Messages given at various Camps Farthest Out by Rolie Grady
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Rolie Grady recounts three years of obstacles that preceded her trip to speak at a women’s conference in Kenya. They included two car accidents, a serious illness, and her mother’s death just three days before she left. She tells the story at the Iowa CFO in 2006.
Rolie Grady gives her conversion and healing testimony at the Iowa CFO in 2001, tracing her unusual name Nerola and the sudden death of her four-year-old son Kyle from E. coli. She describes spending nine hours working through Neil Anderson’s “Steps to Freedom” to break free of years of legalism and a hidden fantasy life.
Rolie Grady likens her old, bondage-filled life to a crashed computer hard drive. In this testimony she describes nine hours of confessing sin, renouncing counterfeit spiritual experiences, and forgiving her family, hours that finally let her hear God’s voice clearly. She has shared pieces of the story at Iowa CFO over the years.
Rolie Grady teaches contemplative prayer at Iowa CFO after discovering the DVD “Be Still and Know.” She describes picturing a small fire and tossing her distracting thoughts into it. That quiets her mind so she can listen for God rather than only presenting requests to him.
Rolie Grady compares the movement to a dress pattern, simple on the surface but demanding underneath. She lays out her vision for Iowa CFO, and she challenges campers to stop rushing between activities and linger instead wherever they sense God is at work.