Nathaniel “Nate” Ellis is no stranger to difficult life circumstances. Following a devastating divorce that essentially left him homeless, he was then given a potential death sentence that required being healed of cancer to fix it.
Following his divorce, things began looking up when he landed a job that made more money than he’d seen in his lifetime. “I thought, ‘This is it,’ and that it was where God called me to be,” said Ellis.
However, that changed when he learned about a Bible college in Fort Worth, Texas. Nate wanted to go to school there, but it required overcoming his current situation.
His grandmother was the matriarch of faith in his family. One day, she introduced her grandson to the VICTORY Channel. He thought they were sitting down to enjoy a classic T.V. sitcom together. Instead, he saw an ad for Kenneth Copeland Bible College (KCBC).
He was a relatively new Christian, but he believed the Lord put it on his heart to move to Texas to enroll in the school. “I left everything I knew behind to come to Texas,” said Ellis. It was that sacrifice that the Lord used to bless him for putting God first. “I even had to rent a mattress for my first couple of months being here,” he continued.
However, the days of renting a mattress are long gone. “The Lord not only provided me a new car, but I also now have my own mattress, which is the first time in my life,” he stated.
Things were lining up nicely for Ellis. As a student at KCBC, he knew he was exactly where the Lord had led him; he had a good job working for Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) as a licensed prayer minister, and he had a great community surrounding him.
Life was good.
Watch as Nate Ellis shares his miraculous story
An Unexpected Diagnosis
During his first semester as a student at KCBC, he visited the doctor for a regular checkup. He had no idea that being healed of cancer was something he’d ever have to tackle with faith. The report he received rocked his world. “They did a CT scan and found a mass in my gut,” recalled Ellis.
Cancer.
“I was pretty much at my lowest after hearing that news, and it kind of scared me because I’ve had some family go through cancer.” However, Ellis made the choice to give the worry and fear to the Lord. “I said to Him, ‘You know exactly what I need. I believe I’ll be healed of cancer. I refuse to live in fear.’”
The next day, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland’s granddaughter, Jenny Papapostolou, was preaching at the KCBC chapel service. When the Anointing of God showed up, she laid hands on Ellis and declared that he was healed of cancer and restored.
After that, Ellis went online and downloaded Keith Moore’s 101 Things God Said About Healing. “I made the healing scriptures so evident in my face that I couldn’t not see them,” said Ellis.
Within a week he went back to the same doctor’s office to get another CT scan, and he was told that the cancerous mass was gone.
“Being completely healed from cancer encouraged me to the point where I was even ministering to the nurses and my caseworker,” Ellis joyfully recalled. “They were affected in a positive way as a result of seeing a man healed from cancer.”
Walking In Victory Being Healed of Cancer
Today, Nate Ellis believes that being enrolled at KCBC was paramount for experiencing this miracle. Having a dose of the Word of God each day in class helped him not be overcome with fear.
“Honestly, I don’t know where I would’ve ended up. If I didn’t have that community and that Word being poured into me daily, I don’t know that I would be where I’m at today,” he stated.
According to Ellis, it’s all a result of God showing him where he needed to be and exactly whom he needed to be around.
“KCBC will definitely give you more than enough to equip you with what you need; not only for today, not only for tomorrow or next week, but for your future,” said Ellis.
Ellis confidently stated that he is the most prosperous he’s ever been in his life. It’s not because of anything he did, but by simply saying ‘Yes’ to the Lord. “The Lord knew exactly what I needed,” concluded Ellis.
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