Darlene Cox
Alabama, USA

I have loved the Lord from childhood, as far back as I can remember. I grew up, one of four daughters, born to Jimmie and Jerri Corkren. My grandparents and parents were professed christians, but unfortunately bound by religion and legalism. I remember at the age of 14 saying to the Lord " if this is what He was, then I wanted no part of it." Little did I know that at that point, I was walking away from what I had been taught and walking toward a real relationship with God. He never was and never had been the legalistic God who did not give second chances. I was about to come face to face with my own destiny, and actually began hearing the voice of God and He was giving me direction.

The first instance of that was when I came to know my husband, Michael. I had known him most of my life (we grew up as neighbors), but the Lord spoke to me and told me I was to marry him. We married at the tender age of 18 and later had three beautiful children; Jessica, Brandy, and Heath. My children began growing older and seeking answers and asking "why we are here" and I knew I didn't want them raised believing what I had been taught (religion and tradition). I began attending a local church and started home schooling, so that they would be taught truth.

I also became a nurse and worked weekends. Life was pretty busy. I began to seek God at home, a personal relationship, not just church as usual, when God brought a certain someone across my path......Patricia Gregory. I asked God for truth and it surely showed up in the form it always comes in, LOVE......Patricia Gregory. We've been inseparable ever since and wintered more than a few storms together. I thank God for the day He saw fit to bring her into my life. I know this is supposed to be my Bio, but I can't talk about me without talking about her, because she is a part of my life, a part of my family, and she has always pointed me straight to Jesus, no matter how rocky the path, the vision was clear.......Jesus was the way. Pat has been, and is, my mentor, spiritual mother, my sister and the other half of my heart for 10 years now and how thankful to the Father I am for uniting my walk with hers. Due to her counsel, I have been taught more than Bible scholars, as I've been educated in the spirit realm, brought high from low places, and yet the more I know....it seems I know nothing, except, God's loving kindness, His grace - for saving and living, and who I am in Christ. I think probably the most important thing I've been taught by Pat above all else is "the love of Jesus"....the unwavering foundation, the same foundation I can honestly say I have always seen her cling too, never doubting or wavering, never being moved, regardless of the circumstances or how things looked. Now I am (through Christ) a changer of circumstance, an overcomer, more than a conqueror, because He conquered first so that I might follow.

Well, this is who I am, simple as it is and as amazing is the fact that for all the enemy's attempts to take me out and destroy me and those I love, I'm here, but it's Christ in me, I in Him. I know that "all things are possible to those who believe" and that God is faithful, and as we stand in faith on His word, the impossible becomes possible. How wonderful are His promises and surely my joy is new every morning.

God has called me as a prophet, which now I see even further why He brought Pat into my life, not only to reveal the true loving Jesus, but to equip and prepare me for His awesome purpose for my life. I am a PFMI Minister and a Board Member, and it is an honor to serve the Lord in this capacity and to be a part of the PFMI Team. My family and I reside in Woodstock, AL.