The Hellands in Holland

A gathering of friends at an English estate nearly turned to tragedy when one of the children strayed into deep water. The gardener heard the cries for help, plunged in, and rescued the drowning child. That youngster's name was Winston Churchill. His grateful parents asked the gardener what they could do to reward him. He hesitated, then said, "I wish my son could go to college someday and become a doctor." "We'll see to it," Churchill's parents promised.  Years later, while Sir Winston was prime minister of England, he was stricken with pneumonia. The country's best physician was summoned. His name was Dr. Alexander Fleming, the man who discovered and developed penicillin. He was also the son of that gardener who had saved young Winston from drowning. Later Churchill remarked, "Rarely has one man owed his life twice to the same person." Ron Hutchcraft,  Wake Up Calls , Moody, 1990, p. 22.

  O ne young woman had been suffering for five years with a debilitating muscle sickness called Fibromyalgia. Her muscles would lock up and keep her from being able to function. After praying for her on a recent trip she began saying that she could do things she had not done in years. The next day she walked for six hours straight in a busy downtown center without having any pain. She can now run, jump, bike and function normally. The crippling sickness is gone in Jesus name. The worship leader of our church, Robert, was at a relative’s birthday party where he began sharing stories of recent healings. His cousin told him that his uncle had Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in his hand and wrist. His uncle had not felt his fingers in years. When Robert prayed for him, he felt tingling and warmth come into his hand. He gained his feeling back instantly, something he hand not felt in eleven years.             As news spread throughout Robert’s family and workplace that he could pray for the sic