External Transcript Summary: Gary Sheng & LaDonna Taylor - Healing Ministry & Collaboration

Executive Summary

This profound conversation captures the intersection of technological expertise and decades of healing ministry experience. LaDonna Taylor, a world-renowned Christian violinist nearing 80, shares powerful testimonies of supernatural healing, her relationships with spiritual giants like Kenneth Copeland and Sid Roth, and her unshakeable faith demonstrated through personal medical crises. Gary offers technical support for her ministry while exploring opportunities to document her remarkable life story. The discussion reveals LaDonna's deep theological understanding of healing, her connection to Vatican circles through Matteo Calisi, and her willingness to mentor Gary in his newfound faith journey.

Key Themes

1. Website Management & Technical Support

Current Situation:

• Webmaster history: Original webmaster Mark died at 55 from stroke with all passwords
• Lost legacy: "My first 35 recording projects. He had everything... all of my masters, everything gone"
• Current webmaster: Brian, approximately 65 years old, took over during COVID
• Communication quirks: Changes platforms frequently due to security concerns
• Annual contact: "We probably talk once a year"

LaDonna's Concerns:

"I've been concerned over the last year of what if something happens to this guy, like my friend Mark that died"

Gary's Offer:

• Standby technical support
• Review of credential documentation in Dropbox
• Assistance with learning to update website pages
• Emergency backup contact for technical issues

2. Healing Ministry Philosophy & Theology

Core Teaching on Healing:

"My main assignment on this earth is to play my violin and for people to be healed and for me to teach them how to do that"

The Reservoir Concept:

• Biblical foundation: "In the beginning was the word and the word was with God"
• Living Word: "That book is alive... The word became flesh and dwelt among us"
• Daily necessity: "It's like a big jug of water. And you've got to have that reservoir"
• Personal testimony: Read Bible 18 times in one year before medical crisis

Truth vs Facts Principle:

"The truth really does override the facts because the truth is that word of God that's alive... It's more alive than any headache"

Healing Timeline:

• 2000 years ago: "All the work was done... when Jesus said it's finished"
• Present manifestation: "The anointing can facilitate a manifestation, but... I was healed 2000 years ago"
• Body vs Word: "My body's not the measuring stick. The measuring stick is the truth of the word"

3. The Kenneth Copeland Testimony

Background:

• Nearly 50-year friendship
• Hilton Sutton (who married Kenneth and Gloria) was LaDonna's spiritual father
• Kenneth sells electricity to Fort Worth from wind power on his property

Daughter-in-Law's Stroke Crisis:

"Two years ago when my daughter-in-law had a massive stroke... It was a half million dollar event. And my son... didn't have insurance"

Kenneth's Response:

• Called unexpectedly: "I've heard about your daughter-in-law. What can I do to help you?"
• LaDonna hadn't asked for help, only prayer from 4-5 pastors
• Required $16,100 upfront for rehab facility
• Kenneth: "You'll have the money in five hours. And if you need more, you let me know"
• Personal assistant continues checking on family

Pattern of Generosity:

"I know at least a dozen people that go to him on a regular basis and ask him for money. And he gives it to them... He has never turned anybody away that I know of"

4. Medical Miracles & Personal Testimony

2012 Medical Crisis:

• God's warning one year prior: "Read a hundred pages a day of the word"
• Result: Read King James Bible 18 times in one year
• Significance: "18 is the 18th letter in the Hebrew alphabet means life"
• Medical reality: "I should have died that first surgery. I should have died the second surgery"
• Outcome: "Nine surgeries in less than 90 days"

Current Health Journey:

• Recent hospital visit but refusing to focus on body
• Packing for 9-hour drive to Branson despite challenges
• Philosophy: "I'm not paying any attention to my body... 2000 years ago, Jesus said it's finished"

5. Ministry Schedule & Commitments

Branson Conference Details:

• 30th anniversary celebration, never missed one
• 10-day trip with 2-week total travel time
• Daily schedule:
  • One hour practice before service
  • One hour playing during seating
  • One hour praise and worship
  • Same for evening service
  • Total: 4-6 hours daily playing

Georgetown Coverage:

• Pastor Jim is Benny Hinn's music director
• LaDonna covers when Jim travels with Benny
• Jim was her boss in the 1980s when she started with Benny Hinn

6. Sid Roth Connection & Future

Sid's Retirement News:

"He's going to start disappearing at the end of the year. He's semi-retired now"

Ministry Legacy:

• No successor identified
• Network will continue with "old reruns"
• Sid is "three and a half or four years older" than LaDonna
• Health challenges: back problems, tiredness

Gary's Vision:

"Sid came to mind as someone that I wanna walk in the shoes of, but in my own way"

LaDonna's Offer:

• Can arrange meeting with Sid: "That would be easy peasy, no problem"
• Will send links to 4 major interviews
• 14 shows on Roku through It's Supernatural Network

7. Vatican Connection - Matteo Calisi

Matteo's Background:

• Music professor at Michelangelo Conservatory in Bari, Italy
• 40 years working for Vatican
• Kept Vatican apartment by Pope Francis
• Special assignments for Vatican conferences
• Leads Community of Jesus with chapters worldwide

LaDonna's Approach:

"When I say, I want you to meet this person, he's going to say, for what purpose?"

Gary's Response:

• Will prepare tailored write-up for Matteo
• Interest in AI conference at Vatican City
• Exploring faith-technology intersection

8. Gary's Faith Journey Recap

Professional Background:

• Started career as software engineer at Google
• "Had no conception of God at all"
• Led youth civic leadership nonprofit for three years

Spiritual Awakening:

• 4.5 years ago: Sunday Service Choir videos
• Thought: "This is too beautiful to be anything but orchestrated by God"
• Summer 2025: Holocaust Memorial Foundation involvement
• Met Victory Boyd, then Linda Heidler at Glory of Zion

Recent Encounters with Apostle Lee:

• Baptism in Holy Spirit and fire: "I felt something completely just all over my body"
• Faith jumped from 70% to near 100%
• Eye healing miracle after city park party
• Water baptism as outward confession
• Cat allergy healing (results pending)

9. Grounding/Earthing Practice

Medical Recommendation:

• Daughter-in-law's neurologist (head of Houston Medical Center neurology)
• Doctor's testimony: "God told him to start telling all of his stroke patients to ground"

LaDonna's Practice:

• Daily at daylight for 20-30 minutes
• Walking barefoot in dirt behind house
• Nearly one year of practice (Christmas 2024 anniversary)
• Second day: "I felt like I had some amazing, V12 amazing shot"

Spiritual Perspective:

"I just go back to the beginning when God said, let there be earth"

10. Digital Legacy & Music Distribution

Current Project:

• Signed with digital publishing company
• Categorizing and cataloging all music
• Distribution to all platforms by end of 2025
• Legacy planning: "As long as there's music on the earth, it'll go on"

Music Ministry Philosophy:

"I don't know how Jesus gets in the notes. I don't get it, but I just know that if I can get my notes out there"

11. Documentation Project Interest

Materials Available:

• Boxes of black and white photos from 1930s-1940s San Antonio revival
• 14-year revival documentation
• Testimonies and newsletters from the 1940s and 30s
• Book left at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in San Antonio

Gary's Proposal:

• Document life story for book
• Capture testimonies and wisdom
• Preserve heritage and identity as testimony

LaDonna's Response:

• Sid Roth has done extensive documentation
• Open to filling gaps in existing interviews
• Willing to do road trip for extended storytelling

Notable Quotes

On Kenneth Copeland:

"One of the most amazing spiritual giants I've ever known... Brother Copeland sells electricity to the city of Fort Worth. He's that smart"

On Healing Reality:

"Walking up to people and touching them where a tumor is, thinking it's gonna leave. Touching my violin scroll to somebody's blind eyes and watching color come back... that's crazy to the world"

On Death and Choice:

"If you just get a really good glimpse of him, some of us are gonna choose to say, forget that behind me, I'm going to stay with Jesus"

On Current Health:

"There's no way I'm gonna sit at home and turn my attention in toward my body... I'm not doing that. Because 2000 years ago, Jesus said it's finished"

On Ministry Calling:

"I'm a terror to the devil, all right? He knows that"

Action Items & Commitments

LaDonna's Commitments:

• Send Dropbox document with website credentials after Branson trip
• Send links to 4 Sid Roth interviews and 14 Roku shows
• Include Gary in daily prayer and intercession
• Arrange meeting with Sid Roth when Gary is ready
• Potentially arrange road trip for life story documentation

Gary's Commitments:

• Review website credential documentation
• Watch all Sid Roth interviews and shows
• Prepare write-up for Matteo Calisi introduction
• Stand by for website technical support
• Develop proposal for documentation/book project

Upcoming Meeting:

• Sunday at Georgetown church
• LaDonna must leave quickly for 5-hour drive to McAlister, Oklahoma
• Avoiding unfamiliar roads after dark

Ministry Wisdom Shared

On Receiving Healing:

1. Build Word reservoir through consistent reading
2. Understand healing happened 2000 years ago
3. Don't use body as measuring stick
4. Apply truth over facts
5. Maintain healing through Word knowledge

On Spiritual Discipline:

• Read Bible cover to cover repeatedly
• Consider speed reading for retention (Quick Scan Bible)
• Maintain both reading goals and study goals
• Fill reservoir before crisis comes

On Faith in Crisis:

"I almost got tired enough to leave during all those nine surgeries. I almost decided to go. But I didn't"

This conversation beautifully captures the intersection of technological innovation and traditional healing ministry, with Gary's fresh enthusiasm meeting LaDonna's decades of supernatural experience. The mutual respect and willingness to collaborate across generational and experiential differences creates a powerful foundation for future ministry partnerships.