God Still Heals! Prayer Works
An Extraordinary Healing by a Not So Ordinary God
On June 17th, my teammate Danielle found out her youngest brother Jake, 10 years old, has HSP. This is a scary disease for anyone, let alone a little boy. Legs swelling and joints aching, he is in constant pain. Sores are building up on his legs and arms resembling boils. This sudden condition throws the family in a worried frenzy. Doctors are trying to help. They are watching him to make sure it doesn’t travel to his organs, in which case, it could be fatal. This little guy is in torturous pain that the doctors say will “eventually” go away on its own. This is the case for MOST people with this condition, but sometimes it gets much worse. Danielle is here and can’t be with him. What can I do other than pray? That IS all I can do…pray. So, I pray a few times with her in Albania and a few times on my own, but God breaks my heart for Jakey in Nepal when his pain is at its worst.
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This is an excerpt from my journal the night I prayed for his healing…
July 1, 2016
“If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.”
Lord, if this is true,
I want things that will further Your Kingdom. I ask for healing for Jake, Danielle’s little brother for her sake and his, for Your glory. I pray You would be glorified in her brother and in her family. Your name be magnified. You said to ask anything in Your name and You will do it. I’m asking Lord. You always keep Your promises, always. Is there something You want to teach me through this?
Why do I want him healed? Mainly because I want to see him healed. I want to see You do it. I want to see You keep this promise. I don’t know Lord. I can’t see into my heart. You know what is there. Purify my heart and my motivation. Take over my heart and my life. I want to grow in obedience and boldness. Lord, work on that in me. I want to grow in understanding of the Holy Spirit and in faith in You, in Your power, Your glory, Your majesty. I want more faith. I just want more of You.
John 16:23 – “And in that day, you will ask Me nothing. Most assuredly, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.” Lord, please show up in big ways this month and in the rest of the race. I want You to be glorified and I want the faith of family and friends back home to grow in You. Please do this. Please do what You promised.
John 16:24 – “Until now, you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.”
John 16:33 – “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
Heart aching and tears streaming, I look down at my journal. Thud. My pen drops to the paper. I lay my pen, journal and Bible to the side of my sleeping pad and fall asleep.
July 2, 2016 – The next day…
“Guess what?” Danielle excitedly asks. “The doctors have good news! They said they must have mixed up the samples because his tests came back completely clear! He will be better in about a week!”
Suuure…they mixed up the samples.
“Thank You Lord. Thank you for answering our prayers for healing. People will hear the story of how you healed Jakey. YOU will get the glory.”
