I got to witness one of the most touching things today. The Show Mercy team ventured out to the cancer ward at a hospital here in Uganda. It was filled with adults and children that are battling cancer. One of the patients (his name was Joseph) was sitting on the edge of his bed and was not moving . As I approached him, it looked as if his pastor was intensely praying for him. I waited as he finish and asked if I could also pray for him (Joseph). I then asked Joseph, how can I pray for you? He was unable to respond and wasn’t moving at all. He began trying to respond very slowly but very few words came out. I then turned to his pastor friend and began asking how I could pray for Joseph. He then told me that he was having a fever which was caused by malaria and at the same time pain in his hips which was probably caused by cancer.
My heart was moved with compassion for him. I began praying with great intensity and telling the malaria and pain and cancer to go in Jesus name. I kept asking the Holy Spirit to come and to take over Joseph’s body and kept taking authority over the sicknesses in his body. I then stopped to ask how he was feeling. His pastor then looked at me and said, “I feel the presence of God so so strongly”. Joseph wasn’t improving yet but I was determined to see the goodness of God heal him, so I kept on praying.
I kept telling that evil malaria and pain and cancer to go in Jesus name. Then the Lord showed me this picture of himself wrapping his arms around Joseph and cradling him close to his chest, so I began telling Joseph this and telling him that God sees you and he loves you so much. “Joseph”, I said, “It’s your day. Jesus is going to touch you. I then opened my eyes to find tears just streaming down this very tall, grown man’s eyes. Oh, I thought to myself God is touching him. I then asked him, “How are you feeling Joseph? Iis the pain leaving, what is going on in your body”? He then started feeling his hips and started moving his head. He then said, “I couldn’t move my head before!” He then boldly began moving his legs. His pastor said, “He couldn’t move his legs before”. Then Joseph began moving his body all around.
He then stopped and just stared at me in total shock without saying a word but his eyes thanked me over and over. I could tell by the look on his face that God was healing him and he was so moved he just kept starring at me. The look on his face told me he was being healed and touch by the almighty God. To see him go from not talking and moving to now moving and starring into my eyes was one of the most priceless moments for me. God’s healing power and most importantly God’s love overcame the sickness in Joseph’s body and I got to be there when it happened. My heart was so full that no words could really express how I felt at that moment. No amount of money would have given me the satisfaction that this amazing moment brought to me and to Joseph. Oh, my amazing sweet Jesus, you are so, so good! ~Heather
