Joe's Awesome God Encounter

Joe’s Awesome God Encounter

So sorry for the delay. Obviously there’s just a little bit of resistance to me writing Joe’s story..God must have huge plans for Joe, it’s a miracle I was even able to post this with all the difficulties I’ve had.

It’s been quite the awesome, scary and amazing rollercoaster ride of emotions the last week..we are all taking this in and in awe of all God is doing..he is so amazing.

The timing of finding Joe was very symbolic. God has been speaking to us about trusting HIM completely with our adult boys and surrendering them to him completely. God was definitely displaying his awesome sovereign hand of protection over Joe’s life.

The timing of me walking in the house and finding Joe unconscious was surrealL. After the trauma of the last five years, everything from the horrific suffering Boey endured for two years, especially at the end before Jesus mercifully took her home..the trauma from all of that plus the excruciating grieving, is all to much for any human to live through. We could never be where we are without our amazing faithful loving Savior Jesus Christ, he gets all the GLORYJ.

Last Thursday when I walked into the house and found Joe, I thought he was playing a prank cause he is a comedian at heart and loves to joke around. He had what looked like mud all over his face, hair, it was all over the carpet, floor..I thought he was outside playing in the dirt and got hurt..nothing serious..until I looked closer and saw him foaming at the mouth, completely unresponsive, freezing cold to the touch, barely breathing..

Rob told me to call 911 right away.. As soon as they got here, they turned him over on his side and that’s when he puked endlesslyL still unconscious but puking up in large volumes, I was bawling not realizing what was going on and at the same time it was sinking in how serious the situation wasL It was at that moment Rob got down and smelled alchohol coming from all the puke, he ran around the house to find it..

Joe had found our liquor we have for all the cooking and baking I do, NEVER having drank before, he had NO idea how much or what effect it would have..Joe had been struggling for the last few days trying so hard to get close to God, he has sooo much pain inside of him and guilt built up from Boey..he said he wanted to escape but was NOT trying to hurt himself..he just wanted to escape the pain and he was mad at GodL

 When he got to the ER, the medical staff were very clear how serious of a situation this was, that he had been unconscious for at least a couple hours and it’s a miracle he didn’t asphyxiate/drowned on the massive amounts of vomit in his throat and stomachL. I remember when I first found Joe, I felt the most peaceful powerful presence surrounding him and told Rob angels had been ministering to him, God kept him alive..tears.. thank you Jesus, thank you..

Joe was hooked up to IV’s, catheters, had x-rays done, stayed over for a night..it took him a few days to fully recover, his blood poisoning was .38L ..when we told Joe how serious it was and how God had preserved his life, he started crying and apologizing for what he did, especially with me being pregnant and finding him in such a traumatic wayL..this wasn’t the first time I was the first to find him in a life threatening situation, just last year he had almost bled to death from a fireworks accident that almost severed his carotid artery, he was a millimeter away from death..again, Gods sovereign protection over Joe’s life, thank you Lord..

Joe was processing all that happened to him, he was very apologetic to me and Rob, but not remorseful to God at this point or a repentant heart.. he was extremely down, depressed, discouraged and feeling hopeless..ready to run away from home and make bad decisions that were not lined up with Gods will.

He then stopped himself, called out to God and said “God, I don’t know what to do anymore, just please tell me, show me, and I’ll do it. “. Joe heard God tell him to go to church the next morning, Joe reluctantly went, but with a good attitude of being willing to receive all God had for him..

Sunday morning came, Joe was afraid of everyone judging him and looking down on him for what happened..when we got in the car to leave for church, we were pleasantly surprised when he said “I don’t care what anyone thinks anymore, no one but God understands what I’ve been through, I need him and want him more than ever, I owe him my life”. With that, we were off..little did we know what our amazing Father in heaven had in store for our Joe Joe!!!

 As soon as Joe stepped into the church he was bombarded with hugs, love and tears from people that love him and were so happy to see him, they were praising and thanking God for sustaining his life. Joe was overwhelmed with the unconditional love he felt from God and his friends...so much more was to come..

The amazing Amy Sollars was a guest speaker from Hawaii, someone Joe had never met before.. we were all so blessed by the worship and her powerful sermon, Joe was very happy he listened to God and was thereJ. Amy then came down from stage to pray for everyone. As Amy began praying for Joe,she began to prophesy and pray over him..this is what she said.. “as I was walking towards you the Lord told me the enemy has tried to take your life, and more than once, God saved you and preserved your life, he sent ministering angels to protect you, he wants you to know this isn’t a game anymore, you need to make a choice for him if you’re serious. If I came all the way to Albany just for YOU it was all worth it. “

She continued to pray for Joe and say the most encouraging beautiful words..Joe was in tears and very overwhelmed..he came over and sat by us without saying a word..he was in total shock that she knew what she did about him and how powerfully God was moving on his behalf.

About a half hour later Amy and her friend came over to talk to Joe again..at this time Joe had NO IDEA that Amy is the DTS leader of YWAM based in Kona, Hawaii. Her friend Andrew York that was with her, is the main leader over all of the AWAKEN school in Kona. So here are these amazing people surrounding Joe, loving on him and encouraging him in the most powerful beautiful ways..

Amy passionately said to him, “Joe, I just realized who you are. I’m usually not this intense, but God has put you strongly on my heart”. Amy went on to tell Joe “you are almost 19 years old, this is a time for you to go hard after God, you have so much inside of you , a huge calling and destiny on your life, if you can give God a year of your life at YWAM in Kona, we will all be there to pray, encourage, support, and love you through this, but YOU have to make the choice. I believe in you Joe. You are a mighty man of God. You need time away from all these other voices and to just focus on the voice of God. Ywam is just the place for that”.

Joe was very grateful and excited with everything Amy shared, but still very doubtful of how he would come up with the funds. Amy encouraged Joe and said “if God calls someone to go to YWAM, he provides the funds for them to get there. I’ve never seen anyone that was truly supposed to be there not go cause of lack of provision “. She told Joe he has to trust God to get him there.

After Amy spoke over Joe’s life, Joe was excited but still struggled with doubt that God had a purpose for his life.. he felt conflicted because he also felt Gods goodness, kindness and love at the same time J. It had been a very long time since Joe had felt Gods true direction, guidance and wisdom. He was very grateful for Amy and all her encouragement.

I have to add in here that it was pretty cool that Joe just happened to be wearing a Hawaii lifestyle shirt to church, none of us had seen it before, including Joe.  We asked Joe where he got it and he said he just found it laying there in his room lol..thought that was pretty awesome timingJ.

Joe is very excited about this awesome opportunity and the exciting doors God is opening his life. He is passionate about running hard after God, being a friend and knowing God intimately. He wants to be transformed by his love and receive healing so he can transform the world.

We are asking all our friends and family to believe with Amy Sollars and her team that we can make this happen for Joe by July 5^th, that’s only 4 weeks away! So exciting!! He needs  $11,000.00 for 6 months of discipleship training at YWAM, this includes the lectures and outreach, airfare, and all essential necessities that are needed to go. Amy said that if half the money can be raised in time for him to go, he can continue to raise funds after he’s in Hawaii. So exciting! I BELIEVE!!!

It’s going to be so hard when Joe leaves in 4 weeks, we already miss him! We know in our hearts this is why God blessed us with our beautiful children..he entrusted us with them to raise them up in HIM, to be sent out among the nations. They belong to him, to be used by him and for him, for HIS Glory.

Amy Sollars and her team BELIEVE in Joe, we hope and pray you will believe with them in helping us get Joe to YWAM to be all who God created him to be. Please pray about supporting Joe. All donation options are available on this site. Please bookmark this page so you can stay updated on Joe’s God adventure at YWAM. Prayers are cherished. We are so proud of our son.

Thank you to all those who believe in Joe and support him. We love you and cherish you all.  God Bless.

JOE'S YOUCARING YWAM FUNDRAISING PAGE:
http://www.youcaring.com/fundraiser_details?fundraiser_id=3347&url=runninghardaftergodinywam

If you feel more comfortable sending a check, please send to:

Joe Byers

851 NE Granger Ave Corvallis, OR 97330, thank you so much

WE LOVE YOU PRECIOUS BABY BYERS!!

I will praise you; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are your works; and that my soul knows right well. Psalm 139:14

TO YOU BE ALL THE GLORY JESUS!! BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL ON THIS GLORIOUS RESURRECTION DAY!!

TO YOU BE ALL THE GLORY LORD JESUS!! HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY!! BECAUSE OF THE PRECIOUS SHED BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST AND HIS GREAT AND AWESOME LOVE FOR US, WE WILL BE REUNITED WITH OUR KING JESUS AND PRECIOUS BOEY IN HEAVEN. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE ACHE FOR..THE PAIN NEVER EVER GOES AWAY. WE LOVE HER SO VERY MUCH. SHE IS IN OUR HEARTS EVERY DAY ALL DAY, NOT A SECOND GOES BY THAT SHE ISN'T MISSED OR THOUGHT OF AND CELEBRATED. SHE IS OUR JESUS PRINCESS. WE LONG FOR OUR REUNION AND INTRODUCING HER TO HER NEW BABY BROTHERS, WHAT A PRECIOUS MOMENT THAT WILL BE..TEARS..

WE ARE OVERJOYED WITH THE NEWS OF ANOTHER PRECIOUS PRINCE FOR OUR FAMILY!!! GOD IS SO AMAZING, SO MUCH WISER THAN ANY OF US..HE KNEW ALL OF OUR HEARTS SO INTIMATELY, WHAT WE WERE READY FOR..HE KNEW..YES WE WOULD LOVE TO BE BLESSED WITH A GIRL, BUT I KNEW I WASN'T READY..MY PRAYERS WERE FOR GODS WILL AND HIS TIMING..A PERFECT HEALTHY BABY..GOD ANSWERED:)!! WE ARE ALL SOOOOOOOOO EXCITED AND ECSTATIC TO BRING ANOTHER PRECIOUS JESUS BABY INTO THIS WORLD TO BE RAISED UP FOR THE LORD AND HIS KINGDOM!!

CHRIS AND JOE ARE SOOO EXCITED TO BE BIG BROTHERS AGAIN!! THEY CANT WAIT TO HOLD THEIR NEW BABY BROTHER AND WATCH ADORABLE BUBBA PLAY, SNUGGLE AND TAKE CARE OF HIM..BUBBA ALREADY HAS A PLAN, HE WANTS TO "GIVE THE BABY A BATHIE'S, CHANGE HIS POOP AND PUT CREAM ON HIM, AND RUN RUN RUN RUN WITH THE BABY"..LOL! HE ALSO HAS SHARED WITH GREAT PASSION "MOMMYYY, GET ME THAT BABY RIGHT NOW, I NEED HIM" LOL..ADORABLE! HE IS SO EXCITED TO HOLD HIS BABY BROTHER:). GOD HAS BLESSED US BEYOND ANYTHING WE COULD IMAGINE, WE CANT 'STOP PRAISING AND THANKING HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE AND CONTINUES TO DO:). HE IS SO SO GOOD!

ALL OUR LOVE TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. HUG, KISS AND CHERISH THE CHILDREN THE LORD HAS BLESSED YOU WITH. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL TO THE LORD FOR BUBBA'S EXTRAORDINARY HEALTH. ALMOST 2 1/2 YRS AND HE'S NEVER BEEN SICK, PRAISE YOU JESUS!! EVERYTHING WE DO FOR HIM IS COMPLETELY NATURAL, HOLISTIC, HE'S SEEN BY A CHIRO, HE IS STILL NURSING, EATS AS ORGANIC AS POSSIBLE, DRINKS RAW GOATS MILK WHICH HE LOVESSSS, TAKES LOTS OF AWESOME SUPPLEMENTS!! HE'S NEVER HAD ONE EAR INFECTION, FLU, RESP INFECTION, NOTHING..HE HAD ONE BOUT OF A BAD COUGH IN JAN OF THIS YEAR WHICH HE OVERCAME WITH CHINESE HERBS, ALL NATURAL..NOW HIS IMMUNE SYSTEM IS STRONGER THAN EVER WITH OVERCOMING IT NATURALLY..HE'S NEVER BEEN ON ONE ANTIBIOTIC..WE DO COLLOIDAL SILVER, GODS VERY BEST NATURAL VIRAL AND BACTERIAL KILLER!!

GOD'S WAYS ARE SO AMAZING..I WISH WE WOULD HAVE BEEN EMPOWERED WITH THIS KNOWLEDGE WITH BOEY, CHRIS AND JOE..IT KILLS ME AS A MOM TO KNOW I TRUSTED THE WRONG PEOPLE (CONVENTIONAL AND ALLOPATHIC WESTERN MEDICINE). I BELIEVE THERE IS A PLACE FOR CONVENTIONAL IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY, BROKEN ARM, ACCIDENT, ETC..BUT THAT'S ALL..I HAVE SEEN WHAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER AND NOW I NO LONGER HAVE MY BABY GIRL WITH ME..I TRUSTED THE WRONG PEOPLE:( (VACCINES CAUSING HER CANCER, THEM DECEIVING AND LYING TO MY FACE TELLING ME THEY ARE SAFE) I HAVE MANY LINKS ON MY BLOG OF AMAZING RESOURCES FOR PARENTS THAT WANT TO BE EMPOWERED TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CHILDREN HOLISTICALLY..IT'S MY PASSION TO SAVE OUR BABIES AND CHILDREN FROM THE CLUTCHES OF BIG PHARM AND CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE.

I ENCOURAGE ALL PARENTS TO GO BEFORE THE LORD AND ASK HIM FOR HIS WAYS, HIS TRUTH, HIS WISDOM, HIS GUIDANCE IN ALL AREAS OF CARE FOR THE PRECIOUS CHILDREN HE BLESSED AND ENTRUSTED YOU WITH. HE SHOWED ME TRUTH WHEN I CRIED OUT TO HIM ABOUT WHAT CAUSED BOEY'S CANCER..HE KNEW I WAS STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE TRUTH AND I WOULD HELP OTHERS WHO WANT THE TRUTH TO EMPOWER THEMSELVES SO THEY TOO COULD LIVE AN ABUNDANT LIFE FREE OF SICKNESS AND DISEASE.

EVERYTHING I DO AND SAY IS OUT OF A MOTHERS HEART OF PURE LOVE..IT'S MY AGAPE LOVE FOR MY DAUGHTER WHO SUFFERED HORRIBLY AT THE HANDS OF THESE PEOPLE THAT MOTIVATE ME..I AM TIRED OF SEEING OUR CHILDREN SUFFER AND DIE..NO MORE!! THERE IS A CURE, IT'S CALLED PREVENTION (IF I COULD DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN, CHEMO AND RADIATION WOULD HAVE NEVERRR COME NEAR MY BABY GIRL. WE WOULD HAVE DETOXED THE POISONS FROM THE VACCINES OUT OF HER AND BUILT UP HER IMMUNE SYSTEM HOLISTICALLY, HER BODY WOULD HAVE HEALED ITSELF GIVEN THIS ENVIRONMENT). I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ENTIRE TOPIC FOR 5 YEARS OF MY LIFE SINCE BOEY WENT TO BE WITH JESUS..I ALSO USE TO BE A NURSE..I HAVE SEEN AND EXPERIENCED WAYYY MORE EVIL THAN I EVER KNEW WAS OUT THERE (EX: LISTENING TO DOCTORS ADMIT THEY WOULD NEVER EVER VACCINATE THEIR OWN PRECIOUS CHILDREN, BUT THEY FEAR PARENTS INTO IT CAUSE IT'S MOST OF THEIR SALARY AND THEY HAVE HUGE LOANS TO PAY OFF..THEY ALSO KNOW ITS JOB SECURITY CAUSE OF THE MASSIVE SICKNESS AND DISEASES VACCINES CAUSE. THEIR IS NO PROFIT TO ME MADE OFF OF HEALTHY CHILDREN, LIKE BUBBA WHO RADIATES TRUE HEALTH) TO BUT NOW I SEE HOW GOD IS USING IT ALL FOR OUR GOOD AND HIS GLORY TO HELP OTHERS. MY DAUGHTER'S SUFFERING WAS NOT IN VAIN!! I KNOW SHE'S VERY VERY PROUD OF HER MOMMY AND CHEERING ME ON FROM ABOVE.

I PRAY ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAVE AN AMAZING JESUS JOY FILLED PEACEFUL BLESSED WONDERFUL RESURRECTION WEEKEND!! JESUS LOVES AND ADORES YOU. HE DIED FOR YOU. YOU ARE CHOSEN. HE IS SO IN LOVE WITH YOU. COME TO HIM AS YOU ARE. HE IS WAITING. THERE'S NO OTHER LIFE TO LIVE BUT THE ONE YOU WILL FIND IN JESUS CHRIST!!

HAPPY RESURRECTION DAY AND EASTER EVERYONE!! THE BYERS LOVE YOU!!!

THURSDAY CAN'T COME SOON ENOUGH!!

We are all soooooooo excited about the new bundle of heavenly love and the upcoming ultrasound on Thursday!! Whohooooo!!! Three more days!! AHHHH!!! I love that God worked it out so I could schedule the ultrasound for my muscle man's 25th (he wishes lol) bday! Can't beat that bday gift lol!!
I have soooo many mixed emotions, praise God he KNOWS what's best for us and much wiser than any of us. Precious  adorable in every way bubba byers has brought us endless joy, laughs, tears, healing and is truly heaven on earth for our family. He is going to make the most amazinggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg big brother just like chris and Joe!! So excited!

 Even though we all thought Bubba was going to be a girl, then when the ultrasound tech said within seconds NO DOUBT YOU'RE HAVING A BOY (bubba wasn't shy LOL), both Chris and Joe broke down in tears and kept saying "praise you Jesus, thank you thank you thank you"!! Me and Rob looked at eachother a little perplexed cause they had NEVER let on that they didn't want a girl, but GOD KNEW they were NOT ready..and I believe if I'm honest with myself, I wasn't either..praise God he knows us better than we know ourselves. Not a second of the day goes by that I don't talk to my Boey, think of her, cry tears over missing her beautiful Jesus Joy love filled spirit and laugh..I just have a feeling she is putting in special requests to Jesus to bless her family with Jesus babies. I am so honored, humbled, eternally grateful, blessed and in awe that the Lord has opened my womb again..without being to tmi lol, it only took once with each baby so we are really in awe considering the docs told Rob four years ago he was infertile!! PRAISE YOU JESUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! THANK YOU BOEY FOR TEACHING US TO NEVER STOP BELIEVING AND TO NEVER EVER GIVE UP!!

I know how much boey loves all her brothers and sisters and they all know eachother..I have no doubt in my mind with the precious divine connection I see in bubba's eyes and spirit whenever he talks about boey being a princess with Jesus, kisses her pictures, and says see you soon boey, LOLU!!! It's amazing and so healing for us..Jesus is so so good:).

To be honest, I just want a perfectly healthy baby, whether it's a boy or girl or "both" as bubba says lol, it doesn't matter cause I am soooo blessed either way. If the Lord in his awesome wisdom decides we are ready for a little princess, then I will trust that Jesus knows my heart is ready. NEVER will a little girl replace our precious boey, NEVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER!! Our Boey is irreplaceable, one of a kind, her own precious beautiful spirit. If it is a girl, it will NOT carry Boey's spirit or be another Boey, this baby is handcrafted by Jesus Christ, fearfully and wonderfully made, to be used for God's Glory, his Kingdom here on earth, to do his work and will have her very own personality and spirit. I ache for the moment Jesus finally raptures us home to heaven and I have the absolute JOY and honor of watching boey and all her new siblings hug and kiss and our family reunited!!! I CAN' WAITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT COME LORD JESUSSSSS!! Or as bubba says " Jesusshhhh" lol!

I can't stop praising God for all he's doing in our lives right now. He has taken the most tragic, excruciating painful, heartbreaking times in our life.. times of pure darkness, turmoil and not wanting to take another breath on this earth and turned them into something so absolutely beautiful, awesome and stunning! I cant 'praise him loud enough for all he's done! He gets all the Glory! When you see our family, I want you to see Jesus..there is NO way we could survive on this earth in this much pain from grief and all the other trials in life without HIM and his love, faithfulness, grace, mercy, comfort, peace and strength carrying us through. He is an awesome amazing God!!

Hopefully by Thursday I will have figured out how to post vids and pics on here so we share the exciting news on beautiful baby byers..it's going to be a very special treat, so you won't want to miss the special announcement:). Have I mentioned how excited I am?? AHHHHHHHH!!! Hopefully I'll be able to sleep till then LOL!

I love hearing from you guys..what a blessing to connect with you on here. Thank you so much for loving, praying and encouraging  our family. Rob is sooooooooooo close to being done with his book, he has a very famous and successful author as a mentor working with him right now, so things are getting very exciting, please keep him in your prayers. We want God to get all the Glory and Boeys precious beautiful story to be shared with the world. Praying it brings more souls to the Kingdom of Heaven!!

LOVE YOU ALL, HAVE A SUPER BLESSED NIGHT! Bubba says, "blesh em Jessushh, Amnmmenn "*insert his little head shake with his eyes shut * cutest thing ever..trying to get a vid of him praying posted..hint hint..steph if you're reading this, HELP!! LOL..
Love you guys!!

I'VE MISSED YOU ALL!!!

FINALLYYYYYY!!! YAYYY!!! I've wanted to blog on our beautiful boey's website for soooo long but I could never figure out how to use her website. I was sooo happy to find this easy to use blog so I could keep our family and friends up to date on the latest with the crazy byers clan, so excited!! PLEASE bare with me, I'm a beginner and learning the ropes on here..so I apologize if my site looks a little off, please tell me so I can try to fix it or offer me advice on how to if you are familiar with blogger, thanks guys:).!

Sorry I disappeared on all my fb friends, I needed a break and wasn't feeling like fb was the place for me anymore. There was sooo many deep things I wanted to share of what God is doing in our hearts and through our family, but fb was definitely not the place for that. God has taken me to a deep deep intimate place with him that is so precious, I didn't want to just blog about precious stuff on fb..at least this way I know the people that unconditionally love our family will come here to stay updated on all the latest. I also needed to hide away with Jesus for some much needed healing time. This is always a hard time with beautiful Boey's 13th bday coming up and lots of other painful stuff going on, but our God is sooooooooooooooo amazing!! Beauty from ashes sums it all up with all God is doing in me and through me..he takes the deepest wounds, relationships that have caused deep pain, and traumatic pain from grief and turns it into something so beautiful only God can do!! Praise HIM!! All for HIS Glory! Thank you Jesus!

I've been very blessed to be doing so well in my 19th week of pregnancy heaven. I'm still in my size 5's with the help of my bella band LOL! YAY!! The key for me is zumba baby!! whooohoo ! I'm obsessed!  I thought it would be super fun to bless Rob on his bday with the first ultrasound of precious baby byers:). We will know at 10 a.m this Thursday, we are soooooo excited and anxious! Bubba had a preference of Little Foot , Spike or Duckie for a baby name LOL, obviously he loves land before time haha..to cute! Bubba has been the biggest blessing to our family, he has brought us so much healing and pure JOY. God has blown us away with his goodness, we stand in awe. I am so honored and blessed to be bringing another precious baby into this world. This precious gift from above belongs to Jesus and will be used mightily for him for his Kingdom!! Bubba is already such a little prayer warrior and worshipper, he gets so into praying he shakes his little head, closes his eyes and yells AMENNN!! LOVE YOU JESSUUUUSHHHHHHH!! It's sooo adorable..I'll have to post a video of it as soon as I figure out how to ..hint hint..lol!

This tired mama needs her rest, will post more tomorrow..love you and cant wait to reconnect with all you precious people who I love sooo much!!!
So to all of you who came here to check in on us THE BYERS LOVE YOU AND CHERISH YOU AND ARE HONORED TO SHARE OUR LIVES WITH YOU!! GOD BLESS (((((BYERS HUGS))))