What an awesome outpouring of love and prayer Amy and I feel as we face these difficult circumstances. Our minds have been at peace and our hearts full of joy as we head into this operation tom. I know that God is in truly in control and angels are watching over me. One huge comfort is that my Holy Ghost-filled doctor (Doc Crandall), who raised a man from the dead last year!, will be with me in the operating room and throughout the whole process. How incredible to have a man of faith by my side in the operating room watching over me.
Another great blessing is that my dad and sister routed their flight here from Europe and will be with Amy and I tom. and Fri. We have gotten some Holy Ghost reinforcements on the the ground and tonight we prayed in the Spirit and sang prophetic songs of deliverance and healing. This just shows that all of us need a pastor at one point or another even if you are a pastor! I so appreciate dad and Missy coming to be with us in this moment of testing.
Finally, there is the knowing that godly folks, like yourself, are praying and concerned for me in this moment. Keep up the prayer and know that we appreciate you whether we know you are not. The Scripture I leave you with is 1 Cor. 12:26- And if one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or if one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it. NKJV
Joel and Amy, you are in the prayers and thoughts of more people then you will ever know. All of your church family LOVES you both. May you be at peace tomorrow as you go and we will all be praying for you both. Love to both
One of the many things that amaze me about you is that even though you go through so much there is always in you songs of deliverance and victory! WE LOVE YOU!
Pastor, the vision the Lord gave me about our church and about your new kidneys and Layne’s rising up from that wheel chair will surely come to pass. The way that you are bringing this out into the open like this is a direct assault in the face of the devil. You are taking away his #1 weapon against you, fear. I am honored to serve a man and a family like yours and I will continue to lay down my life for you in prayer and at work for as long as you want me around. Your partner in passion, Roger A. Bower
I am so blessed by your faith!!! I to am asking God for healing! Seeing the confidence and peace you have in the Father, gives me strength to keep pushing!! I may not know you personally, but your light has touched me in a personally way!! Truly, God is with you!! Thank you man of God!! In any situation, you allow God to use you to shin His glory through for the saek of another!! Thank you for being a God example lol!!
Peace & Blessings,
Nicole W.
Pastor Joel, Certainly my prayers and the prayers I have solicited from other believers will be with you and Amy. I truly believe this is harvest time for your miracle and that GOD is going to bless his own. The seeds (prayers for others) you have sewn will return to you. You are a blessing to us.
May the LORD be magnified.
Ruth
Bro. Joel,
The only only thing that can impress God is our faith. I am sure the Father is marveling at your faith in Him through these difficulties. Like Jesus said about the paralytic man lowered down through the roof…
Mark 2:9
9 Which is easier: to say to the paralytic, `Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, `Get up, take your mat and walk’? (NIV)
It is all easy for Our Father! We are all standing with you Pastor!
Bro. Joel,
The Lord said to me what’s the point in thinking about someone if you never let them know your thinking about them.
So I agreed it would be an encouragement to do so.
I want you to know that you are in my thoughts, and my heart is sincerely with you and your wife as you fight through this difficult time in your life. I can only imagine.?.?.
But anyway I will be standing back to back with you against the enemy; declaring Life and Victory!
I pray the Lord will demonstrate his marvelous power in and through your life! Because there is an awesome journey still ahead, and you are much needed; in full strength!!!
To God be the Glory!
Love U,
Bro. Neal
Pastor Joel, thanks so much for your faithfulness and your Godly example! You alway inspire me to try harder and press in. When challenged in my health I remember your example. As I write this you are nearing the end of your surgery. I rejoice in advance for your speedy recovery! You are whole and complete in him lacking nothing! Keep singing songs of deliverance, as you always do :>
I will being praying for your and Sis. Amy!
Thanks again and I love you both.
Pastor Joel And Amy, We just wanted to let ya’ll know that we have been in much prayer and fasting and KNOW — ALLLLL is Well!! We love you both dearly!!
Pastor Joel,
We are praying for you. Words cannot describe have you have impacted the lives of so many students in our ministry. I’ve got a whole bunch of them lifting you up. Looking forward to great reports of healing and recovery…you got preachin’ to do!
Be blessed,
John
Our cell group lifted you up in prayer tonight. There was such peache in the room and we know our prayes have been answere, Receive your healing in Lesus name!
Sister Jackie, Donna, Lakeisha, Cabance, Marian
Hey Pastor Joel! You dont know me but Im a fellow Youth Pastor from West Haven, Connecticut, and I just want to let you know that I am praying for you, your wife, and your family throughout this time of trial in your life. You are an encouragement and inspiration to young Youth Pastors like me all over this nation. Your ministry has greatly impacted my ministry in many ways. Im beleiving God for total healing and restoration in your body my friend. Blessings!
Pastor Joel and Amy,
We all just want to tell you that we love you all very much. We all are here praying for you all. Pastor your healing has stirred up a faith in us all. God is not a man that he shall lie, so we know this has to come to pass though it tarries. Your joy has taught us all to persevere and praise God anyhow. Sister Amy we praise God for your strength and your ability to minister to your husband. Even now, you all are teachers to us on how to survive the trials of life. You all are like parents to us and we are so blessed to have you in our lives. In closing I leave you with this song of encouragement.
“We praise for the victory”
“We praise you for the Holy Ghost”
“It’s all about your Annointing”
“Cuz it destroys the yoke, the yoke of sickness”
We love you Pastors and we await your safe return.
Dear Pastor Joel,
Some of the same circumstanes that you are going through I went through with my daughter.God is the greastest healer of all and there is power in your tounge.So we are going to keep prasing Jesus and speak healing because Jesus told his disciples that they could do the same healing that he did.So I know that you are one of his disciples.So Pastor Joel keep being strong.I have a verse for you Isiah 53:3-6.
Dear Pastors Joel and Amy Stockstill,
A little over a year ago I was diagnosed with Lymphoma. I had to stop school of leaders classes, miss my entire 8th grade year… my life was shaken. The summer before my diagnosis I had attended the Radical By Nature conference. At that conference God spoke to me that I was called into the ministry. Of course I was excited and said yes to the call…5 months later I had cancer. To make a long story short I had 5 chemo treatments, 2 surgeries and hundreds of tests and x-rays. Today I am completely cancer free, the docs call it remission, I call it cured. I am now a cell- leader the youngest at my church actually. I’m only 15, the day before yesterday I got home from South Africa…while lying in the hospital bed one night God told me I would go and tell them about what He had done in my life. I said all of that to say this, I understand some of what you are going through… I wont deny the fact that it was hard and overwelming at times, but I am positive that Amy will pass the test with flying colors After all we are ” More than Conquerors”.It will be over before you guys know it. I am praying for you guys!