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helping hands ministry Dr.
Eddie Lawrence
Permission to use information from www.firstbreathministries.com
 Eddie
is President and Founder of First Breath Ministries and serves as
the Senior Pastor of Faith Tabernacle Church in Florence, Alabama.
Faith is a non-denominational congregation of about 1500 attendees
who are hungry for the presence of God and who love the body of Christ.
The “First Breath” is a message that Pastor Eddie carries
as a result of his own personal testimony. He was pronounced dead
at birth because of the umbilical cord choking him during the process
of delivery. His mother was barely spared during the emergency surgery
that was performed. By a miracle of God, Eddie was revived. The doctors
told his parents that he would never walk, talk, and would be a vegetable
as long as lived. God had other plans. At the age of 10, Eddie gave
his heart to Jesus and at the age of 25 entered the pastorate serving
the Lord in Southern Baptist churches for 16 years. In 1997, he had
another life changing encounter with God while contemplating giving
up as a minister. This encounter resulted in his experiencing God
through the power of the Holy Spirit in a way he had never known.
Immediately miracles began happening and Eddie began hearing the voice
of God in a way he did not know was possible. Having been a “performance”
driven pastor and a man bound by the expectations of the people, Jesus
set him free from ministry as he knew it and began teaching him through
the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Dr. Eddie is used by the Lord in
the area of preaching, teaching, and ministering through the gifts
of the Holy Spirit. There is a special anointing in the area of healing
upon his life. He also is an author who enjoys providing resources
to help people and congregations grow in Christ.
Eddie and his lovely wife Mikki were married in 1978
and are the proud parents of four children who also love the Lord
deeply. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Athens State University,
a Master of Divinity from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary,
and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity Theological Seminary.
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