Hope for Healing Testimonies by Pastor Karena Lout

Recently I was reading the story of the blind man Bartimaeus. There are two things that I love about this story. Though he was physically blind, he wasn’t spiritually blind. As Jesus walked by, Bartimaeus knew that He held the power to heal him. In his desperation, he yells out in Mark 10:48, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus’ response is the second part I love about this. He says in verse 51,“What do you want me to do for you?” Don’t you think it was obvious that Bartimaeus needed sight? But I believe Jesus can’t resist when we’re willing to express our needs to Him. Admittedly, I’ve had difficulty in this area. Expressing your needs can feel pretty vulnerable, especially if you’ve been disappointed in the past. But as we experienced last weekend during the healing conference with the Dews, God wants to restore hope to the places we’ve been disappointed, specifically in places we need healing. When we move past self-sufficiency and recognize our need for Jesus, He shows up in extravagant ways. Philippians 4:6 in the NLT says it perfectly, “Don’t worry about anything, instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all He has done.” I pray you would have eyes to see and a heart that recognizes Jesus as your Healer. I also pray that you would have courage to call out to Him when you are in need as He begins to renew hope in your heart. He doesn’t disappoint.                                                                                       Love, Karena HEALING TESTIMONIES: As Bill and Carol Dew empowered us to go heal the sick and prayed for our own healing last weekend, we saw God move in powerful ways!

Pam Linker “During Bill’s prayer, I felt God say, "stand up,” so I did. At first I needed to lean on others for my balance, but then I knew it was okay to let go. I did and stood by myself for a few moments!! (Pam is in a wheelchair due to an amputation of her right foot.) That felt amazing...but what was even more amazing was I FELT NO PAIN!!! NO phantom pain, no back pain, no hip pain!!  No pain at all! And that continues today, NO PAIN!!  YAY GOD!! “

Art Fuller’s femur was healed and he can now run without pain! Before he couldn’t walk without pain and a limp.

Manuel’s wife, Claudia was healed of severe arch pain that has caused her to walk in pain for the past 20 years. She is 80% better! Gary DeGuzman’s rotator cuff was healed! Manuel Garcia was blind in his right eye and now he can see partially! He is attending our Equipping School and his eyesight was getting clearer during class. Renee Jabaut was healed of arthritic pain in her fingers!