Jim Bramlett (28 Mar 2008)
"Testimony of God's healing power"


Dear friends:

Below is the testimony of my friend Susan Adkisson, a lady I have known for many years.  She is really a woman of faith who has experienced the power of God.  I hope you are blessed by her testimony., and it will inspire you to get your own miracle.

Jim

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From Susan Adkisson:
 

Many of you have heard parts of my testimony before, but I really felt led by the Lord to send this out today.  If it touches just one person, I have accomplished what God has called me to do.  Be blessed and feel free to pass it on to others!
 
 
THE FOLLOWING IS A CONDENSED VERSION OF MY TESTIMONY OF GOD’S HEALING POWER
 
 
I WAS BORN BREECH, AND BOTH MY MOTHER’S AND MY LIFE, WERE IN JEOPARDY.  BUT GOD SPARED US BOTH.
 
I WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH MONONUCLEOSIS WHEN I WAS 13 AND THE DOCTORS HAD ONLY GIVEN ME A FEW HOURS TO LIVE, BUT GOD HAD A DIFFERENT PLAN.  THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED GOD’S HEALING POWER.
 
AS A VIRGIN, I WAS THE VICTIM OF A MULTIPLE RAPE WHEN I WAS ONLY 15 YEARS OLD.  I HELD ONTO ANGER, UNFORGIVENESS, AND BITTERNESS AND HAD DEEP PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL THE LORD DELIVERED ME MANY YEARS LATER.
 
THAT VERY SAME YEAR, I HAD 2 BIOPSIES, AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER.  I HAD SURGERY AND BY THE TIME I GOT OUT OF SURGERY, THE DOCTORS COULD NOT FIND ANY CANCER.  THE LORD HEALED ME MIRACULOUSLY ONCE AGAIN.
 
AROUND THE AGE OF 35, I DEVELOPED A LARGE CYST ON THE ROOF OF MY MOUTH.  I HAD IT FOR OVER 1 ½ YEARS.  MY DAD SAW IT AND ASKED WHAT IT WAS.  I SPOKE THAT IT WAS NOTHING.  HE URGED ME TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AND EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE DOCTOR VISIT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE INSURANCE, OR MUCH MONEY.  I TOLD HIM VERY EMPHATICALLY THAT “THE SAME GOD THAT HEALED YOUR WIFE AND MY MOTHER OF BLINDNESS, AND STRAIGHTENED HER CRIPPLED LEGS AND CROOKED BACK, IS THE SAME GOD THAT IS GOING TO HEAL ME.”  MONTHS LATER IT HAD TURNED PURPLE.  I KNEW THAT IT WAS CANCER.  IT HAD AFFECTED MY THROAT AND VOCAL CORDS.  BUT I KNEW THAT MY JESUS HEALS AND I EXPECTED HIM TO HEAL ME.  I HAD SEEN GOD WORK MANY MIRACLES IN MY MOTHER AND MY FAITH WAS STRONG.  I KNEW THAT I WAS TOO YOUNG TO DIE AND HAD A CALL ON MY LIFE.  ONE NIGHT WHILE I WAS IN MY ROOM PRAYING FOR OTHERS, I WAS PROMPTED TO OPEN MY EYES.  JUST AN ARM’S LENGTH IN FRONT OF ME WAS JESUS IN A HEAVY WHITE FOG.  HE STRETCHED OUT HIS RIGHT ARM AND TOUCHED MY RIGHT HAND.  I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY FINGER ON THE CANCER TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY THROAT.  I DON’T KNOW HOW LONG THE LORD WITH WAS WITH ME, BUT EVEN AS I WRITE THIS, I CAN STILL FEEL HIS PRESENCE VERY STRONG.  I EXPECTED THE CANCER TO BE GONE THAT MOMENT.  BUT IT WASN’T.  I WENT ABOUT DOING SOME OTHER THINGS AND GOT READY FOR BED.  THE NEXT MORNING I WOKE UP AND WALKED OVER TO THE BATHROOM MIRROR.  I SAID “LORD, WHEN I OPEN MY MOUTH. I EXPECT THAT THING TO BE GONE.”  AND IT WAS TOTALLY GONE!  GLORY TO THE LIVING GOD!   JUST ONE LITTLE WHITE SPOT REMAINS TO THIS DAY.  IT IS ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE TIP OF A BALLPOINT PEN, A SMALL REMINDER.  A FEW YEARS LATER, I WAS ABLE TO JOIN THE PRAISE AND WORSHIP TEAM ONCE AGAIN.  I HAD SUNG IN THE CHOIR SINCE I WAS A YOUNG GIRL.  I HAVE BEEN CANCER-FREE FOR 19 YEARS NOW.
 
I WAS BORN WITH AN EXTENDED TAILBONE AND HAD A LOT OF PAIN SITTING.  FOR MOST OF MY LIFE, I HAD TO DEAL WITH LOWER BACK AND NECK PAIN.  THIS CONDITION WAS FURTHER COMPLICATED WHEN I WAS IN A VERY SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT IN 1972.  I HAD BEEN IN A SEMI-COMA FOR 3 DAYS, BUT CAME OUT WITH ONLY CHILDHOOD MEMORY LOSS.  I HAD NO CUTS OR BRUISES.  WHEN I WAS IN MY 40’S I STARTED TO DEVELOP CURVATURE IN MY SPINE AND A DOWAGER’S HUMP.  MY LOWER BACK WAS SO INDENTED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PUT A BIG FIST INTO IT.   I WENT TO A HEALING SERVICE ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND FELT HEAT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY NECK.  IT CONTINUED DOWN MY ENTIRE BACK FOR OVER 3 HOURS.  I AM NOW STANDING STRAIGHTER, MY SPINE IS ALIGNED, AND THE LORD HAS FILLED IN THE GAPS IN MY BACK.  I CAN SIT FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, BEND WITHOUT PAIN AND GET OUT OF BED WITHOUT PAIN.  PRAISE GOD!  HE HAS PERFORMED A CREATIVE MIRACLE ON MY TAIL BONE AND SPINAL COLUMN.
 
I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOTALLY HEALED OF A HEART ATTACK WITHOUT STINTS OR ANYTHING ELSE BUT THE HAND OF THE LORD.  MY MOM HAS BEEN HEALED OF BLINDNESS AND GOD HAD STRAIGHTENED HER BACK AND CRIPPLED LEGS 20 SOME YEARS AGO.  SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH 30 PLUS OPERATIONS IN HER LIFETIME, AND EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS BEEN BED-RIDDEN FOR OVER 4 YEARS WITH M.S., ON OXYGEN 24/7, PARALYZED FROM HER WAIST DOWN, AND WANTING TO GO HOME TO BE WITH JESUS,  BOTH HER AND MY DAD CONTINUE TO BELIEVE FOR HER COMPLETED MIRACLE HERE ON THIS EARTH.
 
I HOPE THAT THIS WILL ENCOURAGE YOU AS YOU STAND EXPECTING YOUR MIRACLE TOO.
 
I AM STANDING IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU, IN FAITH, BELIEVING, FOR YOUR COMPLETED HEALING AND RESTORATION.  GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS.
 
1 CHRONICLES 5:20  “BECAUSE THEY CRIED TO HIM DURING THE BATTLE, HE ANSWERED THEIR PRAYERS, BECAUSE THEY TRUSTED IN HIM.”
 
YOUR SISTER IN CHRIST,
SUSAN
ORLANDO, FL
GLORYBOUND@CFL.RR.COM
(Susan says if you write her be sure to put "Response to testimony" in the subject line.)