My Story
Founders Testimony
Pastor Wayne Michiel Reis
Is presently working towards his PhD. In Biblical Counseling.
He recently completed his Masters in Biblical Studies in 2008
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
My family came to this country from Brava on the Cape Verdean Islands, where my great grandfather was a Captain of a merchant vessel and he brought many Cape Verdeans to this country for a better life and landed in New Bedford Mass; where most Cape Verdeans landed upon coming to this country. Most of my family were seamen on merchant vessel and when they came to this country, they were told that black weren't allowed to be captains, so they worked as cooks or in the engine room aboard these vessels. My family was a very proud people at that time in their lives. I've tried to figure out what went wrong with the arrival of my parents birth in this country, and only God knows.
I was born in Brooklyn New York on May 25th 1947, to Evelyn And Walter Reis. As early as I can remember my mother use to go to these parties, which Cape Verdeans gave at their clubs through out the cities of both New York and New Jersey. People at these dances would give us children alcohol to keep us quiet, and put us to sleep so they could party without us interfering in their fun. By the time I was eight 8 years of age I was sipping on beer and whisky while in school, which I had taken from my mothers boyfriend. At the age of 11 or 12 years old I was raped by a man while walking home, and to hide the shame which had over taken me, I began using drugs to hide the pain and shame of being raped. (Isa 54:4) Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Satan was trying to rob me and hold me hostage with a life of crime and addiction, and take away the anointing and visions which God was to place in my life. At an early age I knew that God was going to use my life to help others.(Isa 61:7) For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
I began smoking marijuana and experimenting with other drugs. By the time I was 12 years old I was HOOKED! I had become an addict. I had turned to a life of crime to sustain my drug habit, stealing from my family and committing robberies. I would get caught, and do time in prison. I would always tell myself "when I get out, I'm not going to use anymore." I would even stay clean for a while. Eventually I would end up right back into the lifestyle of drugs, criminal activities and back into prison. I even became involved with gang violence, becoming one of the leaders of one of the most notorious gangs, in Brooklyn N.Y and Jersey City, New Jersey. I had been a drug dealer for over twenty years, for many drug lords in both New York and Boston Mass. I've witness many murders and seen many of my friends either incarcerated or placed in their graves. Both my mother and father along with aunts and uncles were Alcoholics, or drug users. I come from a Dysfunctional Family in the true sense of the word, even my grandparents were apart of this Generational curse. I had to confront the pain of my mother having children by five different men, which cause an abundance of shame. My drug use was a way of escaping the pain and being in denial since she wasn't married to any of these men. I was the only child conceived in marriage, and my brothers made me feel the anger they felt also, since I was born in wedlock and they weren't. Satan was trying to destroy my family.(Isaiah 54: 17) No weapon formed against you shall prosper , And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. He (Satan) is a liar and the truth is not in him. God had other plans for my life as He has yours.
Having been Addicted for Twenty-seven years on Cocaine, also sold drugs for gang members in New York City, and New Jersey. Having used many of the drugs myself to forget about the pain of being raped as a child, and the abandonment by my mother, and father. There were times when I've overdoses several times, and left for dead, and God was right there, keeping me alive, so that I could be a vessel for Him one day. Satan meant it for evil, however God meant it for Good.(Read Gen 50:20) God had a plan and a purpose for my life which I knew nothing of at the time, one day God would use my drug use to minister to others who were bound and held captive by Satan, and ever other experience I had gone through. God wants to do the same for you, when you surrender to Him.
Satan wanted TO KILL YOU, STEAL FROM YOU, AND DESTROY YOUR LIFE AS HE WANTED TO DO TO MINE.
GOD WANT TO GIVE YOU LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY, AS He's done for me, and will do the same for you, once you surrender to His will for your life.
I had been in and out of prison four times! By this time I had lost everything that was dear to me including my wife and child. I had broken many promises; I had come to the lowest point in my life. To make matters even worst I had been working also as merchant seamen for twenty one years, traveling the world, yet I was lost as a functioning addict and in denial.
I ended up laying my head anywhere I could, abandoned cars, buildings, even drug houses. Here I was 38 years old with no direction, no hope and no future. I didn't like myself very much anymore. I was tired of being sick and tired! I was desperate! I hated myself and what I had become, I was an empty shell. Until I made a decision that would change my life forever!!! God would fill me with the Power of the Holy Ghost and His anointing to help others break this cycle of destruction in their lives. (Isa 61:1) The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound; so if you’ve been homeless I’ve been there, without food, been there, Sexually abused as well, been there, abandon by parents, been there. The devil thought that he had could kill me (But God) had other plans for my life as He has for yours. I slap the devil in the face every time God allows me to testify.
I knew right then and there on July 19th, 1986 as God spoke to me, my life was to be an example for others, and I had to go through what I had to tell others who were in the same position I had been in, that God could change their lives also, once they surrendered to Him.
God knew that I could handle what he allowed me to go through and that it would increase the anointing for what He had planned for my life as His willing vessel, to not be ashamed any more, for then I'd be ashamed of what He'd done for me. (1Cr 10:13)There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
He told me to tell my testimony to the body of Christ, where ever He sends me to minister.
On July 19th 1986, I had a life changing experience with Jesus Christ! A "Miracle" had occurred! I was set free from the hold the drugs had on me. (2Cr 5:17) Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.
God delivered me Twenty-one years ago. God told me when He delivered me, to tell others about what He's done for me and, I've been preaching the gospel ever since 1986, and telling those who are still bound by drugs and alcohol, apart of gangs, or been in prison, that He can deliver them also, as He did me one morning on July 18th 1986 at 4 AM, when I called on the name of Jesus. Today, I am a very grateful man. God gave me another chance in life. God gave me another opportunity to be a good father. He chooses to make me into a man of honesty, responsibility and integrity. I am living proof that anyone, anywhere, can change through the power of Jesus Christ!
Several members of my Family sold drugs they were also involved in the gangs of New York City as I was also. Four of my brothers died of either over doses or on the highway in route to purchase drugs, one brother is dying from aids, due to the use of drugs and sharing needles, while my sister was also addicted, she died of an overdose, I had to Preach her funeral. One Brother a Pimp was murdered by a woman he had placed on the streets to sell her body.
I have four cousins who used drugs, one died in a gangland slaying selling drugs, I too was to be there that day she was murdered, and God allowed me to be arrested and spared my life once again. My two other cousins are dying of aids from drug use, the others are in denial. God has spared my life so that I may be a willing vessel for Him to break this generational curse which not only my family has encountered, but also other families suffering from the same bondage which mine are faced with. Noah's Ark Full Gospel Ministry has been God created to do just that.
I just buried another brother on April 8th 2005 who died from an overdose, he was using with my cousin who throw him out in the gutter to die not even calling 911 to save my brothers life. I was on my way to New Bedford Mass. from New Orleans to kill my cousin when my car broke down in Atlanta and was unable to get my cousin. My mind was set on killing my cousin for what he had done to my brother. While in Atlanta a friend of the family said that they too wanted to spit in my cousins face. What God had placed into me came out and I told that person that vengeance is the Lords, here I was on my way to murder someone and this prophetic word came to me from God, right then and there I ask God to order my foot steps and He did, when God made it so that my car never made it out of Atlanta and neither did I. God spoke to me and told me Vengeance is mine, and you need to minister to the very one who took my brother like a piece of garbage and throw him into the street. I had to repent, and God showed me where satan was trying to stop my ministry, however God has gotten the Glory and satan is defeated.
Pastor Wayne Michiel Reis
Is presently working towards his PhD. In Biblical Counseling.
He recently completed his Masters in Biblical Studies in 2008
Rev 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.
My family came to this country from Brava on the Cape Verdean Islands, where my great grandfather was a Captain of a merchant vessel and he brought many Cape Verdeans to this country for a better life and landed in New Bedford Mass; where most Cape Verdeans landed upon coming to this country. Most of my family were seamen on merchant vessel and when they came to this country, they were told that black weren't allowed to be captains, so they worked as cooks or in the engine room aboard these vessels. My family was a very proud people at that time in their lives. I've tried to figure out what went wrong with the arrival of my parents birth in this country, and only God knows.
I was born in Brooklyn New York on May 25th 1947, to Evelyn And Walter Reis. As early as I can remember my mother use to go to these parties, which Cape Verdeans gave at their clubs through out the cities of both New York and New Jersey. People at these dances would give us children alcohol to keep us quiet, and put us to sleep so they could party without us interfering in their fun. By the time I was eight 8 years of age I was sipping on beer and whisky while in school, which I had taken from my mothers boyfriend. At the age of 11 or 12 years old I was raped by a man while walking home, and to hide the shame which had over taken me, I began using drugs to hide the pain and shame of being raped. (Isa 54:4) Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.
Satan was trying to rob me and hold me hostage with a life of crime and addiction, and take away the anointing and visions which God was to place in my life. At an early age I knew that God was going to use my life to help others.(Isa 61:7) For your shame [ye shall have] double; and [for] confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them.
I began smoking marijuana and experimenting with other drugs. By the time I was 12 years old I was HOOKED! I had become an addict. I had turned to a life of crime to sustain my drug habit, stealing from my family and committing robberies. I would get caught, and do time in prison. I would always tell myself "when I get out, I'm not going to use anymore." I would even stay clean for a while. Eventually I would end up right back into the lifestyle of drugs, criminal activities and back into prison. I even became involved with gang violence, becoming one of the leaders of one of the most notorious gangs, in Brooklyn N.Y and Jersey City, New Jersey. I had been a drug dealer for over twenty years, for many drug lords in both New York and Boston Mass. I've witness many murders and seen many of my friends either incarcerated or placed in their graves. Both my mother and father along with aunts and uncles were Alcoholics, or drug users. I come from a Dysfunctional Family in the true sense of the word, even my grandparents were apart of this Generational curse. I had to confront the pain of my mother having children by five different men, which cause an abundance of shame. My drug use was a way of escaping the pain and being in denial since she wasn't married to any of these men. I was the only child conceived in marriage, and my brothers made me feel the anger they felt also, since I was born in wedlock and they weren't. Satan was trying to destroy my family.(Isaiah 54: 17) No weapon formed against you shall prosper , And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. He (Satan) is a liar and the truth is not in him. God had other plans for my life as He has yours.
Having been Addicted for Twenty-seven years on Cocaine, also sold drugs for gang members in New York City, and New Jersey. Having used many of the drugs myself to forget about the pain of being raped as a child, and the abandonment by my mother, and father. There were times when I've overdoses several times, and left for dead, and God was right there, keeping me alive, so that I could be a vessel for Him one day. Satan meant it for evil, however God meant it for Good.(Read Gen 50:20) God had a plan and a purpose for my life which I knew nothing of at the time, one day God would use my drug use to minister to others who were bound and held captive by Satan, and ever other experience I had gone through. God wants to do the same for you, when you surrender to Him.
Satan wanted TO KILL YOU, STEAL FROM YOU, AND DESTROY YOUR LIFE AS HE WANTED TO DO TO MINE.
GOD WANT TO GIVE YOU LIFE MORE ABUNDANTLY, AS He's done for me, and will do the same for you, once you surrender to His will for your life.
I had been in and out of prison four times! By this time I had lost everything that was dear to me including my wife and child. I had broken many promises; I had come to the lowest point in my life. To make matters even worst I had been working also as merchant seamen for twenty one years, traveling the world, yet I was lost as a functioning addict and in denial.
I ended up laying my head anywhere I could, abandoned cars, buildings, even drug houses. Here I was 38 years old with no direction, no hope and no future. I didn't like myself very much anymore. I was tired of being sick and tired! I was desperate! I hated myself and what I had become, I was an empty shell. Until I made a decision that would change my life forever!!! God would fill me with the Power of the Holy Ghost and His anointing to help others break this cycle of destruction in their lives. (Isa 61:1) The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound; so if you’ve been homeless I’ve been there, without food, been there, Sexually abused as well, been there, abandon by parents, been there. The devil thought that he had could kill me (But God) had other plans for my life as He has for yours. I slap the devil in the face every time God allows me to testify.
I knew right then and there on July 19th, 1986 as God spoke to me, my life was to be an example for others, and I had to go through what I had to tell others who were in the same position I had been in, that God could change their lives also, once they surrendered to Him.
God knew that I could handle what he allowed me to go through and that it would increase the anointing for what He had planned for my life as His willing vessel, to not be ashamed any more, for then I'd be ashamed of what He'd done for me. (1Cr 10:13)There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
He told me to tell my testimony to the body of Christ, where ever He sends me to minister.
On July 19th 1986, I had a life changing experience with Jesus Christ! A "Miracle" had occurred! I was set free from the hold the drugs had on me. (2Cr 5:17) Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all things are become new.
God delivered me Twenty-one years ago. God told me when He delivered me, to tell others about what He's done for me and, I've been preaching the gospel ever since 1986, and telling those who are still bound by drugs and alcohol, apart of gangs, or been in prison, that He can deliver them also, as He did me one morning on July 18th 1986 at 4 AM, when I called on the name of Jesus. Today, I am a very grateful man. God gave me another chance in life. God gave me another opportunity to be a good father. He chooses to make me into a man of honesty, responsibility and integrity. I am living proof that anyone, anywhere, can change through the power of Jesus Christ!
Several members of my Family sold drugs they were also involved in the gangs of New York City as I was also. Four of my brothers died of either over doses or on the highway in route to purchase drugs, one brother is dying from aids, due to the use of drugs and sharing needles, while my sister was also addicted, she died of an overdose, I had to Preach her funeral. One Brother a Pimp was murdered by a woman he had placed on the streets to sell her body.
I have four cousins who used drugs, one died in a gangland slaying selling drugs, I too was to be there that day she was murdered, and God allowed me to be arrested and spared my life once again. My two other cousins are dying of aids from drug use, the others are in denial. God has spared my life so that I may be a willing vessel for Him to break this generational curse which not only my family has encountered, but also other families suffering from the same bondage which mine are faced with. Noah's Ark Full Gospel Ministry has been God created to do just that.
I just buried another brother on April 8th 2005 who died from an overdose, he was using with my cousin who throw him out in the gutter to die not even calling 911 to save my brothers life. I was on my way to New Bedford Mass. from New Orleans to kill my cousin when my car broke down in Atlanta and was unable to get my cousin. My mind was set on killing my cousin for what he had done to my brother. While in Atlanta a friend of the family said that they too wanted to spit in my cousins face. What God had placed into me came out and I told that person that vengeance is the Lords, here I was on my way to murder someone and this prophetic word came to me from God, right then and there I ask God to order my foot steps and He did, when God made it so that my car never made it out of Atlanta and neither did I. God spoke to me and told me Vengeance is mine, and you need to minister to the very one who took my brother like a piece of garbage and throw him into the street. I had to repent, and God showed me where satan was trying to stop my ministry, however God has gotten the Glory and satan is defeated.
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