Testimonies of Healing

Some years ago my daughter realized that she would not be able to raise her little daughter. At that time my granddaughter, then three years old, had been living with me for almost a year.

Several years ago I hurt my back while lifting something. That evening I found I couldn't sit up and had to crawl out of bed to answer the telephone.

Shortly after graduating from college, I became sexually involved with a young divorced man who was not interested in another marriage. Even though there were good elements to the relationship, the driving force was sensuality.

One day while I was on our school playground, I was on the parallel bars and I slipped and fell off. I started screaming, and believe it or not, only my best friend (who was right beside me) heard me.

Where I have lived for over ten years, there are many hills, curves, and trees. While driving to church to usher for the Thanksgiving Day service, I glanced down for some reason, I don't remember why.

Last year I began having some pain in a hip joint. It worsened until I felt nauseated.

One morning, recently, a pain developed in my lower back. By midafternoon it was so strong that walking and bending down became unbearable.

A lot of good has come to me through my growing understanding of God. I'd particularly like to express my appreciation to God for the healing of a very disturbing skin condition.

Although as a girl I was raised with Christian Science in the midst of a very loving and supportive home environment, I began in high school to develop an underlying feeling of inadequacy. I was reluctant to participate in social situations where I anticipated not fitting in.

On the afternoon of April 7, 1989, our youngest daughter, who was fourteen at the time, was having basketball practice at school. At about 3:45 p.