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Daina’s Testimony
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Daina grew up in Texas and came to California in 1973 to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. She directed all her energy into her career, with doors opening immediately for modeling. Her success began in 1975 when she won "The Most Beautiful Girl in California Contest". She then posed for Playboy Magazine as a centerfold in 1976. This began a series of TV appearances, movies and interviews, and her reputation became widespread in Hollywood. In Hollywood - the "City of Broken Dreams" - Daina appeared to have it all. She was young and beautiful, a Hollywood starlet just a whisper away from fame and fortune. However, outside of the limelight, her life resembled a tragedy - as she sought love and acceptance in all the wrong places. This caused Daina to spiral into a lifestyle of riches, men, alcohol, drugs, and anything else that would create an illusion of happiness, but deep down Daina was a very lonely broken person. Although she attended church at a very young age, she had never experienced a personal relationship with God. Then, in 1981, through the help of her sister, she accepted Jesus as her personal savior, but she only cried out to God when she was in trouble. She would go to church on Sunday and by Monday she was living with one foot in God's Kingdom and one foot in the world. With an unsurrendered heart, she was not experiencing the fullness of God's blessing and therefore, remained unfulfilled. This went on for several years. Finally, overwhelmed by the emptiness in her life, Daina cried out to a God she had only worshipped on Sunday. “Lord, let me die in my sleep. I didn’t want to live anymore!” God did not honor Daina’s desperate request. His work with her was just beginning. In 1986, Daina's life was profoundly impacted with the birth of her son Tyler. Now with the responsibilities of a single parent, her priorities were changing, and even though she began slowly giving up her old lifestyle and seeking the Lord for His plan. Daina was still doing things the same way she had for years therefore growing weary in her walk with Christ. She was still trying to control everything therefore, causing change to be only temporary. She continued working in the entertainment industry and was involved with a rock band called “Blondefire” with fellow Playboy Centerfold Michelle Drake. In 1994, she and Tyler were baptized together and she was filled with the Holy Spirit. For the first time, she began to really hunger for the Lord. She cried out to God saying, “put me where you want me to be”; she began to constantly read her Bible and started attending church whenever the doors were open. She would cry to Him “Give me new friends, because she had walked away from a wild lifestyle where all her friends did drugs. "It was a very lonely road," as Daina recalls God was stripping her of everything she had put security in. “It was very difficult and painful, I know without a doubt it was the hardest time in my life.” But now, she had a son who depended on her and there was no turning back. She slowly began to realize God was preparing her for His plan. Then, while in her bedroom, Daina experienced something that she could only describe as a vision of Christ at the foot of her bed. At first, thinking it was a dream, Daina blinked her eyes, but the brightly illuminating figure remained. With tears streaming down her face, she said “Ok, Ok, I know You are real, I know You are real”. At that very moment, she says the Lord spoke to her Spirit and said “When you were lost Daina, I followed you, no matter where you went. But I’m not following you anymore – you’re following Me now because you gave me permission to teach you in the way in which you should go.” Daina felt overwhelmed with the knowledge that God was real and He was in control. Her greatest fear had always been losing control of her life. Since that supernatural visit, Daina’s life is no longer empty and without purpose. She has surrendered completely to the Lord, her life is abundantly filled with the love of the Lord, and He is continuing to fulfill a special and unique purpose for her life. She is no longer pretending - her life represents truth. Not only has "the truth set her free," she is now able to see others set free by the power of God through the prophetic word and prayer. Today's Miracle / True Stories From "The 700 Club" The Christian Broadcasting Network, Inc. |
"As a result of hearing Daina's testimony, I was delivered from guilt and shame." "After Daina prayed for me,
I felt the spirit of anger leave me." |
"Daina House prayed for me
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"When Daina prayed for me, God confirmed to me that I no longer need to live with an unworthy spirit." "I so appreciated the fact that I received healing from God through Daina's Ministry." |
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Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you.
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