Witnesses
Real people. Real encounters. Real stories of how Jesus transforms, restores, heals, and changes lives.
Every Face Has a Story
Testimonies in Their Own Words
Read firsthand accounts of lives touched and transformed by the Lord. These written testimonies preserve the stories of His faithfulness and give glory to Jesus for what He has done.
“By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established.”
— 2 Corinthians 13:1 (NKJV)
Chains Broken through Prayer"I was lost and bound by addiction until I encountered this ministry's focus on Warfare (prayer). Through simple obedience to the Word, God broke every chain and set me free."
— John D.The Word as My Foundation"Through the deep teaching of 'The Wordings' and Sandie's story, I found the strength to forgive. My heart was healed as I learned to live for the glory of God."
— Sarah M.Holy Ambition Ignited"I used to live for worldly success. Now, my only desire is for His will to command and my desire to obey. This ministry ignited a Holy ambition in me to share the Gospel."
— Michael R.Worship in the Warfare"The teachings on Worship and Warfare have transformed my daily walk. I now understand what it means to contend for the souls of men while abiding in His presence."
— Elena P.From Religion to Relationship
Julianna shares how she moved from growing up in church to developing a personal relationship with God. Through El Go’El ministry, she found a place to learn, grow, and serve.
Restored in My Walk With Christ
"The El Go’El ministry has made a big impact on my faith walk. I came to Christ about four years ago after a life of atheism, and I’ve had a wonderful mentor the Lord sent to teach and encourage me, who has been a member of this ministry for around two years. As I continued to grow in my faith, I recognized the need for deeper, more frequent fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ.
I recently went through a season of feeling far from God and had struggles with my old self that I have been working to surrender more to the Lord. From day one of joining this ministry’s weekday prayer and fellowship meetings, I felt like I was finally where I was supposed to be, I began to feel more connected to God again, and the struggles have become less and less.
Being a part of this ministry has helped me become a lot more consistent again in my walk, especially with praying and reading the Word more and focusing more on the Lord and a lot less on things of this world. Sister Sandielyn’s teachings have been a blessing from the Lord, as they have frequently touched on areas I have been struggling in and been needing to surrender more to the Lord."
— Emma S.From Darkness to Light
"About two years ago, the Lord saved me from a life of New Age practices and false religion. When I became a Christian, it was incredibly difficult for me to find a church family where I felt I truly belonged. When I woke up to the Truth, I had an encounter with the Holy Spirit, and no one seemed to understand the spiritual experiences I was having.
Until about a year ago, I felt very alone in my faith walk. At that time, a friend of mine introduced me to the El Go’El ministry. It has been such a blessing to be a part of a very Biblical ministry where they acknowledge the spiritual side of things, such as dreams and visions.
Now, I am blessed to be surrounded by brothers and sisters in Christ who understand the experiences that I’m having. We have the same fire for the Lord, we are on the same path, and I’m truly realizing that this is not a path that you want to be on your own. You definitely need your family in Christ to be there for you, to pray together and to support one another. I definitely feel very blessed for the family I have in El Go’El."
— Sara R.The Love I Had Been Searching For
"I met the El Goel team during one of the lowest points of my life.
I used to be wandering from group to group, just looking for the right Spirit-filled family to belong to. I have been looking for true Spirit-filled followers of Christ, and it had been my prayer as a teen to meet these people. It feels like I have waited a lifetime to meet them.
God has gathered us to be each other's help and destiny mates in this Christian walk.
What stood out to me is love—the love I felt with the El Goel Ministry.
I have been in such a deep and heavy travail in my life, like I never have before—the lowest and biggest I have ever been in—and they have travailed with me, working and walking with me toward victory every step of the way.
That is love.
I have been through many deliverances before, but the deliverance I experienced in El Goel Ministry was the most touching and impactful deliverance I have ever experienced.
I felt the tangible love and presence of God in my life—His willingness to restore and reveal Himself to me. He came and fulfilled the deep-seated longings and questions of the heart I thought I had forgotten, that I thought He had abandoned. He came to close and resolve them all.
I never truly understood the great plan of the Lord until I met El Goel Ministry. It's when I learned that His plans and ways are higher than my ways and are beyond anything I have ever imagined, perceived, dreamed, or thought of.
It left me in awe of how deep His love is and how marvelous His plans truly are for us—unreachable and unfathomable. It leaves you undone.
If we only trust Him enough, let Him enough, and surrender to Him, it's then that we fall under His complete care and gaze.
Nothing in this world or lifetime is worth anything more. No awards or attainments can ever compare to what we have in Christ.
He takes us from glory to glory, to full transformation into His purpose and image—if we abide in Him deeply and trust Him completely.
So in awe, and so undone."
— Wiljay A.The Transformation from an Invitation
"A friend invited me to Sandielyn's group, El Go'El, and through that one invitation, I have not only gained a friend, but I have gained a Sister.
I have learned what it looks like to truly surrender to the Lord. I have learned what it looks like to come undone before Him—to let go, surrender, and allow Him to teach me and change me.
I have learned to be a better student, and through being a better student, I have learned to be a better teacher.
I have learned what it looks like to treat people with love, tenderness, and care—not as disposable commodities, but as precious souls who are loved by Jesus.
I have witnessed the true love and commitment that is poured into each individual soul.
I have seen what encouragement looks like.
I have learned the tenderness with which we are to treat every person.
I have seen what correction with love looks like.
I have learned that correction and love can walk together. That we can speak truth while still caring for the person in front of us, walking with them, encouraging them, and loving them through the process.
I have learned deliverance through counseling—that sometimes deliverance is not simply one moment, but allowing the Lord to walk us through things, expose things, heal things, and bring freedom through truth, prayer, counsel, and surrender.
I have learned to come undone.
And through it all, I have seen the heart of Christ.
I look at everything the Lord has given me through this one invitation—the friendships, the brothers and sisters in Christ, the teaching, the correction, the encouragement, the counsel, the deliverance, the love, and the opportunity to grow—and I realize:
I truly am rich!
Not because of what I possess, but because of what the Lord has allowed me to experience and the people He has placed around me.
I am rich in the things of God.
And above all, I am a witness to Heaven!
Thank You, Abba, for teaching me.
Thank You, Abba, for walking with me and teaching me through Your beautiful children.
Thank You for teaching me how to surrender, how to come undone, how to receive correction, how to love people with tenderness, how to become a better disciple.
And thank You, Abba, for this amazing teacher, friend, and confidant You have placed in my life.
What started with something as simple as a friend saying, “Come,” became so much more than I could have imagined.
One invitation.
One yes.
Thank You, Abba, for the transformation from an invitation."
— Melissa A.39 Years of His Faithfulness"Today marked my 39th year spiritual birth day! September 13, 1987!
My life testimony has been about an undeserved salvation by The Faithful and True, Loving and kind Savior, Jesus the Messiah Lord of all! 👑 He never forgot about me and came to rescue me all those years ago! ❤️
There are so many other testimonies in my life since then and in between- from being filled with the Holy Spirit baptism by fire in my car!, to getting married, living in Germany, having 4 beautiful children who belong to Him, watching the world change on 9/11/2001, to overwhelming grief losing my parents and 3 siblings suddenly each time, having joy again, children growing, making memories, teen years (the 2010s) whew! Seeing them through leaving home, some off to college, military, relationships, letting go…, marriage strain, experiencing the church change, feeling scared, going through the Covid years…. It’s not a neat packaged story, with some messy scenarios, heartbreak, regrets, but one which only God could make right and bring good from! He allowed me to meet Sandielyn, pastor Kevin, Jean, the og Philippines team and all our friends in el Goel around the world! Through these weekly meetings and sister Sandielyn’s persistence, prayers, teachings and friendship, He reignited discipline, obedience, stewardship, surrender, consistency in prayer, and fasting which I knew and practiced deeply as a young Christian disciple, but had not been fully living in my life sadly, nor was it in the church. I hope that is changing!
Today, as all the days which have passed, I give Him all the glory for gently and lovingly pruning and preparing me, to show others the same love, compassion and counsel which He has shown me. All in all It is about HIM! Jesus! Always being good and faithful in my life! 🙇🏻♀️ 👑
1 Cor 3:11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ!"
— Norma in HimA Heart of Gratitude"Shalom, Family! 🕊️✨👑
I want to testify to God’s mercy and goodness specifically in how He chastened me regarding complaining, and taught me to honor my parents even when we don’t agree.
This is my testimony of truly repenting and being changed.
I want to thank and praise Y’SHUA 🥹📯 for all my Brothers and Sisters in Christ who have endured, been obedient, and prayed for me. Through the Holy Spirit, I took counsel from the LORD and LORD helped me with my Brothers and Sisters in Christ regarding how to handle harsh circumstances in my life in parental household first and foremost and then among relatives, Sister Norma, Sister Melissa, Sister Sandielyn, Sister Sherin, Sister Sara, Brother Irshad, Brother Eric, Brother Federico and Sister Alejandra, and over many months I was led and transformed by the LORD. He had mercy on me and granted me repentance, and showed me how I should honor my parents as He commands.
I humble myself at His feet, and I surrender.
May GOD bless you and reward you, my Brothers and Sisters in Christ! In the Almighty name of our LORD GOD JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH, AMEN! 🕊️✨👑❤️
I love you, Family!"
— Sister in Christ JesusAn Answer to My Heart’s Cry"The El Goel family has been an answer to my heart's cry.
I had been asking the Lord for a fellowship where I truly felt I belonged. The Lord answered, and it was more than I could have imagined! Meeting Sister Sandielyn has been a signpost of God's goodness in my life. I'm grateful for her love and obedience to the Lord. I'll never be the same because of it.
I thank God for the love, the patience, the encouragement, the wisdom, the intercession, and even the corrections I have received from Sister Sandielyn and the El Goel family. It has stretched me, blessed me, and changed me. This has truly been a glimpse of heaven on earth.
When I was stripped of the people I thought I needed, the Lord gave me amazing brothers and sisters who would walk hand in hand with me on my life journey. El Goel has been part of my personal redemption story. I'm deeply grateful for the eternal impact and the eternal friendships I have received through El Goel."
— Sherin G.Led by the Spirit"Federico found Deep Believer's YouTube video of "Music from Heaven Caught on Video." As I watched the video, I was touched. Moved to tears. Not too long afterward, I saw sister Sandielyn at a Zoom meeting. I felt the Holy Spirit tell me to contact her. I did. Shortly afterwards, Federico and I started to attend sister Sandielyn's El Go'El Prayer Time.
Getting to know sister Sandielyn has given me a sister in Christ and being a part of El Go'El has helped me in my walk with God. My life has changed for the better. I am very Thankful and Blessed!
Sister Sandielyn is a good reminder of the Bible scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:7, which says, "For we walk by faith, not by sight;" as she serves the Lord, as a Missionary in the Philippines."
— Sister AlejandraA Desire of My Heart, Answered by God"The Spirit of Truth led me to Deep Believer’s YouTube video, “Music from Heaven Caught on Video.” As I watched the video, I was moved to tears because, in my heart, I knew that it was music from Heaven. At that moment, I desired that someday I would have the opportunity to meet and get to know Sister Sandielyn.
Jesus Christ answered my desire, just as His Word says in Psalm 37:4: “Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires.”
We eventually met through her prayer group, and it has been such a wonderful blessing to know Sister Sandielyn. She has inspired me to draw closer to Jesus Christ and to walk faithfully with Him. She is a beautiful example of how a true woman of God should live—not only in America, but throughout the world.
I thank You, Lord Jesus Christ, for sending Sister Sandielyn from the Philippines to America so that we can pray together, fellowship together, and grow in our faith. As Proverbs 27:17 says, “As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.”
What a tremendous blessing she is to everyone who has had the opportunity to fellowship with her. I am truly grateful to Jesus Christ for bringing her into my life and for giving us the opportunity to share in prayer, fellowship, and faith together."
— Brother Federico