First Assembly of God

 

 

 

                                 

     

 Testimonies of God's goodness: 

         

 

Proof that, "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today

and forever". (NIV)

Hebrews 13:8

 

"They overcame him by the blood of the lamb

and the word of their testimony..." (NIV)

Revelation 12:11a 

 

 

 

  

 If anyone has a testimony that they would like to share you can either

add it to this page by submitting it at the church office or you can submit it as

a prayer or praise at this web address in the Prayer and Praise page that's part

of the weekly bulletin. 

 

#1

Jay Parker's Testimony:

I am alive and well!  Thanks be to our healing Jesus!!

For a few previous months I had experienced some stomach problems off and

on, which I had self-diagnosed as gas build up.  Well, on Sunday the 17th of

December, after a busy day I began having pain in my stomach, chills and

fever.  I went to the Emergency where I was diagnosed with acute pancreatic. 

My temp was over 105 degrees; my enzyme count was 27,000 where normal

count is 200.  I was jaundiced, my white blood cell count being low and I had

two different strains of bacteria in my blood.  They packed ice around me

trying to get the fever down and called in two more doctors.  After taking

blood tests, ex-rays, and going through other procedures the doctors where

very blunt in telling my family that the next three hours were crucial as to

whether I would live or not.  Never had they seen anyone live with an enzyme

count like mine or near what mine was.  With needles and tubes attached with

six or seven medications going into me the ER nurse was getting ready to take

me to critical care when she asked if she could pray with us.  She prayed the

most beautiful prayer.  Asking Great Physician to take over when the doctors

and the nurses had done all they could do. Yes, we called our Pastors and our

church family to pray and pray they did.  We had family calling and putting us

on prayer chains all around the country.  Thank the Lord for people of

prayer.  I was told I could have no water of food for seven days because it

would continue to damage the pancreas, which was already inflamed and

swollen which affected my liver.  My gall bladder had stones in it and needed

to be removed, but surgery was not possible for seven days.  On Tuesday,

December 19th two days after I was admitted into the hospital my enzyme

count was down to 1500, my blood pressure was 54/41 before but came back

up to 123/70, and the jaundice was on it's way out.  The surgeon came in on

that afternoon and after reading my chart and seeing the improved numbers

said, "If you can eat dinner tonight without any pain or problems he would

schedule surgery for four o'clock on Wednesday".  He commented over and

over how amazed he was that I was alive to do surgery on.  The surgery took

place on Wednesday and went well.  They removed my gall bladder.  On

Friday at noon I was dismissed to go home.  I was sent home with pain

medication to take as needed.  The bottle has never been opened!!!  Two weeks later on

January 3rd I went to the doctor's office for a post surgery check up.  When the doctor came

in the room where I was setting he said, "Here's the man that came back from the dead."  He

gave me clean bill of  health and said, "I don't need to see you again".

To God be the Glory!!!!

Jay Parker

 

#2,#3

 

 Ray Yekel,

  In 1976 I had a heart attack that was so bad they couldn't operate on me in

the V.A hospital.  So from there I was in a critical care center.  From there the

Lord healed me of any complications linked to my heart attack. 

 

Ray Yekel,

Later in 1982 a letter was written by J.L. Montgomery, M.D. it reads

To whom it may concern:

This patient (Ray Yekels) was operated on the 4th of January 1982 for cancer

of the stomach.  The tumor itself was quite small, but regrettably the cancer

had already spread to the local lymph nodes and the prognosis is accordingly

poor.  The patient and his wife understand the gravity of the situation.  He was

determined to try and work, and I am surprised that he was able to do so.  I

have asked that he stop work and on a limited basis try to enjoy his remaining

time.  I have asked that he apply for the proper assistance, and please contact

me if you need any more information. 

Very truly yours,

J.L. Montgomery, M.D.

JLM / els

 

 

 

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