On the second festival day, my good friend and partner, Reid
Saunders, was preaching the Gospel. Reid and his organization, Reid
Saunders Evangelistic Association (RSEA), had invited us to partner with them
in Demak, Nepal to minister to Bhutanese refugees. The day before I had
been the evangelist. But on this second day, myself and two others had
stationed ourselves in the back of the crowd to pray.
Near the end of the message, a man walked up to me and
introduced himself saying “hi, my name is Rosa.” He had learned English
over the years of bing in the U.N. refugee camp. Rosa then went on to
tell me he wanted to introduce me to his friend. He then shared that for
two years he had been praying that his friend would come to a saving faith in
Christ Jesus. His friend had suffered for a few years some sort of chest
pain and shortness of breath continually. Rosa went on to tell me that
the day before when I was preaching he brought his friend to the
festival. During the invitation time and a special prayer for healing,
his friend had gone forward. His friend then said, through Rosa’s
translation, that his pain had instantly gone away. He then gave His life
to Jesus. Rosa’s friend then went on to tell me that he had been
experiencing great happiness in his heart.
For the next 15 minutes we were able to speak. We
discussed the importance of church and growing in His new walk with
Christ. I do not often see people healed from some physical
ailment. I cannot say what the chest issue was with any medical definitiveness.
I can only tell you that whatever miracle God had done, it was enough for pain
to go away! It was great enough for a friend to witness his prayers of
two years answered and with joy want to thank and tell me. And I can say
that as a man gave his heart to Jesus -the miracle of salvation brought
both a physical and spiritual healing. Praise God!
Blessings,
Mike Parker
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