Chris sent this out to his prayer team but I thought you would like to read it too.
From: Chris Rattay <chris@epicentrechurch.org>
Date: July 23, 2013, 11:04:27 PM CDT
Subject: update on Vero
Hey friends and family,
Just got back from a healing service. It was very powerful. We saw many healings… Vero, the woman we have been praying for, for sight is now even closer. What I love about Vero is she is completely honest and humble, totally content with here life in Jesus but also hungry for healing. In the past month as I have been praying for her, she would say, "I don't feel anything", or, "still the same." Which is why last week was such a big deal when in shock she said that light was hurting her eyes for the first time.
Tonight, after 1 round of prayer, she felt the love of Jesus and was crying. After round 2, she, with some confusion, said there was a bunch of movement happening inside her head, behind her eyes. We both got excited as I had been praying for nerves and other things to be created. 3rd round, she felt intense heat through her whole body that brought her to great tears. The movement continued. After about 1 hour of prayer (I brought in other people to tag team, and get fresh faith), she knew she was done for the night. But the great news is that she, very excitedly, told me that she could see my face for the first time. Her eyes look better. She walked to the front of the church without any help (first time). She gave a wonderful testimony of Jesus' progressive healing of her eyes. The church went crazy, and ended the night as a group praying for her. Her mom was bawling with joy. Her 20 year old brother stopped drinking this week, which also gave them tears of joy. Jesus is really using Vero to change her family, and grow faith in the church. There were many new, non-Christians at the church tonight, as word and testimonies have spread throughout the city. I have been getting stopped in public and asked to come into homes to pray for family members. It has been incredible!
Even as we get ready to leave, the church here is just launching into a fresh season of expectation of the love and power of God. Many people have become Christian. A good team of people now feel empowered to pray for the sick. Vero's progress has come just a few days after seeing a man who has been mute since birth start talking and hearing! Many more stories and testimonies I could tell. I feel like the luckiest man on the earth right now. It is especially moving to see Jesus heal people who are so poor they can't get medicine. It is also amazing to see children healed - man does Jesus love children! One boy who saw double out of one eye because of a horrible dog bite, now sees perfectly. Another boy with flat feet and curved ankles that made it impossible to walk right, now is healed - the girl from Vision who was praying for him felt the curve form in his foot…
In the past 2 weeks, I have been working with Vision, the teenagers from FECA Glendale who are on a singing team. They have never prayed for healing before this trip, and now they have tons of testimonies and experiences (both the mute man and boy seeing double was a team experience - we all prayed in stages for them). I can't adequately describe how fast and intense their lives have been changed. They are so passionate for Jesus and so passionate to love people. It has been an honor to work with them - they, and their leaders are truly filled with the love of Jesus.
Just two weeks - Jesus truly loves to heal, holistically. Being his disciple means we are sent to be healers. In fact when Jesus commissioned his disciples, he didn't even say, "go and pray for the sick." He said, "Go and heal." He is a healer, of bodies, minds, and most importantly souls. Thus, we are healers. Let's never stop till we see more!
Thanks for the prayers for Vero - keep them coming!
Chris
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