The Pastor
Cherie Beltram
Pastor
My mother took me to church as a teenager and I prayed the prayer of salvation in my teen years and was water baptized. I left church in my 20's and returned briefly in my early 30's. However, I did not come to know God until I was in my 40's and this is when I truly believe I was saved. I was re-baptized at this time. I am married and happy to say my husband is a man of God. We had our daughter later in life and one of the first things God ever spoke to me was to home school her. It has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done but it certainly has its moments. We as a family are all growing spiritually in the Lord. When the Holy Spirit began to work in me He was moving so strongly in my life that I had a desire to go away to bible college (I know the truth about what goes on there now), and to go and learn Hebrew and Greek. It was during this time that the LORD gave me a dream and a vision. I had never experienced anything like what was happening in my life. He is so wonderful and when you seek Him just as the bible says, you will find Him when you seek Him with all of your heart. I could not read my bible enough. The only thing I wanted to talk about was God and He has become the main subject of discussion in our home. The things we watched on tv in our home quickly changed and ungodly shows went by the wayside. I bought a Hebrew/Greek bible and a Christian Dictionary and a Strong's concordance. I would post short messages on facebook on many days just to get God's Word out. As you get to know the bible and God better He gives you a boldness (baptism of The Holy Spirit) and before you know it you find yourself talking to all sorts of people about Jesus that you never would have thought you'd be able to in a million years. I would and still do read my bible each day and ask God to open my understanding. I love to read the bible and I see myself in the stories. I go back in time and picture myself in those stories there with Jesus and King David and all the rest. There are a range of emotions in the bible from laughter to tears, but one day we will live forever with our King and never have problems or tears again! It was just in the beginning of 2014 that God confirmed to me through Pastor Philip in Liberia that He had called me to preach the gospel. I felt this calling a few years before but was not sure what it was. I knew I was feeling and experiencing a strong pull in this direction but wasn't sure and so I suppressed it and went on with my life. Now in 2014 God divinely connected me with Pastor Philip, God gave Pastor Philip a dream in which he saw me preaching the Word of God. When he shared this with me it confirmed to me what God had already placed in my heart. I had a ministry in a Nursing Home for 2 years and it was an honor to share the Word of God and fellowship with those men and women. Prior to that I taught Children's church for 2 years and it was a true blessing working with those children. I am excited to go forth in the Name of the Lord as He opens doors!! I praise God for this powerful and unique ministry He has called me to and blessed me with and for the help of my family in this great work. Thank you to all who have joined hands with us in this great work for God's glory!