ABOUT

Dionne was raised Roman Catholic but had a radical conversion and surrendered her life to Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in September of 1995 in a small Assemblies of God church in St. Charles, Illinois. But her story of the pursuit of Jesus and His kingdom started many years before and she shares her powerful encounters with our living God and her transformation journey in her first book, "The Art of Freedom". Since that time she has passionately pursued Jesus, His righteousness and His kingdom. Her passion grew and the call to serve in the ministry came in March of 1998 as she traveled to Pensacola Florida to attend a youth leaders conference with her church for one week in the midst of the Brownsville Revival. This is where she met her husband Will and they married fifty days later. Dionne left her career in North Carolina, where she was a licensed and nationally certified optician, and moved to Iowa to join Will in ministry. This is where her life became dedicated to full-time occupational ministry. They were youth pastors for four affiliate churches in rural Iowa, but Will also served as a close associate pastor to our Pastor and Apostle. They pastored for the first several years of their married life and followed the call of God as the years went on and the ministry call on their life increased. Both Dionne and Will attended a bible college in Newton, Iowa as they were serving in their occupational ministry roles. The school and organization was called 'A.P.E.P.T. International' and is still in operation today. It was a five fold equipping school. Both were certified ministers through A.P.E.P.T. and Will went on to be ordained. Before meeting Dionne, Will attended three years at Oral Roberts University and then moved to Iowa to take position in ministry. 

 

Both Dionne and Will thrive in teaching others the word of God, how to walk with the Holy Spirit in everyday life, and discovering and operating in His gifts. Dionne personally loves to teach about the deeper things of the Spirit Filled Life and prophetic ministry, including navigating the call and design of being a prophetic intercessor and seer; one who perceives and receives visual revelation through dreams, images or visions. Dionne loves to encourage others and build their faith by sharing her testimony of freedom, healing and discovery of her gifts in God. Her heart as an artist loves teaching others in creative identity, prophetic art and sharing the "art and Spirit" connection. She has been operating and exercising as an intercessor for decades and prioritizes sitting with the Lord, reading, journaling and meditating on His word. Other ways she strongly connects with God is through creativity, it is a lifeline and secret place for her to connect with Him as she paints, writes, walks or spends time in nature. Her favorite place of retreat and recharging is at the beach or by bodies of water. Corporately, Dionne longs to see purity, prayer, priestly worship, and the prophetic ministry of Jesus restored to His body and His body restored as a glorious bride prepared for His return.

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Over three decades Dionne has been called to serve in multiple ways in the body of Christ.  Beyond the early years of youth and children's ministry, her functions have included operating as a seer including intercessor, prophetic teacher, mentor, and spiritual counsel. She has organized and facilitated prayer teams, taught equip classes, conducted online topical webinars and started and led an international online prophetic intercession group. She has trained up others to be prophetic intercessors, seer prophets, watchmen and kingdom artists. Dionne carries a mantle of justice and counsel and is sought out for wisdom, insight and advice and she fulfills that often through mentorship. She has spent much of her personal ministry time mentoring women of all ages over the course of her life, in one on one sessions as well as small groups and leading bible study or books studies. As a team, Dionne and Will have worked together in prophetic ministry, prayer altar ministry, deliverance ministry, leading prayer services, and as spiritual advisors and strategists. They have been trained in the Courts of Heaven ministry and have assisted many people who sought greater breakthrough and advancement in their life, family, ministry and business. 

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Dionne's Life Motto, Mandate and Scripture:

Seek First ~ Paint the Promise ~ Blaze a path to peace for others ~ Mend them with gold!

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"For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace."

-Romans 8:6 NKJV

 

Dionne's pursuit of 'seek first' resulted in radical transformation and in the midst of it God gave her a motto and a mandate, 'Paint The Promise, blaze a path to peace for others, and mend them with gold.'  These flow into every area of her life and ministry. During her own personal trials and journey of healing and freedom, God spoke clearly to Dionne saying, "You can recognize the pain but I want you to paint the promise."  He would continually remind her to keep her mind on the things above and on the things of the Spirit. This produced peace and life for her! This became her 'life' verse and mandate; to keep her mind on the things of the Spirit as she experienced His continual promise of; life and peace! In October of 2015 in a time of quiet prayer and devotion the Lord gave her the mandate to 'blaze a path of peace for others' but she first had to possess it herself. A pursuit of peace and the Prince of Peace increased even greater resulting in a powerful season of deliverance from depression and anxiety for her. She had remembered that she was born to express herself for the kingdom of God and that had been silenced for a decade.

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"Impression without expression leads to depression." - Ray Hughes

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Dionne's Re-awakening 

Dionne is primarily a self taught and naturally gifted artist from a young age but she had laid down her brushes, her pen and creativity for over a decade prior. This resulted in depression and anxiety that was complicated by an ongoing struggle with her weight and some unhealed areas of her soul. Dionne sought medical help and through it she became dependent upon pharmaceutical drugs for many years, which added to the weight of her soul and body. Unfortunately Dionne found little help or answers from doctors and became desperate and determined to seek and find peace, healing and purpose again. Within this time of seeking, God reawakened her artistic passion for painting and using her gifts and skills to connect her to Him, His word, and His promises in a greater way. Her passion and flame for His word and His Spirit was fueled! This was the way she was introduced primarily to "prophetic art".  In her time of reawakening Dionne experienced the power of His love and truth in her own life as a redeemed daughter. Her pursuit resulted in deliverance, healing and life changing transformation. The Lord recommissioned Dionne to full time ministry in March of 2016 and she became passionate to bring others H.O.P.E; helping others persevere empowered! 

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God then instructed Dionne to, "mend them with gold."  This was a representation of being a carrier and releaser of His glory in her life and ministry.  The ultimate goal is to focus on the promises that He has given us and be the vessels that flesh them out. He wanted her to keep this thought and mandate before her as she created, ministered and taught others. She was seeing and experiencing a fullness in her life that only God could be glorified for; she was experiencing life, power, righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

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​"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17

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"For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power." 1 Corinthians 4:20

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Dionne is an advocate for the creative arts and their profound function that enable us to connect with God and benefit from their healing and restorative abilities to our whole persons' wellbeing while releasing His beauty and promises in the earth. She has spoken about her story, faith, and the creative arts at Clemson University, Bridgeway Academy, and Aglow International in South Carolina, as well at Women's groups and conferences. Dionne has also been an artist and ministry guest and has shared her testimony on several podcast platforms as well as teaching online with Vanquish Academy (Training up Prophetic Warriors.) Overall, her own freedom and purpose in Christ drives her to unlock spiritual and creative gifts in others and connect them to God in a greater way. She desires to see the Holy Spirit have His way in each person's life for God to get the glory! She longs to see His kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven, even through the arts.