Testimonies of Healing

My introduction to Christian Science came through a woman who was rooming in our home when I was in high school. Seeing me with a sprained ankle, she recommended having Christian Science treatment for it.

Christian Science was introduced to me during my period of service with the Royal Air Force. Religiously inclined, I had investigated without finding satisfaction various Christian denominations and also spiritualism, but Christian Science instantly appealed to me.

I have had many healings through the "prayer of faith," which, we read, "shall save the sick" ( James 5: 15 ). I am thankful for a number of quick healings; but for the one which took many weeks to accomplish, I am perhaps most grateful.

Since I first attended a Christian Science Wednesday evening testimony meeting many blessings have come to me and to my family through the study and application of Science. My attendance at this meeting was itself an outstanding experience, for when I left home I did not know where I was going or what I was looking for.

Gratitude for blessings received through the ministrations of Christian Science for more than seventy years prompts me to submit this testimony. During the Second World War, I was employed by the American Red Cross and spent thirty months on various islands of the Pacific.

One day a painful condition developed in my mouth and within a few hours had spread over my entire face. I spent most of the night in prayer, trying to realize the unreality of sickness and pain, which Christian Science teaches.

When I was a young girl I lived near a friend who was a Christian Scientist. After my marriage an aunt wrote asking me to look into Christian Science; so I called my friend, and she brought me a copy of the Sentinel , which I read from cover to cover.

In my late teens I thought there was some enjoyment in smoking and drinking. Some of my friends seemed to be having fun doing both; so I decided to join them.

A sister of mine in Canada who had been healed of tuberculosis through Science wrote and recommended that I visit a Christian Science practitioner, because for months I had experienced severe pain night and day in my back and in one leg. I had had many different kinds of medical treatment but had received only temporary relief.

In October, 1939, a testimony of mine appeared in the Journal, and I feel it is time to express again my sincere and grateful thanks for the teachings of Christian Science. Many healings have taken place in the intervening years; one was a healing of the use of tea and coffee.