Caught this woman's amazing testimony last night. What a fire cracker! She turns 80 years young this year. Talked about her book, CALLED TO PREACH, and the upcoming AMERICA FOR JESUS 2012 rally at the Mall in Philadelphia this September 28-29, 2012.-----------------------------------------------------------------------Anne Gimenez: A Journey of Faith - The 700 Club
A VIRTUOUS WOMAN
Pastor Anne was born during the Great Depression. "If abortions had been legal in the 1930's, I have no doubt I would have never - ever - seen the light of day," shares Anne. Her father told her mother, "I want you to get rid of this child!" Her mother refused and cried out to God. "That very day, God placed His shield of protection over my life - sparing me from the abortionist's knife - and called me his own," says Anne. When she was born on November 26 she was marked to be a vessel of God.
As a teenager Anne was called to the altar and Pastor Pemberton began to prophesy over her. The prophecy reflected the deepest desires of her heart. That service was a defining moment for Anne. She always had known that she was called to preach, but now a desire to preach had come into her life.
The opportunities to minister began to multiply, but not without opposition from others within the body of Christ who believed women were disqualified from certain jobs in the church based solely on their gender. In one encounter Anne remembers being grilled relentlessly with scripture about the wrongness of being a woman and preaching. Anne replied calmly, "You certainly have a right to your opinion, but one of these days I'll stand before God and give an account of what I did with the calling upon my life."
As an anointed minister, God opened doors for Anne to preach. She traveled extensively in evangelistic work, preached at large camp meetings all over the country and in Canada before marrying John Gimenez in 1967. Then together they traveled with Anne doing most of the preaching and John giving his testimony. During this time, they appeared on The 700 Club. They eventually moved to the Virginia Beach area where together they founded the Rock Church as well as a ministry for drug addicts, unwed mothers and the homeless. They also birthed the Washington for Jesus Rallies in D.C. with the support of Christian leaders such as Dr. Pat Robertson and Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ.
Below link goes to bio of her late husband, John Gimenez, who was born in 1931 in Spanish Harlem. A former drug addict and prisoner, he turned his life around in 1963 to serve the Lord wholeheartedly. After hearing God's voice in 1980, he went on to found American for Jesus, Inc., calling the nation to fast, pray and be obedient to the Lord. Gimenez's Rock Church ministry has planted more than 500 churches internationally, many of them in Africa. In his works, he urged everyone regardless of age, denomination or race to pray for the healing of God's people and the spread of His word.