A touch from Jesus

I want to share something truly amazing with you but first I have to tell you about a story in the bible, it comes from Luke 17:11-19

Ten Healed of Leprosy

11 Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy[a]met him. They stood at a distance 13 and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" 14 When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed. 15 One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. 16 He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 Then he said to him, "Rise and go; your faith has made you well."

People who had this disease were supposed to stay away from other people and announce their arrival. If a person with leprosy thought they had been healed of this disease they had to go to the high priest so he could declare him clean. So when Jesus sent the ten lepers to go to the high priest they had not been healed yet but still they went out of FAITH believing they would be healed before they got there as Jesus healed them on their way.

I share this important message with you because I believe my mother has been healed! She had another encounter with the Lord during the night. She felt someone take their hand, grab inside the hip where the tumor is, turn it like a door handle and pull it out. She felt no pain and the pain she previously had left her immediately. Again she felt at peace thanking Jesus.

Now just like the ten they walked in faith until they knew for sure they had received their healing and mom won’t know for sure until she gets her next pet scan in a couple of months. But she will walk in faith believing that God healed her in a mighty and awesome way. Please come and rejoice with me and praise God for the work He is doing in my mother!

In Matthew 16:15-18 He gives His believers The great Commission.

15 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. 16 Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; 18 they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."

Healing does exist today because Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever…

HEALING

I need to humbly confess and publicly repent:

My last post express that I thought God was preparing my mother for heaven…today I must confess that I serve a God that HEALS! He is the healer!!! I have so many thoughts going through my mind right now so bare with me because I don’t want it to come from my head but from my heart and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

His truth is FULL of signs, wonders and miracles. We need to start walking in that and believing that God is still the same yesterday, today and forever! He works in us as a vessel for His glory. There is work to be done and God wants to use us!

Mark 16:15-20 He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well.” After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.

There is power in His NAME:

John 20:31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

John 14:13 You can ask for anything in my name, and I will do it, so that the Son can bring glory to the Father.

Seeing my mother healed by the Blood of the Lamb would bring glory to Him!

I stand convicted and ready to move in His mighty power!!! I come believing that God can and will heal my mother! YES!

Will you please be in agreement with me to pray for a miracle for my mother???

Everyday our family will lay hands on her and prayer God’s words over her and we will be witnesses to His touch! FOR HIS GLORY!!!


AMEN

Preparing MOM

Picture of Grandma and Fayth, October 2, 2010

It’s been 7 months since my last post…A LOT has happened since then. We have a beautiful new addition to our family, Grayce Pauline Mai. She is precious! We are so blessed! She has brought all of us great joy. I am guilty of not writing because these last few months have been pretty busy!!!

I know many of you have wanted updates on mom; she was doing so good that you wouldn’t have thought she was sick. So here’s just a quick update about the summer months and then I’ll share about the latest on mom.

On May 1, 2010, we honored mom at her 69th birthday! This was a very special day! We were told she probably wasn’t going to make it to her 68th so to see her celebrate her 69th birthday; it was remarkable and goes to show you God is in control.

This summer we had our annual family reunion; we remembered those we lost and were thankful for our loved ones still here. Family reunions are testimonies of growth and change and it’s always so good to hear and see what’s happening with everyone. The “Mulder” team does a fantastic job every year, hats off to them!!!

My niece Kim graduated this year and ALL of mom’s children were there to wish Kimberly the best.

Mom planted her vegetable garden this spring and her beautiful flowers around the house. That brought her so much joy, I could see how much she missed it those years she was living in an apartment and didn’t have room to do her own thing. She canned some tomatoes and blanched some beans. We fried some green tomatoes and used some of the hot peppers for hot dishes. Mom is wanting to go pick her carrots and trim the rose bushes but can’t because she is in a tremendous amount of pain.

Her latest PET scan was in September; it showed that her cancer had grown in new areas in the left hip and doubled in her right lung. Her hemoglobin has been low too so she has received so far three blood transfusions. She is breathing fine and the cancer in the lung doesn’t seem to bother her. The problem is the hip. She has a fracture in that hip bone anyway due to the tumor growing in size and there is nothing they can do for that fracture, there is also nothing they can do for the cancer growing in the hip because they already did radiation twice in that area. The last treatment burnt her skin. Right now we are working on pain management. They are trying new meds and upping some other ones.

She is back to using a walker. I took her for a walk in the wheelchair yesterday with Grayce wrapped in her moby to get some fresh air. It was such a pleasant day with the sun shining and just a slight breeze. We were laughing and looking at the houses, we saw a few critters running around, it was really nice.

We had some friends come over Wednesday night, October 7, 2010, after praying over mom she went upstairs to go to bed and Jesus came to her in a vision, here is what she shared:

“I felt a hand on my back, the hand was BIG and I felt HEAT. I saw this beautiful robe with purple, red and gold colors, all kinds of colors. It was really long. I saw wavy brown hair with a shine to it, it was so shiny…I felt peace.” She looked around and no one was there. She also said she was crying out to her mother, “Mom Mom do you have a room for me, or is there a room for me?” She couldn’t remember if this was before or after the vision.

I believe God is preparing mom for her arrival home… To have Him come to her, not saying anything but feeling Him...amazing. What a sense of peace.

John 14:2
In my Father's house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you.

He has prepared a room for all of us who believe and are willing to obey His commandments.

Each day we get closer to death, we don’t have to have cancer or some illness to realize that our days are numbered. It’s really how you choose to live each day like it’s the last. I choose to follow my Savior Jesus Christ; I choose to love Him no matter what I face in this life. I look forward to the day I get to see Him face to face. This world has nothing to offer but Christ offers salvation and an everlasting invitation to live rent free forever with Him in all of His glory…

He’s prepared a room for you too, will you accept His offer?

Update on MaryJane

Today we received mom's pet scan results. The cancer in the right lung has grown back to the original size it was when first detected back in November of 2008 about 3centimeters. There are no new spots in the lungs. The tumor in her pelvic area has also grown. Last week Tuesday mom felt a pop in her hip and we thought she may have broken it, after spending time in the ER it showed no break but the pet scan showed a crack in her bone. Not a fracture or a break but a crack. There is not much they can do for that but give more pain medicine. She will see the radiologist tomorrow to set up another round of radiation. Most likely she will go five times a week for three weeks. This will help improve her walking ability again since right now she is limited. My mom has decided not to continue with any more chemo. Her blood count was good today! She lost ten pounds since her last appointment a couple of weeks ago. I am praying with radiation she does not lose as much weight as she did last time. Her appetite has not been good and she constantly feels sick to her stomach. Even with the news today, I believe mom's doing OK...I think she is more relieved that she will get help for the pain in her pelvic area and not so much focused on the cancer growing.


It's easy to call on God when your in the midst of a battle but what about when life seems....well smooth! This is a reminder to me and maybe to you as well that it's easy to become relaxed or content in our current situations so we must remember to always be in prayer for our loved ones, giving thanks and praise to God in the good times and in the trials of life.

Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.