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3 Fingers Cut off with a power saw, Faith put them back on without medical attention! By Alta Oakley, his daughter
“The Faith of our Founding Fore-Fathers”
August Volcik was one of the founding members of Victory New Testament Fellowship in Dallas, TX. His parents migrated here years ago from Czechoslovakia, August being the eldest of the children. His mom was a catholic and his dad was Presbyterian. She actually thought August could not be saved because he was not a catholic. They did read the Bible but due to their diverse denominational affiliations, never attended services. Now when August met his wife, she was an old Pentecostal believer and he would take her and their three children to church, drop them off and return to pick them up. He did not ever attend anything other than a movie or something else while they were in the house of worship. Mr. Volcik was a hard-working man, a builder as well as other enterprises. He was self employed in the Dallas, TX area and busy at work each day. This was a congested area and one of the local policemen would stop by and visit with him regularly. The policeman began to talk to him about church and suggested they attend together. August was quick to proudly share that his wife and family were regular church goers, but he personally did not attend. The friendly policeman was able to get August to agree to attend church with him, but they could not decide which one to go. There was a revival close
by, so they decided to go there. I was seventeen and it was the first time I had ever seen my Dad go to church except for funerals. We all sat together as a family that night in that revival as the preacher preached. When he gave the altar call, my dad was the first one to the front and he got gloriously saved! When we got home that evening, Dad asked Mom where her Bible was and he began to read it. When I say read it, I mean he devoured it reading through it completely. The revival continued the next 30 days and so did Dad. He was there every night. Completed his Bible from Genesis to Revelation within that time and was beginning to quickly mature in the spirit. He soon became a minister and then a Pastor. He founded Frontier Revival Center which is still growing today in Texas. Dad was always a worker, personally and now spiritually. He had a business that made seat covers for cars although he grew up as a builder and carpenter. A friend asked him to help with building his house. Dad agreed and went there on a Saturday to help, about a two-hour drive from his own residence. Since it was a Saturday and he was a pastor that needed to prepare for soon coming Sunday morning, he was hurrying to finish and make the drive home. In his haste he used a large power saw to trim a small board and the board
slipped cutting off three of his fingers on his right hand. Being the man of faith that he was, he quickly commanded the blood to stop and picked up the fingers, wrapped his hand in a handkerchief, and started the two-hour drive home. He is right handed, it was his right hand that was injured, and he was driving a manual transmission car! Arriving home he called to me and told me not to tell Mom anything as he did not want to alarm her. Then he handed me the three severed fingers and proceeded to take the handkerchief off his hand. I asked what do I do Dad? He said wrap it up. He took the fingers and placed them back on his hand and instructed me to tape them each with two pieces of tape, top and bottom. I did as instructed as best I could in the situation. Our neighbor asked him when he was going to take the tape and bandage off and he said in three days. I remember it well, we were with the church folks on the third day and dad proceeded to remove the tape from the fingers. Glory to God, the tape came off, but the fingers stayed on with the whole church watching. He immediately began using his hand and fingers. There was normal feeling in them with no permanent damage. He carried on life as usual knowing His God is greater than anything or anyone. Three months later he helped move a very heavy air con-
ditioner unit out of his friend’s window and load it in a truck with him. Undeterred by satans attempt to cut off his fingers to cripple his right hand. He was a great man of faith and a believer in prayer. He would eagerly pray for the sick when called upon. I remember when he prayed for a lady in prison whom the doctors had removed part of her lung. My Aunt asked Dad to go with her to the prison to pray for this lady and he agreed. August Volcik It came time for him to offer a prayer for her, Pas- Three months later he was tor Volcik walked over to working one Saturday in her, reached out his hand my yard right before Fatoward her and said, “Be ther’s Day. My husband made whole!”. My Aunt and I lived right next door was upset with this as she to Dad and Mom. I was wanted him to pray. He cleaning the kitchen after Mom had cooked breaktold her, “it is done”. The next Tuesday he re- fast and left for an apceived a call form the lady pointment to get her hair in prison excitedly ex- done. claiming to him that the Dad had come back into doctors had checked her the house and was playand everything was now ing with his two-yearperfect. Even the part of old granddaughter in the her lung that had been re- other room. He dropped moved was now restored!!! to the floor and was gone Jesus Christ healed her in an instant. The grandand not only healed her daughter asked me what happened to Paw Paw. I but made her whole! This was the way Dad explained to that twolived. He was a might year-old little girl that Paw man of faith never having Paw had gone to heaven been admitted to a hos- and we will go see him one pital nor had any form of day. She said ok and rested surgery. The Lord Jesus in that. She is thirty-seven was his physician. He be- years old at the writing of lieved it and he lived it. this testimony. Time came when he told The hospital was unable his congregation that he to determine the cause of was going on a long jour- death and wanted to keep ney for an extended time. my Dad. I knew he did not He told them, “while I am want to be a hospital and gone, she, my daughter, never had been, so I asked Alta, will speak my words the funeral director to see what he could do. He was to you”. Inc. through its own custom-designed seminar initiative “Seminar of Hope” has made a commitment to focus on issues such as Disproportionate Minority Contacts talents and providing forums and Alternatives to Zero Tolon issues that are important erance in order to educate to them. For the past 18 years, and empower youth about we have impressed upon our the importance of staying in viewing audiences, especial- school. ly teens, the importance of For more information: high standards, meaningful www.staceyspencer.com morals, valuable virtues, and +++ priceless values through this program. We are very adamant about our mission - “to educate, encourage, and em- 24 HOUR RECORDED power the youth of today to be LINE TOLL FREE #: the leaders of tomorrow!” In an effort to reduce juvenile delinquency utilizing effective prevention, intervention, WE BELIEVE GOD and positive television programming, Stacey Spencer ANSWERS PRAYER. Consulting & Teen Tyme, (MATTHEW 18:19)
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able to get him out within a couple hours. Pastor Skelton, also a founder of Victory New Testament Fellowship International, the Father of Pastor Larry Skelton, was at the funeral and he spoke to Sister Alta direction from the Lord that she was to pick up where Pastor Volcik had left off. She was to take over the pastorate of his church, Frontier Revival Center. I am still fulfilling that prophecy today. Having begun in the homeless area of Dallas, TX, today it is a thriving congregation located at 109 Elam Road, Balch Springs, TX. You would be welcome to stop ion and say hello. Frontier Revival Center 109 Elam Rd Balch Springs, TX 75180 For more information contact Pstr. Larry Skelton Victory New Testament Fellowship International PO Box 850146 Mesquite, TX 75185 Phone: 972-288-0422 +++
