2025 Prophetic Word: New Alignments for Fresh Assignments

As we step into the year 2025, I find it essential to pause and reflect on the blessings that carry us forward. This past holiday season was a time of deep joy and gratitude for me. Hosting my Tennessee extended family for Christmas wasn’t just a gathering; it was a moment to cherish the abundance […]

GEM Missions Fall 24 Update – A Mary and Martha Ministry

The Vision of GEM: Balancing Mary and Martha in Ministry By James Goll At God Encounters Ministries (GEM), our mission is deeply rooted in the story of Mary and Martha as told in Luke 10:38-42. This powerful narrative illustrates two essential facets of ministry: the devoted heart of Mary, who sits at Jesus’ feet, and the […]

Surgery: Prayers Requested

Surgery- Prayer Requested

There are points and times in everybody’s life that we need some help. I am asking for your assistance. Some of you know that I am facing the most major surgery of my lifetime. I am going to ask the Lord that it is the last time. Surgery will be May 24th, 25th and 26th. […]

What a Roller Coaster Ride! A Personal Update from James Goll

roller coaster ride

What a roller coaster ride! While on a ministry trip to Singapore in March 2014, for no known reason, I was hit with horrible pain in my lower back and intense pain in my legs. This resulted in a microscopic disc surgery between L5 and S1 the following June due to a herniated or ruptured […]

A Personal Health and Ministry Update

Personal Update Spring 2017

“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted.” Job 5:7 NIV “‘But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,’ declares the LORD.” Jeremiah 30:17 NIV The verses above serve as a plumb line in my life at this time. The Holy Spirit often highlights different portions of the […]

James Goll Health Update

March 31st, 2016 Greetings to You in Jesus Great Name! Observing the Seasons of Life “There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1 “Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with knowledge of what Israel should do…” 1 Chronicles 12:32 “Hello, […]