Hi, I am Deborah H. Massey, Co-Founder of Journey2Wholeness Ministries.

"I Will Restore" by Cathy Walker from www.cathywalker.com.

My favorite hymn, Great is Thy Faithfulness. Life Scripture- Romans 8:28 and Ministry scripture and calling on my life: Isaiah 58:12. Life traumas and the final blow of a life tragedy led me into a journey of hopelessness and despair. But the Lord gave me the KEYS to my healing and total Restoration! I learned I had a Broken Heart. That was a RHEMA word for me in 2004! (Luke 4:18.) I had a BREACH in my love walk. A breach in 3 areas?

The prophetic word spoken over my life for many years was that of Isaiah 58:12. Several prophets and leaders told me that “ I was called to be the repairer of the Breach”. I finally know what that really means! The journey to wholeness in seeking God for answers led me supernaturally in 2004 to A MORE EXCELLENT WAY. At that time I had ceased all church activities and ministry related involvement. (You can read more below) I had been medically diagnosed with the following diseases of which I am healed now:

I sought help from medical doctors who only wanted to place me on many drugs. I took a few and saw no REAL change. The thyroid was one they convinced me I HAD to take or else ALL doom and gloom was going to happen. So I did, only to see that I had to take MORE and MORE as time passed!

Alternative medicine route was next. I had a FULL bookcase of bottles and treatments they had me on. Some relief came but always chasing something NEW to just get me OUT of bed. I was depleted and defeated and I could barely move. The pocketbook was in the same state.

I had a learning disability that I just LIVED with that stemmed from trauma. I fought my whole life to overcome with defeating lies deep inside. I believed I was just born this way! These traumas and lies set in motion the ultimate loss and destruction.

Being in ministry most of my life from teens to present, I had always sought more of God. I had inner turmoil from childhood traumas. I was always learning, seeking and training for answers in:

Spent many years in the healing lines of major national and international healing ministries. From the New Wine 5 to the“Toronto Blessing to the Pensacola revival!” PTL, TBN, CBN - I did not miss too many. Does this sound like a similar journey you have been on? It is why we continue to go from revivals, conferences and the latest movement, is we want the relief of the inner turmoil and torment that many struggle from. The spiritual renewals do wash us up and we do get HIS spirit. God meets us - as we LET HIM and as much as we know. Hosea 4:6 My people perish for lack of knowledge.

The deep down oppression, the deep down seeking of “ There HAS to be MORE. Where is the RELIEF and Miracle? We are supposed to be blessed, we are NOT supposed to be sick” The church is not being the church!” WHY God, Why is Isaiah 53 is not happening!

WE are supposed to be BLESSED and not CURSED according to Deuteronomy 28! Many of us may not call it a curse, but we feel like something is wrong with us. We have missed it some how some where and it is just US. What a LIE of the ENEMY! It is NOT YOU! IT IS NOT YOU! Let me say it again… IT IS NOT YOU!

Journey2Wholeness Ministries, Inc. was birthed out of it all! Organized in 2005 for the purpose of training, equipping and educating others that are sick, either in one or more of these areas; physically, spiritually, relationally, emotionally, mentally and financially. Principles written from the book “A More Excellent Way” by Pastor Henry Wright.

Overview of my life:

Raised in the southern state of Louisiana to a middle class family. I am the first born with one brother younger by eight years. Out of womb into the Church nursery and saved at five years of age. Sought God my entire life. Lived the traditional conservative life except that I was driven to excel, finish college and own my own business. Some of the deepest desire and expectations were that of marriage, family and ministry with a husband. All of which seemed to be somewhere off in the distant future. College at the expense and loss of several marriage proposals where their focus was only family and not ministry at all. Started my first business at the age of 22 and self- employed all my career adult life.

Ministry focused my entire life. Traveled in music ministry and deliverance, and served on church boards. BUT what I know- was the more I knew – the less I really knew! What I did not know- I did NOT know! Make sense? My people perish for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6.

Traumas of early life, the enemy set me up for the shocking blow of a devastating marriage that led to DIVORCE and took me out of life. Approval from leaders and elders on this marriage. How can we be so deceived? Great guilt and shame over took me. Leaders and friends began to disappear, one at a time. One harsh blow from a good friend before they left the scene- “ You’re just not fun anymore”. I can’t hang around some one so negative anymore. Imagine that?

When I learned how to appropriate the word of God and “A MORE EXCELLENT WAY”, the clock was turned back!! Beginning in 2004, I began to regain my health, my life and ministry, and desires of my heart were being restored, as All the things the enemy stole from me. 2006 was my year of RESTORATION and Year of Jubilee! Samekh VAV - year 5766. Isaiah 54!

The Lord restored my health completely in April 2005, healed my Low Thyroid, got rid of my migraines of over 24 yrs, and got rid of my food allergies, my learning disabilities, my FEAR of public speaking! Restored my calling in the ministry, AND the icing on the cake - He brought me the husband of my dreams that I could dare not even begin to dream for. I had truly laid that desire down. God knows how to give good gifts. He gave me a man who goes way beyond my expectations. My Boaz, named Tommy! He takes good care of me, supports me IN the ministry that God called me too. I did not know this kind of relationship existed. If I had, I would have felt selfish.

God gave me a supernatural child, (Isaiah 54) my very own beautiful daughter, Krissy. God led her too choose me! What an honor! Not only have I gotten the best daughter I could ask for, I got 4 beautiful grandchildren! A son-in-law, John, who loves and cherishes his family and is a wonderful provider, husband and father. By the Year 2006 I have more than my heart could have expected.

I do not have the stereotypical family I had growing up. I got God’s family. God handpicked and gave me supernaturally a sister and friend closer than a brother, who is Traci Morin the other co-founder of this ministry. My daughter Krissy, and family, and a God fearing husband that adores and loves me beyond my greatest dreams. I have earthly blood Parents who support me in EVERYTHING I DO, along with a great brother, sister-in-law and 2 awesomely beautiful nephews, Nathanael and Samuel that God added to our lives just this last year of 2005 and 2006. God has Restored me and shown me HIS ever lasting love and He TRULY KNOWS HOW TO GIVE GOOD GIFTS TO THEM WHO LOVE HIM. The life scripture - Romans 8:28 of which now have personal understanding of as well as the ministry scripture Isaiah 58:12. Thank you Jesus for RESTORING ME and calling me to be the “Repairer of the Breach”, the restorer of paths to dwell in. Amen and Amen!

God is in to the RESTORATION business. He wants you walking WHOLE, body, soul and spirit. WELL and NOT sick. Blessed and NOT cursed. It is HIS perfect will for ALL of His children. Won’t you come and find out how to walk in wholeness as our Lord intended?

BACKGROUND:

• Born in Louisiana.
• Received Christ as Lord and Savior at age 5.
• Grew up as an active member of a Southern Baptist Church
• Felt God's call to the ministry at age 14
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit at age 19 as Derek Prince laid hands

EDUCATION/MEMBERSHIP:

• B.F.A. in Advertising, Photography, Marketing
• Graphic Training - Art Institute of Dallas
• Amberton University - began biblical counseling degree
• Graphic Artist Guild of America
• Print Production Association of America
• Ordained – licensed International Minister

PAST MINISTRY/TRAINING:

• Music/Choir traveling/recording with Thurlow Spurr
• Missions to Mexico
• 3 Years Counseling Through the Bible
• Prayer and Ministry Team
• Ministry team “Light the Fire” and “Catch the Fire”.
• CBN phone/prayer counselor
• Consult to the KVTT Owners on many projects
• Consult to Marlin Maddox and Point of View program
• Lay counselor/minister/board member with Foursquare Church
• Trained under Dr. Mungadze on Dissociation Identity Disorder*
Green Oakes Hospital - Studied and assisted many dealing with the DID diagnoses.

• Streams Ministry - John Paul Jackson
• Restoration in Christ - Tom Hawkins*
• Theophostics ministry - Ed Smith*
• DayStar phone/prayer counselor
• Be In Health Ministry by Henry Wright

*Trained but do not agree or use this training any longer!

PRESENT MINISTRY:

• Co-Founder of Journey2Wholeness Ministries, Inc.
• Minister locally and nationwide.
• Conduct Training’s to equip others in “A More Excellent Way”