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In 1984, I came into the Cathedral every
Sunday, as my son David was in the choir. I had heard that Terry Fullum
from Darien U.S.A. was speaking at the Healing Ministry's Wednesday
service so I went to hear him. I was absolutely fascinated. The Sermon
Notes handed out that night contained the story of a very sick daughter
of a missionary couple. The girl had been ill for a long time and a
friend had come to visit. The parents asked him if he would pray for the
girl. As the condition was so long standing and she had had much prayer,
he asked her, "What can you believe God can do for you?" She thought and
said, "I could believe God for a good nights sleep". The man prayed for
her and left.
Many years later he met the girls parents
again and they said that night their daughter had the best night's sleep
she had had for a long time, and that within weeks she was completely
healed.
I continued to go to the Cathedral and was
so blessed, I used to go home and listen to the preaching of Canon
Glennon that used to be broadcast on 2CBA at 9 o’clock again. After some
years I stopped going every week, however the teaching had completely
changed my thinking.
I had been diagnosed with Rheumatoid
arthritis in 1978 and was on very large doses of medicine for the pain.
At a Wimber Conference, some team members prayed for me to be healed of
resentment. I was healed. I was put on a gluten free diet and the
arthritis also healed I have been free of the pain of both for more
years than I can remember, and I give thanks to God for it.
In 1989 family pressure was mounting, with
four growing children. There was a wedding for my daughter, later her
baby born 10 weeks premature, my son's engagement and subsequent
wedding. I did both wedding dresses, cakes and flowers for the church.
At the end, I found I had breast cancer. The
teaching I had received came flooding back as the Doctor was talking to
me. I immediately handed it all over to the Lord saying, "Lord this is
all too much. I cannot cope with any more".
For the first time in my life I handed all
my problems over to the Lord and left them there. I was taken on a three
month journey that was absolutely amazing. I was held in my Father's
arms above all that was going on and was completely well. The only thing
missing was a breast.
Five years later in 1994 with more children
troubles, I had knots in my stomach, shakes and if anyone was nice to me
I would cry. My husband spoke to our Doctor and they thought I should go
to a counsellor. I told them that I knew where I had to go. That week I
went to the Healing Service where I received prayer and anointing for
the fear of the cancer returning. Before I left the Cathedral that
night, the knots and shakes were gone. There was no more crying. I was
now able to cope with the situation. God had taken my mountain and
turned it into a mole hill. (The teaching I received can be summed up
in Mark 11:22-26).
That was ten years ago, and I have now made
the Healing Ministry my spiritual home. |
