Immanuel Stories

This discussion forum is a venue for sharing Immanuel Testimonies. Our hope is that these stories will encourage readers and bring glory to God. You can click this link to watch Immanuel Stories on video or scroll down to read a selection of written stories. We also invite you to post your own stor

Many people have been encouraged by Leren's story. You may recognize her from our videos, or from taking an Immanuel Prayer class. Although she is an Immanuel Prayer trainer, Leren has struggled to feel a sense of connection with God. Listen as she shares her story here: https://vimeo.com/alivean

Image from Pinterest Immanuel Lifestyle has been really good! We’ll finish it up soon and start the facilitator training. So far it’s just been 3 of us Americans who have done the Immanuel Lifestyle training. We are in a non-American cultural context, and people here speak a different language, so

I have a challenging relationship with my mom. I’ve experienced a lot of trauma in my relationship with her. Even as an adult, I’ve really struggled with how to relate to her, how to be in her presence and still feel safe. A couple weeks ago I had an Immanuel session where God was present to me in

Anyone who’s taken our classes knows a bit of Leren’s story. She freely shares the frustration and disappointment of not connecting with God, even after years of involvement in Immanuel Prayer. The story she tells in the Immanuel Lifestyle class begins around 2006. It’s been a decade of slow and ste

In seminary in the 1980s, I became really good friends with a man named Tom. Both of us had been in Southeast Asia during Vietnam. When he married, I was his best man. After we graduated, I went on to ministry in Wisconsin and Tom to ministry in Iowa. But then he started to go into very serious de

I’ve been trying to follow Jesus wholeheartedly for 18 years, and prayer has always been difficult for me. I project my disconnected, distant father’s face onto God. And despite knowing that, and knowing the truth that God is with me, connecting with him has always felt intangible – I can’t experien

Image from Jesus Mafa The last few years I’ve spent shoveling out a boatload of guilt and shame from my past as well as healing from the hurt I experienced through divorce. Part of that healing has included coming to grips with my own contribution in all that has transpired. Thus, learning to forgi