Rewind to Sept 3, 2006

This is a day I shall never forget. I was so excited about the assembly this year. It was history for the church. Many people had never experienced or witnessed the process of selecting an new General Overseer and I was so excited that my generation would get to witness such a wonderful move of God like this. Then all of the church issues and problems started to hit personally and I my mind set changed. I had no clue what this assembly would hold all I could do was trust God to provide, to heal, to comfort and direct His people. Oh and did He ever do so much more.

We've been calling this the assembly of LOVE- I've never felt so much love from people before and I've never felt such a Spirit of Love either. Just being in the presence of those who loved the Lord and loved His church- you could feel it and it was amazing.


As far as the selection of the General Overseer I personally couldn't think of anyone else that I felt in my mind could do the work of the General Overseer. I remember being at BTI and being told just before I left that Bro. Pruitt had retired and I remember looking at the men that were present at BTI and all I could see was Bro. Smith Smith. Then he preached the 1st terms service and it was talking about being like Christ being humble and it was just an awesome message.

I know its not a position he or Sis. Smith and I went into the assembly praying for the Lord to show us someone else not to put that on their family along with everything else they had endured.



After all of the fasting and praying before the assembly and the wonderful time of fasting and praying at the assembly I had nothing but peace that this was they way it should be, the way God wanted it to be. I wanted everyone to feel what I felt and to experience what I had.




The praying and fasting was wonderful- I've never prayed and fasted like that before. I've never seen so many people in such unity like that. Even if they may have disagreed we were all of the same mind and same goal and willing to pray and fast to become of one mind.


This is by far an assembly I shall never forget. There were just so many aspects that were so wonderful and I feel so blessed to have been able to be there and experience it all.

My prayers are with Bro. Smith- 94 appointments is a lot. I know that just because the selection process is over that doesn't mean that the trials and tribulations that this family and the Church will face are over but its all for the Glory of God.

For starting off not knowing what to say or how to put everything into words it sure has become long. I still don't feel like I can put into words the amazingness of this assembly or the blesses I received. I just continue to thank God for it all.