| When the director of the school walked into my | | | | stirring in my spirit that I was on to something. |
| office with a concerned look on his face, I already | | | | Britney told me that Joanna was her best friend |
| knew what he was coming to see me about. He was | | | | when they lived in Japan. One day they were riding |
| carrying photos of a close up of a bite wound on a | | | | the school bus together, and they got to the place |
| baby's upper thigh. The bite was bad enough that it | | | | where Joanna usually got off. She said, "Bye Joanna" |
| drew blood. The school was rife with rumors about a | | | | and Joanna stepped out of the bus. As Joanna took |
| little girl that was biting children! | | | | a step forward, a vehicle hit Joanna and dragged her |
| An inter-schools football game had taken place at a | | | | on the road right before Britney's eyes. As Britney |
| neighboring school that past Saturday. During the | | | | got to this part, she closed her eyes tightly then |
| games, three infants had been bitten. No one knew | | | | opened them and started to look wildly around the |
| who had bitten these children. In each case, the baby | | | | room. I was taken aback and started to pray in my |
| had just let out a blood-curdling cry! On examination, | | | | heart asking God to intervene. |
| a bite mark would be found in an area hidden by | | | | Britney started to wave her hand as she said "Bye |
| clothes. One of the infants bitten was the son of one | | | | Joanna, bye Joanna!" I could feel an evil presence in |
| of our teachers. | | | | my office. Britney's eyes looked like they were |
| "We think we know who did this!" Mr. Radisson (not | | | | following something in the room. "Satan I command |
| his real name) said to me, his brows deeply furrowed. | | | | you in the name of Jesus Christ to get out of this |
| I inquired who the culprit might be and the "bony | | | | room!" I said loudly. I prayed, confident that Jesus |
| fingers of the law" pointed to a fifth grade girl called | | | | Christ had given me authority to overcome all the |
| Britney (not her real name)! "We have talked with | | | | power of the enemy! |
| her but she has completely denied it. I want you to | | | | Britney looked at me like she had woken out of a |
| have a talk with her but don't sweat over it. As soon | | | | deep sleep. "Joanna has left!" she said with |
| as we can confirm this, she has to be expelled from | | | | amazement. I explained to Britney that that was not |
| the school! We are writing a report on this whole | | | | her friend, Joanna. I told her that Satan was using an |
| incident. Some parents are quite concerned." | | | | image of her friend to bring fear into her life. Britney |
| I quickly understood the scenario. It needed to go on | | | | wanted to know why "Joanna" left when I told her |
| record that the school had turned every stone | | | | to leave yet when she tells her to leave her alone, |
| before expelling the girl. As the school counselor, my | | | | she never listens to her. |
| "signature" was also needed before the "mallet hit | | | | I again felt the Holy Spirit telling me to lead her to a |
| the judge's desk!" I further inquired how they knew | | | | saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. I explained to |
| that this little girl was the guilty one and Mr. Radisson | | | | Britney that that evil spirit had left because I used |
| told me that in each case of the biting, Britney had | | | | the name of Jesus. I told her that she needed to |
| asked to carry the baby or was standing near by. | | | | confess her sins and ask Jesus to come into her life. |
| Britney was a rather heavy set twelve year old girl | | | | I told her that once Jesus was in her life, she could |
| who looked older than she really was. She confidently | | | | also command that evil spirit that was pretending to |
| walked into my office and sat down. Her broad smile | | | | be Joanna to leave and it would leave. |
| revealed perfect white teeth. All her clothes looked | | | | Britney said that she wanted to ask Jesus to come |
| tight, as though she had been overgrowing her | | | | into her life. I lead Britney in praying to receive Jesus |
| clothes faster than her parents could replace them! | | | | into her life. She was still on her knees when she said, |
| It was very hard to imagine that this innocent looking | | | | "Joanna is here again! There is blood everywhere!" I |
| girl could harm a fly! I had been praying the whole | | | | told her to command the evil spirit to leave in Jesus |
| time that the director left my office to go and ask | | | | name. As soon as Britney commanded the evil spirit |
| the girl to come and see me. I pondered over James | | | | to leave in Jesus name, it left and she was calm |
| 1:5 (NIV) "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask | | | | again. |
| God who gives generously to all without finding fault, | | | | I asked Britney whether it was "Joanna" who had |
| and it will be given to him." The first thing the Lord | | | | told her to bite the children and she said "Yes." She |
| did was he filled my heart with compassion for this | | | | said that "Joanna" followed her everywhere asking |
| girl. I asked God to help me see her as He saw her. | | | | her to steal and do bad things. I asked her why she |
| Not as a wicked girl that needed to be expelled from | | | | did not refuse to obey "Joanna". She said that |
| the school, but as a child that was crying for help. | | | | "Joanna" had told her that if she did not obey her, |
| It was not a coincidence that God had brought this | | | | her mother would die. |
| girl to my office and I desperately cried to God for | | | | I found out that Britney was an adopted child and |
| wisdom, knowledge and understanding. I knew that if | | | | that her mother had cancer. Yes, that is how wicked |
| indeed this girl was the one who had bitten these | | | | Satan is. Satan used a moment of deep trauma |
| three babies, she needed urgent help. In my | | | | when Britney witnessed the death of her best friend, |
| involvement with spiritual warfare, God had taught | | | | to open her up to this wicked spirit. I cannot explain |
| me that it was Satan who used people to accomplish | | | | how it happened, but God let me go through this |
| his evil schemes. "For our struggle is not against flesh | | | | experience with Britney to open my understanding to |
| and blood, but against rulers, against the authorities, | | | | an aspect of spiritual warfare that I had not known |
| against the powers of this dark world and against the | | | | hitherto. |
| spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" | | | | Britney confessed and asked for forgiveness from |
| (Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)). | | | | the teacher whose child she had bitten. God |
| Satan is no respecter of age and would use an infant | | | | protected Britney and she was not expelled from the |
| if he could! I felt the Holy Spirit leading me to ask her | | | | school. For many weeks Britney came to my office |
| about her dreams. | | | | every day for prayer and counsel. Her life changed |
| "Most of my dreams are about Joanna." She said, as | | | | before my very eyes, confirming Isaiah 61:1 (NIV) " . . |
| her eyes lit up. "Tell me about Joanna. What are the | | | | . to proclaim freedom for the captives and release |
| dreams you have about her?" I asked her, as I felt a | | | | from darkness for the prisoners . . . |