God's healing hand

Several weeks ago, Esperanza (left) testified on a Sunday morning of how God touched her. For months, she has been suffering from severe back and neck pain due to a spinal problem that the Doctor said would only be corrected by surgery. She was layed off of work due to the problem. She did not have the money for surgery and her faith reached out to God trusting Him for healing. We anointed her and prayed for healing and nothing happened right away. But her faith remained steadfast and unmoveable. She was still waiting for the day God would heal her.

The previous Friday night she had been at prayer service and when I asked her how she was doing, she replied, "I'm in a lot of pain today."

She testified how that the following Saturday morning she awoke at 8:00 a.m. and realized she had slept all night. That was strange since she would normally wake various times throughout the night due to pain. As she got up and moved about, she realized she could turn her neck any way that she wanted and she did not have pain! Over the next couple of days, the pain in her back also went away. Jesus passed by her and gave her His healing touch!

The incredible part to the story is that she has told this to her neighbors and family. Her next door neighbor is a living witness of what took place because Esperanza would sometimes have to call her over to help her get up or lie down or do various jobs. This has touched Marleni's heart (Esperanza's neighbor pictured right). She has seen with her own eyes that something took place as Esperanza can now move freely without pain!

We had a ladies' meeting in Marleni's house and she is very interested in becoming a Christian. There was much of the Lord's presence in that little house. I wanted to take pictures but forgot my camera. Besides the church ladies, several of Marleni's neighbors came. When asked if anyone wanted to give their heart to Christ, another girl raised her hand. Angela has now been brought into the Kingdom. Pray that Marleni will also come to the point where she is ready to yield to Christ.

Isn't it just like God to heal in a way that he gets all the glory and no man can take credit?! Esperanza's doctor says he can't believe it. She told him, "Well, believe it because God healed me." What a mighty God we serve!