Freedom House Ministry Is A Worldwide Highway of Hope to So Many

By Mari Anne Andersen

November 2024

 

Giving Tuesday is upon us, and we are reaching out to YOU to help us continue the work the Father has called us to.

  1. To proclaim liberty – to free those spiritually imprisoned, to heal the brokenhearted, and to comfort those who grieve. (Isaiah 6:1-4)
  2. To release destiny – to empower believers/clients to go forth in their gifts and talents doing good works which the Heavenly Father prepared in advance for His sons and daughters to fulfill. To experience the joy of life, fulfillment, and satisfaction in their spiritual inheritance. (Ephesians 2:10)
  3. To harvest humanity – to pray forth and prepare mature, obedient hard workers for the great end-time harvest. To be friends of the Bridegroom, preparing His inheritance, bride, for His coming. (Matthew 9:37-38)

Freedom House Ministry has the greatest honor and privilege to see Father God restore health and healing emotionally, relationally, and spiritually to so many throughout the years.  Our mission and passion are to see heart transformation and not “just” behavior modification. Through the power of the cross and the Holy Spirit, we perform heart surgery here at Freedom House.

 John Sandford, co-founder of Elijah House, is famous for this statemen:

“We are evangelists to unbelieving areas of believers’ hearts and we don’t put new patches on old garments.”

We bestow upon them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. (Isaish 61.3)

A fresh start, new beginnings along with a heart change has taken place in so many people here in the US and around the world.  God loves to restore, renew, and restart people’s lives so that they can walk and live out their true identity and personality.

Freedom House Ministry Testimonies

Here are a few testimonies of how God released, restored, and reconciled people’s hearts, lives, and relationships.

  • Testimony from AP

I came to Freedom House for Prayer Counseling and unlike other counselors, I was not just another client or number – I was a soul, a sister in Christ.  My Prayer Counselor held me accountable for my behavior, took the time to figure out the bad fruit I had produced, the bitter root judgments I made, and the bitter expectations.  This helped me think of my issues in a more objective way than from a victim mentality.  Thank you, Freedom House, for your genuine love for me, and it is only the beginning of seeing God’s power which I am now more excited to impart in the lives of others.  Love you all.

  • Testimony from TB

God loves me so much that He healed and delivered me from my past trauma and abuse.  He took the little girl—TB—and integrated her into the 57-year-old TB.  This is something only God can do.  Look what you’ve done for me Lord, you brought me back to life, and I am forever grateful.

  • Testimony from MP

I am so thankful to be working with Freedom House.  They have helped me to see a purpose and God’s work in even the most difficult situations in my life.  Due to my past, I have had a tendency towards religious or legalistic thinking and attitudes.  Through Freedom House, they showed me how to recognize that and let go of those strongholds.  Freedom House has been a safe place where I feel I can open up and be my authentic self.  I feel affirmed in who God created me to be and helped me see the Father and Jesus more accurately – as loving, gracious and kind.

  • Testimony from HJ

Working with Freedom House Ministry has changed my life in so many ways.  When I first started prayer counseling, I was overwhelmed, anxious and discontented, especially in my role as a mother.  Through my prayer counseling sessions, we were able to uncover the roots of these emotions.  I allowed Jesus to take me back to my childhood and comfort the little me that was scared and confused from multiple moves in my childhood and even into adulthood.  I am so much more content and confident now, knowing who I am in Christ.  Even my family and friends have noticed a difference in my demeanor.  I’m bolder in my faith, open to my kingdom calling, and so excited to see where God takes me!

An Amazing Prophecy Coming True

Many years ago, there was a prophecy given to us here at Freedom House—that we would minister and teach around the world and at that time I thought: “How will that be possible, Lord?”   We prayed for years: “Lord, increase my faith” and step by step, year by year we are now literally all over the world ministering and teaching without leaving our home.

However, I do believe that another paradigm shift is in the making as the Lord spoke to me a few weeks ago.  It’s funny how the Lord speaks and what He uses to speak, including people, situations, and everything under the sun.  A few weeks ago, our Freedom House phone number was no longer in use after 35 years.  All of our stationery, business cards, website and brochures, etc. have been out there.  I was not a happy camper. In other words, I was quite frustrated and aggravated over the situation.  When things like this happen, I turn to Melliney, my dear friend and my intercessor to pray with me.  Needless to say, God has ways to speak into the whole area a paradigm shift.  Lo and behold, she had a powerful word as well as a word picture.  She said God is upgrading you into this paradigm shift—an upgrade in hearing Him—and He wiped out the old so the new can come in.  Her words hit the bullseye into my spirit, and I was singing praises to My Father.

On that same day, I became aware that I still had a big sunspot on my arm which had actually been there for years.  It’s not so nice to look at (not cancerous). Several weeks prior I had had the doctor burn it off but only a third fell off rather than the whole thing so that it even looked uglier.  I wasn’t happy because that meant going back to the dermatologist.  However, that same day when Melliney gave me that word, the other section of the scab fell off completely, without any pulling or peeling.  It was miraculous leaving me with no marks at all!  It’s as though God gave me a fresh clean arm with no scars or remnants that there had ever been a mark, scab, or a huge sunspot.  It was beautifully and wonderfully wiped away!  I’m a big proponent of God speaking symbolically or in other words, through what is called “dark speech.”  So, that to me was another confirmation that God is removing old and making room for the new in me and in Freedom House.

Thus, my friends, faith is a growing entity for each of us and we all have places, people, and situations that we feel are impossible. But I’m here to tell YOU He loves to grow things—faith, people, and situations into possibilities even when surrounded by an insurmountable Red Sea all around us.

So many of our clients come to Freedom House feeling hopeless, powerless, and afraid to see changes in their life and situation. They feel very stuck, just like the Israelites standing by that Red Sea surrounded by a massive body of water and the enemy on their tail.  Yet, we have a God who begins with the impossible and goes on from there, to part the way!

In conclusion, I wanted to share one last testimony from a young woman. I will just share excerpts as it is several pages.  Her testimony sums up what we do here at Freedom House.  The true gift of reconciliation.  To God be all the glory.

“Wow, I am a different person today, than 1 year ago.   I feel every seed you planted in me is growing and bearing fruit and will grow and grow and bear even more fruit in the future.  I have a voice; I have a heart, and I trust it.  I can make my own decisions, and I have never felt that way before.  I have confidence, I can move forward without a hundred crushing voices of self-doubt and condemnation.  I have self-esteem and I value myself. I can hear the Lord’s voice and have strength inside of me that I never have had before.  I have been taught to confront and set boundaries.  I can say no, I can speak my needs and my truth.

“This has changed my relationships. I can be myself.  My relationship with my parents has transformed, far from perfect but I believe you gave me ways to have conversations with them in a way that hugely protected my heart and rebuilt our relationship.  You gently loved me back to life by speaking truth.  You sent me that song, “Brave Heart” I cried and cried and was so encouraged.  That has been your heart to me all this time, believing in me and creating a brave heart in me.  I have stopped my spiritual rebellion and hating all the circumstances in my life and past.  You helped me step out of spiritual captivity and being dead inside.”

Remembering Rose Marie Borrelli

As I re-read these testimonies my heart was overwhelmed with joy and thanksgiving because this is what Freedom House Prayer Counseling is all about—loving people back to life so that they can Proclaim Liberty, be Released into their Destiny, and to Harvest Humanity in serving.  To God be all the Glory!

     In times like this, I think about my mom, Rose Marie Borrelli, the founder of FHM, who would be blessed, amazed and shouting hallelujahs loudly and powerfully.  Just know my mom is dancing on streets of gold and standing tall and whole with Jesus as they stroll arm-in-arm.

Giving Tuesday is December 3, 2024

I am personally asking if you would give a big gift to Freedom House Ministry on this Giving Tuesday.  Please know that we are not a church where we regularly receive tithes. Rather we count on people like you who love this ministry, who experience and witness the fruits of this ministry.

So, I am asking you to give and please give generously, as we have many overhead needs this year due to many aspects of our ministry going up in price, including accounting, rent, insurance, etc.

Thank you for your heart for Freedom House—for our counselees and students at our Schools.  You are being an integral part of helping wounded people be set free from their foundational lies, bitter roots, and inner vows and setting them on a highway of hope.

Thank you for helping them choose life!

You can donate today:

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Send a check made out to “Freedom House Ministry” to Freedom House Ministry, c/o The Andersens, 652 THUNDERBIRD TRL, CAROL STREAM IL 60188-9262 

With My Heart of Love,

 

Mari Anne Andersen

Director, Freedom House Ministry