The Connection by James Knowles

https://www.amazon.com/Connection-James-W-Knowles/dp/B0C9S149G9/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1698288352&sr=1-1

The daughter of

James W. Knowles

I was born in Puente de Isla Mexico on November the 4th 1970. Born into missionary parents whose hearts burned to answer the call to the country of Mexico. I lived in Mexico a little bit half of my life, along with my two siblings Ediel and Rebecca.

We lived in humbling beginnings that brought hard times and suffering most of our life. We never had life easy but we always felt God's hand. I learned that this suffering only stoked a fire in us as a family that would change our lives forever. Through the suffering we matured at a young age. We are siblings and a family who learned to stay close together, and never take anything for granted. Many times we saw the powerful hand of God snatch us from the grips of death.

We learned great faith as we saw many miracles and experienced the love of God. I learned to dislike religion and experienced the heart of God to seek more of His presence, more of his heart. Watching my parents’ walk, I learned to always ask God's direction and permission, and at every turn I saw God answer. The heart of God and not religion, is what I learned to seek. God's heart always pulled me for “the more."

I yearn for his broken to be delivered and set free which led me to answer the call to Street Ministry. My husband and I do Street Ministry where we continue to see powerful deliverances, healings, and freedom on the streets in these last days.

My father and brother have since gone home to be with the Lord and my mother, Elizabeth, and my sister Rebecca, and I are left to be part of the greatest move of God in these last days.

This could not have happened if the ones who came before had not paved the road for us. These are the great pioneers of the Great Awakening ever told.

Raquel Saenz-Knowles

My dad, James W. Knowles was a missionary so he traveled as we traveled with him. I know he did a lot of research on revivals and he knew a lot of people that were missionaries (well known) as my grandfather as well, and missionaries that were not well known. His life in itself could have been a book it was incredible. So, I'm not sure why he didn't write one about his missionary life. He was a very humble man, maybe that's why. I know that he loved history.

Come to think of it now that I remember, my mom said he did write a book but never published it of his journey but it's all in Spanish. Even though my father was not Spanish, he was an American from Texas. He was given the Spanish language supernaturally from one night to the other and he left all his riches, everything to follow the Lord. He had an encounter with God and God told him he would be his servant to the Nations. The nation of Mexico was where we were taken and he spoke fluent Spanish with a strong accent.

He was very wealthy, but left everything. He actually gave everything away, and basically came from a Baptist background but not religious. Once he got the calling, after the supernatural encounter, he met my mother. He actually brought the whole entire family to the Lord.

He established many churches in Mexico and was arrested passing out Bibles. He was going to be killed by the police but the rifles didn't go off (lined up on a wall with other men, the guns got stuck as a bright light blinded them) as the church prayed during the night for his life they released him after fearing (seeing an Angel).