On our way to Worcester, after leaving Virginia Beach, we stopped
in Dover, Delaware, to see a friend who wanted me to go with her
to the nursing home and pray for her husband. He was in a
severely weakened state, not wanting to eat and could only
whisper a few words. He did not remember me but as I was
silently praying, a past experience came to mind: “He’ll
remember the foot therapy you did on him in Florida.” When I
related that to him, he smiled and shook a yes with his head.
Shortly thereafter, he became very irritable towards his wife and I
thought, “Oh Lord God, You’ve sent me here and I don’t know
what to say or how to minister to him that would be good for he
seems so disagreeable.” I heard the word, “Sing!”
While praying quietly to know what songs would edify him the
most, I anointed his forehead, throat and each hand with holy oil
and began to sing. When I came to the part of any song that had
words of commitment to Jesus, he became very upset, yelling,
“No! No!” He tried to wrestle his right hand from being held.
I told him of the great love I felt flowing from Jesus for him. After
binding the spirit of antichrist and commanding Satan to loose
him from all bondage, he looked straight at me and said, “I love
You, Jesus.” I felt strongly that it was not me that he saw, but a
vision of Jesus overshadowing me. I had never before
experienced such an overwhelming love toward another human
being. It seemed as though I was engulfed in Jesus.
In relating this experience later to a friend, the following poem
came to mind:
I Behold The Christ In You
by Frank Wittany
“I behold the Christ in you, here the life of God I see. I can see a great peace too, I can see you whole and free. I behold the Christ in you, I can see this as you walk. I see this in all you do, I can see this as you talk. I behold God’s love expressed, I can see you filled with power. I can see you ever-blessed, see the Christ In you, I can see the perfect One, led by God in all you do, I can see God’s work is done.”
Since the weather was beautiful, Anissa and her dad were happy
to wait in the car while I was at the nursing home. It was great to
hear on the following day of the improvement of my friend’s
husband. He had a peaceful night’s sleep, ate his breakfast and
his countenance was changed and uplifted. One week later, he
departed this earth to spend eternity in the Heavenly Kingdom
with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
“How thankful I am to Christ Jesus our Lord for choosing
me as one of his messengers, and giving me the strength
to be faithful to Him, even though I used to scoff at the
name of Christ … But God had mercy on me because I
didn’t know what I was doing, for I didn’t know Christ at
that time.”
1 Timothy 1:12 TLB
This opportunity of ministry fulfilled a portion of the word
given to me several months prior to our trip: “… drive the car –
blessings shall be yours – take this time away from others, but on
a mission to save the lost, the weary and the sick –
you shall conquer.”
It was His Excellent Grace that made the victory possible!
(My next Post — the Miracle Service at Worcester, MA – stay tuned)
To contact Anissa’s mother email her at blawyerlogos@bellsouth.net
To take a virtual tour of the retreat center go to http://www.wellspringhealingretreat.org
His Excellent Grace 