Keep you safe till destruction passes by!

by Tommy
(Tennessee)

My son (8) was undergoing radiation and chemo. Very threatening treatment. We were told several destructive side effects. As I prayed and opened the Word, the Lord gave me this: "And in the shadow of Thy wings I will take refuge, until destruction passes by" (Psalm 57:1)--Thank you Lord God Almighty!

Grace Growing Up

by Stephanie Y. Brown
(Virginia)

I'm so grateful for all God has done in my life. I was the victim of sexual abuse, depression and low self esteem as a young girl. That victim mentality spilled over into adulthood. I made a series of wrong choices which resulted in more pain for me and my family.

I finally gave my life to Christ and old things have passed away and behold all things have become new. God inspired me to write a book where I share very openly my testimony of God's faithfulness and delivering Power in my life. My first attempt at writing has been very successful. I have been invited to many speaking engagements to share my story. God is no respecter of persons, what He does for one he can do for us all. To God be the glory!


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by: Nikki

Praise God! I too was a victim of sexual abuse as a young girl (4-7years). I too suffered mentally from what had happened to me in adulthood. That was until I realised I was a new creation and all things had passed away. I was baptised and filled with the Holy Spirit when I was 9 years old but I didn't realised the freedom that bought me until i was 23. I have learned to forgive, let go and believe who God says I am not who I thought I was. I used to be angry and think "why me?" now i rejoice that it wasn't someone else because I have a saviour and thanks to God I am a new creature and I can help those who do not know how to overcome their past. Whatever happened in the past is not a part of my life anymore, all things have become new (brand new, not just covered with a bandaid). Praise God. We have been forgiven so much - we must forgive. And we have Christ to cleanse us of all unrighteousness making us whiter than the snow. I don't believe God caused or allowed past suffering but He is so good that He can bring out good in every situation. God is so good - ALL the time!



by: Toni

Stephanie,

What a great testimony! And, I am so happy for you! God can and does, turn around one's life and it's all for the asking...

You will inspire many, including me and the guidance you give to others--just think of the good that will be done!

Blessings,

Toni

My healing Scripture

by Naomi Martin
(Spokane,WA. 99212)

The one healing scripture the Lord keeps bringing to my mind is Hebrews 10:23 which says; "Be careful to hold unswervingly to the hope you profess, for He is faithful that promised." That has brought me so much peace and comfort when I've felt at my lowest point, it's been so amazing!

Wait on God

by Lillian Tingle
(Selbyville, DE.)

I HAVE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH HEART ACHE AND PAIN IN MY LIFE. I KNOW THAT IT COULDN'T BEEN BUT JESUS THAT WAS WITH ME.

I HAVE FOUR ADULT CHILDREN, THREE HAVE BEEN IN JAIL. I LOST MY GRANDCHILD, DAUGHTER, AND SON IN A HOLD UP. MY SON GOT SHOT. MY DAUGHTER HAD TO RUN FOR HER LIFE.

TWO MONTHS LATER I HAD TO WITNESS COPS BEATING MY OLDEST SON IN MY YARD. TWO MONTHS LATER MY BROTHER DIED IN FEB. THEN MY DAD DIED IN APRIL.

I NEVER GOT THE CHANCE TO HEAL. I WAS IN A RELATIONSHIP FOR SIX YEARS THAT WAS GOING NO WHERE IN THE YEAR OF 2002.

I TOLD GOD, IF YOU ARE REALLY REAL I PROMISE I WILL SERVE YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IF YOU JUST TAKE THIS PAIN AWAY AND GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, I'M ALL YOURS.

ONE WEEK I BURIED MY FATHER, AND THE NEXT WEEK I GAVE MY LIFE TO GOD, THE MIND REGULATOR. NOT ONLY DID HE GIVE ME PEACE OF MIND, HE HEALED ME COMPLETELY FROM ALL HEART ACHE AND PAIN. THANK YOU JESUS.

AFTER ENDING THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MAN I WAS INVOLVED WITH, I THOUGHT I CANT DO WITHOUT. THAT'S WHAT SATAN WANTED ME TO BELIEVE.

FIVE MONTHS LATER, I WAS MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND WHO WAS ON HEAVY HARD DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND MORE, FOR 33 YEARS. HE WAS THE TOWN DRUNK, A MENACE TO SOCIETY. THE JUDGE LABLED HIM AND SAID HE WOULD BE NOTHING.

BUT THE DEVIL WAS A LIAR. GOING ON SIX YEARS NOW, WE BOTH ARE SERVING THE LORD. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIVES TO THE LORD SINCE MY HUSBAND GAVE HIS LIFE TO THE LORD. HE IS A LIVING TESTIMONY.

TODAY HE IS A DEACON IN OUR CHURCH ALONG WITH OTHER TITLES. PEOPLE SAID IF GOD CAN CHANGE A MAN LIKE JOSEPH, HE CAN CHANGE ANYBODY.

BUT THE KEY IS TO HAVE A SINCERE HEART AND WANT TO CHANGE. WE BOTH HAVE A POWERFUL TESTIMONY. I SKIPPED A LOT, BUT I HOPE YOU PRINT THIS BECAUSE GOD IS STILL PERFORMING MIRACLES.

I KNOW. I MARRIED ONE. WAIT ON GOD AND LET HIM GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF HIS HEART. JUST LET GO AND LET GOD HAVE HIS WAY IN YOUR LIFE .

Do You Believe in Miracles?

by Holly Knipp
(Blue Springs, MO)

Although I am still young, God has provided me with experiences in life, which I believe gave me the focus, strength and determination to achieve my dreams.

Two things have been a constant in my life, my love for God and for sports. I've played organized sports since I was five. At the age of fourteen I was playing softball, basketball, competitive soccer, and competing in karate at a national level.

What I didn't know was that it was all going to come to a sudden end, and my faith in God would be severely tested.

In November of my freshman year, I found four painful lumps in my breast and there was concern that it might be breast cancer. Ten days prior to my surgery I was injured playing indoor soccer. The injury left me with a large, painful knot on my lower leg. However, this was overshadowed by my up coming surgery.

To my great relief my tumors were benign. I lost a large part of one breast and had some recovering to do, and I put my leg problem aside. I didn't know it, but my leg injury was going to change my life in the most radical way.

My lump on my leg wasn't getting better and the pain was getting worse. I saw several doctors, but I wasn't improving.

To make matters worse an orthopedic surgeon gave me a steroid injection in my leg which succeeded in dissolving the lump and almost all of the tissue under the skin. I now had a painful, colorful depression the size of a golf ball on my leg.

Five doctors later, a neurologist determined I had a permanent nerve disorder known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).

RSD is generally caused by injury to a nerve or nerve cluster. A healthy nerve can transmit a wide range of sensations, such as pressure, cold, hot and pain. In RSD every sensation becomes pain. And As RSD progresses so does the pain
s intensity.

The long-term outlook for RSD is not good. The sympathetic nervous system becomes hypersensitive to pain, and it is common for RSD to spread throughout your body and with time lead to total disability.

As my pain increased, my activities decreased. I was slowly having to drop all my sports and activities that I loved. I had to watch my friends play without me and it broke my heart. My emotions were like a roller coaster, and I was becoming scared for my future. And Even though I had found a group of doctors who understood my problem, they were unable to find a treatment to help me.

Eventually the pain became so intense that I no longer could move without my brace and my doctors could only use tissues to touch my leg and even that would usually make me cry.

I was brought to a new low in August of my junior year when the pain became unbearable, and I was unable to walk. This led to a series of spinal injections, which decreased the pain and helped me to walk again. Although I was walking again with pain, the steroids caused me to gain 30 unwanted pounds and acne which sent me into a depression.

In my quest to get better, I had seen over 30 specialists and explored numerous treatments. In 2004, I spent a week at the Mayo Clinic with one of the few world-renowned RSD pediatric specialists. There seemed to be no cure for me but I was adjusting.

As my RSD got progressively worse, my faith in God grew cold. I was angry and bitter. I daily questioned how God could let this happen, and why didn't He take this away? How could He possibly love me while putting me through so much pain?

For three years, I wore a mask everyday of my life. I walked around school with a smile on my face but a tear in my heart. Not even my closest friends new how intense my pain had become.

In October of my senior year, a doctor from Canada claimed to have the cure for RSD and brought it down to the states to test it on me. For the first four days my life was great. I was walking without pain and I was even playing two-hand touch football with my friends. I was a kid again, and I had never been happier.

But on the fifth day I was not prepared for what was about to happen to me. When I woke up that morning I started to feel the pain in my left hand, then the toes of both feet, and throughout my shoulders.

Instead of healing me, the machine had unlocalized my RSD and it had spread all over my body. It was a devastating time for my family and me. We tried a new injection to the front of my spine that unfortunately was administered through my throat. We added several new drugs, but the side effects outweighed the benefits. I was going to have to adjust to my new limitations.

At this point, I lost all hope. Even receiving a high five from a friend shot pains all over my body and could leave me in tears for hours. Because I was disabled, I was unable to continue my work program at school and was forced to stop anything left in my life that gave me joy.

When I thought about my future, I would start to cry. My dreams were shattered, and all I could do was watch as my future slowly slipped further and further away from me. I no longer could dream about going off to college with my friends or even someday, play with my kids in the backyard.

It was difficult not to be scared, depressed and angry all at the same time. RSD produces a unique stabbing, burning pain that takes your breath away. As soon as I would walk into the cold, I would be hit with intense pain from every part of my body. On a scale of 1-10 my pain was sometimes a 12.

Everything around me made me nervous. I had to be extra cautious everywhere I went to make sure that nothing would hit me because after it had spread anywhere I received even the slightest bit of trauma my RSD would immediately spread to that area of my body.

In November of 2004 I started a bible study with a fellow church member, Kristi Bergen, which slowly rebuilt my faith. On February 1st of 2005, I picked up my bible for the first time in nearly three years and read something that would have an impact on my health, my state of mind and my spirit.

In Psalm 71 I read, "Turn your ear to me and save me...Do not forsake me when my strength is gone. Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter, you will restore my life again; from the depths of the earth you will again bring me up. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again."

After reading these verses I had a peace come over me and I knew immediately that everything was going to be okay and for the first time in close to three years, I trusted God to lead me out of the darkness. At that moment, I knew that even if I became paralyzed tomorrow for the rest of my life, that I would be okay because God was going to take care of me.

The next day my life changed forever. I was sitting at our Wednesday night youth service, and we were all silently praying to God. I did something I haven't done in years; I prayed my heart out!

With tears streaming down my face I begged God to take away my pain, to make me normal again. I promised that I would do anything for Him if He would just take away an ounce of my pain, and I meant every word. As I repeated these words, I felt his presence for the first time in over three years and I burst into sobs.

I felt him hold me, comfort me, and go through me. Then, I felt a tingle go from the top of my head down to my toes and I knew immediately what had happened. I reached out for my hand, and the pain was gone. I grabbed my knee, which I had not done in three years, and felt no pain. I was healed!

This was a pain I felt every moment of my life for the past three years and God had taken it away from me in a second. My whole body shook with anticipation; I was finally free. I was free from all the pain and suffering I've experienced for three years. God had healed me.

I was so happy I started jumping around church yelling, "I can jump! I can jump!" I cannot fully explain the thoughts and feelings that were rushing through me. A girl who couldn't even be touched with a tissue because the pain was so bad, a girl who couldn't walk from her bed to her closet without tears, a girl who couldn't walk at all a year ago, a girl whose dreams were shattered, was healed!

That night, I cried the hardest I've ever cried my whole life. The joy was overwhelming. As I saw my youth group coming to me in tears, something clicked, and I knew that this was the reason I have suffered, that this is the reason I've gone through so much pain.

I had finally found my purpose. I am God's purpose. He healed me to show the world that He is truly amazing and wonderful.

All my life I have been waiting to see a miracle. To see some kind of sign that would show me that God is real. I waited for three years for God to heal me, but when He didn't I stopped believing in miracles.

The whole time I was waiting, all this time I couldn't believe in miracles, God was creating one. I am His miracle. He had always been there for me, but I couldn't see it because I chose not to trust in Him.

He is the almighty God. The whole time I was consumed with anger, He was loving His child and making things happen for me. Now, as I look back on the night God healed me, I feel shameful for ever doubting Him and His love for me. Although I am unworthy of His mercy and love He still gave me what no one else ever could, a second chance at life, my miracle.

I am forever changed and grateful. Pain and suffering can be a great teacher, and I believe they have taught me many valuable life lessons.

I've learned to never stop dreaming and believing, to not turn your back on your faith when you can't understand. I have tremendous empathy for others who suffer and are in need. I believe I can make a difference in a person's life. My goal is to show that dreams can be reached and goals met if worked hard enough for them, and to let everyone know that miracles do happen.

In the Midst of it all...Believe

by Marquita
(Charleston, SC, USA)

Well, I'm a now 24 year old young woman that has been blessed with much and has gone through much to attain it all. I faced many trials growing up: molestation, verbal and emotional abuse, low self-esteem, depression, in addition to the typical growing pains. But none of that truly prepared me for what I would go through as an adult. Prayer has been a powerful tool to get me past these things, but learning the scriptures has been more medicine to my body, soul, and spirit than anything else. There are many verses that I rely on to get through, but namely the ones below that I can recite from memory:

Romans 8:28-And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those that love God and are called according to His purpose for them.

John 15:7-If you abide in me, and my Words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Psalm 103:3-He forgives all my sins, and heals all my diseases.

Isaiah 58:11-He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, the punishment was upon Him that gave us peace, and by His wounds we are healed.

I got sick my junior year in college (Spring 2006) with severe chronic kidney disease. Because I came to terms with it and acknowledged that this wasn't something done by God, I was able to overcome depression and see past it. I was able to go on and finish college and my masters in spite of the health obstacles I faced. I even got sicker last year around this time right as I began my new career. In late October I was told I needed to have a kidney transplant before the end of the year in order to avoid kidney dialysis and to have a normal chance at life. Yes I'm only 24 and I had been dealing with this since 2006! I had to raise money and leave in order to continue to receive my pay to pay for my medicines and bills. Fortunately, I have very few medical expenses now, I had my kidney transplant in January thanks to a donated kidney from one of my younger brothers, and I am working! I am blessed and I am a believer in the power of God's word. It took me having to go through that just to realize how valuable we are to God and to humble myself to His grooming. God is amazing and all we have to do to receive His blessings and love is to ASK for it! Confess His word repeatedly, pray without ceasing and allow yourself to be used by God! He will move the mountains and wheelbarrels in your life!


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by: Anonymous
In the Midst of it all...Believe

What a testimony! You truly are the example of the fact that you have to have taken and been through a TEST, to have a TESIMONY.You have passed tests that many of us will never be confronted with. Your sincerity and the sharing has been encouraging to me,and I'm sure it will be a blessing to many.



by: Camisha Thierry
Love it!

Thanks for sharing your testimony! To God be the GLORY!!

Believers

by Nikki
(Gold Coast, Australia)

God's Word says "Believers will lay hands on the sick and they shall recover" (Mark 16.17)
Believers will do what Jesus did & Jesus healed all who were sick!
Joh 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father.
As believers we should be doing the will of God and healing those who are oppressed.

When a Child dies ...

by Hennie Symington
(Cape Town, South Africa )

Many years ago - it seems like two lifetimes ago - my baby son died of meningitis. He was only 15 months old and the absolute joy of our lives. Like any toddler he was as cute and clever as he could be. And then one day he became ill and the next morning he was dead. Just like that.
I remember thinking as we rushed him to hospital, alarmed at the purple blotches appearing all over his body, that the doctors would save him. The thought of death didn't even enter my mind. Until a kind nurse came to me and said: "Remember, whatever happens God loves you." And then I knew. But human as we are, the negotiations with God kept me going - if you save him God, I promise .... Please God I'll do anything you want ... But he died anyway.To this day I remember the light slowly disappearing from his startlingly blue eyes and the warmth seeping from his tiny little body which just hours before had been brimming with life. And knowing that that was the end of my life as I knew it up till then. I somehow realised that the boundaries of my faith and my concept of God would never be the same again.
I was angry - so very angry at God. I didn't stop believing in him, I just didn't want to speak to him. I simply did't know what to say to God. But God is patient - so very patient. In time He gave three new little ones in as many years to make up for the one we'd lost but also to remind us of the abundance of his love. Every time I felt overwhelmed by having three toddlers under the age of three, I reminded myself that God was sending me a message saying: I'm so very sorry about what happened to you. It is true that Death sometimes gets the upperhand, not because God doesn't hear or doesn't care but simply because death happens - to all. At some time. Life is terminal. But be assured of my love and my presence in your life from time immemorial to kindgom come. The piece of Scripture that sustained by during all these years was: "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified,...for the Lord your God goes with youL he will never leave you nor forsake you." Deut. 31:6

Healing Scriptures That Really Work.

by Linda Peeps
(South Carolina)

Here are some of the my favorite scriptures that have helped and comforted me many times. I pray they do the same for all of you. GOD BLESS.


Psalm 103:3

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

Psalm 53:5

But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.


3 John 1:2

Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

3 John 2

by Rene

I don't have my bible with me so it won't be exact but 3rd John 2 says "I pray that above all you will prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers".
This scripture has always meant so much to me as I believe it is illustrating the link between emotional well being and physical health. More and more research is pointing to stress as the underlying cause of more than 80% of all illness. I am working on deepening my trust and learning to deal in healthy ways with the trials of life and fight against toxic emotions and thoughts to increase my quality of life.
Thanks for you encouraging words.

Healing Scripture for Terminal Diseases Job 14: 7-9

by Adeniyi Alese
(Houston, Texas, US)

For there is {hope} of a {tree}, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.
8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant.


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by: Anonymous

What beautiful words of hope here! I feel blest reading them, as I know others will, too.

Thank you so much for these words. I especially like, "8 Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground;
9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant."

Blessings....

My Healing Journey with God

by Jackie
(Austin, IN)

I am on an amazing journey of healing and restoration that is beyond my wildest dreams and expectations. I am 41 years old and have just begun to live, due to the healing touch of God.

I started this "Healing Journey" about three years ago. I was super morbidly obese, which caused major health problems such as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, extreme chronic fatigue, and fibromyalgia that seemed to flare almost every day along with sever neuropathy of both feet and legs, chronic back pain, and I had to use a cane to keep from falling and to help me support my 390 pounds.

I was told by five different doctors that if I didn't have weight loss surgery I would be dead in 5 years. My son at that time was still only about 9 or 10 and I didn't want to leave him.

I had tried almost every diet out there and had been unsuccessful with each one. I gained instead of losing, I felt hopeless.

One night I was online researching bariatric surgery and I found a doctor close by. I went through all the classes, but felt a little uneasy with this doctor. The morning of surgery I came down with the worst case of strep throat I had ever had, so needless to say I didn't have surgery.

So I started the process all over again, since my insurance had changed, I had to go to a Center for Excellence, in Carmel, IN, a three hour trip.

I have to say the trip was well worth it. I found an amazing doctor and hospital. I had surgery August 14, 2007, which was on a Tuesday. The following Monday I was off all 10 insulin shots, and all my other medicine except thyroid medicine, which has been decreased, and a stomach pill that will be taken away this August.

I believe God provide this surgery at the right time and place in order for me to get my life back. I can walk three miles now, and try to every day. I have lost 167 pounds in less than 10 months and feel like a teenager again. I give God all the credit.

Some people have a hard time believing that God was the one who did the healing, but I know the journey I was on and it took God to move and direct me to the right surgeon and hospital. God kept me through the surgery, and still has his hand on me today. I am able to actually get out and work for God now.

The journey isn't over, and it won't be until I make it to Heaven, but I can with certainty, with God on my side, I can face anything. God is the Great Physician and He works in mysterious ways.

I hope this is a blessing to all who read it and encourages people to never sell God short.


Comments:


by: Bobbie
AWESOME

Hey lady,That was awesome and a wonderful testimony. Thank you for shareing this with me.I am so happy for you!May god always bless you.



by: Sherry

Hey Girl That Was ONE Awesome Testamony.And I Just Want To Thank Father God For Letting Me Be A Small Part Of Your Healing Journey.And Its Been Very Awesome Seeing You Week After Week Look Smaller.Also You Have A Glow On Your Face Thats Not Been There For A While.



by: Kara Bowden
Keep on keepin on.

Hey there girl that is an awesome paper. It really lifted my spirits. Keep up the good work



by: Toni

Jackie,

What a wonderful and inspirational testimony! And, I am so happy for you!

I can relate to you on this because I have and continue to have, problems with my weight and I'm just now beginning to lose weight and it feels wonderful! And, like you, I give the entire glory to God...

Again, thank you for a wonderful testimony and reading this has helped me so much!

Blessings,

Toni

Power To Live

by Juanita Myers
(sacramento, ca.)

For God has not given me the spirit of fear, but power,love and a sound mind!!!

terminal illness

by linda
(gainesville)

i have been a cancer survivor now for 19 years i have just found out that it is back and in several places im going through treatment every three weeks they say i have 2 to 5 years in dueteronomy i am trying to be strong and courageous and not be in fear but it is hard it is hard for my husband too what scriptures can you give me and what do i do

Faithful of the Obedient

by Paula
(Lafayette, IN)

This is not my testimony, but that of a friend who has lived with pain for the last 7 years. You can barely touch her and she'll wince in pain, that means no hugs and no handshakes, nothing.

Recently I started suffering with pain from my back down to the bottoms of my feet. Seven years of being faithful to God's word my friend told me to start researching healing scriptures and then start memorizing and praying scriptures out loud.

I guess the tesimony is that after seven years my frind can still belive God will heal her any time now, she hangs onto His promise that He will heal her. This being the seventh year and the number seven is God's perfect number we are hoping this year that miracle will happen.

She has taught me that no matter what is going on in my life, God is bigger, better and stronger than anything I have to face. I am not only dealing with pain but also financially issues due to being unemployed for the last seven months. (There's that seven again)

I stay strong because my friends won't allow me to give up and I am anxious in what God will do in my life, so I am waiting patiently. I am dealing with each issue that comes in my life by first handing it to the Lord and then dealing with it.

Thank you
Paula Bird

Obsessive Behavior

by Toni Star
(Ohio)

I have suffered for years with obsessive behavior and it has affected my life in many negative ways. I've had problems with over-eating, over-doing and trying way too hard to succeed.

Just recently I have prayed for help in this matter and have received what I consider a blessing and relief.

It was after I prayed with my whole heart in church not long ago, that I felt a healing, a peace and a blessing.

I am finding that where once my bad habits were everything to me--such as overeating, obsessing about others or success--is now less important and often trivial.

I feel the Lord Jesus Christ working in and through me and it feels great not having those constant obsessive thoughts!

I give glory to God and His Son, Jesus Christ and offer to anyone who reads this, that He will help you, too!

Chaplain Milley Brewington

by Milley Brewington
(Clinton, NC)

On October 30, 2001, while en-route to work something happened that would transform my life. Five miles from my home a car was quickly turning in front of me and I thought we would hit head on so I swerved to avoid hitting the automobile.

Clay Davis heard his dog barking outside and he went out to see what she was barking at. He noticed some headlights down the road and drove a short distance to see what was going on. He noticed a body laying in the middle of the highway.

In the meantime Jamie and Christie Hargrove heard the accident and they called 911. Clay said I was beyond recognition. He noticed my name on my license plate. I had a broken pelvic area, my ribs were fractured, between my second and third vertebrae was fractured, my lungs had collapsed, I had a skull fracture, a concussion, and my life threatening injury was my stomach had burst open on the inside.

When Clay arrived he said I was asking him to come and read this scripture and pray. He looked and I was on my knees with my hand on a passage. He moved my hand and I had my Bible opened to Psalm 23. He read this and prayed. He was amazed and kept wondering, now here she is 35 feet from her automobile, how did her Bible end up next to her and with all the injuries she has sustained how is she on her knees, and how did she know to open her Bible to Psalm 23?

I do not remember any of the accident except for flashbacks that I had afterwards of seeing headlights coming toward me. I was transported to the hospital in my hometown. Dr. Willis mentioned that I would not survive the flight to UNC hospital.

When I arrived at UNC hospital, 25 trauma doctors assisted with the emergency surgery. My vitals dropped so low and the doctors decided not to close my stomach because they had given up hope. They joined my family in the family waiting area to prepare them to tell me goodbye. My sister mentioned that the family did not need a Chaplain because they had a prayer chain going and she said to them, "she shall not die but live and declare the works of the Lord" Psalm 118:17.

God is a God of purpose. I was on life support for three weeks and I stayed in UNC hospital for seven weeks. After the seventh week I spent three weeks in Rehab learning how to walk again.

In 2004 I wanted to do something with my time since I was not able to return to work, so I began studying at Heritage Bible College. As I read and studied God's Word I began to receive insight and revelation concerning the purpose of my life. God showed me visions when I was on life support for three weeks.

I began to understand the visions as I read and studied God's Word. I know that God was showing me where my work would be. I am now a volunteer Chaplain. I will graduate from Heritage in May of 2008 with my Bachelor's in Religious Education. I Praise God for Who I know He is and I know that all things work together for my good because I love the Lord and I am called according to His purpose.