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Below are the stories of people who visited the site and felt that their testimony would encourage others. PLEASE CONTACT US if you feel that your story would be good for others to read.
2 Thessalonians 1.3 ________________________________________________________ LISA Just want to say I'm amazed how God works and gives us "signposts". I was invited to an event tonight called Big Hope and had no idea what it was really about but thought great opportunity to go to meet people. Whilst on the journey there I prayed about everything and everyone and also for a smooth journey as I was nervous about driving so far. Praise God - he gave me great weather during the drive and a smooth journey. As I drove into the University - there was a sign that said 24/7 Prayer! As I had arrived early I thought I would go and check out where this was. So as I walked towards the chaplaincy I felt a surge of tears roll down my face. I wiped away my tears walked in then walked out... walking around the building and once again feeling compelled to cry. Finally I walked in to the room and it was the most amazing collage and dedication to God. In the background was Christian music and then I suddenly cried again. I could feel the Holy Spirit working. I picked up one of the books and the first page said Repent - with arrows to the next page - so I followed it and amazingly I read the words out loud. I knew at that moment that God wanted to save me again and I repented all my sins.. that feeling was so powerful. I gave my life to Christ again but promised I would change. After surrendering all my worries and concerns and me I felt lifted and renewed. God does work in mysterious ways and he brought me to this place tonight. The conference was about making a difference. The topic hit my heart. During dinner sitting with a group of successful inspirational women I felt fellowship and also belonging. God really does know me inside out. I forgot about my own worries, pressures, burdens and just learnt to relax and enjoy myself again. I also made a couple of new friends from the evening. Thank you God. So I guess anyone reading this - God is with you always and forever. Thank you for this wonderful evening - I know that nothing is impossible if I have God on my side. I can't believe he brought me so far away from my comfort zone to surrender and pray and re-connect again. Just awesome. God Bless. PS: Please pray for all those that have been forgotten especially in countries like Burma, Nigeria, Sudan, Almeria, Russia etc. ________________________________________________________ Anonymous Praise the name of Jesus! God is really great. I was so poor with nothing at all. Am a student in a foreign country. My visa was expiring and I even had no money to pay for it but I prayed to the living God and He truly heard my cry. My visa is going to be extended tomorrow and yet I haven't paid the tuition fees, God has also provided me with money for visa extension, health insurance, money for upkeep and so on. He is even doing more so as I go to UK for my university studies. I give all the Glory to the most high God. YOU'RE WORTHY JESUS AND THERE'S NONE LIKE U LORD ______________________________________________________ Anonymous Hi, I just want to share that God had made some very impossible things in my life and my family possible. The list is so long it can go on and on. in material terms, emotionally, spiritually. He has made me materially better off, emotionally more sensitive and happy, spiritually more full. And He is still working miracles today. He is ALWAYS THERE FOR YOU. Have faith, be patient. When you asked, God has set things in motion. Pray, ask for his help. Ask in Jesus' name. Confess your all wrong doings, do not let this add distance between you and your loving Father in heaven. Be humble. Ask your fellow brothers and sister in Christ to help you pray. Go to church and get help in prayer from them too. Ask for his Grace to help you through every day. Ask him to help you find favour with the ones you are dealing with. We live and breathe because of his Grace. Give your thanksgiving. God Loves you. God bless! ______________________________________________________ Anonymous I want to shout on the terraces of God's mercy toward us. My brain-damaged son needed a permanent resident status to go to another country for rehab. I made the application in 2004. I was told it would take two years to get PR.I called in 2006 and the officer said it would take another two years as there were 6000 applicants. I just told her his story and said never mind we will chat two years down the line. She was just another officer in the govt. I said it is only what God wants. The next day the same officer called to say the story of my son touched her and she spoke to her seniors.. the visa was sent in a week. NOW that is GOD for you. I had posted a request on this site. Thank you for your prayers. Our God is a listening God who is waiting to answer us. We must KNOW He will do it all. God hear your prayers and grant all of you your needs is my prayer for you. Thank you once again. ______________________________________________________ Kevin (prayerpartner, Leicestershire)
In February 1983 I was arrested by armed
police and charged with armed robbery. I was sickened by this as I know
I never committed this crime. Following my arrest I was released after
spending two wks in prison on bail. When I first went into prison I was
terrified as all I could see were doors. The trials were a nuisance and
first two were kicked out on legal technicalities, however at my 3rd
trial I was convicted and sentenced to 14 yrs and as soon as the Judge
had finished I gave him a mouthful of abuse that day mum and my sister
were sitting in the public gallery. Anyway I was taken down to the
cells and about 30 minutes taken back in front of the judge expecting
more time for contempt of court, however the Judge reduced my sentence
to 30 months, already the Hand of God was on my life even through I did
not realise it at that time. A few days after this I decided to slash my
wrists, and when this did no good I decided to go on hunger strike which
I found very hard to stick with. The few weeks I spent being as abusive
as possible to prison officers. I experimented with drugs and found as
many ways as possible to be awkward and get what I wanted out the
system.
Farisai Hello to everyone. I found this site a few weeks ago when I was very down and troubled by different things in my life. God is great. I still have the same worries I had few weeks ago, but I feel more at peace with myself. That is the miracle that God has done for me. I know God is watching me. I hope everyone who reads this may be at peace in their lives, understanding that God will never leave us. He works miracles in different ways. In my heart I believe he is going to answer my prayers soon and in the meantime he has made me a happy person, content and understanding his Greatness better. Praise the Lord. I pray for you all in Jesus' name. ________________________________________________________
Jason (prayerpartner, Maine, USA)
I would like to say that I think this is a
wonderful thing that you/we are doing. I feel that my day is not
complete until I say some kind of prayer or attend Mass. I am a Roman
Catholic, and have only come back or found my faith again in the last
couple of years. Something happened several years ago that made me stop
going to Church and to stop praying. I don't know what happened, maybe
it was someone saying a prayer for me, but, I found myself sitting in
the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in my hometown of Lewiston, Maine,
USA. They were having an all night Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. I
sat there almost all night. Ever since then I attend on a regular basis,
I am a Lector and an Extraordinary Minister, and I am going back to
school in the fall to get a degree in Theology. (I hope to eventually
become a Deacon.) ________________________________________________________
Selina (prayerpartner, Solihull)
After a 9 year break, I found God again
when I was at a very low point. Thanks to my friend who is a devoted
Christian I saw again what it means to be Christian. At my low point I
pushed most people away as things I had forgiven them for had come back
to me and because I was not devoted I felt anger and hatred again. ________________________________________________________ Anonymous
GOD had empowered my life this day with
great blessings. He gave me a lot of things. I Thank you and for praying
to God to help me receive spiritual blessings . NO MATTER WHAT MY FLESH
SAYS TO HIM, I WANT TO EXPRESS THE POWER AND GLORY OF OUR GOD!!! ________________________________________________________ Anonymous My daughter recently took a new teaching position in New York. This was a major step for her but not so surprising as we had been praying for her to find a stable position. She was struggling and so unhappy in her previous situation. The amazing thing is that a few weeks later my son also took a teaching position in a local high school. The entire family had been praying for him to find his way. He is a cancer survior whose life was seriously interrupted by this appalling illness. I do believe that the Lord works in unusual ways. I am also a teacher. It delights me to see my adult children becoming educators. It simply never occurred to me that they would go to teaching. Just shows to go ya' the Lord always has a plan and he doesn't need to consult with us! The laugh is on me and I'm smiling! ________________________________________________________ Juliana (prayerpartner, Norwich) It took 2 years in prayer for us to lift up our roots in Africa and to move to Norwich led by God as our little plans didn't work out. I left a lifestyle that most people only dream of, a life of no worries, and blessings pouring onto the family continuously. I love the sea and would start my day down at the beach every day , summer through winter, welcoming summer again, in rain and wind, swimming often with dolphins sometimes 2 weeks or more every day in such a way that they called me the 'dolphin lady'. It was so part of me and my life that I could never have thought that I would end up in 'miserable' England! The last place I wanted to be! But God had other plans and gradually changed my heart and that of my husband who is even more set in his lifestyle in PE having a very successful practice and at one stage even two. We started to rely completely on God, on His timing for the sale of our house and practice and undo our little plans we made. We have now been in England, Norwich for nearly 6 months and it feels as if we have lived here for much longer! We love the friends God has placed on our path, deep, on fire Christians, the work which is more than my husband ever could have wished for and our little house which is perfect in everyway. We returned home for a short 10 day visit for birthdays and to sort out our furniture we left there and going up to Port Elizabeth from Cape Town to do that, I 'prayed' to God to please let me just swim with the dolphins once more... my swimming friend and I agree that we meet and will swim just after lunch but when the time came we decided against it and just sat talking overlooking the sea. A little while later stacks of dolphins came past very close in ! We were happy to see them as my friend who still lives there, said she hasn't seen any dolphins since I left. That night in bed I realised that God IS FAITHFUL! I have asked to swim with them and they were THERE, I just wasn't! I'm telling you this just to show how faithful and Good God is even in little things like that! How much more won't He be and isn't He in the big things! His time is just not our time and His ways are so much better than ours and in the end, Good comes out of that we thought was bad. To place one's life totally and completely in His care in every way can only be GOOD! I just thought I wanted to share it with you. Lots of love and blessings to you all! ________________________________________________________
Pastors Mary & Jeff (prayerpartners, USA) We pass out your fliers at church and at the Chamber of Commerce with our cards. It is very comforting that we have your ministry to network with to give people that may never call us but have a place to have their prayers heard. Happy Birthday and be blessed with many more years as we need your ministry. In His Love Church and Ministries. ________________________________________________________ Joy
Praise and glory to Lord God of Israel. I am
from UK. My name is Joy. Me and my soul mate are people of The lord. My
soul mate is currently in India preaching the word of god. The life of my
soul mate in the Lord have been exactly like the apostles of the Lord,
going thro persecutions, dangers even imprisonment for preaching the word
of God. Lord works mighty healing and miracles thro him. At the
moment Lord is using us in dangerous places in India where even the
mention of the Lord’s name can cost our lives. He has been using us in
many remote places wherever Lord lead us to go without rest. There are
innumerable testimonies in our life one of which am relating here which
happened just few days ago in India to show that Lord our God is the power
over all the powers on this earth and in heaven. The word says
"he who dwells in the secret places of the most high shall abide Under
the shadow of the almighty. I will say of the Lord he is my fortress my
refuge". ________________________________________________________
Pastors Mary & Jeff (prayerpartners, USA) The Lord had me step away from my job to devote myself to full time ministry. Soon as I did the well almost dried up. We did not give up but it has been hard then as we were praying I began to travail. This is not something I do by choice it just comes on me at times, usually for others. Well right after we prayed I had to do an errand and while I was gone an angel from heaven called and sent a blessing. I tell you all this so you will not give up and please take time to fast and pray for yourself and your needs as well as others. Remind God who you are and the promises he made to you. Amen, God does answer prayer. ________________________________________________________ Anonymous I want to share my testimony with all the prayer partners in Jesus' name! My father was working the evening shift on Friday August 23, 2003. Usually, he will come home 10 minutes after 7. He did not show up at that time. I got a call from his supervisor. He went to change the tape for the camera to have it ready for the morning shift. He was found standing next to the machine motionless. He smiled; but could not talk or moved. Thank God he did not fall down. They brought him to the nearby hospital. The entire family came to the hospital. He had so much blood in his brain... for more than one hour they were deciding what to do. My father was paralyzed from head to toes. We asked for a release. The hospital was not happy with that. We took him somewhere else. While I was in the ambulance with him I prayed to God. I told him that my Dad went to work that's all I know. After a day or night of work; when you've done working God the next stop is home, nowhere else. The doctors there also said there is nothing they can do about it either. He was 13 days in a coma. I remember, I said to one of the doctors that I know my father has to die one day; he is not on earth forever, but not now. Also, why are you expecting that everyone that comes here has to die. I went to tell him that the medical sign was a covenant between God and his people. I was always there nights and days with my father. I read aloud all the miracles in the Bible for him everyday, I mean all of them. They asked for family reunion to decide what to do in the event of death. I did not accept. I know God is a powerful God. One day I when just left the hospital to go to work for one hour; I am involved in Social services, my sister called to tell me that my father is dying. I said no; I am not coming back; If you want to believe, believe, my father is not dying and he is not going to die. I remember one Sunday morning I called my mom and my Dad said "I love you" to my mom. His first words after nineteen days. Finally, my father was released from the hospital. He went by ambulance and came back home by ambulance. I said To God, I am not taking it like that. After three days at home my Dad became sick again. He went back to another hospital. He was released. It was agreed from the entire family to get admitted to a nursing home for therapy. He spent only twenty two days. I was there days and nights with him. Now, he walks, talks; even do, he has aphasia, that limits his talking. But thank God my father is alive. He will be 78 in July, God is a Great God! He is a Healer. I feel very excited when I talk about God. God is love. He is powerful. Just believe in him. ________________________________________________________ Dave
Dear brothers and sisters, Let me take this
opportunity of testifying to the greatness and provision of our merciful
God. My son had been accused and indicted for a serious criminal offence.
He was accused of perverting the course of justice following being
arrested for various motoring offences namely Driving under the influence
of Alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, Driving without due Care and
Attention, Dangerous Driving and perverting the course of justice. This
happened last October, and he was summoned for trial 3rdApril. The police
officers involved with the case did not come to that hearing so the trial
was adjourned until last Wednesday 10th & 11thMay. ________________________________________________________
Steve (Prayer Partner from Middlesex).
"REJOICE
IN THE LORD ALWAYS.
I will say it again: Rejoice!
Read Steve's Testimony in full here. ________________________________________________________
Heather
Prayerpartner (Birmingham) ________________________________________________________
Anonymous
It was in 1995 when I had stress, for the person who was about to marry me just left the country and phoned me after a year, it started worrying me that I ended up having epilepsy. I used to bite my tongue each time that I started being attacked by this diseases. I suffered from this diseases for almost 7 years. In 2002, I saw on sky TV that there was a pastor who was coming to London arena. I went there with my mum, and when I got there I really felt that for sure all along I had been in darkness. We went to sit in front and I felt that the Holy Spirit was now coming into me. When the Pastor started praying for me I really felt that God is there and he can also do miracles. I jumped screaming saying "Thank you Lord several times. God had now done his miracle, he knew where and when I was going to be free from this disease. I went to the Hospital for I had a brain Scan appointment, when I got there they put me in the tube, the other nurse came running saying that there was no need for me to be scanned for they had found nothing wrong with me. They thought maybe they had not done it properly, so they called me for another appointment and still they could not find anything, from that time I haven't had any attacks and haven't been to the Hospital as well, I was only told by the Doctor to stick to my tablets and as time goes on the doctor will reduce the dosage. I really thank God for this for I have proved that for sure he can do miracles. I could not speak in tongues as well, I was prayed for and I thank God that the Holy Spirit is now in me and I can even pray for others as well ________________________________________________________
Christine
Well, where to begin. God is amazing!! I placed a prayer request for a past illness name IBS and day by day I am trusting that He is the God for ALL MY Needs! I also had a colonoscopy and this was a fine! My family have been alienated from me for years, recently I received my breakthrough! They are starting to include me in the family, and are showing respect! I cant express at the moment how over-awed I am with God's Love and Faithfulness, I cant take it all in yet. I still need prayer for brokenness, but I am looking 'forward' and where I have come from up to today, and its amazing! I am a member of a non Christian friendship group and things are happening! I witnessed to the organiser in her home on Sunday evening, and she kept saying your amazing - I told her this isn't me its all HIM. As I spoke to her there were tears in her eyes and she was so receptive and received like blotting paper. I know she will come into the Kingdom! Her name is Madge. With God's help I expect all the members of this club to become His children. In fact, at the moment unknown to me, one is attending an Alpha Course, his name is Wayne. Praise God. I also have got into the habit of asking Favour every day wherever I go and with whomever I speak to, and that's exactly what happens. We need to speak the 'Word' in situations regularly and just stand back - you'll be amazed!!!-
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Anonymous
I have been here a few times as an anonymous guest for prayer request but I've been blessed each time and I just want to say thank you for all who prayed for me and for His eternal love and grace to us all. Love u all.
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Kay (USA)
I hope that my experience with God in my life will help others to see what God can do for them in their lives. My name is Kay I lived my life staying paranoid and watching out the windows watching for the cops at all times, cause I was a drug dealer and abuser I had gotten hooked on meth (crank). I used needles, and I thought at that time, that I couldn't get out of bed without the crank to get me going. I would stay up on the drug as long as my body could stand it. At times I couldn't even talk, because I would forget what I was about to say, before I could get a word out. My sister seen how I was living and kept asking me to go to church with her and her family, and I finally told her I would go, just to get her to shut up about it. It got time to go and I hadn't had any dope all day ,I felt awful, and I was expecting a new package to come in at any time, I thought of every excuse possible not to go to church, so I could be there when the dope came in. But for some reason no excuse was good enough for me to stay out of church that night. When we got to church the preacher was there for a "Revival" he was a long winded preacher, I thought he would never hush. I kept thinking if he would just hush this would be over and I could get home to my dope. But just as the preacher was ending his sermon something came over me, I started crying. My sister asked if I was ok, I said that I was. Then she looked at me and said, "do you want to go to the alter", I looked back at her and said, " no", by the time I had got the word out of my mouth I was up at the alter on my knees praying for God to forgive me for all the wrong I had done and for Jesus to come into my heart and change my life, that I had realized I was tired of living my life the way I had been. When I got up the Lord had took it all away from me. I had no desire for the drug anymore. I went home and told my husband and so called friends, That I had gotten saved and quit all of that. They all said," good we'll give you 2 weeks", that was June 28, 2000, it is now April 27,2005, I am still off the drugs, and still living my life for God and thanking Him for every day. Praise the Lord! He has done so much more for me since then, not that I have deserved any thing from Him, but I am very thankful for everything He has done for me and given me. I especially thank Him for all that He has taken away from my life! Thank you for allowing me to give my testimony, I hope that it may help someone else to get to know Jesus Christ as their Saviour, God Bless!!!!!
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Mary and Jeff in the States
I know we have told you before but I think it needs to be said again. This web sight blesses us so much. Just to know that any time we can submit a request for prayer and the door is always open. Just like our Lords. May you be blessed with all your needs be met and more. ________________________________________________________
Pastor Raphael Muryango
Hoping you 're all doing well and busy for the work of our Father.
I want just to take this opportunity to testify about what God is doing in
my country because of the prayers which are being made by you and all of
our
prayer partners
around the world through this wonderful ministry
of
prayerequests.co.uk. If you recall last year I submitted my prayer request for my country which
was been victim of war and trouble and every kind of violence for several
years, now there's a positive report it seems that God is turning another
page for Burundi.
Different rebels factions have signed a peace agreement and cease fire and
they're now joining the national Army for which they fought for, but it
still one faction FNL which is still resisting in the bush, also there's
negotiations between them and we hope that they'll also join the other
factions.
So I really thank all of our
prayer partners
for their hard job of carrying the
Nations before the Throne of grace. I'd like to encourage you that
you can also be a part of us by joining us in this mighty army of the
Lord.
May the Lord bless you.
Here is my favourite Bible scripture for today Psalm 32:6-7
"Therefore let everyone who is godly pray to you
while you may be found surely when the waters rise, they will not reach
him. You are my hiding-place; you will protect me from trouble and
surround me with songs of deliverance." ________________________________________________________
Christmas Day Testimony
Dear friends, Merry Christmas! We have been having a wonderful Christmas. Even though our car broke down ($300+) and some other goofy things we have peace. We are visiting our family in Cocoa and they are changing before our eyes. Talking about God more and more. We are blessed indeed. I wanted to share with you that I was told many times God wakes up his prayer warriors to pray around 3-4 in the mornings. In the old days it was not looked on as being odd to be awake in the early hours. In fact Mother Teresa was said to wake at 3or4 every morning and kneel and pray until 6:00pm I am not there yet if I will ever be able to be even close to Mother Teresa. Lately though I too have been awakened at 3or4. It is hard because my flesh graves sleep but I am getting used to praying upon waking. There is so much going on in the world today and there are not enough people willing to say "send me." Sometimes being sent is just getting up and praying. I know we are all here to pray for others. Praise God for you all.
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Anonymous
God has done some amazing things in my life, especially in the past few months, I would update the ones I have posted but, there are too many. I just want to praise him. Psalm 150 v6 "Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD." ________________________________________________________
Mary and Jeff in the States
Since you all have been praying we have been blessed more and more. Our son JDUB is inc his own record company and I am helping him with marketing. He is performing every week in churches, correctional facilities for teens and more. We are working on a nation wide tour. And we are praying to come see you all. JDUB is committed to giving kids a positive message with rap/hip/hop. Hundreds of kids signed up to be on his email list. He is updating his web page and is ready to go to record his 6th CD. JDUB is totally committed to Christ and he is not ashamed to show it. (Like you all) But he still likes to have fun and the kids like that. Thank you for your prayers and love. We love you all so much. Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving.
________________________________________________________ Amy (Warwickshire) I want to tell you about our recent trip to Austria with the New English Orchestra. First, a bit of background: The NEO is a registered charity, made up of professional and semi-professional musicians, who are all Christians. Their vision is to communicate the love of Jesus through music. NEO have been visiting the Salzburg music festival since 1976. However, this was the first year that we were allowed to perform in the cathedral, because the relationship between the Church and the State and the music tradition is so interconnected, that in practice JESUS is pushed out. So, this year the cathedral authorities allowed us half an hour each lunchtime, during which to sing and play a wide variety of music – classical, gospel, jazz, African spirituals… all with a Christian emphasis. About 1000 tourists turned up every day, not knowing what to expect, and being quite surprised! We concluded each half hour singing ‘Be still and know that I am God’ while we walked through the audience towards the back of the cathedral. We could not have prepared ourselves for the responses: people stared in bewilderment or wept, taken aback by what they were sensing. Afterwards many grabbed us, thanking us and wanting to know who we were, and more about this Jesus. One woman, broken down in tears, said, ‘I’ve met my Father again!’ and another proclaimed that ‘this was Living Water’. It was the most incredible experience – one of power because we were so filled with the Holy Spirit, as if we were prophets to these spiritually hungry people, and yet we also felt so humbled and privileged that God had chosen to use us. We also did two evening concerts in St. Peter’s Church to, yet again, astonished audiences. In a version of ‘At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow’ a man fell to his knees in the aisle, and then later leapt into dance as we sang an African Spiritual! We left after a week, awesomely blessed by the whole experience: that God would use us to touch so many simply through words and music we sang. However, we were also saddened that people said they had never heard anything like it in Churches before. These are people hungry for God! Where will all these people go now to hear more, to learn about this Jesus whose touch they have now experienced? Please pray for the tourists and people of Salzburg, for the Churches there – that God’s spirit would move in them, that people would go and find truth, life and joy there. And please pray for the future ministry of the NEO in Salzburg (and in the UK) – that we would know how to nurture these seeds, and be faithful to God’s plans in that place . ________________________________________________________ Folakemi - Prayer Partner (Nigeria) Just to share with you that it has been a great pleasure praying for other people and also to realise that the needs of many are so overwhelming that it is giving me so much joy to thank God for all the little things that I take for granted! I pray that God will show Himself faithful to all these ones looking up to Him for a testimony. It is awesome to stand in gap for others. I pray God will turn our generation around to Himself if only by touching these ones looking up to Him for a change in their situations. Best Regards, ________________________________________________________ From Careworkers I was so happy to hear about this ministry. My husband and I minister in nursing homes as well as work our jobs. We often feel the need for extra prayer. This fits the bill and it has been wonderful so far. Jeff and I have stopped on Saturday and prayed together for our list. It looks like it will work very well with us. Thank you for standing up and being counted. Amen Bless you all. ________________________________________________________ Submitted as a prayer request, but...
I think this is really a kind of testimony. I visit the website a couple of times a week and enjoy reading the requests and answers. I then "carry" the requests around with me during the week, and have discovered that this is doing wonders for my own prayer life! I seem to have more contact with God now and a feeling that all the pray-ers and those they pray for are becoming part of one large family, sharing their concerns and kindness with each other. Thank you to all the prayer partners for their support, and thanks to God for all the answers to prayer. Anon. ________________________________________________________ Anonymous
I visited this website in need of prayers because of what I was going through. Since then, my prayer life has changed in that, everyday I pick about five prayer requests and pray for them and that is building my personal prayer life too. It was also difficult for me to read the Word but I followed the resources given "Blueletter Bible" and I am now able to listen to the Word and sing Hymns. I am really blessed by this website. By the way I am still trusting God for my prayer request and now I have peace knowing God is in control and knowing that other people are praying for me. Praise the name of our Lord. ________________________________________________________ Terry When I was 6 years old I contracted Polio. It was very bad and at one stage they thought I would need an 'Iron Lung'. There was one standing by the hospital bed, just in case. Now my parents were not members of any church and not particular believers. However, the C of E vicar from where we lived took it upon himself to come and pray for me. Now this part I DO remember at first hand. He came into the hospital ward in his day clothes. As it was an isolation hospital this was a big sin. I remember the ward sister screaming at him to get out and get the protective clothes on. To this day I clearly remember his 'Dog collar' shining as he sat on the side of the bed. He put his hand on my forehead and prayed for me. I don't know what he said, but I guess that it worked. That was back in 1954 and I'm still here. Fully mobile and healthy. It's only recently that I've made my commitment to Jesus. In June 2000 I was baptised and am now a member of Harborne Baptist Church in Birmingham. Our Lord has continued to bless me even when I didn't deserve it! I've travelled the world and had a good life. I now have a terrific wife who encouraged me to seek the Lord. I'm working for the NHS now, trying to give back a little of the love that God put into my life. God bless you all. ________________________________________________________ Lynne Isherwood
Dear Friends,
Please pray for me that my time of testing is now at an end and for God to heal me completely in body, soul and mind and to allow me to serve him all my life in newness of strength and love for him and others. In Jesus name, Amen. Thank you.
Yours in Christ. May Almighty God heal all those who suffer or have problems, who come to this site for prayers. More importantly they may awaken to the power of our God and his real love for each of us he has in his heart. Christ is the living word who empowers every life and heart with spiritual truth and love. May he guide your paths and use all who pray for others, to the glory of God our Heavenly Father. May your hearts be full of the love of Christ and the peace he has promised all who follow him. In the name of Christ. Amen.
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Anonymous God does not abandon us, even when we abandon Him. I turned away from God in a major way when I was suffering from anorexia. I even tried to take my own life. But God didn't give up on me. He brought me back to Him through Christian and non-Christian friends and by introducing me to a new church. He even took away the eating disorder, and turned parts of it into a positive experience, by bringing me closer to Him, and teaching me so much about myself and my dependence on God. I have been thoroughly and utterly blessed. Despite all the suffering, I know that I have benefited from it, and I know now that God really is with me wherever I go (Joshua, 1v9). I couldn't believe that God could possibly love me, but it is so obvious that He really does, and I am so grateful. ________________________________________________________ Clare, Medic in Birmingham
"I became a
Christian when I was 3 and grew up in a Christian family. through my
childhood years I developed a good faith in God even if my understanding
was basic. When I was 12 I left home to go to boarding school. This was
the 1st time I had really had to start thinking about things for myself
and not just accept everything I was told by parents and Sunday school
teachers. The CU at my school, although quite small, was very strong and
the teacher who ran it was incredibly dedicated to encouraging spiritual
growth. During the 5 years I was at boarding school my child-like faith
became a solid faith deeply rooted in Christ.
________________________________________________________ Claire "Tigger" Lovell, Engineer "I was converted at the age of around 18/19. However it all really began at the age of 11 with the death of my grandfather. I had been very close to my grandfather, we shared a passion for sport........almost any sport, he loved hearing about my running, swimming, ski-ing, tennis etc i loved him teaching me a bit of football and the rules of cricket. When he died i was angry and upset.......'why did the people we loved have to die?, who created us and what were we here for? what was the point of earth anyway if all that happened was that the people suffered and we had to watch the people we love die and then die ourselves.........' At the age of 11 I did not have the answers or know where to find them. I was blessed with a loving family so the hurt passed away but the questions remained. I went to senior school and I supposed the questions became buried, I really enjoyed school loved sport and music and was generally very occupied!! In the sixth form of school taking my choice subjects meant developing a new group of close friends two of which were Christians, i began to notice that there was something quite different about their lives. Jo was a friend in some of my classes but we spent a lot of time together doing Duke of Edinburgh. There isn't a lot about a person that you don't get to know when you spend a long time with them in a tent........we shared the gospel and a lot of worship songs!!! Another friend was Ruth, we shared classes together and travelled home together and had many a good conversation! However, going to a church was not possible when i was at home and after finishing my A levels i was blessed with a sponsorship to work for an engineering company APV for 1 year and they would help sponsor me through university. There were 6 people on the scheme and I moved in with 2 of them, one was a Christian! I went to church with him every week and learnt a lot about my Lord and Saviour, not to mention gaining a huge number of friends and a lot of support from Whittlesey Baptist Church. In the January of that year out I committed my life to Christ." ________________________________________________________
Heather
(Birmingham) I was born into and brought up in a Christian family, and always had the Love of God taught and demonstrated to me by my parents. I have had physical problems since i was very young, and, like Amy, have Hypermobility Syndrome, along with various other types of arthris and repetitive strain injuries. Life is not easy for me; pain levels are high and I cannot predict from one day to the next how my body will be, and often get very frustrated. I don't even know how long I will be able to continue working. But I can testify to the fact that God is not an absent God, as some would believe: He does not bring us into being and then abandon us, even though it may feel like it sometimes. The God who sent His only Son, Jesus, into the world, to face the most appalling suffering and death, cares deeply about what happens to me, and you, and I could not possibly cope without Him! I lost both my parents last year within 5 months of each other, both very suddenly, and yet can honestly say that because of the faithful prayers of friends, I have been strengthened, and able to then empathise with others even more. God has also helped me to continue working, when the doctors cannot believe I am still working due to the extreme chronic physical pain I suffer, and I want to thank Him that the love of Christ has surrounded me and enabled me to carry on, and even to triumph in certain situations. God is faithful, and Jesus knows our suffering 'from the inside' as it were, because He was human, and He comes alongside me each day because He truly cares. ________________________________________________________
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