Once I was in the middle of a fast and spontaneously yelled out “I’m hungry!” The Holy Spirit asked me, “Why are you doing this?” He was so matter of fact about it that I was taken a back for a moment.
When one looks at Bertie today, they see a person who speaks clearly, prays fervently, demonstrates the signs and wonders spoken of in the word, and only when looking very closely can they see the lingering effects of a year of challenges, pain, struggle and work.
Conversation turned to Irene Poupore who had been part of their lives from the very beginning of ‘Dad’ Lake’s ministry. She found him when seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit and they worked together until his death serving as his associate pastor at the Church at Spokane.