I have known Tom for almost 15 years and he has pursued God with all his heart, soul, and mind throughout that time. Tom and his team have been coming into my office and ministering to my staff over the last year and it has been amazing. Our goal at Lime has been to expose people to the real Jesus thru the power of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes religion and church can cloud what our relationship can look like with God and people like Tom have been able to come in and help people make a direct connection. Greatest business decision I made in 2017 was to bring in men of God to minister to my staff and Tom has helped lead that charge. I believe God will pay back that hour I give Tom to minister 10 to 100 fold.

My husband and I own and operate an auto repair shop for over 25 years. The business is very successful and we have both a fleet and retail side to our shop. Our mechanics and managers know we are believers and we take any opportunity to share our faith but that’s as far as it goes. As I was praying one day, the Lord showed me that a door had been opened to the enemy. I wasn’t entirely sure what that meant but in time He revealed the source. At that time I began to recognize the gravity of the fact that God had entrusted these men to us and their eternity was at stake. While some of them are very far from the Lord and pretty rough, I realized this was an opportunity for the Lord to show Himself strong.  I knew I needed someone to come in and show them the supremacy of Christ. Because of the nature of the situation, there needed to be a demonstration of the Lords power, not mere human words. So I called Tom and invited him to share with the guys. Tom brought a friend who had a great testimony. This helped everyone relax because they were relatable. At the end there was a time of prayer and ministry. The prophetic words were life changing. One of my hard core guys who had been in prison was healed physically. My manager, who was preoccupied with the ghost theory, was in tears by the prophetic word spoken over him. (He said it was allergies.) The presence of God was transforming and they are open to having Tom again. For years I have prayed a revival fire would flow from our greasy old repair shop. The Lord is moving. We have to take seriously the care of the people He’s entrusted to us, especially in the marketplace. Most of these guys won’t go near a church. And we can’t allow fear or what we see in the natural keep us from sharing His power and love when eternity is at stake. I’m thankful that Tom brought that to our business.

What God did today at the Rustic was amazing! We got a vision of us praying and prophesying over our vendors with the help of Tom Ledbetter and Lyly K Ledbetter and God surely showed up! It was so encouraging. God is so good and I feel like the Rustic is a blueprint for the town of Rockwall and other kingdom businesses!