I was 25 years old when the Lord saved me. I had searched for many years for that peace and love that only comes from above, I grew up the middle child of seven. I had good parents; however, we did not attend church. My grandmother was Missionary Baptist; and during each wonderful summer, we would visit her for several weeks, she would tell us of Jesus and we would swing on the front porch and sing “Victory in Jesus.”
The years passed and I married and had my two wonderful children. I was not yet saved, but I had joined many churches. They “baptized” me, and I was deceived many times. I had never heard the truth about being saved until I visited Hendersonville Missionary Baptist Church where I heard: Luke 13: 3 Except ye repent ye shall all likewise perish. II Cor. 7:10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. Rom 2:4 The goodness of GOD leadeth thee to repentance. Rom. 10:13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. Luke 19:9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this house. John 6:44 No man can come to me except the Father which hath sent me draw him.
I could not get enough of the truth, and today it’s still the same. I went to that church, Hendersonville Missionary Baptist, three times a week and learned from Brother Gregory. Then around Thanksgiving in November, I surrendered and fell on that altar. I had to get to the alter that night. The Lord gloriously saved me that day, just like he did many souls before and many after including my children.
Of course I did get scriptural baptism to show the world I had died to sin. I did not “accept Christ,” He accepted me. I was not confirmed, I was conformed. I did not repeat a prayer, I prayed and wept, I was saved
I work with my husband, retired chiropractor Dr. Brad Hagan. We own a Medical Software company in Hendersonville. I have two children, a daughter, Debbie Davis and a son, Tony Overstreet. We also have many grandchildren and great grands now. Brad and I love to teach the children to ride the horses. We also enjoy music concerts and NASCAR. I would just like to say how exciting it is to come to Victory Church. Everyone here has made us feel so at home, and it is a church active in trying to win souls to the Lord. I’ll never forget last May 1999, the first time we came, the Lord spoke to me then to come and be a part. I’m so thankful for our good and faithful and knowledgeable pastor. I love the way he loves the Spirit of our Lord. I desire to be a worker for the Lord.
Based on VICTORY MESSENGER, April 2001 Volume IV, Issue 2, Page 4
