POWER OF PRAYER

When she was young, barely three, she almost died - or rather, according to mom and dad, she died.  The one moment, she was playing and getting up to her usual mischief, and the next moment she was unconscious!

She was rushed to the neighborhood hospital, but let's not mention the name to save them the shame.  They tried all they could to bring her back to life, to no avail.  After a meeting with some of the medical staff the doctor brought lots of paperwork and advised the poor couple to sign, all the while sympathising and sharing in their pain.  Hopeful that this meant their little girl would finally get the necessary medical care, the not-so-literate poor couple signed the papers without reading first. Little did they know that they had just signed away their daughter's right to further medical care as the staff couldn't revive her, although she still had pulse.  Guilt-ridden, one of the nurses pulled the mother aside, hugged her and told her how sorry she was.  She explained that they had done all they could to bring the little girl back to life, but there wasn't much else they could do.

The mother was hysterical and inconsolable, while daddy stared silently into space.  After many endless tears and quarreling, mom and dad took their lifeless little girl back home.  Back then her parents used to consult sangomas, but on that day daddy cuddled the girl's lifeless body and said, "Woman, let's pray."

After what felt like eternity, as the devastated couple hugged and prayed, the little girl's eyes fluttered.  She suddenly got up from the bed where she was laid and said, "Mama, I want some eggs!"  Speechless and delighted, everyone ran around and attended to the little girl's demands. 

This is not only my story, but also the story of a man and woman who, having experienced this miracle, chose Christ and led many souls to the Lord.  I am alive today because of the power of prayer and of faith in the one true and living God.  I have many testimonies I will share with you on my blog, VANQUISH, then you will know that God is real and that truly prayer works!

© Yvonne Mahlape Maserumule, 2016
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