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Testimonies: Arthritis |
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| "I am healed of cataracts in my right eye, curviture of the spine, arthritis, heart valve problem, skin problem, hip problem, complete restoration of my body - nerve circulation." - Nettie L. on August 16th, 2000 | |
| "I have had a lot of pain from arthritis (for 30 years -- but especially since January), but I had experienced two four-day periods over the last year when I had no pain. Both times I was involved in ministry or attending a conference and noticed I was pain free! Once again, today, in the War Room I noticed no pain and found much feedom when I received prayer. What the Lord has shown me is that in His presence and in surrender I can walk in freedom from pain. " - Ken Hoar on June 8th, 2005 | |
| "Healed of migraine headaches and osteoarthritis in hands and neck. Came here in pain and left healed! Degeneration discs in neck healed and made whole!" - Cindy L. on April 6th, 2001 | |
| "I suffered brain damage (from a car accident) and arthritis pain. I am so much better. This is a true place of God!" - Joe F. on February 23rd, 2006 | |
| "I came in for prayer for healing. The doctor had just diagnosed me with arthritis in both hands and tendonitis in the elbow. During prayer power was released within my hands and elbow and all the pain vanished. Praise God!" - Carol K. on March 12th, 2006 | |
| "This is the miraculous story of my healing. But this is NOT about me. This is about God showing His glory to many in a fresh and vital way. My blessing in this is huge, yet it's small compared to all the ways He's blessing others who are hearing that their prayers for me have been answered. I had Lyme Disease and two of its coinfections since July of 2002, almost a year. Even with treatment, I was going downhill. The disease had attacked my joints like rheumatoid arthritis, my muscles like multiple sclerosis, and my brain's processing like Parkinsons. In the worse of days I couldn't even summon the energy to get dressed. Treatment to kill the Lyme and other diseases in my body caused periods of worsened symptoms called "Herx" periods, due to the toxins that are produced as the bugs are killed off. The Herx periods were supposed to lesson over time, but they weren't. My ministry of writing Christian fiction became so difficult, and I was falling behind on my book deadlines. The last week of the illness was a relatively good one for me, which was expcted. I went off part of the medication for a week, allowing my body to rest. On Monday May 12th I was scheudled to start another round of medication, the harshest yet, and one expected to cause the worse "Herx" periods of all. Taking advantage of my better week, my husband, Mark, and I decided to go to our second home in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for the weekend. Then on Tuesday the 6th God impressed upon me that we should visit the Healing Rooms in Spokane, Washington (close to Coeur D'Alene). This is a Christian ministry with a plethora of miracles in its history. We'd known about the Healing Rooms for some time, but had not been in Coeur d'Alene at a time when we could go. Suddenly I really felt a real urgency to go. Meanwhile, a gal from the ACRW e-mail loop (American Christian Romance Writings) got a word from the lord. She was to proclaim to ACRW that Saturday May 10 that there was a 24-hour day of prayer for me, and to sign up pray-ers for 15 minute slots, starting at midnight Friday night. Now no one on the loop knew I was planning to go to the Healing Rooms that very day. But God knew. And He'd now made it clear--Saturday was His day for me. I grew expectant. I started telling my family, I'm going to be healed on Saturday." Then I began hearing from others in ACRW how the list for praying was filling up. I cannot express how humbled that made me feel. It is very humbling to see others choose to serve you, when you've done nothing to deserve such service. Yet there it was. And to see that people were even getting up in the middle of the night! I thanks God, knowing my unworthiness, yet also knowing that He was planning something big--for the good of us all. Saturday morning I was really hurting, paying for trying to do too much on Friday. I hobbled into the Healing Rooms using my cane as much as I could, but with a weak upper body, you can't lean much on a cane. Amberly, our 13-year-old, and Brandon, our 20-year-old, went with Mark and me. The four of us couldn't fit with the prayer team into one small room, so Mark and I went into one room while Brandon and Amberly went into another room with another prayer team to pray for me. The prayer team of 3 prayed for Mark and then for my healing. I felt nothing. They told me to believe God for healing and that it would come. After that prayer session, by God's design, I'm sure, the place was unusually empty. No more sick people to pray for. The prayer teams were just sort of standing around. So I felt I should take advantage and go in a second time with a different prayer team. The second time Brandon went in with me. The team prayed for me, and this time (as one ACRWer had said I should do) I prayed too, commanding aloud that the illness leave my body in Jesus' name. Brandon prayed also. Again I felt absolutely nothing. The prayer team said sometimes people don't feel anything, but then the healing just swiftly comes. When I went out of that session, I was walking a little better. But to tell the truth I wouldn't admit it. I was disappointed, because I'd expected to be healed right then--and FEEL it. For some reason, I said to myself, God hasn't healed me. Still, I willed myself to praise Him anyway. We drove back to Coeur d'Alene, about a half-hour, and stopped at a restaurant for lunch. When I got out of our SUV, suddenly I didn't need my cane. At all. And I walked into the restaurant slowly, but completely NORMALLY. I hadn't walked like that for months! By the time we got to the house, I was really feeling better. The pain was gone. My knees were stronger. My elbows and neck didn't hurt. I felt energy like I haven't felt before. I went upstairs to our bedroom--and walked up the stairs NORMALLY! Then I came down them (really hard for weak legs) totally normally. I'd had to turn sideways and come down one step at a time for months, lowering only by using my left leg, because my right knee had been the worst. Now I just sailed down them. I let out a whoop and called the family to come see. So of course I had to go back up the stairs and come down them again. Normally! They were quite nonplused, let me tell you. I couldn't help it; I had to strap on the ol' jogging shoes. Hadn't had on a pair of those in a long time. I went outside to walk around our driveway. The driveways altogether around the house and garages and up to the road and back form about a 1/3 mile loop. And there's some grades to them. I hadn't been able to go up and down grades, even with a cane, for a long time. Suddenly I was just walking up those hills. Then walking down. The Healing Rooms had given me a long prayer for healing. I took the piece of paper with me and began praying it out loud. I completed a whole loop, walking like a normal person, and said the prayer aloud. And I kept doing looops, each time saying the prayer and shouting to Jesus, let me tell you! I ended up doing 5 laps, about 1 mile. Theh last lap I actually did a light JOG!! My knees felt strong enough and I just eased into for a while. I was healed. The only thing left was some stiffness in the backs of my knees. Because I haven't been able to straighten my knees for months, the body tissue and muscles in the backs were tightening, shortening. This was leading to even more drawing up of my legs. If I had continued to be sick for months, as my doctor had predicted, this would have gotten worse and worse and required some real therapy even after healing. This tissue had to be lengthened again. I wanted to keep walking after the five laps, but I knew I have to take it easy on my muscles, which aren't used to the exercise. So I went inside and turned on emails. What an outpouring from folks at ACRW who were praying! And please note: They STILL didn't know I'd gone to the Healing Rooms. Only one or two were even aware that I knew about the prayer vigil. Yet post after post came through about the powerful prayer times people were having. They were being blessed, and God was giving many an expectation of a miracle. That day of prayer, indeed, was not about me. It was about God releasing His power--in my body, and in minds of all of the pray-ers. Some of them even mentioned telling others--spouses or friends--about the prayers, and how that message affected those people. One of the gals stopped the work in a beauty parlor, as she was getting her hair colored when her time came to pray. Her hair dresser and the receptionist prayed too, and the receptionist said, "I've never felt closer to God than right now." Others mentioned their spouses' amazement at the day of prayer--and how it was a witness for them. By this time it was about 4:00 Pacific time. People would still be praying for me until 10 p.m. my time (the prayer list was on Central time). I knew without a doubt that I could not write the ACRW loop and say anything then. God was continuing to pour out his blessings on ACRW, and that should continue until the end of the prayer time--for the pray-ers and for me. I felt the continued prayers would help my knees right up to the end of the day, and people would continue to be blessed. Other sample statements from the pray-ers as they wrote the loop on Saturday: "I could see Christ's light of healing and love going right through Brandilyn's life." "No words would come except for Brandilyn's name. The more I tried to concentrate, the more her name kept being repeated. So I spent the whole time just saying her name, figuring the Holy Spirit knew what He wanted to say." "This prayer list was called forth by God Himself. He will be lifted up and praises from teh results of this day will be spoken throughout te world for some time to come." "I really felt the presence of God." "By the time I finished praying and crawled back into bed at 3:05 a.m., I knew that God had already begun to answer." "I felt the strong desire to pray that God would heal Brandilyn right then." "I was amazed at how blessed I was MYSELF during my half hour of prayer." "God impressed me with the need to pray for healing right now. That prayer stream went throughout the day." "When I closed my eyes to pray, I felt like I was already at the throne room of grace." "It was a time of indescribable peaceful communion." And the last pray-er, at 11:45 p.m. Saturday night (after I'd been completely healed): "The song 'Praise Him, praise Him, all ye little children' kept running through my head and interrupting my prayers, so I finally decided to just sing the song and changed my prayer of supplication to a prayer of praise for what I knew God had accomplished that day through the faithfulness of His children." God had done an amazing thing. He'd used one small issue in my life as a springboard for pouring out His blessings on many. I went ot bed at 9:00. For the first time in months, I didn't put a pillow lengthwise under my legs. I'd had to do this because I couldn't straighten my knees, and because I needed my heels to hang off the pillow so they wouldn't rest on the bed, which hurt. But no pillow that night. At first it was a little uncomfortable, but I would not use the pillow. I thought, "People are still praying for me, and God is still answering. By morning this is going to be better." And it was. By morning, I could sleep on my back with no discomfort. My knees were straighter. Mark and I got up and went for a three-mile walk. Three miles! Dear friends, I'd counted it wondrous when I could shuffle a lap around the downstairs of our home. I came home from teh walk and cleaned the kitchen. Did some vacuuming. Vacuuming! All of you who hate this job--rejoice now when you do it. Because you CAN! Two days later on Monday the 12th I started the hard medication. I couldn't see my doctor for over four weeks because she'd gone on vacation. Mark and I talked about it, and prayed, and it was clear that I was to take this medication. (The Healing Rooms tells you to not stop medication until a doctor verifies your healing.) I prayed for God's protection against the hard medicine itself, which in those high doses has put people in the hospital. As for the bad Herxes, they only come when the Lyme and other diseases are being killed. I knew God had killed off the little buggers already, so believed that no Herx would occur. And that's exactly what happened--NOTHING! No Herxing has provided part of the medical proof of my healing. The final proof will come when my doctor sends me for re-testing of my blood. I must say, as difficult as this sick time was, I would not trade it. Because God showed me SO MUCH. I am not the same person I was before the illness. He has used this illness for His glory in my life--a wondrous example of Romans 8:28. When I was first diagnosed the husband of an ACRW friend called me to tell me he had a word from the Lord for me. Now keep in mind I don't even know this guy, so he was being brave to obey God and call me. He told me God would heal me in time, but in the meantime He wanted to draw me to Himself. More and more deeply. I heard that word deep in my spirit; I knew it was from God. And right away I vowed obedience to that word, and I began much longer periods of devotions, and I began praying the Psalms. Here in a nutshell is what God taught me: 1. An eternal perspective. As the old Southern gospel song goes, "This world is not my home; I'm just a-passin' through." When we think eternally, even the harsh things of this world lessen in significance. 2. Praise. He showed me how to pray the Psalms daily, aloud. Didn't matter how I felt. Didn't matter if I could hardly speak, or if I was crying from frustration and weakness. What mattered was my WILL to praise God, because HE IS GOD, regardless of my circumstances. Our merciful Lord enlarged my heart and taught me how to do this. I didn't always feel good for having done it right away, I can tell you, but God sure blessed me over time through this. And I can't even take the credit for being faithful, because, good grief, without His help, I never could have done it in the first place. 3. Serving with delight. No, *I* wasn't serving; I couldn't do anything. I watched others serve me. Friends sent me cards, emails, flowers, gifts, books. Mothers drove my daughter to school. Most of all my husband did everything--my job and his too. And he did it with such patience and caring. When my brain would get all scrambled and I could hardly speak, he would patiently wait for the words to come out. He'd call every day from work to check up on me. He'd rush home and make dinner. He learned to navigate the treacherous aisles of the grocery store. My illness was very stressful and depressing for him because he loves me so much. Yet he always served me with DELIGHT. Not out of joyless obligation. Waht a lesson he taught me. What a lesson so many have taught me. 4. Humility. This comes right out of #3. You can't accept all this wondrous, undeserved service from people and not be greatly humbled. And its' humbling just to not be able to do thing--to walk right, to think right or speak normally. God has stripped me of many ego issues--and wow, what a wonderful thing! 5. Faith. Somehow God in His mercy managed to show me, even when I was at my worst, how to have bigger and bigger faith in Him. He shoed me how all of us believers are in the palm of His hand. And He WILL provide. I also must mention that the ACRW friend's husband called me numerous times during my illness. He called a month ago, encouraging me to keep drawing closer to God and praising Him. And he gave me a prophetic word: "God is going to visit you." Well, now, and didn't God do just that. As one of the ACRW pray-ers said (in what is clearly another prophetic word)--"God will be lifted up, and praises from the results of this day will be spoken throughout the world for some time to come." UPDATE, POSTED JUNE 8, 2004: On May 10, I celebrated the one-year anniversary of my healing. I'm still healthy and am jogging my five-mile runs. I still pray the Psalms every day and continue to be humbled by all that God has done and is doing for me." - Brandilyn C. on June 3rd, 2003 | |
| "The Lord healed the chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis in my knees and my muscles. The pain I had all over my body is gone. Praise God!" - Nora M. on February 22nd, 2006 | |
| "I have had a tic in my right eye and after prayer my vision is normal. Prayed for arthritis and is has been healed. Dizziness is gone. For a long time I haven't had holy laughter come to me, but I feel free at last!" - Edna on January 10th, 2001 | |
| "For the past year she had been suffering with pain from degenerative arthritis in her back. It had been hard for her to walk or sleep. After receiving prayer she had no pain and was able to sleep without taking her medicine." - Melody T. on February 12th, 2004 | |
| "I am healed of a cataract in my right eye, curviture of the spine, generational masonic curses of ten years back, arthritis, heart valve problems, skin problems, hip problems, complete restoration of body--nerves and circulation. Praise the Lord!" - Nettie L. on August 16th, 2000 | |
| "I had pain and restrictions in both hands due to Arthritis. After receiving prayer in a Healing Room meeting, both hands were completely healed." - Chera K. on August 22nd, 2006 | |
| "My sister's health was failing her. She had bladder cancer & arthritis. She had been in a wheelchair and in constant pain. In December she had a heart pacer put in. She has been to the Healing Rooms in Bismarck. She can walk longer without tiring - NO wheelchair for months! She doesn't need handicap parking any longer. She had a recheck and NO cancer! She can go once a year for a checkup now instead of every 6 months. Praise You, Lord, for healing her!" - Betty C. on October 2nd, 2006 | |
| "I apologize for not keeping this up to date,but you must know that the Lord continues to us us in the market place, praying and leading folks to Christ. We just continued doing two Schools of the Spirit, one in Hammond, and one in Cut-Off, La. There were many healings of the bodies and of the souls. People saw visions, were healed of broken hearts, arthritis, migraine headaches, joints and on and on." - John N. on February 5th, 2007 | |
| "Arthritis Gone I came in with pain in my knee caused by arthritis, I recieved prayer and the pain is gone. I could not bend my knee without pain and now I can. Thank God and the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen Julio " - Julio L. on May 24th, 2007 | |
| "I was healed of severe headaches and migraines on September 8th at the Spiritual Hunger Conference. Also, healed of severe depression and arthritis during Heidi Baker's altar call for healing. Thank you, Jesus!" - Kim on November 1st, 2007 | |
| "Two of us from H.R.'s of Hammond, went and preached the Kingdom Of God in Mexico. We saw many healed,arthritis, backs, eyes, deafness, cancer, tumors, cripple from birth walked,etc.Jesus is the same yeaterday, today and tommmorow." - John N. on April 4th, 2008 | |
| "I came today because I felt I needed help physically, mentally, and emotionally. My hands had been suffering from arthritis that gave me discomfort every time. I came to this place and a lady held my hands and I knew at that moment that I felt relieved. Maybe because I believe in the power of prayer, the power of Jesus Christ and the power of love. There was no moment in my life that I forgot Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I love Him more than my life and entrusted Him with my life. That's why I survived my two strokes due to high blood pressure. I survived my car accidents because I pray to God first before I start my car engine. My prayer runs this way, "Lord as I pass by let no one be hurt and I will not be hurt." I am still alive, not broken, even though my car was broken. There is power in prayer. To date, my prayer runs this way: "Let me live longer, Lord, because my children still need me for guidance and support." I am now 72 years old and still strong, happy, and useful. O believe in God as my creator and Savior. Amen." - Josefina R. on March 29th, 2008 | |
| "In the process of praying, a real peace and release from pain began to manifest in my body, a popping in the vertebrae of my neck was happening, yet with no pain. The presence of the Lord shook my head real fast, yet my joy was manifested in laughter. All stiffness and pain left. The Lord spoke a wonderful work concerning the outcome for my son's life to bring Glory to God and deliverance for his personal life with a ministry and testimony that would astound me and others who know him now. I left praising God and confessing my healing. " - Maxine T. on August 29th, 2004 | |
| "I had degenerative arthritis in both of my knees and I was challenged with pain and discomfort in and out of bed. I considered a cane or a walker to assist me. I tried herbal topical medicines and experienced some temporary relief. Then I came to the Healing Rooms of Wilmington. I received prayer and the laying on of hands. God did not disappoint me. I received a manifested healing in Jesus name. There wss no pain in my knees and I could do whatever I couldn't do before." - Gwen A. on May 15th, 2008 | |
| "At the Spiritual Hunger Conference, Bill Johnson called for healing of arthritis in the lower back and pain in the area of the right hip. With no one touching me, the pain left and I had mobility where there wasn't any previously." - Darlene W. on September 26th, 2008 | |
| "Since I have been coming for prayer, the Lord has delivered me from R. Arthritis and Osteo-Arthritis in my knee, hands,, and feet--so much so that I am now completely free of all pain medications. (Ibuprofen & Tylenol 3). I am also able to sleep through the night in comfort; no tossing and turning. Praise God. The Lord is all His Word says. I am also expecting the manifestation of my allergy problems, heavy spirits and bladder infections to also be gone. I am healed; I have a new life, Thank you Lord." - Jan R. on January 16th, 2009 | |
| "March, 2009 Praise the Lord I've received a healing of my feet. They are 80% better than before. Due to surgeries in the past my feet had arthritis. I was in pain all the time. Simple prayer of faith prayed by ladies of faith. Cheryl " on June 10th, 2009 Entered online Jun 10th, 2009 Prince George Healing Rooms | |
| "Healing rooms team prayed for my joint pain all over. I have been pain free for a week now." - TOM C. on June 9th, 2009 | |
| "Laura, Just got back....it's midnight Thursday night. God's peace, presence & love saw me through this. Thank you so much for your prayers & counsel. The Dentist was amazing! He cleaned all of my teeth, drilled & filled my wisdom tooth, removed the infected bone graft / cavitation, removed the broken tooth, & filled another small cavity. I was sedated & don't remember anything. The procedure lasted four hours. I didn't have any pain. Both he & his wife are Christians, the environment was nurturing & caring. The Lord really blessed me. My incredulous description to my dentist regarding the total absence of pain, bleeding or swelling brought a bemused response from him. He said, "I would think that would be a good thing." It was & is but I was told so many other things by other dentists. That I would need a pain killer twice as strong as Vicodin, that there would be bruising & swelling. I actually feel wonderful & have since the surgery was done. Removing that much infection has had a very positive effect on my body. My knee is fine! The trip home was much easier walking thru the airports. No stiffness or pain anywhere in my body! I'm going to work in the morning.I praise Him & thank Him for his goodness. " - Linda on August 2nd, 2009 | |
| " was prayed for Arthritis in my hands.neck, back, knees and feet. As they were praying for me I also was praying and then receiving my healing, but I really knew God had healed Me when someone touched my feet and I saw a bright light at my feet even though my eyes were shut. I felt the power of Gods healing take place. My spirit began rejoicing at what God had done. " - Violet M. on June 7th, 2008 | |
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