Finally the Lord began to move in my situation by bringing a wonderful Christian lady into our midst and when we met we knew we were kindred spirits and that God had brought us together. Immediately we began to meet often to pray for salvation for the residents and healing for the many sick in our midst.
Shortly the Lord began to lead me in a different direction. One afternoon I found myself sitting in the snack area at snack time and not knowing why I was there. A lady called Win came and sat beside me. I had known Win as I had formerly shared a table with her and knew her to have a hearing problem. She had a notepad with her and wrote on it that that morning she had gone totally deaf. We had a notepad conversation and I said I would pray for her. When she returned to her room my friend and I got together and prayed for her. Awhile later Win appeared at my door, just beaming and saying, "Your prayers have been answered and I can hear again." What joy we experienced !!!
I began to ponder this event and pray about what God desired of me in this complex. It soon became evident that I was to pray for the sick because of the way they were crossing my path in amazing ways. Anne, a friend of mine, who had previously suffered a seizure and undergone brain surgery was having a difficult time adjusting to close proximity to so many people, burst into my room one day and was very upset. She had just moved to a new room and was not happy. I calmed her down and prayed with her and she seemed much better. The next day as I walked down the hall with her she said, "My mind is so clear today."Agnes, a lady with whom I had shared another facility had become very depressed and sat in a darkened room all day and taking no part in activities. I felt led of the Lord to go into her room and pray for her. Two days later I saw her out and about and could not believe the look of well being on her face. And there were others. To date I have visited with and prayed for fourtenn people.
For several years I have suffered from a gradually degenerating hip causing severe arthritic pain and I was finding it more and more difficult to get around. I made the decision to have hip replacement surgery and entered a Calgary hospital on April 18 and had it done. It was successful and now on April 28 I am recuperating in our little hospital in the town where I live.
And now I must tell you that the time spent in the Calgary hospital was not a happy time. On the third day they doubled up on my diabetic medication, causing a horrendous diabetic reaction. Had my daughter not called and realizing that something was wrong and immediately called my nurse they may not have found me so quickly.
Far more tragic than this was that I felt that I was walking through a deep, dark valley, without my God, not being able to feel Him close to me or to hear Him speaking to me. Many nights I was unable to sleep and I would lie there whispering to Him and not hearing any response. Even though I was heartbroken yet I knew that He never left my side, that He would never leave me nor forsake me.
Three days ago I was brought to our little hospital and yesterday morning I began to hear His voice again as He spoke to me thus....
My child...
You are emerging from the deep, dark valley where you felt you had lost all touch with Me and was travelling alone through pain and trials. Not so, My little one, for you were never a moment alone for I was always with you, loving you, holding you and protecting you.
Now, My child, I shall raise you up into a new ministry of healing and you shall see miracles take place under your touch. You needed to be broken of all pride and brought to the place of only having Me as your source. You bravely assumed the healing ministry I was bringing you into, in the complex where you reside but you were not ministering with My power and authority upon you. Because you have been faithful in obedience to Me and in serving Me it is My desire to use you to win souls for My kingdom and to be a vessel to pray for the sick and see them recover and I shall give you all power and authority to do so.
I have instructed you to search the Scriptures pertaining to My healing ministry upon earth and to learn to pray likewise. I do not desire long drawn out prayers as with the Phariseses but rather a quick command which brings the answer into being.
Continue to fellowship and pray with your prayer partner for, as you do, you create a great basis of prayer for your ministries. Never be discouraged, just know that I am guiding you. Because of your prayers many things are happening in the heavenly realm that you are unaware of but which can change the course of people's lives.
My little one, I promised you healing for your body and even in this moment it is beginning to manifest.
"But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint."
You cannot imagine the joy that flooded my whole being as I understood why I needed to walk through this dark valley. No chastening of the Lord ever blessed me so much. Of course I was not aware that pride had entered my heart but I could coceive how easily a spirit of pride could creep in. I only want to be a clean, shining vessel for the Lord's use in ministry in this facility.
I have experienced the feeling of His power and authority as I have recounted in the story of my dreams and posted on "From Me To You" on my Web site. I can hardly wait to recover and to get home, once again to pray with my prayer partner and to anticipate where God will lead us. She is a quiet, forgetful soul but powerful in prayer. She loves people and mingles with them, talking freely of Jesus at every opportunity. She tells me that some have begun to question her about her faith.
O people, all those who love and serve the Lord Jesus, do not fear the dark valleys but know that the Lord is touching you and bringing you into new realms of His glory, that He is preparing you for exciting new ministries for Him in these end time days. May the Lord bless each of you in abundance is my prayer.
