"Our marriage and the thriving Youth and Music ministry I direct was in grave danger.

"The problem was my husband Don and I were both deeply wounded from our pasts and were being triggered by and reacting to each other's 'stuff'. We had tried counseling numerous times with no improvement. Things felt hopeless!

"I started ministry sessions with the Harmsworths and the Lord began uncovering the root causes of my emotional pain and healing me with His truth.

"After a couple of sessions I felt incredibly lighter and things that once would have caused a reaction seemed to not even phase me. I was truly being transformed and more quickly than I thought possible. Neil helped me see things about the two of us I’d never noticed before and gave me tangible things to try differently to avoid relational strife.

"A ripple effect started, as I changed, our marriage changed, then my husband started finding his own healing. Our marriage is now at a much healthier place and continues to grow.

"From these ministry sessions I have been able to use these principles in my ministry to help others come along in their healing and train some to help others, so on the ripples spread.

"Neil and Kathy have blessed me and my family in more ways than they will ever know."

"I came from Norway to serve at a mission station not knowing God had plans to liberate me while in America! My personal history is filled with cruel events, great fear and emotional pain. I have struggled for decades to get rid of the pain and wrong beliefs that caused me to live in constant fear. I tried so hard and for so long. Counseling was helpful but the lies were still there. This made me feel hopeless and guilty. "Why was I not able to experience as true what I knew so well about the Lord I loved?

"I am so thankful that God sent Neil and Kathy in my way. The ministry method they used with me worked amazingly well! Jesus knew what was blocking me from freedom and what was needed to break through. The truth I received from Him has displaced the lie based fears. Through these ministry sessions I found new hopes.

"I want to continue in the process of getting a renewed mind. I want His kingdom to come in me and through me. I pray this ministry (Noble Maritime) will continue to grow, and that many lives will be changed - into wholeness and freedom in Christ.

"Freed from so much emotional painful baggage, I am now able to face once fearful challenges with peace, courage and confidence in Christ."

"As I look back at what the Lord has brought me through over the past year, all I can do is thank Him. I used to be an angry, selfish, insecure person. I would go off at the smallest things. About a year ago I met with Neil for our first time of prayer. The Lord was faithful to show me past pains where I believed lies about myself. I remember feeling a release from the hand of rejection. This was only the beginning, though!

"I have met with Neil several times since. God has really shown me past times where I believed the lies that I was worthless, hopeless, shameful and couldn’t be loved. After those times of prayer and having the Lord show me the truth about who I am in His eyes, I have had a release from fear and anxiety.

"I am now at peace with myself, which has affected many relationships and how I see those around me for them, rather than for acceptance. I can now start to see how much God loves me and believe it from my heart instead of the lies of the devil.

"Healing is GREAT!"

"As a mental health professional with 25 years of counseling experience, I never cease to be amazed with the effectiveness of TheophostIc Prayer Ministry in my practice. I have used this method for many thousands of hours over the last five years and routinely witness God working directly, powerfully and consistently to restore emotionally wounded people’s lives. Without wanting to sound flippant, the miraculous has become common-place. But then the miraculous is normal and common for God."

"The central technique taught by Dr. Ed Smith should be understood and practiced by any form of counseling that represents itself as Christian. Smith's clear instructions allow Jesus to work directly on the source of unhealed pain. Smith trains counselors to identify and expose lies and step aside for God to reveal truth and heal."

"Prior to using Theophostic Prayer Ministry, I had practiced psychotherapy with marginal success for 21 years from a secular, cognitive-behavioral approach in counseling. This secular approach changed completely when I received training in Theophostic Prayer Ministry. I have completed all training that this ministry offers to include the Basic and Advanced training and both the Level I and Level II Apprenticeship. My role as psychotherapist has shifted from being in control to leading the client to Jesus. The paradigm shift has taken effort and commitment, but I am delighted to look to Jesus for understanding and direction. The effectiveness of the approach is confirmed by the marvelous healing (mind renewal) I continually witness in people that Christ provides when TPM is offered. These results are being confirmed by a two-year research project in which I participated, that is promising statistically significant spiritual, mental and behavioral transformation in over 80% of the cases we studied. Clients consistently report deep inner healing and a realization of truth and resultant life transformation as I administer this process. It is both awesome and humbling and I am grateful to the Lord for this powerful and effective way of providing healing. I believe that every person involved in professional or lay ministry will benefit from each of these training experiences as well."

"I was completely relieved of the emotional shame, fear and pain of the sexual abuse memories I carried all of my life through Theophostic Ministry. The incredible thing was, it only took a few sessions. I strongly encourage therapists, pastors and other helping professionals to learn this divinely powerful means of helping hurting, wounded people."

"We truly believed our marriage was over. We assumed counseling would be a waste of time and money. We were wrong. The Theophostic Minister led us individually to heal from our own woundedness. We never did work on our marriage in the sessions, but in no time our marriage began to improve. Today our marriage is stronger and more fulfilling than we ever thought possible."

"I had struggled with anger for all of my life. At the slightest provocation I would feel this extreme anger. When the anger would subside I would be sorry, but was helpless to stop it from overwhelming me the next time. Five years ago, at the age of 40, I went through several sessions of Theophostic ministry, mainly focused on the sexual abuse I received as a child. Suddenly I noticed that my rage was gone! I don’t have to clamp my mouth and hands shut any more. The angry thoughts and feelings are not there trying to get out and hurt someone, Instead there~s peace!!! As I said, this was five years ago and the anger has not returned. I am so thankful to the Lord for His healing, and so is my family."