Ex-LGBT believers gathered in Chicago to worship and testify about the transformative power of the Holy Spirit.

From CBN. Named after the president who proclaimed freedom for Civil War-era slaves, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Illinois recently drew hundreds of Christians who declared emancipation from another type of bondage: former identities as LGBTQ+ people.

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For a few hours on Saturday, the ex-LGBTQ ministry called Freedom March turned the park into a celebration of liberation and new hope in Christ.

From Sweden and across the United States to a livestream that reached the nations, members of what’s called Rainbow Revival bowed their knees in humility – not pride – asking God for forgiveness of sins involving sex, marriage, gender, and preborn life. …

Like the biblical Jericho march and shouts that toppled walls, Freedom March believes Chicago’s dark spiritual forces bowed to Jesus as they raised sounds of praise, worship, declaration and intercession.

Believing that preaching the gospel is God’s power to save the lost, Freedom March invited an evangelist called “Jesus Man” to share the good news of salvation as thousands of pedestrians and bikers moved throughout the park. …

As parents of a daughter who lives with a woman, Jay and Esther Peters know there’s hope for others like them. Through their relationship with Rainbow Revival, the Peters have met many ex-LGBTQ+ people who are walking in freedom with Jesus.

Jay Peters believes the Rainbow Revival among LGBTQ+ people coming to the Lord is like the Jesus Revolution among hippies in the 1970s. Like hippies, ex-LGBTQ people boldly and emotionally testified they came to Jesus because prayerful Christians stormed heaven on their behalf, Peters said.

One of those women attended her first Freedom March in Dallas last year. A speaker in Chicago on Saturday, Jessica Rose tearfully and courageously shared her powerful testimony of coming out of a deceptive web of confusion about gender and sexuality.

Living in LGBTQ+ pride for 15 years, Rose identified as a bisexual, lesbian, and trans man by undergoing surgeries and testosterone injections. …

Alone and broken in 2019, Rose attempted suicide by swallowing pills while in her parked car. She was taken to a hospital where her stomach was pumped. Landing in a mental institution, Rose received medications for depression, anxiety, and psychotic behavior.

Later after improving and landing a job, Rose’s boss told her about Jesus’ love, His death for her, and how believing in Him brings salvation. Rose was filled with hope but also believed she could be Christian and trans, maybe even become a pastor.

She continued to learn about forgiveness, grace, love, mercy, dying daily to sin, and walking in the Spirit. Pursuing Jesus, Rose heard Him say the words “surrender control” during a group prayer in 2021.

“From that day, I’ve been off testosterone for three years. I’ve learned I can now breastfeed and carry a baby,” said Rose, who believes she will someday be married.
Miraculously, she reports her breasts grew back after surgery to remove them. “It’s a real miracle. This is all me,” she said.

At times drying her teary eyes, Rose said giving her testimony at Freedom March was intended for encouragement of anybody including parents who think their children are too far gone. “I now stand before you as this woman of God, praising and dancing,” said Rose, who turned 30 during the summer.

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