Waooooo. I'm new but it's been a mind blowing experience.

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In the few weeks of being here , I have grown in spiritual depth.Practicing MEDITATION has made my life simpler and made me more coordinated thereby achieving more in my day to day life.

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The word of God has become even more alive to me and I have deeper clarity each time I study the word.I couldn't trade my experiences of these few weeks for anything and I look forward to more.

I feel like when God is about the renew a mind- he makes such fellow be a part of the HGA sessions. The teachings, the depth, the character development that comes with each sessions.I bet our spirit man has grown so much this past weeks.I don’t want this to end- every class makes my soul yearn for more. I remember when I started taking the assignments serious! Oh! I felt a soul shift. God bless El-shakar and the HGA team for this.

I feel like when God is about the renew a mind- he makes such fellow be a part of the HGA sessions.

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The teachings, the depth, the character development that comes with each sessions.I bet our spirit man has grown so much this past weeks.I don’t want this to end- every class makes my soul yearn for more.

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I remember when I started taking the assignments serious! Oh! I felt a soul shift. God bless El-shakar and the HGA team for this.

I stumbled on the meditation course's flier on Instagram, stared for a while after reading and ended up applying because I could not bring myself to scroll past it. I was further attracted by the content of the tenets in the welcome document.

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Although my poor record of ever learning and never entering reality disturbed me, I decided to hang on with the help of God. It's too late for me to turn back now because the grip is stronger. My awareness and knowledge of God have grown. Experiences here and there have been tremendous.

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This is the Lord's doing and I do not take this opportunity lightly. It is worthwhile and I look forward to more invaluable experiences. The HGA team are channels of blessings indeed. I love your zeal and passion for the kingdom. To Rabbi, thank you for yielding to the call of God. I am grateful for this opportunity. From the depths of my heart, I say God bless you all.

Hmm! Rabbi El always says may you find more than what you are looking for! This is my HGA experience. I started the year knowing that the missing link in my inner life was meditation. I had dropped it somewhere and I had no idea how to find it again.

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I was desperate and tired when I listened in to a random conversation about a women's conference online hosted by HGA and Haverim. I attended and was refreshed but unlike other conferences where you leave and return to your usual self after a few weeks, I heard about the meditation course and signed up immediately.

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Now I thought, I will get the much-needed jumpstart to start meditating again and that would be it. Omo! The joke was on me. I walked right into God's well-organized plan. From the start, I was overwhelmed by my ignorance that went beyond sheer lack of knowledge.

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It was like I was learning God and myself again from scratch. I love learning but this time with humility, I gave myself to the Spirit of wisdom and understanding and light has come. I am grateful for HGA.

HGA has been a blessing. I have been blessed by the loving community and words of upliftment from Rabbi El Shakar, and also by helping me see the dark and gray areas in my life that I would have never known were issues hindering my spiritual growth and relationship with God.

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At HGA, I've been taught the importance of humbly listening to the word of God's truth to effectively practice by the grace of God. There is also the great benefit of meditation and awareness, not just of myself but more importantly of Christ Jesus; in growing my focus on Him, I can become more like Him, and that is what HGA has highlighted and taught me over the past year.

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HGA brought alive the bible verse that we should love the Lord God with all our heart, soul, and mind. I was able to see how practically I could live this out: accepting God's love to the brim to flow out to others as well. Ultimately, I'm grateful.

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There is still so much to learn as I develop a better capacity for Christian meditation; it's definitely a journey for me. However, I'm glad for the privilege to be a part of this family where the love and righteousness of Jesus Christ are priorities.

I stumbled on the link to join the community by mistake. However, it turns out it was divinely orchestrated. The experience has brought so much light and balance to the faith in a whole new dimension.

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Rabbi El Shakar with an unorthodox approach, distill deep truths as he subtly guides your perspective to a deeper and more practical understanding of the Bible and stirs up a hunger to know God deeper and more intimately than ever before.

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I could write a whole book on my experience so far, but I will restrain myself and just say thank God for El Shakar and thank God for the deep work He's doing underground. The world would hear your sound. Indeed, the work God is birthing in this community is giving devils a run for all they have.

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HGA is a practical discipleship platform that is building dangerous soldiers of the cross armed with the rod and staff to disciple the next generation. Too much to say but I have to stop now. God bless HGA 🙏

HGA has captured my heart many times in my Christian walk; although beautiful, I wished for more, to be able to actually grow instead of flowing with what life throws at me (the up and down cycle). HGA has been that foundation, that rock I can stand on. I can actually see growth!!!!

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This is not a place of praying in tongues and leaving; this is a place where my character is built, my knowledge is built but most importantly, my connection with God is deepened. Here I've been poured into, I've been stretched and I can proudly say that that investment has not been a waste.

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I'm not the only one that has witnessed a change in my character and I can proudly say that my fruits are starting to show. It has been an absolute blessing; this is surely a testament to 'taste and see that the Lord is good'. All this to say that if you can just give yourself to it, if you just hang around, you will never remain the same.

My HGA experience started in July 2020. I had just given my life to Christ two weeks prior when I found Elshakar and ended up in the community. It was different and I knew I had struck gold. 4 years later and HGA continues to be a major instrument God has used to equip me on this Christian journey.

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Through the teachings here, I’m consistently unlearning everything I thought I knew about God and I’m beginning to see him for who he truly is. Seeing him has helped me see myself. HGA challenges me to fight for who God calls me to be and refuse to live below the standard of Christ. Truly, I have come too far to stop now.

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Here, I have gained brothers and sisters who love the Lord and have their hearts set on the journey to becoming. We know we cannot do this alone, and by the spirit of God, we consistently hold each other through the highs and lows. HGA is family and I’m so grateful to be a part of it.

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Thank you, Elshakar, for yielding.

The testimonies are too many to mention, but overall HGA has brought such illumination to areas I didn’t even realize needed light.

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'The best way to describe it is to say that it feels like being brought out of myself to stand at a vantage point that allows me to watch myself from the inside out, helping me realize that I had been in the backseat of the vehicle of my own life, observing my life from behind, and now I am face to face with myself, and my spirit is aligning with my mind to help my whole being do and be who I truly am and should be.

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Like I had been asleep, but now awakening. I am more aware of who I am; I can see myself clearer and better because I have more understanding of God. I feel like a revival has and is happening within and with me. The joy and love in this community are effortless, genuine, and incomparable to anything I have ever felt or experienced. I am glad to be a part of such a living community.

Joining HGA has been quite a blessing. I joined HGA in 2023 after hearing about it from some friends and from Ezinne Zara’s channel. At first, I was not diligent or serious with keeping up with the daily calls and activities but God started to speak to me about it.

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I began to have dreams about HGA, which I knew was God telling me to take it seriously so I began to. Since joining HGA, I’ve seen myself be more intentional with my walk with God. As someone who used to be very adverse towards accountability, HGA has taught me to be accountable and to enjoy it.

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This sense of responsibility transcends beyond HGA and is now displayed in other areas of my life. I have learned to be more intentional with my thought life and what I give my energy to. Rabbi’s stories have spurred me into obedience and deeper submission to God. I have also learned how to study my Bible better since joining HGA and it has increased my appetite for God.

God found me at a time when I was in despair; I felt lonely. It felt like I was losing myself; I picked back a negative behavior and kept sinking into what seemed like a dark bottomless pit. I was going through my phone and saw a Bible study I joined through someone on Instagram but stopped because I wasn't confirmed to having Bible studies daily.

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In my desperate need for any form of life, I rejoined the Bible study, Haverim, and subsequently found out about Heaven's Gate Academy, and truly, it has really been like the gates of heaven opened out to my soul. I began to laugh and cry and light came back to my eyes. It felt like God was patting my back and reminding me that He is here with me every step of the way.

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I always get words from God that have always been the anchor for my day. I see myself growing daily with God's word, always eager to drink from the spring of life that is God. God bless our steward and Rabbi, El Shakar for being a medium through which God is birthed alive in the souls of man anew!

HGA has been Godsend to me! From meeting Rabbi El to getting acquainted with the members and team, HGA has been a blessing to me in many ways. As someone hesitant to join new communities, my experience at HGA has been life-changing, and I am beyond blessed.

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In addition to being a part of a great community of believers, stewarded by the love and heart of Christ, the enlightenment and spiritual knowledge/awareness I have gained have changed my life positively. I am now more than certain of the eternal grace and benevolence of God, and I am more determined to run a good race of salvation.

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With Christ-filled resources, a listening community, endearing leadership, a firm foundation in Christ, and the Word of God, HGA is a beautiful place to get to know God intimately. The depths of my awareness have expanded beyond what I thought was possible, and I continue to receive light and love every day.

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HGA is a testament to God's promises and desires for those seeking deeper consecration while under the guidance of a knowledgeable and responsible man of God.

For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14 NKJV).

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I bless God for placing the solitary in family. I am so grateful for the family spirit in Heaven's Gate Academy. There is a bond that transcends race, tribe, gender, or any tradition. That bond is love. This love is so palpable in HGA. It is such a blessing to behold and partake of this love. 

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There is a dispensation of Joy even when the whip is being administered. It is such a blessing that sacrifice is becoming admirable and something to desire. I am grateful for the blessing of ELSHAKAR. Truly, a friend loves at all times and a brother is born for adversity.

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Thank you for standing by us and believing in us even when we find it hard to see who God is making us to become. Truly, an army is rising! God is doing a good work; every eye shall see it. Hallelujah!!!

Where should I even start from? The typing of my fingers cannot possibly come close to what’s in my heart but I’ll try by God’s grace. This community is a blessing beyond words. God has used this community to help me see the scriptures beyond the letters.

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My eyes have truly beheld the goodness of God through this community. In Rabbi El’s voice, “The more you know Christ, the more burden given to you. The new dimensions that you are ushered into, the more responsibility.” These sentences truly sum up my experience.

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I didn’t truly feel I understood the burdens of the Father until HGA. I didn’t understand the essence of community until HGA. There was no understanding of the inner Christ until HGA. How can I forget the importance of laughter through this community? Laughter is medicine for the soul.

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Now, I understand my inner life better. I am truly elated and God did me well by bringing this blessing (HGA) into my life. My life is being patterned and shaped into Christ's life through this community.

I joined the HGA community via the meditation course of 2023 and it has been nothing short of life-changing. I remember being in need of in-depth teaching of the word of God—something deeper and different from what I was used to.

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I also knew that I needed a teacher I could trust to guide me through and that's when God sent HGA my way. I came in broken and trapped in a besetting sin and now I can boast of healing and a safe accountability space. Free from the shackles of the very same sin that was weighing me down and now responding to the love of Abba.

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My relationship with God has become even more intimate; my family and loved ones have not only seen the growth in my life but also want to be a part of the place where the growth happens. I have been blessed beyond my wildest imagination. I bless the day I met El Shakar and HGA.

My experience in HGA has been nothing short of phenomenal! Where do I even start from? I joined HGA in 2020. I was looking for a place to be discipled. This was a year where God asked me to go back to the basics and learn the foundation of my faith.

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I've been a student of HGA for the past 4 years and it has been the best experience yet. I've learned practical Christianity from HGA. I've grown to love the word and prayer. I can now comfortably sit and listen to the word for hours without getting tired. I have gained a community of fervent believers and I love doing life with them.

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I've learned leadership by serving in HGA. I've learned the importance of meditation through the meditation course and how everything is in a state of meditation. Over here, we dissect the truth of God's word! We pray oo!🤣 We don't just talk.

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We act the word! The fruits of the spirits are evident! I'm so grateful to God for Rabbi El. This is a safe space! I've died to pride and wisdom has been and is being birthed in me. I love HGA! La Sagrada Familia ❤️❤️

My journey with Heaven's Gate Academy (HGA) started in November 2022. Unfortunately, official work demands could not allow me the full commitment to the activities in the academy until the end of March or early April 2023. 

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Having devoted more time and attention to the good works of the academy, it has been amazing and very encouraging. Teachings at HGA are very practical, nourishing, and a booster in my understanding of Christian principles and life.

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These teachings have enabled me to relate Bible lessons to real-life experiences/circumstances and have imparted me in no small measures. Over time, I witnessed a tremendous change in my spiritual life and great improvement in my relationship with people, in my community, and especially, in my workplace.

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The environment of HGA Academy is very friendly and supportive. The love and passion my teacher, El Shakar, exhibits in mentoring is of no small measure in meeting my expectations and desires to be committed to serving God.

HGA is a home my life needed. I have wandered for a long time, thinking maybe God made a mistake saving me; I have wandered for a long time wondering what I was in life. I always felt like maybe life with God was just something to wing around. Prayer felt like a task; prayer felt like a struggle; everything wasn't tasting like the wine that a part of me felt like God would give till I found HGA.

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Being in this community has shaped my life; now I see God, and I see him well. He is not a stranger to me again; he is not someone I am trying to appease with many callisthenics/pretences. HGA opened my eyes to know God, seek God, love him, and cherish him.

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Oh! My heart has found a home; my heart cannot deny that in all things, "God is faithful." I prayed all through 2023 for a home, for a deep understanding of God and God gave me HGA. He heard my cry to know Him more; he brought answers to many questions in my heart by bringing me here. My life is forever changed with a deep love for God because I am in HGA.

My journey through the academy (HGA) has been truly transformative. The teachings I've encountered have indeed shattered misconceptions and widely held beliefs that I have come to realize are largely false, ignorant, and misleading, and this has really deepened my understanding of what Christianity truly is, or what it’s supposed to be at least.

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I've also been reminded about the vital importance of community, learning that growth and spiritual maturity cannot be achieved in isolation.

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Four essential principles have resonated with me during this period: love, obedience, responsibility, and accountability. Embracing these keys has unlocked a path to profound spiritual growth and maturity in the Holy Spirit.

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This experience has been nothing short of remarkable, challenging my perspectives and enriching my faith. Through HGA, I've found a supportive community and even though everyone’s spiritual journey is unique, I now have a clearer understanding of what a “spiritual journey” should be or look like, so to speak.

I came over to HGA from BSB in mid-2022, and it has been a journey. At first, I was so skeptical about the teachings and the time it takes to keep up with all the activities. Over time, something kept drawing me in as I battled with the busyness of life and I realized that sense of fulfillment.

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The battle and fear of believing lies or being deceived disappeared when my heart started speaking to me about my prayers being answered. I had prayed seriously that I wanted more from knowing God and my purpose before joining this family. This is it! Here you have more; the question is, can I keep up? 

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Here, I have found so many answers to many questions. I am growing spiritually. In fact, it is as if I was sleeping answering a believer and now I am being awakened to a real work with God. It is hard to put all these into words.

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I have started receiving the nudges of the Holy Spirit. I am learning and unlearning. I have received healing that flowed into my family. I have joy and peace here. I feel loved. I have lifetime friends. God is out to bless every single one of us. This is real and I am out of my hiding shell. I am becoming indeed!!! Thank You, Jesus!!!!

What can I say? God helped me find HGA at a time I was seeking more intimacy with Jesus, to really know him and just get my life in order.

I remember finding Rabbi El Shakar’s Instagram page in 2021, which led me to his podcast. I had never heard anyone teach like him before. It was like my mind started to open up and I had a better understanding of the scriptures and who I’m supposed to be as a child of God.

My mind was being renewed daily and I could see myself becoming a better person, paying more attention to my character and motives. I later joined the telegram group and became an official member of the Heavens Gate Academy, then the inner life group 😊

Members of the community are such beautiful and caring people. My growth has been nothing short of amazing, although I’m still growing, I can say that I’ve come a long way from where I used to be. Rabbi, I thank God for your life. Joining HGA is an answered prayer and I do not take it for granted. God bless you and the community!

I heard of HGA online after El Shakar and His wife came to my school, Caleb University. When they came, at the time I wasn't so grounded in God. To cut it short, I joined the HGA telegram group, which was very bubbly and I barely participated. After that, I lost track.

Sometime early this year, I saw on El Shakar's Instagram story showing the flyer of the meditation course. I brushed it off initially because it didn't seem like I needed it. Just a bit after that, I saw on someone else's story the same flyer. So I registered and the rest is history.

HGA has been a ladder for me to grow spiritually. I've gone from being spiritually dormant to being attentive and vigilant to a good level. My attitude, behavior, thoughts, focus, and goals have changed. I'm now seeking DAILYYYY to be who God wants me to be by first building a great friendship and relationship with Abba, which is the goal of the community.

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Rabbi El Shakar goes over and beyond to make us all come to that point where our focus is CHRIST. That we daily yearn and desire to be like Christ.  Thank you, Rabbi El Shakar and Rabbi Esther for being a vessel to help many realize themselves in Christ. God bless you and God bless everyone on the HGA team.

HGA has been an answer to prayers. I found HGA at a time when I was searching for community and just looking for more of God. I had no idea what that looked like but I just knew I needed more.

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My journal entries from this time period were filled with so many who, what, where questions. I am grateful for the the meditation course  and the daily meetings. When the Lord said He will fill my hunger and thirst, I had no idea what I was in for. I have learnt so much from being a part of HGA.

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How to be a better person, more than being a better Christian. How to be a better wife, a better friend, a better mom, a better employee/employer. I am learning the meaning of sacrifice and what it means to live a life that is always placed on the altar, surrendered to God.

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Light has definitely come and I am blessed to be part of a community that is intentional about growth in my relationship with God and in every area of my life.

There is a lot to say, but I will do my best to summarise. I joined HGA in the latter part of the year 2020. This happened after I met El Shakar through a mutual friend of ours. At that time I was looking for something, but I didn’t know what it was, I didn’t know it was God I was looking for, all I knew was I was looking for something and I had this inner longing that wasn’t really satisfied by popular vices, that inner frustration was strong.

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This search pushed me to dive into the study and practice of another religious system that I didn’t fully understand. I mean I grew up Christian but that was a no no for me because I was wounded by dogma and ruled by my own bitterness and pride. I started off having conversations with El Shakar and from there I joined the Friday night lectures and HGA.

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Over time I started to get what I would describe as clarity that came with inner peace, it felt like I found what I was looking for. It felt like someone put on a torch light inside my mind to show me a path that I should follow. It felt like the pieces of a puzzle were finally coming together. Something in me testified that what I was learning and hearing was truth. I was looking for God, I was looking for Christ and I saw it when the wounds from dogma got healed. When I started dealing with my bitterness, my pride, my lust, my vices. I could finally make sense of biblical concepts and teachings. I could now make sense of Christ and approach him. I bless God that through the help of his steward he fleshed and is still fleshing a lot of things out.

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What I am most grateful for is that I can apply what I learn to my every day life and to EVERY AREA of it. No where is hidden lol! I am grateful that I can see and verify changes in my life. I am not who I was before I joined and by the grace of God will continue to change and grow through obedience to God. May God continue to bless HGA, May God continue to bless his steward, my rabbi El Shakar, his family and the rest of the incredible people I have met in HGA that I can now call friends. I am grateful to be on this journey each and every single one of them.  

I am deeply grateful for the incredible blessing that HGA has been in my life. From the moment I joined this community in April 2023, I have felt an overwhelming sense of welcome and belonging. The community’s genuine love and support have been greatly instrumental to my spiritual growth.

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Through powerful teachings, ministrations, heartfelt worship, and prophetic insights, I have experienced God’s presence in ways I never imagined possible. HGA has not only strengthened my faith in God but also provided me with lifelong friendships and a deeper understanding of God’s purpose for my life.

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A special mention must be made of our steward, El Shakar Ideh, or Rabbi El, as we fondly call him. His wisdom, humility, and dedication to serving the Lord are truly inspiring. Under his leadership, I have felt encouraged and nurtured, helping me navigate this new path with confidence and faith.

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El Shakar’s prophetic guidance and profound insights into the Word of God have been particularly impactful, providing clarity and direction at crucial moments in my walk with Christ. HGA is home for me, a place where my faith is continually strengthened and my heart is filled with joy because Christ lives here!Truly, HGA is a beacon of hope in a world so keen on destruction. It is a testament to the transformative power of a Christ-centered community.

If I were to describe my HGA experience in one word, it would be transformational!I was led to join the HGA family in 2023 and ever since my life hasn't been the same, no cap!.

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One of the foundational lessons for me is knowing, understanding and manifesting my identity in Christ. Before HGA, I battled greatly with the imposter syndrome. Howbeit, through the meditation course, my perceptions and understanding have become clearer and sharper, invariably impacting greatly on my relationship with myself, God and with the world around.

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The daily teachings have helped me overcome fear; exposing me to deep truths that can only be searched out by the help of the Holy Spirit. It has brought healing to my soul and deepened my walk with God and my love for Him and His creations.

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I also LOVE that this platform does not regulate the movement of the Holy Spirit. We are completely yielded to the move of God for every season. I commend greatly the submission of the convener El Shakar Ideh and his lovely wife Esther Ideh to ELOHIM.Simply put, HGA is helping me BECOME.