May 25, 1980, while overlooking his religious center which was in
financial difficulty:

"`I felt an overwhelming holy presence all around me. When I opened my
eyes, there He stood ... some 900 feet tall, looking at me ... He stood a
full 300 feet taller than the 600-foot-tall City of Faith. There I was
face to face with Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. I have only
seen Jesus once before, but here I was face to face with the King of
kings. He reached down, put his Hands under the City of Faith, lifted it,
and said to me, "See how easy it is for Me to lift it!"'"

"Oral recalled that his eyes filled with tears, and Jesus assured him that
He would speak to the ministry's partners and that the City of Faith
would be finished."