Ex-NYPD Cop's Supernatural Encounter and Deliverance from Spiritual Warfare

The NYPD Beat and Spiritual Warfare

• 👮 Andrew Columbia served on the NYPD, working in the Lower East Side of Manhattan during the 1980s and 90s, a period marked by intense drug abuse and violent crime.
• ⚡ He witnessed manifestations of evil that seemed to possess a supernatural component, with individuals exhibiting strength far beyond normal human capacity.
• 🧠 These experiences, coupled with personal trauma and childhood wounds, led to PTSD, critical incident stress, and profound hopelessness.

The Rooftop Encounter with God

• 🌃 At 3 a.m. on a Harlem rooftop, Columbia had a desperate showdown with God, screaming and cursing, questioning God's existence and love while holding his gun.
• ✨ A bright light and divine presence enveloped him, described as a tractor beam from heaven, instantly answering his questions and fears with an overwhelming sense of love and peace.
• 🗣️ In this supernatural encounter, he began to repeatedly say the name "Yahweh," experiencing a moment of timelessness and profound connection with God.

Childhood Trauma and Deliverance

• 💔 During the rooftop encounter, God revealed to Columbia that he had been molested as a child, a trauma he had suppressed deep in his subconscious.
• 😭 Upon sharing this revelation with his wife, he experienced a powerful release, feeling an "evil thing" leave him, followed by an intensification of God's presence and speaking in tongues.
• ☀️ The next morning, he awoke feeling transformed, free from anger and a thousand pounds of weight, no longer scowling or needing to curse.

Impact on Daily Life and Ministry

• 🚶‍♂️ His colleagues noticed a significant change, remarking on his different demeanor and lack of anger, which he attributed to not needing to drink after work as he once did.
• 💡 A subsequent conversation with a Christian police officer helped him fully comprehend the deliverance he had experienced, realizing God had healed him from deep-rooted sin issues.
• 🚀 This realization led to an immediate calling to ministry, where he began preaching his testimony as a cop in uniform, laying hands on people, and casting out demons, signifying a complete flip of his life and career.