This is a link for testimonies of healing by the power of God in the Vineyard Churches in the USA.
Also, Stuart Gurnea who is now Lead Pastor of the Denton Vineyard, recently pointed us to the Vineyard Christian Fellowship, Albany, Oregon online site where there are current testimonies of the healing power of God wonderfully at work.
Here is a recount of a power healing, which involved a very good friend of ours. It is an amazing demonstration of God’s grace, power and healing, and prevailing prayer.
Robin Cheong’s illness was due to a lethal combination of bacteria, virus, and parasite attacking his body system. (The Doctors have now said that Robin had many of the symptoms of the patients who died from the rare disease caused by soil bacteria, recently reported in the local press.)
When hospitalized in February 2004, the Doctors gave Robin a 1 in 5 chance of surviving a critical 24-hour period.
Robin was admitted in the morning but it was only in the evening, when June, Robin’s wife, could see him.
To kill the germs, and since his blood pressure fell dangerously low, Robin had been hooked up with IV tubes that fed him powerful drugs. Robin was suffering from multipe organ failure (including the liver) and he had to be put on the respirator and dialysis machines.
June was devastated by the sight of Robin unconscious, helpless and dependent on the machines. When we came by her in the hospital canteen after leaving the ICU, June was quiet and tired. She just laid her head on the table and it was evident that she had little hope for Robin.
We had nothing to offer but prayers. There was a prompting that we were to ask for Robin to make through the night. We rebuked fear and anxiety. We asked for the peace of God, which passes all understanding to protect the heart and mind of June. We expressed the hope that with the passing of every hour Robin’s chances of recovery would improve.
Robin subsequently told us later that he was constantly drifting in and out of consciousness during his stay in hospital. During one of his early lucid period, he told June he had a vision of a coffin. He felt that it was his coffin and as a result he kept pleading to God to save his life and to give him more time. Roughly during that same period Lye Heng had a dream about attending Robin’s funeral but the strange thing was the lack of grief and tears.
That Robin’s condition was critical was obvious and needed no interpretation. But at the time it was not very clear to us whether God was going take him or to heal him.
On the second day in hospital a small Vineyard team comprising Grace, Mary, Alice, Sabrina and ourselves went to rebuke the spirit of death. In the hospital corridors outside the ICU we worshiped, invited the Holy Spirit to come do a special work, and asked for God’s Kingdom break through, to bring healing for Robin. Later, standing in front of Robin’s bed we stood on the authority of Jesus name and commanded every spirit not of Christ to depart.
In our house church, which met the next Friday Susan received a word from 2 Chronicles 32. In that account, Hezekiah who was critically ill had prayed and God gave him a sign that he would recover. Susan was led to pray in faith for the healing of Robin. There was affirmation of the word almost immediately when Jane Mok, who came to the meeting later, prayed for Robin in exactly the same manner. Jane did not know of Susan’s prayer earlier. Amazingly, we found out from Robin later that in his vision of the coffin, he too reminded God of Hezekiah’s answered prayer when he (Robin) had pleaded to God for more time.
God provided at least two other signs, which we are aware of. Thankfully they were given to Robin and June directly, which assured them that God would hear their prayers.
In Robin’s case after seeing the coffin he had pleaded with God to give him more time. After a while he felt God’s assurance. He was able to share this with June and allayed her fears.
As for June she told us that one evening she asked God for a sign or a “miracle” to use her own words. She got it the very next day. Her faith was lifted.
She testified that the power of God came upon Robin as he lay on the hospital bed in the general ward. The result was that though he was still very weak, Robin’s legs and knees began to shake and tremble for no apparent reason at all. His back arched and lifted off the bed.
June knew that something supernatural was at work. The movements of Robin’s body could never have resulted from his own efforts, and there was no body else present. She believed that God had given her the miracle she had asked for the night before. It was evident to us that this event was a power point moment for June.
After a while a pattern started to emerge so that was plain for us all to see.
It seemed to us that whenever there were specific prayers for Robin his condition would improve and we would receive good news from the hospital. However when prayer slackened, we would start to receive negative news.
This was somewhat like the picture of prevailing prayer depicted by Moses in Exodus 17.
The Israelites meet Amalek in the valley of Rephidim, and he blocks their path.
Moses then says to Joshua, “Gather your men, to fight Amalek in the valley. I will go up to the top of the mountain and get Our Lord’s help.”
Joshua followed Moses order and battles Amalek in the valley.
Meanwhile, Moses is on the mountain with the rod of God, and an unusual thing happens. When Moses holds up the rod, Joshua prevails. When he lowers it, Amalek looks like winning. It is almost like a symphonic orchestra, with the outcome of the battle in the valley following the rise and fall of the rod, up on the mountain.
Eventually, Moses becomes tired and feels his hands becoming like lead weights. And as soon as he fails to lift up the rod toward heaven, Amalek starts to prevail in the valley.
But all is not lost as up on the mountain, with Moses, Aaron and Hur get the idea and quickly find a stone for Moses to sit on. Standing on each side of him, they lift up Moses’ arms until the sun goes down, and Joshua wins the fight.
We felt God was teaching us a similar lesson about prevailing prayer! Our battles in the valley or on earth are decided up on the mountain, or in the spiritual realm. And through prayer, we have the priceless opportunity of releasing victory on earth.
Praise God that after nine days in the ICU (of which six were spent in a comma) and about a month in hospital battling the illness, we saw Robin emerged from the valley of the shadow of death and pain. (When discharged he was down to 47 kgs, bed bound and skin and bones. When we visited Robin on 16 April, he had recovered to 51 kgs in five weeks and he was able to get about on his own). He is a “walking miracle”.
We are convinced that Robin’s healing is attributed to the prevailing prayers of the saints, and the power of God. Indeed we may all approach the throne of grace with confidence, receiving help and finding grace in our times of need. We are so grateful for this manifestation and reality of God’s Kingdom.
To God be the Glory!
New Life Vineyard
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