Journal of Miracles

Roses in the Briar Patch

2012-01-19T15:03:00.000-08:00

The experience of life, so far, has left its marks deep inside of me, and it becomes more beautiful with each passing day. Mixtures of miraculous, joy-filled, blissful blessings, alongside of horrendous jolts of trauma that awakened and taunted my heart, hovering over my joy with threatening death...the twisting, turning, ever-changing journey whose finish line, upon looking back, reveals a straight line. He was with me. And He still is. And perhaps I am becoming more perfected in love, yet my soul knows well that it has not arrived on the shores of complete safety.

Let me clarify that there are many wonderful moments that will always be carried and cherished in my heart...countless people who kindly, in the midst of their own painful trials, went out of their way to leave a beautiful impression on me and my family. Every word of kindness and every action inspired by love will forever remind me of the goodness of God, especially when doubt tries to push its claws into my skin. Upon remembering life's pains and life's triumphs, I can only say that God IS faithful and His goodness shines even when we forget mankind's.

My reason for writing now is born out of adversity, not my own this time, but of others who have faithfully laid their hearts and lives bare, passionately serving and trusting those within the local church, only to find their families, friendships, and leaderships falling apart. Do not fear, however, for it is merely a passing moment of testing; a violent war that will be overcome with peace, joy, and renewed love, if only those bloodied soldiers will maintain a heart of gratitude...even gratitude for the suffering.

I write to those who walk with people and ARE people who carry great influence and anointing. I used to think that being on the front lines was dangerous. Then I believed it was the safest place to be. But life has taught me it is both. The 'front lines' are dangerous AND safe, depending on who you are surrounded by, and I mean within your own army.

Perhaps the naivete of men and, especially women, in church is to trust others to an unfair depth. Let me explain. This can be said for humanity as a whole, yet I will speak on behalf of women. When loving one another and befriending one another, we must always remain aware of one's ability to cause pain, and we must give the grace to let them do so, yet with the wisdom of serpents and harmlessness of doves. We must realize that every human carries a broken place or a void, that maybe they are not aware of, and that, eventually, that place in them may arise as it is rooted out by a loving, graceful God.

The rooting-out process sometimes hurts, seemingly beyond the ability to bear, depending on one's stubborness or desire to be teachable. Whichever the perpetrator chooses, the grace of Christ is strong enough to keep you as you either walk away or stand by...

Whatever your story, the end result of life's events can amount to immense joy and satisfaction; the ability to smile when revisiting good times, as well as bad. Believe it or not, there's beauty to be found in the dung hill. There's redemption to be witnessed by your eyes in the darkest, most putrid place. Ugliness can call itself a briar rose, even though it is merely the thistles that serve to draw our blood, wrench our gut, and shake our soul at a level that no one can comprehend...only to arrive in the light, where Love lives.

Life leaves impressions. You get to choose which kind. "The roses are found in the briar patch."

Pay Attention or You Might Miss the Miracle

2011-02-08T09:42:00.000-08:00

Long story short---This picture was taken of me and my husband, after receiving prayer. Neither one of us had ever felt the presence of God in this manner. The best way that I can describe it: His Spirit penetrating every crack, nook, and cranny of our beings, heart, soul, body, mind, and spirit--a heart surgery in which the Lord transplanted His own heart into ours and the beating of our hearts became one with His...in unison. This is a day I will never forget, and it happened almost one year ago. I did not see the miracle in it until recently. Open your ears, eyes and your heart so that you do not miss out on what God is saying and doing. I almost missed this one.

Eyes Restored! Shoulder Healed!

2011-02-08T09:26:00.000-08:00

This past Sunday, we ministered in Midlothian, Texas, where our son prayed for a man who had lost 40-50% of his sight in both eyes. He was diagnosed with severe glaucoma 20 years ago! After a moment of silence, our son said, "Your eyes are healed. Your eyes were made to see...so, see." Immediately, the man began to excitedly yell, "Whoa!! Whoa!!! I can see my hands!" The tunnel vision left and soon he was looking all around, happy that his peripheral vision returned. To make it even more amazing, his eye doctor was in the congregation! The eye doctor that diagnosed him 20 years ago came forward and did a simple eye test, confirming that his vision was restored. Thank You, Jesus!!!!!!

A woman came forward who said she wasn't sure that she believed in healing...especially that healing might come through the hands of a child. My daughter prayed for her injured shoulder and the pain immediately left! Now...she believes.

Miracles in Florida

2010-08-26T21:14:00.000-07:00

Last week in Boca Raton, Will Matthews (our friend) prayed for a grandmother whose grandson disappeared 18 years ago. Will saw a vision of a him calling his family. THE VERY NEXT DAY, the grandson contacted his mother to let them know he was doing well. He had been taken away by a family member and hidden. Praise God for this reunion!

A broken foot was healed at the Boca meeting. In Homestead, our son prayed for a woman with a bad knee. She was always in pain before, but after a minute of prayer, she realized that her knee no longer hurt. She began to run around the room, screaming and laughing..."It doesn't hurt anymore!!"

A few months ago, at our Youngstown, OH meeting, numerous miracles occurred. One of the coolest things was that a man went into McDonald's and began to talk to a table of six people about how their sins were forgiven. All six people ended up accepting Jesus as their Savior and they came to the meeting that night!

Letter From a 72-Year-Old, Amazing Woman

2010-07-22T13:48:00.000-07:00

The following is from an email I received from a sweet friend who at the age of 72, went on her very first missions trip. She saw amazing miracles happen at her hands:

at the conference(there were pastors from equador, guatemala, mexico, canada, all over USA), God gave me visions for people prior to my prayers for them- the anointing NEVER left the entire five days...and even on the plane on return flight, i was able to release a lady from the fear of flying..( she'd had to have the dr. come the night before to sedate her- she was so afraid.) i showed her in the Bible about the "spirit of fear"- prayed for her- let her know the Father's love for her-she was catholic- she kept kissing my hand and cheek and asking if i were an angel.(there was only one seat left on the plane when i boarded, and it was beside her. she would never fly alone. her daughter would have to fly with her, then get on another plane to return home, then fly back again to get her mom!) and this woman was set free, baby- free!

the hostess of the home where we stayed(they were all bilingual) called when i got home crying, sayin how the family missed me so much, they walked around the house all day crying.....(i had spoken into their lives; the Lord had given me words for all five of them...incredible insight..the man had NEVER had a touch from God and Jesus came to him as i prayed and put a band of love around his neck- i then read him that scripture i had come to the conference with- from hosea 11;4)
the mother had told me earlier that when i left their home for the conference each day, she would go into the bedroom where my shoes were, put them on, walk around the house praying, "Lord, make me like patricia. make me like patrica." (traci, that's how STRONG the anointing was! theyhad never seen the prophetic- the healings.) it was truly like being Jesus in patricia's skin..lance preached a great sermon two weeks ago on "the church with skin on it." i sooo wanted to be that church!
one morning while we were there, he preached about the breath of God- how man was but dirt until God blew into him the breath of life..when the paralyzed lady came to me for prayer, God told me to breathe on her! i asked, "Lord, are you sure??? i should ask her if i can breathe on her?" she said i could, so i took her limp arm, breathed on it and cried out, "la vida! la vida! la vida de dios!" and that's when she was healed...(i mean, just the usual Jesus stuff" happened!) another lady's jaw was healed. she said when i prayed, it felt like God numbed it with novacaine. shane prayed for a man who could not see across the room, and he was healed.

when i went to pray for a man whose leg was shorter than the other,(i had a word of knowledge for him) the Lord told me before i got to the man that he did not feel worthy of prayer...as i was walking back to him, God gave me a vision of Jesus walking along the shore. he put an easel on the sand and told everyone from the church to come up and paint on the easel all the things they were carrying in a knap sack....those things, traci, were unworthiness, sins, etc.when all the people in the congregation had painted their heaviness, Jesus ripped the pictures off the easel and threw them into the "sea of forgetfulness to be remembered against them no more!" when i told the man the vision, he began to cry and told me that his leg was so messed up because he had lived a life with gangs when he was young..he did not think God had forgiven him for that past life...and THAT was why God gave me the vison for him- to know it was ALL ON THE CROSS! he was worthy! when his leg grew out and the pain left, he went running to the stage to testify...

at age 72, this was my FIRST mission trip, and i do not think it will be my last. lance's preaching was really anointed...he taught every day, three times a day- the fire tunnels were incredible..so many set free from the lie of the enemy that sin had caused God's judgment with katrina, then the oil spill...we left them all with the truth of God's love for them!

gotta get to bed.. it's almost 2:30-...reminds me of n.o. i would go to bed at 2, get up every day at 6.... totally sustained by love and the Spirit! need to work on my lesson tomorrow for the mentor group sat., then can't wait to read your story! will give you some feedback soon. was sooo great at the youth group tonight...i got to pray for soooo many kids..i have such a "thing" with Jesus re: short legs growing out- one girl's leg grew out even with the other; also prayed for a girl whose hand was bruised, blue/swollen from injury; pain left and hand was same color/size as other..God just MOVED mightily again...how i love those young people...how i love them, love them, love them!

Healings and Passports

2010-07-16T14:42:00.000-07:00

I hardly get on here anymore to write, so I have missed reporting numerous wonderful things. Let's see...backs have been healed, ankles, broken bones, and more importantly, broken hearts. My husband saw a lady in Ohio who was on a walker, crippled by a stroke...but after prayer, she straightened up and walked without any problem. Her family and friends were amazed as she showed no more signs of the stroke.

My family and I felt compelled to get our passports, so we miraculously got an appointment at a post office within 30 minutes, where people typically were having to wait 2 to 3 weeks for an appointment. We got to the counter and filled out paperwork...the clerk told my husband that he had the wrong birth certificate and there was no way it would be accepted. He suggested submitting it while my husband got the certified copy. He also said that passports were taking about 8 weeks to process. Long story short, we received all of our passports (even husband's) in the mail 11 days later!! Wow!

An Incredible Day in the History of Haiti

2010-02-27T21:20:00.000-08:00

AN INCREDIBLE DAY in the HISTORY OF HAITI
-by Jerry Miel (Feb 17).

I think that I will remember this day as one of the most significant
in my life, not because of what I did, but for it's meaning...Today
was the one month anniversary of the great Haitian earthquake.

About 3 days ago the Haitian President announced that there
would be 3 days of holiday from work for the purpose of fasting
and prayer. This is absolutely historic. If you have ever been in
Haiti as a visitor or missionary, could you ever have imagined
such a pronouncement? Could you image such an announcement
from the U.S. President? This morning I saw a young Haitian-
American woman, the leader of a work team, crying because the
Americans could not understand the incredible importance of this
day and wanted to go about business as usual. Remember, it was
only about 6 years ago that a former Haitian president called the
nation to come together to rededicate the nation to Satan.

This was not "a minute of silence for the deceased" or something
as equally insignificant. Whatever the President might have
originally intended, this became a real commitment for the Haitian
people. As I sit here this evening, I can hear the preaching coming
from a nearby church. Services have been going on all day...

Let me tell you what I saw and felt today.

I had planned an inspection trip up to the Artibonite
Valley today. As we left the guest house about 7:30 am,
we were met by throngs of well dressed people headed to
various churches. The sounds ofChristian music and worship
filled the air everywhere. The next observation was that there
was NO traffic. Port-au-Prince streets are always clogged
and overflowing with bumper to bumper traffic.
This morning there were only a few vehicles on the roads, a few
small buses (tap taps), some UN and military vehicles, and a few
private cars. We had clear sailing through town. The same was
true of foot traffic. Usually the streets are clogged also with
people walking. Today there were only a few and many of them
dressed for church. The only place that there were traffic blocks
was in front of several churches where the congregations had
overflowed the buildings and the yards and had moved out into
the streets as well.

The next observation was that EVERYTHING was closed! We
could not find even one business or gas station open. There were
no intercity buses running. Whereas the sidewalks are usually
overflowing with millions of street venders, we only saw a few here
and there. The huge outdoor market near the wharf where
thousands work each day and is spread out to cover most of the
street, was EMPTY.

Where were all the people? They were in churches and makeshift
meeting sites. Every church (except a JW church) had services
going on, almost always overflowing into the streets. Beside
broken down churches, services were taking place outside. In
homeless camps, there were services. Everywhere the nation was
gathered to worship and pray. No, I did not see any voodoo,
Islamic, or Buddhist services. This scene was repeated in every
town and hamlet that we passed during the day.

Tonight, Pastor Ignace, who is sharing the room with me, asked
this question: "Can people still say that Haiti is a voodoo country?"
What has been happening and is continuing to happen in Haiti did
not happen because of the earthquake. It has been happening
because the Haitian people know how to pray. This is a tremendous
outpouring of God's power as the result of prayer. Twenty years
ago I started praying for the Gospel to change the Haitian culture.
I think that I am seeing God do that work.

The only sadness that I feel today is for our nation. While a nation
that has long been under Satan's domination is turning to God
with total commitment, our nation, founded on Godly values has
rejected God and is rapidly trying to forget that his name even
exists. Let us pray for revival.

4-MIN VIDEO of HAITI DAYS of PRAYER-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30rWm84z-zg

The Touch of God in Euless, TX

2009-07-20T19:54:00.000-07:00

My husband preached at a church in Euless this past Sunday and we had a fantastic time there! During the service, my husband mentioned several testimonies and it turned out that those testimonies began happening in the service. At least 8 people reported that they had long-term pains/injuries that were immediately healed. By the time we left the service, a man that had been in a wheelchair was up and walking around. An hour later, we received a text message, saying that he walked all the way to his car! I'm not sure what had been wrong with him, but all I know is that he could not walk, and now he walks!

Eyesight restored

2009-06-29T08:55:00.000-07:00

Last week, four people in our church experienced restored eyesight after prayer. One of the young men did not know much about church or God, but was healed, so he accepted Jesus as his savior!

Lupus

2009-06-29T08:54:00.001-07:00

We recently received news from one of our school of ministry students, whose husband battled lupus for 10 years. After much prayer, the doctors can no longer find lupus in his system. He feels well and is overwhelmed with the love of God!

Healing after a stroke

2009-06-29T08:53:00.001-07:00

Update from a friend:
"Leroy is doing very well. We are calling it a miracle. He indicated that he wanted the breathing tube out the same night that he had the "stroke". He was able to talk and understood what had happened. The next morning Trina said that he face was back to normal and he strength on both side of his body. The docs were amazed and now think it was only a TIA(mini stroke) because the symptoms disappeared so quickly. However, the reports of how he looked when he first came in would lead you to believe that was not the case. One couple the was in to see him when he first got there laid hands on him and prayed. The wife almost fainted when they stopped in yesterday when she saw him sitting up, laughing and joking with people! They are going to take an MRI, EKG and some other tests today just to make sure everything is ok. I would guess that he will be out tomorrow."

Growth on Thyroid

2009-06-06T21:49:00.000-07:00

I have a growth on my thyroid that has been growing for the last four years. Six weeks ago, I went to the doctor to have it checked and it had grown a lot. The doctor wanted to do a biopsy, but I told him I wanted to wait since I was at the appointment alone and that I would like to reschedule when my husband could be there with me. A little over a week later, we went to Redding for the Leaders' Advance at Bethel Church. While there, Bill Johnson was preaching and he paused, saying that we all should pray for people who have growths or tumors in/on their bodies. The lady next to me prayed for my thyroid.

This past Monday, Bill took me back to the doctor and I just knew that I would have a testimony. As the doctor did the ultrasound, he stopped on that same spot and began typing info into the computer. I was disappointed at first because i could tell that he was seeing something in there, but I quickly reminded myself that the growth HAD to have changed! I laid there on the table, silently praying that the Lord would just shrink it right there. In a few seconds the doctor said, "That is odd. This is just so odd. I need to compare something." He looked at my charts and said, "Well, it changed. It has shrunk....significantly. This is just so odd. These kinds of growths never shrink this much....and especially not this quickly." He said that it's now so small, that it's really insignificant.

I asked the doctor, "Well...can I tell you what happened?" He looked puzzled. I began to tell him about the church service and how we prayed. I told him some of the testimonies that happened while we were there. He smiled and shook his head. He said, "Well, what can I say?"

I left the office jumping up and down....so excited! I have never been so happy to pay a medical bill in my life!

Teenagers Doing Street Ministry/Healing

2009-03-22T19:19:00.000-07:00

My son is part of a group called Revivalist Academy. These teenagers regularly go out and pray for people. Today, my son's group went downtown to minister at Church Under the Bridge, where many homeless people gather for church service and free lunch. My son sent me the following text message: "I just prayed for a lady that had a bad left leg and a blood issue thing. She had a cane and after we prayed for her there was no pain and she stood up and threw her hands into the air and said it was healed. The swelling on her leg went down and she walked away without the cane!!"

God Runs The Cell Phone Store

2009-03-22T19:18:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to share a favor story. Last week, our family banded together to get Bill a bluetooth device for his cell phone for his birthday. He had it less than 24 hours when it got dropped on the ground and stepped on, which destroyed it completely. Bill was really upset, knowing that Sprint will not replace something like that. We prayed together and asked God to manifest His favor in the situation, so we drove to Sprint, explained what happened, and the manager said, "I'm really sorry, but we can't replace this....BUT," and he turned to the lady working there and continued, "...go get him another one." He gave us a brand new bluetooth device!!!!! Praise God.

Testimonies This Week...

2009-03-18T21:27:00.000-07:00

After a service that my hubby preached at this last Sunday, where healing prayers were released, a friend who attended posted this on her FB account: "I walked to our Wal-Mart, not far but about a mile. This is the first time I have been able to do it without pain. Ray says he has his wife back." Praise God!

My husband and I have been praying for God's provision so that we can pay our taxes by April 15th. In the natural, it was totally out of our reach to get these funds. My husband received a call on March 17th about a possible project that will pay him more than enough!

Another prayer we have prayed was that God would send us back to Maui for a visit and to be a part of the revival that's going on there. We received a phone call on March 17th (yes, two awesome phone calls in one day!) from the church there who has asked us to come and do some services/conference this summer! Yay!

I got a call today from a friend who bought a very special necklace for herself to remind her of new beginnings with God. It was a "symbol" to her of reassurance of all the good that God is doing in her life right now. She accidentally broke the necklace and was very depressed about it. She set it on her night stand, where it stayed for two weeks. Every time she looked at it, it broke her heart, so she asked God if He would fix it for her. She called today to tell me that she looked at the necklace and it was fixed! It's just like new!

A friend was telling me yesterday about how she prayed for a friend who had a 65% blockage in the heart. They prayed over her that she would not need surgery and that the blockage would leave. When the docs went in to do the procedure, it was only 20% blocked, so surgery was NOT necessary! The doctor said he did not know how that happened.

Healed of Cancer

2009-02-13T19:17:00.000-08:00

Our pastor shared a testimony with us this week, from a woman who is a mother of five children. She was recently in the hospital with cancer. After the surgery, the doctor told her, "I'm sorry. There is nothing more we can do for you." She wept and wept. She and her husband, needless to say, were so devastated. As she was praying later on, she heard God say, "Reach up. Reach up and grab hold of the prayers of the saints." She actually reached her hand up and was struck with great joy. She could not stop worshipping God and rejoicing. Six weeks later, she went in for a scan to see how far the cancer had spread. The news came back: "You have NO cancer."

Broken Neck Healed

2009-02-13T19:10:00.000-08:00

A young man was brought to our youth group this past Wednesday night. He had broken his neck several weeks ago in a football game and had been in lots of pain and could not completely turn his head. The youth gathered around him and prayed. He had an intense experience with God in which he was COMPLETELY healed! No pain! Full range of motion! He accepted Jesus as his Saviour.

Miracles in Nicaragua

2009-02-09T21:33:00.001-08:00

Here's the latest from our friend, Earl:
In the morning service, a 13 year old girl who was deaf and dumb, came forward for prayer after healings had already taken place, a first for that church. She was prayed for and then went to the bathroom Suddenly people heard screaming from the bathroom and it was the girl. Her ears had opened up and they began testing her hearing and she was hearing. Then she began to say her first clear words, ¨mama, papa¨. The whole church began crying, what a beautiful moment.
I was in the church of the cuban pastor in Managua yesterday with Pastor Harry and Jairo. We work as a team. Yes, we saw an old man who could not walk well begin walking and jumping up and down like a kid. Other miracles took place as we had the people praying for the sick. There was a man there who is in the parliament and was invited to come. The pastor asked me to pray for him and God touched him prophetically and in his life and he crumpled under the presence of God. Later, as we were praying for the people, I asked him to pray for others also. He was shocked but haltingly did so. After awhile he really got into it and I heard afterwards that he came up to a panamanian evangelist and said, ¨Hey, I am praying for people!! Iwant to pray for you too¨ And he did so and he was just thrilled to actually be a part of this and I also found out that he wants to also become a pastor.
A young man who came to help at the crusade received an impartation and embraced the message. His father was in a hospital dying and the family was weeping at the bedside. This young man, fresh from the crusade, went to his papa and declared the kingdom of God over him. The power of God touched his dad. The doctor came in and could not find anything wrong with him, had the machines to check him out and thought the machines were not functioning so he called in another doctor. The dad is up walking around.
A woman who had a disease for 14 years was prayed for by another christian. I do not know the name of the disease in Spanish but it was in her legs and it is very painful and causes the skin to be black and blue. After prayer the pain left and the skin turned back to its normal color.
Another woman asked God to take her life because she was in so much pain and felt a ball within herself she said. A christian prayed for her and all the pain left and she felt the ball dissolve and she was beaming.
An elderly woman had a stomach disease and could not eat. When prayed for she was healed and began asking for food to eat.
The Cuban pastor has been hearing the message and preached at another crusade Saturday and began to see miracles of healing for the first time like that.
Embracing the message, impartation through revelation along with praying for the leaders and believers is beginning to take place.
At the internet place I am at, an unsaved young woman asked Harry and I to pray for her 3 month old niece dying of a kidney infection in the hospital. I told her the testimony of the baby we prayed for over the phone in Hawaii and how God touched him and we just held hands and prayed. The next day she said that her niece did not die but got better and the doctor said it was a miracle.

Baby's Intestines Healed

2009-01-17T23:10:00.000-08:00

The following testimony is from our friends, Earl and Jana Thurner:
WOW!
This is the testimony two days ago of an incredible miracle of the healing of Nainoa, the nboy of Nainoa Thompson over the phone.
I just got off the web researching the voyages of Hokulea, the double hulled canoe built to voyage as the native Hawaiians and Tahitians did years ago, using no instruments but the stars, winds, birds and nature to guide them to all the islands of the South Pacific. You can look it up and for many years voyages took place proving how the ancient polynesians inhabited all the islands.
Jana and I were invited to a prayer meeting in Waiehu, Maui by Kaatee, one of the leaders of the Maui Supernatural School of Ministry we established last year and now 3 schools on Maui and doing well. It was a meeting where she invited her employees and others to come for prayer for their needs and she wanted us there along with the overseer of our school now, Pastor Shannon.
A man named Charlie Maxwell came who if you recall was healed at our first school session and a leading voice for the Hawaiian culture and regularly on television speaking. He asked us if we would be so kind to pray for a baby of a friend of his, Nainoa Thompson, a name I had heard but I did not know the full story until I just went online. Nainoa Thompson was the first native Hawaiian in modern times to navigate a canoe thousands of miles without instruments across the Pacific. I had no idea that he literally led every voyage from 1976 on for nearly 20 years. He is a household name in Hawaii.
Charlie went on to say that Nainoa and his wife Kathy just had a baby boy who had 2 major surgeries and was scheduled this very moment to have another and he feared that the baby would not live through it. The problem was that the intestines of the baby were not joined and the doctors were going to operate again to try to solve the problem, it was their only hope. We were told that Nainoa was on the Hokulea but Charlie did not go into details.
We were told that Nainoa would call from the hospital after 8 and Charlie told him that we would pray for the baby. We were there for 2 hours and God was moving powerfully in the room and I personally ministered to Charlie mostly through the gift of faith and knowledge also of polynesian culture and as he said, his life was deeply touched and to have a Hawaiian of that stature say that to you is amazing in itself.
Nainoa called around 8:30 and Charlie put on the speaker phone to hear from Nainoa and Kathy. You could just feel the hurt and worry and weariness in their voices as Nainoa explained everything and his concern that his son would make it through the operation. Charlie said that he was going to do an Hawaiian chant and then have me pray. After the chant, I prayed the His kingdom would come and the child would be completely healed and Kaatee and Pastor Shannon prayed afterwards. Nainoa was touched of course and then today Jana and I heard the news.
When the doctor came in, he found that the temperature and blood pressure had suddenly became normal. Then he put the instrument, whatever they call it, to see inside the baby to ascertain where to operate. When he did so, he turned to the parents and said, there was no need for surgery as the intestines were perfectly joined together and the child was completely normal. He was shocked! He could not understand it and Nainoa said that some people on Maui prayed over the phone and God healed the baby!! He was completely overwhelmed by this miracle and wants to fly here to meet everyone. WOW! What a beautiful moment, what an amazing God and what joy to be a part of it.

Healed Hand

2009-01-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

Last week, a man with a broken hand received prayer. He had broken the hand awhile back, but never went to the doctor since he didn't have insurance, so the hand healed incorrectly and was deformed. After receiving prayer, his hand healed over night and is no longer deformed!!

No More Cancer

2008-12-21T23:04:00.000-08:00

A woman at our church prayed for a woman she knows, who had pancreatic cancer. The woman was going to M.D. Anderson and things were looking grim. After receiving prayer, the next set of tests showed no sign of cancer. The doctor says there is no more cancer!

The River of God

2008-12-13T21:20:00.000-08:00

We attended a church service last week that blew my mind. There was such peace and tranquility as Mahesh Chavda shared the gospel in his quiet, "no frills" way. At the end of the service, he and several of our leaders formed a line (like a tunnel) and people began walking through it as the people prayed for them. It was sweet and simple. As I stood outside of the line, I prayed for people, as well. About an hour later, as the line of people dwindled down, it was my turn to go through. I was already having a hard time standing. As people passed by me, it was as if I was being hit with waves of warm "water." The peace was amazing. I found my knees trying to buckle, but I stood firm. Finally, I sat down...but now it was my turn to go through, so I made my way toward the leaders. The closer I got, the more wonderful the "river" of warmth around my legs and I felt the way that I suppose someone would feel after a few glasses of wine. Before I even got to the leaders, I began to fall forward, it seemed in slow motion. No one had touched me, but I could see them reaching out to keep me from falling. Next thing I knew, I was being carried. I felt arms around my waist and under my arms; people trying to lift me up and they were laughing. I heard one man say, "She can't handle her liquor!" I tried so hard to stand, but my body was as limp as a noodle...and it felt wonderful! It was like being in a pool of peace...a warm river..the presence of God. I began to giggle at myself as I tried to stand. There was no strength in my legs but it felt so good. I could not open my eyes to look around me because I was basking in God's glorious presence. Finally, I was carried out of the line and set aside on the steps.

I went home, amazed at what had happened. I went to bed smiling. After awhile, I awoke myself with giggling and I looked at the clock...it was 3am! I still felt so full of joy and peace.

Ever since that night, I have had incredible dreams every night, of being with God. On top of that, I am discovering that even when things are not so great, all I have to do is think about that moment and I start giggling again and I feel peace.

God is so good. I want to stay in that place with Him. I am learning to step into that place even when there is so much going wrong around me...and I find strength.

This Week....

2008-10-19T13:50:00.000-07:00

There are many reports of God's favor, for example, people getting jobs that they thought were nearly impossible, God returning lost items to people, and God delivering people from potentially bad situations. One situation involved the Lord actually changing a mistake in a catalog (2,000,000 copies) that saved our friends' job!

My husband lost a set of keys last week. We looked everywhere for them, even dumping his briefcase/bag....still, no keys. He left to teach his class and at the end, he asked someone to pray with him for his keys to turn up. When he went to get something from his bag, the keys were right there!

Also, our pastor received an email from a woman in our church, saying that she prayed for a woman with a twisted, swollen ankle. The Lord immediately touched her and all the pain left. Pastor Charles also received another email from a local pastor who was supposed to have surgery on an injured limb. After prayer, all pain left and after ten days without pain, he cancelled the surgery. He is doing well!

And here is a neat one from me: after paying bills and balancing my checkbook, I knew I was a bit limited and had XX amount of money left, so I have been extra frugal all week. Today, when I looked in my checkbook, somehow there was a lot more money in it. I don't know how it happened....it's all in my handwriting, but nothing matches up with what I KNOW I had written in there. Strange, but really awesome!

Update from Nicaragua

2008-10-16T11:59:00.000-07:00

Remember the visit to the hospital in Matagalpa a few days ago? There was a sister in our church here that had a baby and in intensive care and I was told the baby had one lung and I will recheck on that but I went back and prayed for her baby and all the babies.
One thing that is starting to become apparent is that there is a culture of miracles being established and the people here are realizing it is the normal Christian life. Today I was asked to speak at a service in another church in Dario but also there would be one at 4 in a home, with our church and another church participating.
It seems that Tuesday morning that sister brought her baby home to Dario, completely well and the doctors could only say that it was a miracle. So she goes to our church, the dad goes to this other church and they want to dedicate the baby to God in a special service and they want me to preach. It just happens that I had personally led the dad to the Lord in the same service months ago that his wife was miraculously healed of stomach disease!
Remember the 14 year old boy, Jorge, the one I have shared about who has been marvellously used of God in healing and prophetically? Came to our school when only 4 months saved, now a year in God? The lady was his sister. Dios es bueno!

From A Friend in Nicaragua

2008-10-10T21:49:00.000-07:00

I just received an email update from a friend in Nicaragua. Here's what it is happening:
A woman who we prayed for who was unable to have a baby was prayed for in July. While we praying for the sick last night she came up to testify that the miracle took place. She was pregnant but there was no movement in her womb and she had this sense that something was wrong. While I was preaching last night the presence of God just descended on her and she started feeling the baby move in her womb, just felt a lot of activity which is interesting as it is only 3 plus months along but she knew the child was alive!! She was just so overjoyed!
As soon as she was done, another woman got up and said that in July she came for prayer but not for herself but her husband who was at work and in severe pain constantly because of an inflammation in his body in stomach and back area. So we prayed and he was at work, she was in the church, and at that moment he was completely healed while he was working! He was in the service last night and I asked him if it was true and he said yes, that as he was working all the pain left his body and he has not had it since!
Then the husband of the woman pastor came to the pulpit. In that service in July, he was in the house and not in the service. The house is built to have a large meeting place for church and he was in the bedroom. He said he was listening to me speak and heard me say to put your hands on the area where you need healing, and I never even remembered saying that by the way. He was in severe pain and could not move and had a large tumor in his stomach.
So he lay flat, put his hand on his stomach and believed God to touch him. The next morning most of the pain was gone. The day after that, all the pain was gone and the tumor had shrunk to very small!
He was scheduled for surgery 2 days later and went anyway and watched the doctors freak out because the tumor was gone, he was pain free and completely healed! He told them what happened and they were incredulous! The testimonies of the Lord will fill the earth in this hour!!
In one service, there were miracles there besides the pregnant story, then a man in another room laying hands on himself and a man not even there being healed when someone stands in for him. What a great night in the kingdom!!

Gold Teeth Appear (God's Bling)

2008-09-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

Regarding miracles, I have never understood the gold teeth thing, but apparently the Lord likes putting bits of Heaven upon the earth. Perhaps He "marks" us for Himself in creative ways. In some cultures, young ladies are given a gold tooth as a symbol that they are married. Here is an email I received from a friend in Maui:

> > We are all doing great. This past weekend was totally
> awsome... we had David and Stephanie Herzog speak this
> weekend. Soooooo AWSOME. THE GLORY OF GOD JUST OVERFLOWED
> HERE AT CHURCH. MIRACLES, SIGNS AND WONDERS... MY MOTHER WAS
> ONE OF THEM. SHE DID NOT COME TO SEE OR HEAR WHAT WAS GOING
> ON. IT WAS FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
> SERVICE. SO ON MONDAY AFTERNOON I CALLED AND WAS SHARING
> ABOUT THE MIRACLES THAT TOOK PLACE, ANYWAY SHE CLAIMED I
> NEVER TOLD HER ABOUT IT BUT I KNOW I DID THEY JUST NEVER
> CAME. SO I AM TALKING TO HER FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SHE STARTS
> TO CUT ME OFF BECAUSE SHE SAID SHE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING SO
> SHE HAD TO GO. SO I KEPT ON SHARING A LITTLE MORE. I COULD
> TELL IN HER VOICE THAT SHE WAS SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE WHOLE
> THING. SHE ASKED WHAT DOES GOLD TEETH HAVE TO DO WITH
> ANYTHING. WHY WERE PEOPLE GETING GOLD TEETH? ARE YOU SURE
> THEY DIDN'T ALREADY HAVE IT? WELL WE FINALLY ENDED OUR
> CALL AND ABOUT AN HOUR LATER SHE CALLS BACK.
> > SHE STARTED TO TELL ME THAT SHE WAS IN THE BATHROOM
> THINKING ABOUT WHAT I SAID AND SOMETHING TOLD HER TO CHECK
> HER MOUTH TO SEE IF SHE HAD A GOLD TOOTH. WELL SHE WENT TO
> THE MIRROR AND WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED. ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT, WAY
> IN THE BACK, THERE WAS A GOLD TOOTH. TO ADD TO THIS
> EXCITEMENT SHE STARTED TO WALK QUICKLY AROUND HER HOUSE IN
> AWE OF WHAT HAPPENED, THEN SHE STARTED TO RUN AROUND HER
> HOUSE. PRAISE THE LORD BECAUSE AS SHE STEPPED INTO HER
> HEALING SHE WAS HEALED. SHE STRUGGLED AND COMPLAINED FOR 8
> YEARS ABOUT HER BACK, SIATICA, PAIN IN THE BODY. MOST OF THE
> TIME SHE MAY NOT HAVE SHOWN US SHE WAS HURTING SO MUCH BUT
> SHE WAS. ANYWAYS COMPLETE HEALING IN HER BACK AND NECK. SHE
> CAN JUMP UP AND CARRY KIANA WITH NO PAIN. THANK YOU LORD!!!!
> THE GLORY IS UPON HER AND I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY... WHEN SHE
> CALLED TO TELL ME I CRIED AND HYSTERICALLY LAUGHED FOR ABOUT
> AN HOUR. I WAS CHOKING AND HAD A HARD TIME BREATHING BUT IT
> WAS A GOOD THING NOT A BAD THING.
> > I AM UST IN AWE AND EXCITED TO SEE WHAT NEXT! AT THE
> MEETING OVER THE WEEKEND THERE WERE SO MANY MIRACLES. A LOT
> OF PEOPLE WHERE GETTING GOLD TEETH....YAH GOLD TEETH. THE
> GLORY IS HERE AND IT'S GONNA STAY...SO MAY ARE ON FIRE
> HERE AND GOD IS DOING SOMETHING HERE. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL
> SOON. THE BLESSING AND THE GLORY BE UPON ALL OF YOU WERE YOU
> GO. WE MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH TOO! WE LOVE YOU GUYS AND I WILL
> KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE AWSOME THINGS THAT GOD IS DOING HERE.
> > LOVE,
> > MAUI

This Weeks' Events

2008-09-22T17:26:00.000-07:00

I heard three reports this week of people being instantly healed of cancer; one of which was stage 4. They all have no more signs of cancer!

A lady in our school of ministry class prayed for a teacher/co-worker that had a broken hand. God restored her hand and she is moving all of her fingers with no pain! Her hand was broken just a few days prior and was supposed to take several weeks to heal.

One of our youth group members, Jake, had injured his knee badly. It appeared to be a torn meniscus; with lots of swelling and pain. Jake kept praying for his knee, along with several other teens. Within a short time, his knee was well again.

This past Sunday, God really brought breakthrough for several broken relationships. God is mending marriages! Hardened hearts are being softened.

My Son's Eyes Are Healed!!!!

2008-08-16T15:05:00.000-07:00

I am so thankful, so amazed, and really having a hard time finding the right words to express how I feel! My son just returned from youth camp and he came back without his glasses. He had terrible eyesight, previously, and the eye doctor had told me it would only get worse. Well, God thought differently.

During a service at the youth camp, the speaker was telling about someone in his church that received healing for their eyesight. While he was saying this, someone sitting next to my son decided to lay hands on my son's eyes and pray for him. My son said that a couple of minutes later, he noticed that his eyes were "focusing." He took off his glasses and he could see everything perfectly. He is normally a shy type who does not like to draw attention to himself, but he decided this was worth sharing, so he stood up in the middle of the service and got the speaker's attention to tell him that his eyes were healed! They called him up front and thanked God for the miracle.

Today, my husband and I tested his eyesight by having him read things and describe things that are far away. Before, he could not even tell who was in the same room with him without his glasses and words would appear as a big, dark spot. Today, however, he described and read everything perfectly WITHOUT his glasses!!! In fact, he could read things that my husband could not even read, and my son's eyesight had been WORSE than my husband's eyesight. We are absolutely amazed by God and rejoicing over what has happened! Needless to say, my son has been asked by a lot of people to pray for their eyesight and he is having a blast sharing what God has done. Thank You, Lord! (As I type this, he is watching the T.V. from across the room, and he is NOT squinting to see!)

Torn Pancreas Restored

2008-06-20T21:58:00.000-07:00

A little boy in our church had a bicycle accident this month. The handlebar went into his abdomen, so he was taken to the ER where they found that his pancreas was almost completely severed. Also, his liver had a laceration. Things were looking grim and the doctors were preparing to do surgery to remove the pancreas. The father and mother prayed over their son, laying hands on his abdomen and asking God to restore everything. After having another MRI, the doctors returned to inform the parents that their son's pancreas was perfect! They could not explain how an almost completely severed pancreas returned to normal within 24 hours. Little Garrett is doing well!

New Knee

2008-06-20T21:56:00.000-07:00

This past week, a woman in our church received a brand new knee cap due to prayer! The lady that was praying for her felt the knee cap forming underneath of her hand.

Broken Vertebrae Healed

2008-06-20T21:52:00.000-07:00

My father-in-law fell and the x-rays/MRI showed a compression fracture in the L4 vertebrae. The doctor showed the difference between an "old break" and a new break. The doctors began preparing him for back surgery, but did a bone scan to check the depth of damage first. The bone scan revealed that there were no fractures or breaks....only an "old break," one of which the doctor had previously said was a "new break." Hmmm...well, it healed up in a hurry! Back surgery was cancelled from the plans.

God Touches a Friend Going Through Chemotherapy

2008-05-13T09:29:00.001-07:00

In this particular post, my friend, Karol (pictured in the center), has not yet received total healing (that we know of), but she has allowed me to post what she wrote about how the Lord touched and encouraged her this past Mother's Day.

Karol writes:
Hi everyone -

I know that this is a group of awesome believers who have blessed me with their prayers and their support so I am asking for your continued support as I go forward.

Last week was truly one of the hardest weeks, after the chemotherapy, which I approached with trepidation (unlike the peace I had the previous time), I got very ill.
Not just side-effects from the chemo but the reaction apparently that I had to the drug they gave me after the chemo to strengthen my bones.
3 trips in 3 days to Kaiser without anything that provided relief.

I really wanted to get to service at Grace on Sunday and so with a lot of help from Keoni actually made it there, but I was barely hanging on. Then Michelle sent Ethan Finnberg to get me,
and bring me to children's church. she said that she really felt the Lord telling her to have the children pray for me. And so I was blessed to have little hands laid on me and little voices, some
barely raised, but all praying for my well being. One of the children started to sing, " Here I am to worship, here I am to bow down, Here I am to say that you're my God."

What an incredible moment. As Michelle encouraged others to sing I felt something lift off me, I felt this shift, not like a lightening bolt, more like a little scoot over happen. And holding those little hands,
feeling their faith, my faith began to rise.

I realized that I was the only one standing in the way of my receiving the healing God had for me, that people were praying I would receive, that I did truly want in my heart, but somewhere thought that I did not deserve.
I realized that I had to put aside anything and everything that made me doubt, all things self-centered, so that healing could be mine, and like the small children who were praying for me, step up in faith and claim the promises God had made.

I started to sing with the children, what a joy what a sense I cannot describe. I felt transformed by this encounter.

I went back into regular service and when Shannon was done speaking about some of the incredible experiences that he, Michelle and Kaatee had had at Redding and at Lakeland Florida, he went through the congregation,
and when he touched my hand I could feel the power of God flowing through him so strongly, it caused another shift in me.

So, sorry this is so long, but I realized after all of this that I can't go back and do the chemo again. I have no peace about it, I feel that God is directing me to go at this another way. I am going to do everything to get
my body healthy and well naturally, as well as zealously pursuing God's complete healing in my body - so I am believing that God is going to find a way for me to get to Redding, because since Bill Johnson has called out
a cancer free zone, I beleive that if I simply enter the area the cancer will not be able to stay.

I am asking you all to partner with me in prayer and support for this to come to fruition. I know that I have to lay down everything, my life , everything I love an hold dear and am asking God to take it all and use it, however He wishes,
because without Him I am nothing, without Him it means nothing, without Him there is nothing. I want Him to use me, I long to bring His presence to people who don't know Him.

I have no idea what will happen next but I have hope and I have faith (2 things I was in serious short supply of last week) and I will do whatever He tells me to do and go wherever He tells me to go to glorify His name and to make His love a reality to people.

I love you all, and thank God for the blessings you have poured out on my life and continue to pour out on my life.

Karol

And Suddenly....

2008-05-01T06:46:00.000-07:00

We have been praying for almost 8 months for the healing of my sister's arm. During her visit to Maui last September, she was on a boogie board at Big Beach when a huge wave pushed her into the sand, breaking her shoulder. Ever since that time, she had been unable to lift her arm up completely and it was really weak. Every day, she would try to lift it and exercise it, but it would not go beyond a certain point and it was very painful. Each day, she would give it a try. Last weekend, she initiated this exercise routine, and SUDDENLY, she had full range of motion and there is no more pain!! When I came to her house, she said, excitedly, "Look! Look what I can do." I am so joyful and extremely grateful to God for touching her arm.
We prayed for months, fervently, to see this happen. I do not know why it took so long, but when it did happen, it was suddenly. It's as if our prayers finally got through and Heaven was opened up to our cry. Thank You, Lord.

Miracles in Texas and Abroad

2008-04-01T20:17:00.001-07:00

I am so behind on posting here. Here are a few things that have happened recently.
1. On the college campus, my husband spoke to the campus ministry team and encouraged them to step out in praying for people. They prayed for a young man who had crushed his hand earlier that morning. He could not move some of his fingers. As they prayed for him, the pain began to leave and he could move his hand.
2. In a Bible study last week, a man's torn rotator cuff was healed. He raised his arm above his head.
3. Numerous divine appointments have occurred in this last month. I should have written about each of them when it happened, but over all, God used words of knowledge to reach hurting ministers and to spark new life where they were beginning to burn out.
4. We received a prayer request for a 17-year-old who had fallen out of a truck and hit his head, which caused him to be in a coma. Several people have prayed for him this week. This morning, I received word that he is awake and being weaned off of his ventilator.
5. A few weeks ago, we were asked to pray for a little girl who was unconscious after a television fell on her. Blood was coming from her ears and she was air-lifted to the hospital. Many people prayed and she is now doing well.

MRI Report After Stroke

2008-02-20T21:01:00.000-08:00

Here's an interesting one:
My father-in-law suffered a stroke a week ago. He was completely unresponsive, unable to move, talk or make eye contact. The CT scan showed a definite stroke in the left, frontal area of the brain. The neurologist told us it would be a long road to recovery and he said, "Do not expect any change overnight." The very next morning, my father-in-law was speaking clearly and carrying on conversation, walking around and able to function. They decided to take him in for an MRI with the dye to get a better look at the damage. The MRI showed a normal brain with absolutely NO damage and NO sign of a stroke.

Here's the tricky part: about two days later, he began having trouble putting his words together. He is still functioning well, except for his speech. BUT he can say, "Praise the Lord. Thank You, Jesus. Hallelujah. Amen." All he can do is praise the Lord. Today, we had prayer for him for quite awhile and then he was able to say some other words....and even a couple of sentences. We know that God touched him and we are expecting full recovery.

Chronic Back Pain Healed/Stroke Recovery Overnight

2008-02-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

Last week, we attended a conference about the Kingdom of God, where a man reluctantly came with his daughter. The man has dealt with chronic, intense back pain for years....he has endured surgery, injections and tried every alternative option available to relieve the pain, yet he could not get free from it. During the conference, he went outside because his back was hurting too badly to sit down. When he came back in, he felt the presence of God all over him and all the pain left. This week, he has worked hard labor WITHOUT PAIN! He can't believe it. He reports that the pain has not returned.

My father-in-law had a stroke yesterday and could not move at first. He regained movement within a couple of hours, but his speech was not right. He could not form words or communicate what he was trying to say. The doctor told us last night, after seeing the CAT scan and other tests, that we should not expect change over night and that this could be a long road to recovery. My mother-in-law said, "We believe in miracles." This morning, my father-in-law woke up, speaking well and has his sense of humor back! We are thanking God for quick recovery.

Marriage Restored/Back Healed

2008-01-22T17:45:00.000-08:00

I can't keep up with all of the amazing things that are happening! I'm so behind in writing about them.

This past week, a man with chronic back pain was healed and he was able to do his construction work (including mixing concrete) without having pain afterwards. He feels that his youth has been restored. Also, when my husband had prayed for him, God gave him insight; the man said it was as if my husband read his medical history and knew about the dreams and desires that he had. I love the way that God works through His people.

Long story short: a couple that divorced 9 months ago began seeking God after their separation. Their search led them each, individually, to the School of Supernatural Ministry. They were both shocked when they showed up at the school and saw each other. They have reconciled and are pursuing God together!

Brain Dead Man Awakes UPDATED

2007-12-30T23:47:00.000-08:00

Yay!! I am so excited about this one. A man who attends our Friday night meetings has been struggling with some issues in his life, so he decided to mix heavy drinking with heavy narcotics to end his life on Christmas Eve. He was found on the side of the road, unconscious and not even breathing. He was taken to the hospital and put on a respirator while they did tests to see how long he had been in that condition so they could determine if there was any hope for him. It was decided that he had much brain damage and that he would not pull through, so our church was asked to begin making funeral arrangements. My husband, our pastor and youth pastor, along with another church came together in prayer for this man's life. The next day, he began moving. The day after that, he began looking around. This morning, our church joined together in prayer, once again, for his life, and I received a phone call tonight that he is awake, off the respirator, and conscious of what's going on. He remembers people and is already beginning to recall information that doctors did not think he could recall. Praise God for second chances!!

UPDATE: After several people prayed for him and read Scriptures to him, he became totally conscious, began speaking and was able to be released within a few days. He shows no signs of brain damage!! My husband spoke with him on the phone and was amazed.

God Heals Back Pain

2007-11-30T11:57:00.000-08:00

My friend, Nanette, was instantly healed from an excruciating back pain that has lasted for several months. She had trouble breathing at times because of this pain. She decided to get people to pray for her one evening at church and she slept very well that night, waking up totally pain-free and the pain has not returned!!

Stomach Condition Healed

2007-11-08T01:34:00.000-08:00

We just received the following email:

Hi Pastor Bill,
John and I will not be able to attend the class tonight, but I wanted
to tell you that John was healed of his intestinal problems on Monday
night!!! Just to refresh you memory, for the past 6 weeks or so he has
been having stomach pains which get real bad when he eats...followed by
at least one trip to the bathroom after each meal...This happened each
time he ate!..we tried over the counter meds which didn't help and he
being the male he is wouldn't go to the doctor, expecting it to just go
away, which it didn't. If you recall he asked for prayer at Friday's
Shabbatt service...Anyway, Kip, his wife Jan (?) and I laid our tingly
hands on him on Monday night at the Supernatural class and by the next
day he could eat whatever he wanted with no pain and no after effects
in the bathroom. Please share this with the class tonight.

God is great!

God Intervenes

2007-11-03T01:22:00.000-07:00

My friend's brother was scheduled to go into chemotherapy as a radical treatment for his M.S. condition. My friend suddenly woke up at 4 a.m., hearing a voice that said, "The treatment will make him worse." She immediately called her brother and told him what she heard. She reminded him that she sent a worship C.D. and a cloth that she prayed over. He had not opened the package, so she begged him to do it immediately. Later, he called her to tell her that he played the C.D. and took out the cloth. He began weeping and had a vision of Jesus on the cross. He watched the blood running out from Jesus' feet. He felt different....peaceful....and full of God.

He then decided to have some type of body scan done to check some things out and during the scan, it pointed out something about a particular type of cell. The doctor said that they normally don't get info about that cell from the scan, so they were surprised at what the scan revealed. The info they received from the scan confirmed that if he were to do the chemotherapy, it would have destroyed him. He cancelled the appointment and is feeling much better!!

God's Power Shown Above False Gods

2007-10-11T13:33:00.000-07:00

Last night, a popular man of great importance came to our church meeting because he heard that we were experiencing the power of God. This man actually has an altar where he worships false gods and he upholds pagan traditions. We played a DVD of Pastor Bill Johnson where he spoke about the power of God. The man came forward for prayer afterwards. He had a condition for several years that was very painful. God totally healed him last night!! He acknowledged Jesus and is planning to continue to learn more. Praise God.

Powerful Times of Worship Dance

2007-10-10T00:33:00.001-07:00

While dancing before the Lord, people are ministered to in powerful ways. It's as if chains are falling off of those who are held captive. I love these times.

Healings/Miracles from this week

2007-10-09T02:41:00.000-07:00

#1. We saw asthma healed.
#2. A family who prayed for years for their son to return to God had their prayers answered after putting a prayer cloth in his wallet. He suddenly showed up to church, hungry to get to God.
#3. A man with no more money and about to file bankruptcy submitted his financial situation to God and $50,000 showed up within 48 hours from various sources.
#4. A man who had to resign his career with the Marines due to bad knees (lack of cartilage) was instantly healed. He hiked 2 miles up a mountain and ran around to test this healing and he has NO pain.
#5. We prayed over a man with severe ear and head pain. The doctors ran many tests and could not find the source of the pain, so they were referring him to a specialist. After prayer, all pain left and he is healed.
#6. A 12-yr.-old boy in our church was overcome by the Holy Spirit and began speaking in another language, weeping and having joy in the Lord.

Hearing Restored

2007-09-23T21:42:00.000-07:00

Today, my husband was invited to speak at another local church. After service, he was praying for people. As he laid his hands on one man to pray, my husband's ears went completely numb. He realized that God wanted him to pray for the man's ears, so he asked, "Do you have a problem with your ears?" The man replied, "Yes. I haven't been able to hear very well for years." My husband began praying for the man's ears and after a short time the numbness left. The man said, "Wow. Everything just got louder. That's amazing!"

God: #1 Locksmith

2007-08-22T00:14:00.000-07:00

My 86-year-old grandmother accidentally locked herself outside of her home in Texas today. Being the month of August, it was very hot outside. Since she could not get in her house and had no access to the telephone, she decided to sweep her carport and wait for someone to arrive. She had already tried several keys that were in her pocket, but none of them went to her house.

After quite awhile, when the heat was becoming a bit much for her, she decided to ask God to make one of the keys work. Sure enough, one of the keys opened her door! After she unlocked the door, she tested the key once more and it would not open the door. My parents arrived and they tested the keys. They found that none of those keys would open her door. The Lord made that key to fit only for that moment!

Interesting "Events"

2007-08-19T17:33:00.000-07:00

The following events may not make sense, but I never want to forget them.

#1---Lately, we have experienced some interesting little things that have boggled our minds. My husband noticed, about a month ago, that when worship music is played in the car, the lights turn on. Our lights are not automatic lights. You have to turn a little button to make the lights come on. Over the past week, I forgot to bring my worship CD's in the car, so I had scanned radio stations looking for some good music. I stopped on one station that plays a mix of Christian music. I listened to several really good Christian songs and, finally, a worship song came on, and the button moved so that the lights came on! I kinda laughed, but didn't know what to think. This happened to me about four times last week.

#2---Today, my husband was a guest speaker at Po'okela Church. He decided to leave his wallet and cell phones hidden in the car, so he rolled up all of the windows and locked the doors (the windows are electric, so they only work when the car is on). During service, he prayed that God would "open the windows of Heaven." It began to rain outside. When my husband came back to the car after church was over, he found that ALL of the windows were rolled down. The car was wet on the outside from the rain, yet the inside remained dry. Hmmm. Interesting.

#3---Last week, I had been teaching my children about the following verses:

Psalm 91
1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

I asked my children to remember how the mother hen that lived in our yard kept her chicks safely protected under her wings. We discussed how God will cover us with His feathers (verse 4) and what it means to dwell in the secret place of the Most High. One night, we prayed as a family that God would cover us with His wings, that our home would be a refuge and shelter, and that He would place His angels all around our home, inside and out!

Here's the interesting part: all week long, I have found little feathers in my house. I have swept numerous times and vacuumed. After the fourth day of waking up to find feathers in my living room, kitchen, hallway, and bedroom, it finally dawned on me that it was a reminder of what we had asked for. I do not know if these feathers are blowing into the house from somewhere (I have found no evidence of birds in the house....okay, other than feathers) or if God is actually leaving these feathers in our home. All I do know is that He is reminding us about His covering and His faithfulness to be with us.
UPDATE: 8/20/07---TODAY WHILE SCUBA DIVING AND FILMING AT MOLOKINI CRATER, A BIG, WHITE FEATHER FLOATED IN FRONT OF MY HUSBAND'S VIDEO CAMERA. HE WAS 20 FEET DOWN. I ALWAYS ASK THE LORD TO SURROUND HIM WITH ANGELS WHILE HE DIVES. ISN'T THAT WILD?! I JUST WATCHED THE VIDEO. IT'S REALLY COOL.

Boy's Arm is Healed

2007-08-18T13:18:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, my husband and I ran into a family from church and we noticed that their son, Kekoa, had his arm in a sling. He had been injured at school and the doctor did an X-ray, but told them they would have to wait for the specialist to come in on Monday to review the results before they could determine whether or not it was broken (typical Hawaiian healthcare). My husband prayed for Kekoa and then we left.

I saw his mother on Wednesday and she informed me that, after the prayer, Kekoa told her, "I know that God is healing my arm." He began using his arm as if it were normal. On Monday, the doctor called and told them, "We see something on the X-ray, so you'll need to bring him back in." The mom said, "But he's using his arm just fine. He doesn't hurt and it's normal." The doctor told her to come have it checked anyway, so we're waiting to hear what they found on the X-ray. This should be interesting!

6-year-old Healed From Knee Injury!

2007-08-09T00:57:00.000-07:00

One really awesome thing happened in my class tonight!! A 6-year-old boy, Matthew, was injured at school yesterday and his knee continued to swell and he could not walk today, so his dad carried him into the doctor's office. The doctor said that his meniscus was probably torn. His knee was visibly swollen and red and he could not straighten his leg. It was also full of fluid. Tonight, he came hopping into my class and looked very uncomfortable. He asked if we would pray for him, so I had the class gather around him and we laid hands on his knee. After prayer, we sat down and continued the class. Towards the end, during playtime, he began running around the room. I asked, "How is your knee?" "Better," he shouted.

His mother came in to get him and they went into the sanctuary for more prayer. Three people prayed for his leg and he came running back into my class VERY quickly! I looked at his knee and I could not see any swelling. I said, "I can't believe it!" I suddenly realized what I had said, so I corrected my statement to, "I CAN believe it!" Matthew seemed so excited to be running around and he made sure that everyone noticed, too. His parents were very happy! Thank you, Lord.

Freedom to Dance

2007-08-07T01:53:00.001-07:00

This may seem small, but I have always wanted to dance for the Lord in a more public way, yet I was too self-conscious to do it in front of people. Over the past 6 months, I have been given the boldness and freedom to express worship to God in a way that I have always wanted to. I am very thankful for this opportunity. Another very wonderful part of this is that my daughter is dancing with me!

Relief from Chest Pains

2007-08-07T01:45:00.000-07:00

A friend of ours was approached by a co-worker who asked for prayer because he was having severe chest pains. The man previously had a heart attack and was fearful because of the pain. Our friend was really nervous and unsure at first.....what a big request! But he laid his hand on the man and prayed against the pains and it left immediately. Thank you, Lord.

God Uses Numbers......

2007-08-03T00:40:00.000-07:00

Here is a really neat testimony that my husband wrote about on his blog regarding words of prophecy. I copied it here:

"Here's an example and, by the way, a year ago I would never have done this. I sit down by a man who is waiting for his ride. I ask if I can pray with him. He says no, he's not interested. We do begin to talk though and as we do I feel intense compassion for the depth of hurt in him and the numbers 10 and 14 come to mind, forcefully. So much so that it's distracting. I clear my throat and go with it. "There is a deep pain in you from 10 or maybe 14 years ago. Something happened that left your life scarred and God wants to heal your heart." He begins to weep and says, "My 14 year old son was killed 10 years ago in a hit and run accident. (long pause) I've been angry at God ever since." We cry together and when I ask if I can pray with him again he says yes. The manifest presence of the Spirit of God meets us there and he begins a new day and season in his life as a believer in Jesus Christ."

God is awesome!!

Dancing in Freedom/Sitting with Senators

2007-08-01T15:08:00.000-07:00

We had another powerful Sunday that was packed with prayer, praise, worship and Spirit-filled preaching. Since we're in Hawaii, we use modest hula dancing as part of our worship to God. Hula is new to me and I have really enjoyed being taught by very Godly Hawaiian women. I have always struggled with a fear of getting up in front of people, whether it's to speak, act, dance, or do anything! This morning, a wonderful thing happened. I was able to get up and dance to a song called, "Come, Holy Spirit," and I did it without fear. An amazing peace came over me and I felt so close to the throne of God. In my mind, it was just me and God in that place. My husband called for the team to dance again at the end of service and as we danced, I heard people weeping. At one point, I noticed a woman laying face down in front of us and then my husband came and knelt on the ground where we were dancing. It was as if a door had been unlocked to the Kingdom and people were openly expressing their worship to God. Others stayed in their seats, holding Kleenex to their eyes. Then, people prayed for one another; some for the next hour!

The Tuesday after service, my husband flew to Oahu for a lunch with the Lieutenant Governor. I prayed that God would open a door for him to speak about the spiritual climate of Hawaii and what God was doing in Maui. Well, when he arrived, he found that the Lt. Governor could not be there, but he ended up sitting at a table with 12 men, some of who were senators and congressmen. Someone made the statement that "these men are the movers and shakers!" They all spoke of economics and wealth. Finally, one of them turned to my husband and, perhaps somewhat mockingly, asked, "So, you're a preacher....what does God say about economics?" My husband thought to himself, "Oh, boy....here it goes." He began telling them about true wealth in the Kingdom of God and what Jesus came to do....that all that other stuff really doesn't matter in the big picture. He mentioned healing the sick and how Jesus touched the poor. Now, with the attention of the entire table, one man asked, "So, you believe that miracles happen?" My husband then told of several testimonies that we recently experienced. They all listened carefully and seemed a bit surprised. My husband was treated well after that and he was able to share more with individuals who spoke to him afterwards. It is so neat how God opens the doors and confounds the "wise." I believe this was a divine appointment and I know that good seed was planted that will flourish and produce good fruit.

More Amazing Things.....

2007-07-29T02:29:00.000-07:00

My husband is blogging about his experiences at: http://www.billvanderbush.blogspot.com

I am only writing about my first-hand, up-close and personal experiences, so there are actually several miraculous events that I have not mentioned on this particular blog. So please see his blog for some really cool things!!

This past Wednesday night, a man from the other side of the island came to visit our church and he ended up sharing some things that God is doing. Afterwards, he walked over to someone who had survived a suicide attempt and he said to that person, "The thing that tried to kill you is broken. You will write things that will set people free." The man who spoke this knew nothing about this person.

We have seen God break addictions in people's lives, from alcohol to meth. We have watched little children lay hands on their own parents to ask God for healing. In one case, a mother was able to walk out without her crutches and without a limp! She had been on crutches and in lots of pain for several weeks due to a torn ligament. Last week, I thought that I should go over and pray for her, but I talked myself out of it and decided that I could quietly pray for her on my own. Well, leave it to the faith of a child! I have lots to learn.

Thank You, Lord

2007-07-27T02:17:00.000-07:00

There is so much to write about, but I don't have the time right now. All I can say is that on Tuesday, I went to a 9:30am prayer meeting. I thought I had prayed for about one hour. I was absolutely shocked to find that 4 hours had passed! My husband and I had a very peace-filled day. Our children were asking lots of questions about God and they even had great insights. It seemed as if God was grabbing our attention and we have been praying that we will hear Him clearly.

On Wednesday night, I had a wonderful time with my children's class as I taught them about the armor of God. The children are so open and excited about what they are learning. In the adult service, which usually ends at 8:00pm, people stayed and prayed and worshipped until around 10:00pm. When we encounter people from the other side of the island, they are reporting the same type of thing. What is God up to??

Thank you, Lord, for all of these great things.

NO CANCER!

2007-07-25T01:37:00.000-07:00

My father-in-law, who is 78 years old, just went through a series of tests that came out good! Even though the doctor's were concerned about a very enlarged prostate and a PSA of 13, they found no cancer! We are so thankful for this good report. My father-in-law is faithful to preach the Word of God and his level of faith has often blown my mind! I am grateful to God that despite how everything appeared, there was really nothing to fear.

Remember those spies that went in to check out the Promised Land? Ten of them were too afraid of the giants they faced and only two of them trusted that God had already given them victory over the giants! My father-in-law is like those two faith-filled spies. That's how I want to be.

Wonderful Sunday

2007-07-23T14:10:00.000-07:00

Wow! Where do I start? We had a great Sunday morning service. It was a beautiful, breezy, sunny day (as are most days in Hawaii). This day felt particularly good. The Spirit of God was evident and I found that my heart was overflowing with the desire to give something to Him.

We had a wonderful time of worship in which the hula dancers so beautifully worshipped God. The children came forward and performed a song they learned. We had a time of prayer over a friend who is being ordained and then my husband preached. Something very different happened as he preached. There were several moments when the Holy Spirit was so present that I sensed my husband was having a difficult time expressing the fullness in his heart. When he would begin to express it, his voice would crack and his eyes sparkled, full of tears. I noticed several people dabbing their eyes with Kleenex. The atmosphere in the room was sweet and you could taste the desire of God that filled the room.

Our secretary called at the start of service to let us know that her grandfather had been rushed into the hospital. The doctor told them they needed to make him as comfortable as possible because he would not live much longer. Our secretary asked for prayer and she refused to believe the report that her grandpa would die. At the end of the service, someone came in to tell us that she had called again.....this time, the news was that grandpa's vitals were all normal. He made an incredible comeback and he would be just fine!! There was much rejoicing.

After service, some people lingered and prayed for one another. We finally left at 2:30pm!

That evening, we had guests from Texas come for dinner. The evening was sweet and we stayed up very late having prayer. We marvelled at all that God has done in our lives over the past two years. There is so much to write about, that it would take several blog pages, so I won't go into detail. Finally, we began reading over a book about the history of Hawaii and God filled our hearts with a vision and plan that we are taking to prayer. I cannot write about that just yet, but we feel that we have a better idea about why we are here and what God wants us to do.

One other cool thing: I woke up this morning with hope for my family and friends back in Texas. Usually, I wake up with a longing to see them. I still desire to see them, but this morning I feel an assurance that God is taking care of them and He has something special for them while we are away. I simply have to trust Him and do what He has called us to do....and He will answer prayers for them. I am looking forward to what God is going to show us!!

Lunch with the Lieutenant Governor

2007-07-20T15:10:00.000-07:00

My husband and I have really had the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii on our minds a lot lately. I have been praying for them and especially felt the need to pray for the Lt. Governor, Duke Aiona, and his family. My husband has been greatly inspired by what he has learned about the Christian heritage here in Hawaii, and he had hoped to have a moment to discuss it with someone in authority over the state. Well, that may happen at the end of this month.

My husband was introduced to an elderly, wealthy landowner on Maui. This man is related to the first missionaries that came to Hawaii, who were part of ushering in a great revival. Through a series of meetings, my husband was asked to do a favor for this older gentleman. He helped the man to find a rare copy of something on DVD, and the man was so grateful that he has asked my husband to accompany him to a private lunch with the Lieutenant Governor. He bought my husband's airfare to Oahu, so they will be dining together in a few days.

We are praying about this divine appointment and believing that there will be an open door to discuss what the Lord is doing in Hawaii. The Governor and Lt. Governor are both Christian people, so that should not be too hard!

She Told Me My Dreams.....

2007-07-19T02:17:00.000-07:00

Today, I had a good day as I taught my children their language arts lessons and then I prepared to teach my Wednesday night class about the armor of God. Throughout the day, I kept saying, "Lord, what can I write about on my blog tonight that would be really cool?" At first, I thought it might be about my children's class. While it was very good and the kids seem to understand more about the armor of God, that was not the miraculous event of the day.

After I dismissed my class, I cleaned up the room and then waited for my husband who was closing a class that he was teaching about the Kingdom of God. I was ready to leave! I was hungry and tired. I walked into the church sanctuary and met a woman named Rae. After a brief introduction, she said to me, "God showed me some things about you that I would like to share with you if you have time." I was a bit cautious at first.....I mean, God is talking to someone about me?? Oh, boy. That sounds scary. I told the woman I would like to hear what she had to say, especially since she knows nothing about me. She has only lived on the island for 2 weeks.

She opened her Bible and read a few scriptures, which really spoke to me about some things I had been feeling in my heart. ***It all had to do with God wanting to remove my timidity so that I could do more of what He was asking, as far as sharing His heart with people. She said that God looked at me as Gideon; a warrior. That's funny, because I recently had a dream about me being like a warrior.
***Then she spoke of Timothy and how God spoke to him about stirring up the gift that God had placed in him. The interesting thing about that is that I just asked God yesterday in my private prayer time to bring out the gifts He had placed within me.
***She told me: "Where you were before, you were like Gideon threshing the wheat in a winepress. He did not thresh the wheat out in the open where he should have been doing it, but he hid inside the winepress doing the work. God has brought you here to bring you out of the winepress. It's time to do the work out in the open." This was interesting to me, because my husband always tried to get me to do more publicly at our former church, but something held me back. I felt smothered, judged, and was sometimes treated as a child (not by my husband). He was also treated that way as well. Now I see him flourishing. It's as if we were pressed down by some spirit that wanted to make us ineffective.
***Next, she read something out of Jeremiah. It was about God telling Jeremiah to go and speak to the nations and Jeremiah saw himself as a child, without the ability to do what God was asking. Okay....it was just this past week that I had told God that I don't have what it takes to speak well. I am not the best communicator. This scripture really hit home.
***Finally, she said I would be dancing for the Lord and that my dancing would be used to usher in the King (Jesus). Just a few months ago, I joined the church dance team. Here's the wildest part: she began to describe a dream I had about standing on a mountain, barefooted and dancing in a field of flowers. In the dream, my husband was playing the guitar and I felt great joy. As I danced, I knew that Jesus was about to come. She described my dream in detail. This is a dream that I had about 3 years ago and I had only shared it with my husband.

I wondered if the woman was an angel or simply a human with a true prophetic gift. I don't know, but all I DO know is that God really addressed everything I've been talking to Him about in private and that is truly amazing. I feel peace tonight because I have been reminded that He hears and He desires to respond. I also feel a bit uneasy with what it is that He is going to do in me and through me, but it's also exhilarating to know there is more to come. Isn't God awesome???

Knee Healed!

2007-07-18T03:11:00.000-07:00

A woman came to our church today and she asked for prayer for her knee, which was in pain and requiring surgery soon. As my friend, Lyn, laid hands on her knee, the woman felt something happening and she began jumping around the room, thanking God for healing her. She claims to be free from pain now.