
God for bringing Mr. Travers to me when he did
and that Mr. Travers was persistent on trying
to get my husband and myself to reconcile.
Today I am a happily
married woman to the man I married thirty-three
years ago. Thank you Joseph Travers for all you
did for my husband and me. I repay you through
prayer that God will bless you as he has my husband
and me through you.
Devonne Fisher
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