Beginning Tomorrow Today - By Timothy Sherman

it seemed to drag. I was fed, protected, hidden, clothed, and escort ed everywhere; except when I would sneak out to explore. At times confinement pressed me to pursue certain freedoms that looked like scouting expeditions. This made my protective brothers fearful and concerned for my safety and the safety of all who were hiding me. We continued to experience various kinds of physical and emotional healings, revelations, and the awareness of angelic help. There had not been many healing miracles and mysterious workings of the Holy Spirit in the prison before I suddenly landed there. The persecuted followers of Christ were weary and doing really well just to maintain their witness and confession of faith under such harsh circumstances. By miraculously sending me there God had ignited all of our hearts. This translation was so incredibly amazing. Only God could have done that! I performed personal ministry in the gifts and the anointing as an ·overflow of His presence in me and of my faith in the finished work of the cross and of the resurrection. This confidence in Jesus was high in these spiritual areas. The amazing gift of God was on me in His strength and grace for this journey. The inmates in this prison were encouraged and excited to be activated and instructed in that part o f the ministry o fJesus through the Holy Spirit's power. Multitudes of Soviet believers had been brutally murdered over the decades. They obtained the martyr's crown for their testi mony and confession of the faith all over the USSR. Their testimo nies were legendary throughout those nations. Many of the believers whom I was honored to meet there had suffered all their lives. They were so faithful and committed as they stood true to Jesus under worsening circumstances. I was infused with their courage and re solve, which has convinced me that martyrdom is an honor and a gift from God. These experiences are preparation for what is now increasing and will spread to many nations of the earth. Martyrdom is already taking place in many places, even in the Western nations, for highly honored saints in these last times in which we live. 36