Stories- Great-Grandma’s Healing

This is the story of God healing my Great-Grandma when she was still alive. For a little background information to understand the story better: this healing happened in 1984, she was a Lutheran and her husband died 10 years before this happened. This was in a letter she wrote my mom.

I got sick about 2:30 at night. I kept walking the floor in the dinnet. I was so sick finally I said Lord what is it, am I having a heart attack or is it a stroke? Then in the kitchen standing close by was grandpa all dressed in his cloths. He wanted to help, but he just sort of moved his arms around then said something. He couldn’t help me. So I went to bed, I didn’t sleep. Then the next day I stayed in bed. And about 2:30 o clock in the afternoon I see this vision. The 3 pictures were doing things. The one was of Jesus with a crown of thorns around His head and it looked like a hallo shinning. And the other picture where Jesus’ hand kept going up and down. And the words that came to me were “wait on the Lord, be of good courage and I will strengthen thine heart. Wait I say on the Lord and for I the Lord, your God will hold your right hand, it is I who say to you I will help you fear not”. And the other picture was Jesus rapping on the door. I heard the knocks. Of course I didn’t believe something like that could happen. So I said, “Lord if what I am seeing is true then come back tomorrow at the same time and I’ll be sure not to sleep then I will believe”.

So the next day the same time at 2:30 in the afternoon I lay in bed and I looked at the pictures and the same things happened like the day before, then I said “Lord I believe”. Well until that time I didn’t think I’d make it, I was so sick. It made me feel good. It still took quite awhile before I could do much of anything, even walking took about 2 months. Jack used to come in every so often to see how I was getting along. I lost 23 pounds in 2 weeks. Later on he told me I looked very bad. He was so happy when he saw me take my first few steps outside. I sure do miss that guy. It’s not the same place without him. He was good to the old people and wanted this place for all old people. That’s what we have now, but Bunnell keeps raising our rent every year, sometimes twice. We have a nice manager now, the first we’ve ever had. They are from Wisconsin, very friendly. He is 63 and she is 55. As to my vision you see God wanted me to look to Him for help and not grandpa. He was out of the picture for good. I can still see him standing there trying to help but couldn’t.

So every day I say this prayer, “Lord have mercy on me a sinner. Come into my heart oh God and strengthen my faith in Christ, make me grateful for who thou art and what thou dost do for my salvation. Make clear to me what I may be and do with thy help. God grant me courage and hope for every day and faith to guide me along the way with understanding and wisdom and to strength guide me along the way.