Sunday, May 13, 2007

More good news about Abe!

More good news about Abe!

Abe is a friend of our friend Rick. He was in a motorcycle accident recently so we had asked people to pray for him via our FRIENDS OF OJP section on the web site home page. Abe's arm was severely injured in this accident. Earlier this week, the Father told Silvana for us to take some oil and put it on a plate and to have Jordan put his hand in the oil and then place his hand on a cloth and pray for Abe's arm. We did this and Doug and Therese (Jordan's parents) and Silvana and I all prayed with Jordan for Abe, and we posted the prayer request on the site. The next day, Rick took the cloth to Abe and placed it on his arm. Immediately, Abe said, "Did you feel that?" Rick said, "No, but I guess you did". Abe said, "My whole arm got warm when you put the cloth on it". (When Jordan prayed with us for Maria, who had been given three months to live, she said that when Jordan placed his hand on her - ours were already on her - that warmth came into her body. Later, x-rays revealed that a bone in her leg that had deteriorated from cancer supernaturally grew back!)

The next morning, after having the cloth placed on him, for the first time since the accident, Abe was able to feel his fingers and even to move them a little. We rejoiced when we heard the news! We also heard that Abe had put the pictures of Jesus around the room that Rick brought to him. Jesus, our loving Friend, who is our healer. At one point, the team of physicians at the hospital where Abe was located did not feel that surgery would benefit Abe because the injury to his arm was so severe. Finally, they planned to place a rod in his arm, so it could hang by his side. However, after the cloth was placed on him, the chief surgeon came to see Abe and he suddenly decided that he would be able to try surgery. (We know what it is like to have the Holy Spirit present (invisible but powerful) and to "see" how you can do something that He wants you to do. Thank you so much, Father, for what you have done and are doing for Abe.)

After surgery, the doctors said that Abe's arm went back together well and that no nerve damage was found! Of course there was nerve damage - Jesus took it away as He is healing him! God bless you Abe, and may Jesus and you develop a wonderful relationship and deep, deep friendship that lasts from now to forever. He knows you, He loves you, and He is the Friend and Brother who never leaves, who always helps, and who knows us better than anyone else does.