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In February 2017, Gary Burd was invited to the South Carolina Conference to present Knight\u2019s Training to a group of men from several churches in the area. Pointman, Angel Alba, worked with the churches and conference to coordinate the gathering which started on a Friday night with a \u201cBattle Cry\u201d and was followed on Saturday with a full day of training. In the end, Bishop Greg Amos, Assistant Superintendent, Dean Morgan, and Discipleship Ministries Director, Morris Smith, all knelt and received the charge to be a Knight. That is to, “Live Pure, Speak Truth, Right Wrongs and Follow the King.” They were joined by two Senior Pastors, Cory Jones and Jason Cook, plus several ordained ministers, leaders, and lay leaders in the church.<\/p>\n

Now in February 2018, Gary returned to the conference and met with some of the Knights for a time of testimony and to talk about the ministry. One young man, Dustin Driggers shared his testimony, we had to share the story.<\/p>\n

Dustin was “high” on drugs when he took the training. He was able to follow the studies and recite the creed to pass the test. Pastor Cory Jones felt this was what would take Dustin that extra step to get this addiction of thirteen years behind him. The Lord used this time to ground his commitment to becoming an overcomer.<\/p>\n

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\nDustin stated, “Just as the Lord did not die on a cross to become<\/em> the Son of God, He died on a cross because He is<\/em> the Son of God, I checked into rehab, not to become<\/em> a Knight but because I am<\/em> a Knight.\u2019.<\/p>\n

Dustin, under the guidance of Pastor Cory checked into a rehab ministry that took him away from his family, his friends, and his surroundings. He stated over and over how difficult it was to be away from the family, but the Lord orchestrated, in his opinion, something that validated he was doing the right thing.<\/p>\n

He was given the task of “re-wiring” a skating rink. The breaker panel was the issue, he had worked for several hours on it, frustration added to his desire to go home. He had to go so far as to tear out a part of the wall, it had been this way for 30+ years. The thing is, at the bottom of the wall he found a plastic \u201cknight\u201d. We believe it was his confirmation, Knights stay the course.<\/p>\n

After graduating from the rehab, he joined a newly organized \u201cCelebrate Recovery\u201d at First Pentecostal Holiness Church in Lake City, SC. He has done so well that the director, Gary McDaniel, has Dustin on a path of leadership. Soon, Dustin will be moving into a place to stand with someone else struggling with a life controlling addiction. 2 Corinthians 1:4 teaches us to “pass on” the comfort we receive, doing this allows you to grow and continue your healing, all the while helping someone else!<\/p>\n

Gary spoke at Dustin\u2019s home church, Emmanuel Mission, in Lake City, SC on February 18, 2018. In the middle of the message, when speaking of Jephthah in Judges 11, Gary called Dustin to the front. Dustin was then presented a \u201cChallenge Coin\u201d from William Wallace Memorial in Sterling Scotland. The challenge was presented in front of the congregation to live the life of a Knight in the Kingdom, remembering his success or failure could effect many others in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In February 2017, Gary Burd was invited to the South Carolina Conference to present Knight\u2019s Training to a group of men from several churches in the area. 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Pointman, Angel Alba, trabaj\u00f3 con las iglesias y la conferencia para coordinar la reuni\u00f3n que comenz\u00f3 el viernes por la noche con un \"Grito de batalla\" y fue seguida el s\u00e1bado con un d\u00eda completo de capacitaci\u00f3n. Al final, el Obispo Greg Amos, el Superintendente Asistente, Dean Morgan, y el Director de Ministerios de Discipulado, Morris Smith, todos se arrodillaron y recibieron el cargo de ser un Caballero. Es decir, \"Viva puro, hable la verdad, se equivoque correctamente y siga al rey\". A ellos se unieron dos pastores principales, Cory Jones y Jason Cook, adem\u00e1s de varios ministros ordenados, l\u00edderes y l\u00edderes laicos en la iglesia. Ahora, en febrero de 2018, Gary regres\u00f3 a la conferencia y se reuni\u00f3 con algunos de los Caballeros para un momento de testimonio y para hablar sobre el ministerio. Un joven, Dustin Driggers comparti\u00f3 su testimonio, tuvimos que compartir la historia. Dustin estaba drogado cuando tom\u00f3 el entrenamiento. Pudo seguir los estudios y recitar el credo para pasar la prueba. El pastor Cory Jones sinti\u00f3 que esto era lo que le tomar\u00eda a Dustin ese paso extra para lograr esta adicci\u00f3n de trece a\u00f1os atr\u00e1s de \u00e9l. El Se\u00f1or us\u00f3 este tiempo para fundamentar su compromiso de convertirse en vencedor. \"\" Dustin declar\u00f3: \"As\u00ed como el Se\u00f1or no muri\u00f3 en una cruz para convertirse en<\/em> el Hijo de Dios, muri\u00f3 en una cruz porque \u00c9l es<\/em> el Hijo de Dios, me registr\u00e9 en rehabilitaci\u00f3n, no para convertirme<\/em> en Caballero sino porque soy<\/em> un Caballero . '. Dustin, bajo la gu\u00eda del pastor Cory ingres\u00f3 en un ministerio de rehabilitaci\u00f3n que lo alej\u00f3 de su familia, sus amigos y su entorno. Dijo una y otra vez lo dif\u00edcil que era estar lejos de la familia, pero el Se\u00f1or orquestado, en su opini\u00f3n, algo que validaba que estaba haciendo lo correcto. Se le asign\u00f3 la tarea de \"volver a cablear\" una pista de patinaje. El problema era el panel de interruptores, hab\u00eda trabajado durante varias horas en \u00e9l, la frustraci\u00f3n se a\u00f1ad\u00eda a su deseo de irse a casa. Ten\u00eda que llegar hasta arrancar una parte de la pared, as\u00ed hab\u00eda sido durante m\u00e1s de 30 a\u00f1os. El caso es que, en el fondo de la pared, encontr\u00f3 un \"caballero\" de pl\u00e1stico. Creemos que fue su confirmaci\u00f3n, los Caballeros mantienen el rumbo. Despu\u00e9s de graduarse de la rehabilitaci\u00f3n, se uni\u00f3 a una organizaci\u00f3n recientemente organizada llamada \"Celebrate Recovery\". t Primera Iglesia Pentecostal de Santidad en Lake City, SC. Lo ha hecho tan bien que el director, Gary McDaniel, tiene a Dustin en el camino del liderazgo. Pronto, Dustin se mudar\u00e1 a un lugar para estar con alguien m\u00e1s luchando con una adicci\u00f3n para controlar la vida. 2 Corintios 1: 4 nos ense\u00f1a a \"transmitir\" la comodidad que recibimos, \u00a1esto le permite crecer y continuar su curaci\u00f3n, mientras ayuda a otra persona! Gary habl\u00f3 en la iglesia local de Dustin, Emmanuel Mission, en Lake City, SC el 18 de febrero de 2018. En el medio del mensaje, cuando hablaba de Jephthah en los jueces 11, Gary llam\u00f3 a Dustin al frente. A continuaci\u00f3n, Dustin recibi\u00f3 una \"Moneda de desaf\u00edo\" del William Wallace Memorial en Sterling Scotland. El desaf\u00edo se present\u00f3 frente a la congregaci\u00f3n para vivir la vida de un Caballero en el Reino, recordando que su \u00e9xito o fracaso podr\u00eda afectar a muchos otros en el futuro.","author_name":"","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/02\/A-Knights-Testimony-Cover-IMG.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhxDC-em","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/evangelism\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}