“It’s been a little more than 3 weeks since I sat on the couch and experienced the noise-free, shame-free and formula-free space of Rooted Prayer. I’m rarely at a loss for words, but even now (just like the last two times I tried to sit down to write this note) I have great difficulty describing my experience. Even more difficult is explaining the impact on my life. It’s as if Jesus donned surgical scrubs and removed a malignant tumor of shame that had been a part of me for 55 years. It seems it was located in my very core. Jesus’ surgical instruments were his words. Roots&Branches provided the operating room and the nursing staff. I knew at the time that major surgery had been performed. Three weeks later I’m still coming to grips with how major the surgery was and how big the “tumor” was. I wrote in my journal a few days ago, “As I look in the mirror, it seems like for the first time in my life I see who I am – rather than who I am not.””

“Our church has had the privilege of training under Susan and her team. They facilitated and empowered our volunteers in a pilot program designed to establish a Rooted Prayer Ministry in Crossroads Mason. This process involved a progression of training, practice labs, allowing us to shadow, and then coaching us after we began leading appointments. This team is gracious, wise, generous, and skilled in this model of prayer. They invested training, time, and heart in order to see our team become competent. We are so grateful that we can another venue for God’s healing through Rooted Prayer appointments. ”

“I really feel like my core identity was changed through the weeks with Roots&Branches. I was a passive man that just needed everybody to like him on the outside. Now I am continuing to become who God has created me to be: a warrior who is passionate, assertive, and strong, but also patient and kind. Not self absorbed, but able to give myself to God and others.”

“The healing I received last night is beyond my understanding, as is the deep peace. Disconnection or disrelatedness in my family of origin kept me from fully walking into my inheritance as belonging to God’s family. I would walk on “the fringe”, not being able to fully enter in. During the prayer time, the picture Jesus gave me was a door which was similar to stained glass, but lighter colors and I was able to see through to the other side. Last night I walked through that door at God’s invitation. The healing word I received is WORTHY.”

“The time I spent in the healing room has completely changed my walk. Having been set free from a trust stealing spirit, I am now free to trust in the love and glory that is Father and all that he has for me! For the first time in my life, I AM TRULY FREE. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for you and your team, and the work that you do for the kingdom, and particularly for the people striving for the kingdom. ”

“With listening hearts, a non-judgmental, discerning, team praying approach, God showed me how much He loved me. I learned that in spite of the embedded lies (that I later denounced) that I had learned to embrace; he had a perfect plan for my life that existed long before my fleshly conception. I have since experienced a freedom that no longer enslaves me to the emotional pain of my past. ”