Pastor Shocked Upon Receiving Baptism with Fire

The writer of this blog was led by the Lord to call brother John Abugieye in Nigeria (pictured left), a pastor who is one of our Doulos Training School (DTS) graduates, and is our DTS Facilitator for Nigeria, who is currently conducting an end-time evangelistic outreach there. I prayed for him over the phone on Friday evening, September 5, 2025, to receive the baptism with fire, and he received mightily! As I prayed for him, I could feel the presence of the Lord very strongly upon me. 

Afterward, brother John said that as I prayed for him, he felt the presence of the Lord, as well as a powerful tingling throughout his body like electricity, but it did not hurt. It caused him to experience five involuntary jolts, as if he was being shocked, and he felt a lightness and joy afterward -- such happiness. Glory to God!! 

Immediately following this experience, he headed off to an all-night prayer meeting that he was leading. During our 30-minute phone call, I had instructed him how to impart the holy fire to others, and asked him to start doing so that night at the prayer meeting. So at the prayer meeting, he testified to the people about how the Lord had baptized him with holy fire, and then after explaining to them the baptism with the Holy Spirit and fire from Scripture, he imparted to those who wanted to receive.

Later upon returning, he sent me the following testimony of what happened to each of the people to whom he imparted holy fire:

Brother John's Testimony

"Hello Brother Len,

These are the testimonies with evidence from our first Friday prayer. As you prayed for me and asked me to also pray with my people, here is what they shared about their experience of the baptism of holy fire:

1. Rose:

According to Rose, the moment I started praying for her, she saw a white bird. Then a shining rainbow circle appeared around her head and also around her legs. The white bird came and perched within the rainbow circle on her head, and the rainbow transformed into a single line in her palm. She noticed that the red color was thicker than the others.

She then heard a voice giving her a message for a certain pair of twins: 'Go and tell them that anyone who is ashamed of Me, I will also be ashamed of that person.' The voice also instructed her to speak to their mother.

When I asked if she felt any physical sensation, she testified that she experienced something like an electric shock twice on her head.

2. Sylvia:

Sylvia testified that as soon as I began praying for her, she saw a ball of fire descending from heaven and falling into her hands. Immediately, her hands began to burn with intense heat, like real fire. She also saw something like a star drop onto her hands.

3. Brother Damian:

This brother testified that the moment I started praying for him, he felt something like an electric shock on his shoulders. Immediately, fire sparked in his hands and then moved straight into his right leg (the leg that often pains him). He began to feel strong and intense heat in that leg — which I personally witnessed.

He further explained that he felt as though air was lifting him up, and suddenly his ears and eyes opened very clearly. He saw a pure crystal-like water shining like light, coming down from heaven and pouring over him. He felt the coolness of the water, which made him feel light and completely free.

4. Mama Elizabeth:

This elderly woman testified that she saw light descending from heaven and falling between her legs. She became afraid and stepped back. I witnessed her shifting back at that very moment.

These video clips are not bright because of poor small light we were using, but I feel I should share it anyway for you to see that truly I was baptized with fire." 

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Two days later on Sunday, he ministered to more people, including his wife, and he shared their testimonies. One woman felt someone touching her head and shoulders. Then she started feeling a cool sensation flowing from her head down. At that moment, she was shaking. Afterwards, she felt as if air entered her, and she became strong. Another woman felt a force lifting her. Even though she struggled to stand, she could not control it and eventually fell. She also explained that she felt heat in her hands and legs. Another woman said her whole body became heavy, as if a heavy load had been placed upon her hands. Another sister testified that she felt shocks in her body, and tears started flowing from her eyes. And I'm sure there will be many more as well.

Closing Words

Praise the Lord for these wonderful testimonies of God's love for His people, and His mighty power that He has released upon them in this great, end-time outpouring of His Spirit. Brother John's ministry is forever transformed now that he has received the baptism with holy fire. To God be all the glory!

Author's Note: If you enjoyed this post, you may also like to read Uganda End Time Evangelistic Outreach, Nigeria End Time Evangelistic Outreach, Many Revelations Concerning September 2025 Rapture, Holy Fire Baptism, and Testimonies of the Baptism with Holy Fire, which are the testimonies of myself and two of my adult children, who came to the Lord when they were little. Also see the Home page of this blog for more testimonies. You are invited to view my collection of blogs at Writing for the Master.

Do You Want to Know Him?

If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe. 

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org. 

The Body Parts Storehouse in Heaven

One of our graduates from our three-year Doulos Training School, Grace, who is a pastor in Uganda and staff member with our school, shared the following testimony with me. In it he gives God all the praise for what He is doing in his healing and deliverance ministry there in his country. He writes:

Testimony of Brother Grace

Hi dear brother Len,

Once again, reading the testimony of Sister Elisabeth from Indonesia is so inspiring; it reminds me of what God showed me years ago in a dream, which I am moved to share with you. I saw a store in Heaven of all body spare parts. If any part of the body of a human being got any problems, the Lord told me we can ask in prayer for a replacement and it will be so. I thank God! 

Brother Len, this short time, during which I have been involved in the ministry of healing and deliverance, I have witnessed the Lord do amazing things. Here are some examples:

1. A lady called Ketty had suffered for more than ten years, and was supposed to go for an operation to remove her uterus. But upon receiving prayer, the Lord instantly healed her!

2. Florence A. had an issue of blood flow (filling buckets) since her adolescence. She was also unable to become pregnant. The gynecologist doctors recommended an operation. After prayer she went to bathe, and something came out of her private part, which is the size of a human finger. Since then she has been well, and is now 3 months pregnant. She is grateful to the Lord!

3. A man called Enoch made a phone call to me at 3:00 AM; his child had been in the hospital for one month with a severe blood deficiency (anemia). The child couldn't eat, drink, sit, or talk. After prayer, the doctors and the father were puzzled, because the child recovered immediately with proper blood (hemoglobin) levels, Glory to Him!

4. A woman named Norah had ulcers for over ten years until the Lord instantly healed her when she received prayer!

5. A man named Stephen was astonished when the Lord delivered and healed his wife Betty through a night phone call. She had fallen too sick and fainted. [In addition to that], three days ago the same lady was involved in  motor accident. While she was in a state of unconsciousness in the hospital, Stephen called. When I was praying for her, there were spirits of death manifesting. The Lord led me to rebuke the spirit of death and claim her life back. After one to two days, the husband called, and I was able to talk to Betty herself. This man Stephen works with radio Uganda and is inviting me to be ministering on radio; the Lord is great!

6. Sister Angela's daughter, Belinda was healed from short sightedness, because of which she had hard time to see and read for a long time. Praise the Lord!

7.Personally years ago, I used to experience kidney pain for [a long time]. In a dream, a doctor appeared and [drew] fluid from my kidney using a syringe. From then my kidneys are perfect. No more pain. Glory to Him!

Brother Len, there are many more amazing testimonies; these few are given for the confirmation of sister Elisabeth's testimony of the "spare body parts in heaven's storehouse," and also to encourage ourselves to claim our [own] healing. But also I have learnt that sometimes there are healings that take [a long time] for reasons known to God. We give God all the glory for His works!! To Him alone belongs the glory and the honour.

I read and have experienced God doing much more through many other servants of the Lord and He wants His vessels to surrender to Him for use.

Your humble brother, 

Grace.

[END OF TESTIMONY]

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Closing Words

Are you in need of healing in your body? If there is some part of your body or some organ that has become damaged or diseased, God has spare parts ready for you in His heavenly storehouse. "With God all things are possible." (Mat 19:26b). All you need to do is ask Him for it by faith, and be sure you have forgiven anyone whom you are holding anything against. And ask the Lord to forgive all your sins for Christ's sake, because He paid the penalty for you already on the cross, where He died for you, and then rose again three days later. Jesus said, "Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins." (Mar 11:24-25)

Attribution Notice: All Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible NIV, copyright Zondervan, all rights reserved, used by permission.

Author's Note: Some changes were made to the wording of Grace's testimony with his permission, in order to add clarity or for easier reading without changing the meaning. If you enjoyed this post, you may also like to read brother Grace's other testimony called The Night the Lord Came into My Hut, Uganda End Time Evangelistic Outreaches, and Nasty Flu Miraculously Cured. You are also invited to read the testimony of Elisabeth from Indonesia that he referred to call Forty Days in Heaven and Hell. Also see the Home page of this blog for more testimonies. You are invited to view my collection of blogs at Writing for the Master. 

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus. Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15). He preached that we must repent and believe. 

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International. He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org. 

The Night the Lord Came Into My Hut

Grace and his wife

I'd like to share with you the testimony of a pastor in Uganda named Grace, a friend of mine, who is enrolled in our Doulos Training School. He has an amazing testimony of how the Lord saved him in 1989. It reminds us once again of the terrible oppression the Ugandan people suffered under Idi Amin's brutal regime and crimes against humanity. He states:

"In 1989, during years of turmoil in our country, I felt a strong need for security and a solution to the endless problems we were going through in our country. As a young boy, [I] went through harassment from people and hostilities; by then even my father, who was a county chief, was helpless and needed help, too."

"On several occasions I looked for ways to die, but found none. I tried to join [the military] forces, but couldn't, as I longed for peace and security. One night while in my hut, it came to my mind that I have a Creator who cares. I cried tears as I asked the Lord to forgive me from my sins. One night again I had an experience when the Lord came into my hut with lightning, thundering, and much smoke; I nearly died."

"I had an experience when the Lord came into my hut with lightning, thundering, and much smoke; I nearly died. Afterward, I came out and found there was no rain."

"Afterward, I came out and found there was no rain. I prayed to the Lord to forgive me and went to my Protestant church on Sunday. I requested to say something which turned [out] to be a preaching, and for the first time in that church people got saved. We started what we called 'Light Christian Fellowship' before my joining a Pentecostal church."

Praise the Lord for that amazing testimony! He now says, "I have a mission to accomplish in Jesus' Name." Praise the Lord for what He has done in our brother Grace's life!

Perhaps you are feeling a bit like him right now. You may feel a strong need for security and a solution to the endless problems you are going through. You might be experiencing hostilities and harassment from people. You may be longing for peace and security, but you just can't seem to find it. You may be so desperate that you are even longing to die. If that's you, let me remind you that you have a Creator who cares. He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ into this world to die on the cross for you, so that you could be forgiven of your sins and spend eternity with Him in heaven. He has an amazing plan for your life, and you have a mission to accomplish for Him. Cry out to Him and ask Him to forgive your sins.

"That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." (Rom 10:9-10)

Ask Him to come and live inside your heart and take control of your life. Even if you do not experience lightning, thunder, and smoke inside your home, your experience will be just as real, genuine, and meaningful as what happened to Grace. The moment that Jesus Christ comes to live inside your heart will be one you will never forget. Believe in Jesus Christ that God raised Him from the dead, and confess Him as your Lord and Savior, so that you may be saved. He will transform your life, and you will never be the same. Old things will pass away and all things will become new.

For more amazing testimonies of miracles, healing, and deliverance that the Lord has done in brother Grace's ministry, please see the articles of mine listed directly below in the author's note section. He has planted about 20 churches over his many years of ministry, but 14 of those were planted just this year in 2026, for which we give God all the glory.

Attribution notice: Most Scripture quotations taken from the NASB.

Author's Note: Some changes were made to the wording of Grace's testimony with his permission, in order to add clarity or for easier reading without changing the meaning. If you enjoyed this post, you may also like to read brother Grace's other testimonies called Amazing Healing and Deliverance in Uganda, Boy Raised from the Dead, The Body Parts Storehouse in Heaven, Nasty Flu Miraculously Cured,  Uganda End Time Evangelistic Outreach, Conserving the Harvest in Uganda, and Completing the Great Commission in Uganda. Also see my article on Persecution of Christians in Uganda, Also see the Home page of this blog for more testimonies. You are invited to view my collection of blogs at Writing for the Master. 

Do You Want to Know Him?
If you want to know Jesus personally, you can. It all begins when you repent and believe in Jesus.  Do you know what God's Word, the Bible says?

“Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.’” (Mar 1:14b-15).  He preached that we must repent and believe.

Please see my explanation of this in my post called "Do You Want to Know Jesus?"

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Len Lacroix is the founder of Doulos Missions International.  He was based in Eastern Europe for four years, making disciples, as well as helping leaders to be more effective at making disciples who multiply, developing leaders who multiply, with the ultimate goal of planting churches that multiply. His ministry is now based in the United States with the same goal of helping fulfill the Great Commission. www.dmiworld.org.