Wonderful Testimonies

God opened a door for a dear sister in USA/Saved from snake bites

Miracle in marriage

Let us praise God for this beautiful testimony of a physically handicapped Christian girl in India:

“My name is C.Sahaya Mary. I belong to a town called Thenikulam, Nellai District, South India. I am a physically handicapped girl, unable to walk. I have neither brothers nor sisters. I have accepted Jesus as my personal Savior. My mother and relatives started teasing and ridiculing me often, saying “You cannot walk. If you walk, your marriage will take place. Even if your marriage takes place, you will get only a physically handicapped man as your husband”. I used to pray to Jesus with tears. After reading some testimonies in a Christian magazine, I  firmly believed in Jesus, and began to pray, “Thou art able to help me even though I am in a state of despair. Thou can give me a man of my choice as my husband”.

The Lord did hear my prayer, and performed a miracle. He has given me the same person whom I wanted to marry as my husband. He is not a physically handicapped person but is beautiful. He is full of God’s love, and makes me happy. I always see Jesus in my husband, namely, Charles. I daily praise God for this miracle.”

God opened a door for a dear sister in USA!

 

(In response to our e-mail message titled “Vision of a small ant” in InJesusGroups, a dear sister in USA sent us two messages showing how God opened a way for her.  You can read this message “Vision of a small ant” by clicking the page “Visions” at the top - Editor)

 

First message from Patty Madrid, USA

 

You could not have sent a more needed message today than this one.  I thank you with all of my heart.   Your comment, "You may be a little one, having begun your ministry in a humble way." that is so much for me.  "You have been faithful in the little things that God had entrusted you. At present, you may find yourself hedged by impossibilities. 

 

Today I am trying to get to the Whitehouse the Office of the President Faith Based and Community initiatives and I have not the required  resources by myself.  I am one of the single ants who have carried that sugar humbly for quite some time and need to have other ants around me now. But I do not know how to ask others.   That trip would feed the poor. Your message about how the Lord would open resources felt like God's hand being on my heart.  I trust Him to guide me and I would like you to know how this message has encouraged me and again gave me hope, faith and inspiration.  I also would appreciate a prayer from you since you seem to have the message for me today and because we all need a prayer warrior in our corner.  My name is Patty Madrid.  Thank you and may God bless you and grace be shed upon you and your ministry!

 

Second message

 

I just wanted to let you know that your prayers to our heavenly father are valuable to me and thank you for taking the time in your life, to care about this mission and mine.

 

Your prayers have reached the heaven.  Two days after your prayers, I met a Senator and his staff called me and asked me to go to them outside my area and I did.  I cannot remember crying and shedding as many tears as I have this past couple of weeks for this ministry.  

 

 However, on that Sunday, I was sitting at a table there  and met a lady.  Your reply just touched my heart immediately and I felt God's hand on my heart.  I told her that I was terrible about asking for help and that this was my first prayer. In the midst of many people, she said, “That is why God put us together”.   She was a scholar in homelessness and a fundraiser. She said again, “God had us together to partner”.  Shortly after that, one of the Senator's staff came to me and asked me, "what can I do for you, I have to do something for you, for this faith based organization”. He offered his services to build the website so that we could work together with the Senate and Assembly lobbying for the needs of this ministry.  Then his father, a pastor, came to me and just hugged me and I felt  comforted by him and his wife's love  as if we knew each other forever. He told me that he had just talked to his church to listen to this administration (being mine) in order to continue our work in Washington.  This man in his small church gave away almost one million dollars of food last year as a  private donation.   I was so full of joy and excitement and tears came to my eyes out of joy.  Ten years of work was coming to fruition. 

 

 I received a call from a colleague and someone I really did not know either on a personal or a spiritual level.  She said to me, “what could I do for you; I want to help you.  Let us get together and brainstorm”.  We met and she gave me an amazing present.  She gave me the space (at a University, free) to have an entire day of presentation, speakers and a list of many businessmen who could help sponsor this event.   I did not know her. It was like looking into a mirror.  She loves her walk, her call, and her Heavenly Father.   I have now the guest speakers from Washington, and State officials to come together in a short time to begin my heart's desire and to raise this faith based organization.   

 

 I just wanted to give you an update and thank you for your prophecy, I could not begin to tell when you sent back, what it meant to me.  Ten years is a long time by itself, and I needed more than anything, a message from heaven, of which you gave me.  May God bless you a hundred fold for what you did for me in keeping me going and mostly for Him and His ministry and helping those in desperate need to believe.

 

I just love you and I do not know you. You are truly blessed.

 

Patty Madrid

13 Dec 2002

 

Saved from snake bites

Ramesh Bhai of village Biladiha in the Gujarat State of India, a poor saint, was bitten by a Cobra. The villagers tried to take him to a witch doctor for treatment. But Ramesh Bhai refused their advice. Instead, he said he would be healed if his father prayed for him. So saying, Ramesh Bhai returned to his house and asked his father to pray for him. Our Lord did hear the prayer of the righteous and healed Ramesh Bai. Let us thank our Lord for this miracle!

Sayaji hails from Khanvel mission field in Gujarat State.  While he was going through a forest, a black Cobra entwined around his leg and struck him twice in the leg.  He had to walk 8 miles to reach home.  On the way, he began to swoon and was about to collapse. Not knowing what else to do, he knelt down and prayed.  As he was praying, God sent a good Samaritan to help him.  An old man, seeing the helplessness of Sayaji, collected some herbal medicines from the forest and applied it on the affected portion of the leg.  Then he was taken to the hospital.  By God’s grace, Sayaji recovered soon.

(Courtesy: Friends Focus: June-July 2002)

Rani Suresh, a new believer in Christ was bitten by a snake.  She immediately called for our casual volunteer to come and pray for her healing.  When prayer was made, the Lord healed her.  This has strengthened the faith of Rani suresh on Christ – Missionary, Kathikund

(Courtesy: Friends Focus: April 2004)