Amazing Testimonies
(A Sampling Of God's Handy-Work)
We know that the biggest miracle we will ever see is someone receiving Jesus as their Savior! Plus, it is the only one that has eternal value. We pray that there are people who receive salvation at every meeting we hold. We also pray for signs and miracles that will point people to the One true God that loves them and truly can set the captive free!
Two Weeks in New York Yields Much Fruit
In July of 2010 Bruce Carlson and Bruce Van Natta spent 2 weeks ministering in the New York area. We spoke 13 times and were on 3 TV shows and also did 3 radio shows. We saw about 50 people receive Jesus as their Lord and Savior at the in person meetings. Praise God!!! The Lord confirmed His Word with signs following at each place. There were people who had visions of Jesus and people who saw angels as well as other signs and wonders including demons being cast out and off of people, and many physical healings as well. Some of the more notable healings were; a completely blind eye that was now able to see the beard on Bruce Carlson's face, a completely deaf ear that could now hear voices on the phone, a bent over back that was straightened, and a severe case of arthritis that was healed! Jesus is still in the miracle business and still comes to save, heal, and deliver people because of His great love for us!
Unforgiveness Stops Healing!
After speaking at a large women's conference I invited the people forward for prayer and a woman ran up to be first in line. She started by listing off a huge amount of illnesses and said she was in pain and sick a lot. I placed my hands on her and prayed over her for a few minutes and sensed that there was nothing happening at all in response to my prayers. I stopped praying and asked the Lord what was going on and He told me that the woman had unforgiveness for her ex-husband and 2 other people from her past. I told her what I felt the Holy spirit had told me, and asked her if she agreed. She said she did, but couldn't forgive any of these people for what they had done to her. I explained to her briefly about what it means to make a decision to forgive someone even when we don't "feel" like it, or even when they don't "deserve" it in our eyes and how the Lord can and will supernaturaly empower us by the Holy Spirit to do this. I also reminded her that Jesus chooses to forgive us, and we don't deserve it either. I asked her to go stand off to the side for a while and pray about it. About an hour later she came back through the line again and told me that she had made the decision to forgive these people and had turned the situation over to the Lord. I just began to pray and hadn't even touched her when the Power of God knocked her to the floor. When she got back up minutes later she exclaimed that all of her pain was gone now! God speaks clearly about unforgiveness in the Bible and we need to heed His words for our own well being, spirtitually and physically.
Tell Her She Can Trust Me!
Very late one night after ministering for hours to people at a church service I decided to just sit down near the alter area, as there were no more people left wanting prayer. A small red haired girl of about 7 years old walked up to me and pointed her finger at me and said, "Tonight I heard you say that if we prayed to Jesus He would heal us and you prayed for me a couple of times tonight and my stomach still hurts!" The girl was right. I did say that and I had prayed for her a few times already, with no change in her condition. She had been born with some type of intestinal problem and it had caused her a lot of grief already in life. My eyes began to tear up as I felt compassion for this child and pain in my heart as I contemplated what she was saying. I asked her if I could pray again. She said OK and I just got still before the Lord and aked Him what I should do. He gave me a "word of knowledge" for her almost instantly. He said that "she didn't trust Him, and that I was to tell her that she could trust Him". So I told her to shut her eyes and think about how much Jesus loved her. I began repeating that she could trust Him and had her start to repeat it with me. All of a sudden she gently fell backwards and was caught by her little friend who had come forward with her. Her mother came up after she had been laying on the floor for at least 10 minutes and tried to wake her, but she was out cold. After quite a while she came to and said that the pain in her stomach was gone now!
This incident, and some others, has forced me to contemplate what it looks like when we are held accountable to what our thoughts about God are, and how that affects us. (If this would happen with a child, how much more for adults?) If you are dealing with a sickness that won't leave, or some other seemingly unanswered prayer, this might be something to at least consider. Research the Bible for
God's promises and nature and see if your heart-felt beliefs line up with what you find.
Salvation, Healing, and Gold Dust All in One
A woman decided to invite her friend to a healing service we held at a church. Her friend was going through some hard times emotionally and was in need of physical healing besides. The guest had ended up accepting the Lord into her life earlier (Praise God) and even though it was nothing she was familiar or even comfortable with, she came forward for prayer for severe pain in her back, hip, and leg. After sitting her down in a chair and holding her legs out it became apparent that one leg looked a few inches shorter than the other. We commanded the leg to come out and the back and hip to come into perfect alignment in the name of Jesus at which point the legs became even. We stood the woman up and she declared that the severe pain she had been suffering was completely gone. We prayed again for her heart and emotions to be made whole and she fell down under the Power of God. Minutes later someone noticed that she had what looked like "gold dust" scattered all over her body.
In the old testament we know that the "temple" was a building that had parts that were covered with gold. In the new testament we know that the "temple" is our body. (The old testament often foreshadows the new testament.) When the gold dust shows up the Lord is just covering His "temple" with gold as he done in the past. This woman was saved, healed, and delivered by the blood of the lamb and God decided to also give a "sign", or a "wonder". (Acts 4:30)
Addiction Gone after 45 yers!
Dear Bruce, It's almost a year since you prayed for me and I am still smoke free! I smoked for over 45 years at least a pack a day. I had tried everything I could to stop smoking, medications, patches, etc, and never could quit. I threw many full or nearly full packs away over the years and also tried substituting other things for smoking, but still I couldn't beat this addiction. But when you prayed for me, Jesus won the battle and I became a non-smoker! I am not fighting addiction any more, (I was losing the battle anyway.) Jesus took the desire away, He is my deliverer! Ruth
Miracles in Africa
A group of four of us went on an evangelical trip to Africa that included pastors and leaders training as well as Bible school engagements and church services. While there we saw the Lord move mightily in many ways. One team member (Pastor Matt) ministered under a very strong prophetic anointing during the whole trip which was exciting. Two of us were given the same "word of knowledge" within a few minutes while ministering to a group of Bible college students. The Lord said that there was a person in that group who was going to be a "Champion" for the Kingdom and was going to be used to not only to affect the country of Ghana, but the continent of Africa! (We made sure to get pictures of each person in attendance.) We also saw the Lord do various miracles, including seeing a man who had suffered a stroke and had lost the use of his left leg and arm, get much mobility back almost instantly. There were many sick people made well and those in pain were given reflief. Jesus is still in the miracle business and He says He will "confirm" His Word with signs following. Praise the Lord!!!
Baby on the way!
Hello Bruce, When I, (Steve) was 9 years old I was diagnosed with Acute Aplastic Anemia. Doctors hypothesized a few reasons why I got sick but looking at our situation now I can see how it brought glory to the Lords name. I was treated at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. They had me undergo chemo therapy. Then I was given a bone-marrow transplant, my older sister Christa donated her marrow. The chemo left my chances of having children at 2-3%. When you are that young you dont think about those kind of things. When I was in my teens I did think about it and it made me very sad (it was almost as if it were all a bad dream and I was waking up to the realities of life). Lets just say I did not lead a Christ centered life as a teenager. Drugs, alcohol, etc. (your testimony felt very familiar to me Bruce). Well after a spell and some failed relationships, I met the most wonderful woman (I thought she was out of my "class"). She told me later that when she saw me that she saw our children, a boy and a girl. She knew that we would be married, and soon enough that came true. After trying to get pregnant with no success and knowing my past we started pursuing adoption because we wished to become parents. More time passed and we finished all the classes to foster/adopt in the state of Iowa. Books about adoption often say that couples should mourn the inability to have their own children, but we never wanted to give up hope. That was part of the reason that we wanted to be prayed over the night we saw you speak at the church. A week after receiving our foster/adoptive license we found out that Lana was pregnant. Praise the Lord! We still plan on adopting. When a doctor says 2-3%, God says 103%. Thank you Jesus and thank you Bruce for everything that you are doing in the Lord's name. You have inspired us to a new level of faith in Christ. Praise God!
Steve and Lana Snyders
MS beat back, Lungs Healed, and Tumor Vanished
Pastor Steve Roberts at Gateway Ministry Center in Northfield Mn. hosted Doug Collins, Todd Crawford, and Bruce Van Natta for a 39 hour healing event in December 2009. This event started at 3 PM on Friday and went until 6 AM on Sunday morning. Friday night a woman with MS came forward and Doug Collins prayed over her condition. By the end of his prayers she had regained complete strength and movement in her right arm as well as loosing the burning sensation she had been dealing with. Another woman came forward that night and Doug prayed over a tumor that was in her throat. By the end of those prayers the tumor had shrunk to half the size it was. On Saturday Reverend Todd Crawford prayed for a woman who had trouble breathing do to a condition in her lungs that had greatly reduced the amount of oxygen she was getting. After prayer the woman was able to jump up and down without loosing her breath and then even sang a song to those present to prove that the Lord had completely healed her. As the event progressed and those attending pressed in, the presence of the Lord kept increasing. On saturday night a man came forward who had a tumor the diameter of a quarter in his throat. When Bruce Van Natta touched his finger to the tumor and began praying the tumor instantly vanished! Everyone was praising the Lord and a sense of awe continued to grow. Shortly after that Jay Sandifer started to lead worship and it seemed as though we were at the throne of God for the next few hours. Various people had visions and encounters with God and many people said that they had never experienced His presence like that in a worship service before. The Lord is looking for those who desire His presence and are hungry for Him!!!
Testimony of Juana Canna
I was having problem going to sleep one night two weeks ago and decided to turn the T.V. on. I was channel surfing for a while when the title caught my attention, It said “Supernatural” on the Catholic channel EWTN I started watching and it was Bruce Van Natta – discussing his book “Saved by Angels”. I was completely mesmerized by his story of faith. I knew I had to buy his book. The very next day I went to Barnes and Noble and placed my order. I couldn’t wait to read it. Once I picked it up – I couldn’t put it down.
I read it every moment. I would read it during my lunch hour, while making dinner, if we went out – I would ask my husband to drive so that I could read it, in between my homework assignments. If I had free time – I was reading.
I have struggled with my walk with God for quite some time now, it always felt superficial. My heart wasn’t 100% committed and God’s presence didn’t feel real. Although I knew about His glory and awesome power – I was still skeptical. I would tell myself – “Why would God want anything to do with me. I am nowhere near perfect”. This feeling of worthlessness kept me away from God. It took Bruce’s life story to help me to see that God will never abandon me. Even though I am a sinner, He still loves me and wishes to build a relationship with me.
This year has been a time of transformation. I have learned so much about God. I desire to know Him more and to teach my children everything I know about Him. "Saved by Angels" is the one thing I needed to help me to TRULY BELIEVE!
PRAISE GOD FOR HIS LOVE AND GLORY! Thank you Bruce for sharing your story with the world!
Juana E Canna
P.S. I truly love your book. I have read countless Christian books to help me in my walk with God and your book TOOK MY BREATH AWAY. Your message was so clear and simple. I love your honesty – how you shared your problem with addiction. It was that honesty that made me realize how much God loves me. I have done things in my life that I am not proud off – but I now know I can find salvation and peace in our Savior.
Vision of Jesus
Our Lord came to Bruce Van Natta in a vision while at Zion Lutheran Church in Garretson South Dakota in November 2009. After speaking Bruce invited people forward for prayer and began to minister to the needs of those present. The Holy Spirit instructed Bruce to quit praying for people himself and begin to have other people pray for those who had come forward. As one person would receive healing, they would be the one to pray for the next person, and so on. As each miracle happened those present got more and more excited until almost all of the people who were still at the church were crowded in the front, at the alter, watching the miracles happen. During this time the Holy Spirit told Bruce to walk away from the group, over by the piano that was in an opening of a small room, off to the right side of the church. Between the piano and the wall of that small room was a pew. When Bruce came into the area he saw a vision of Jesus sitting at the pew and Bruce immediately got on his knees and bowed his head. Jesus then told him to come and sit next to Him. When he did they were both now looking across the top of the piano in the direction of the people who were praying for each other and yelling out their praises to God as the miracles were happening. (This was something that had NEVER happened before in this church.) Jesus then said, "Do you see that, they don't even realize you're gone." This stung momentarily, but Jesus went on to say that this made Him happy and was exactly what He wanted, everyday people praying for each other in their church, home, neighborhood, work place, school, etc and giving GOD all the Glory. Jesus went on to tell Bruce that he was to go into other places and do this same thing, start fires in people's hearts for God and then leave and go to the next place and do the same thing again. Jesus repeated that this made Him happy and that when Bruce left an area the Holy Spirit would continue to work in people's lives in the same way that a small spark is able to start a fire that burns out of control. Glory to God!!! He has all the power and gets all the credit and yet wants to use each of us to be Holy-Spirit arsonists for Him!
Surgery Canceled
While at Cross-Roads Church, (Forrest Lake Mn), in October of 2009 Bruce Van Natta and other members of this church got to wittness the Lord do an amazing miracle in the life of one woman, (among others). She came forward with a prayer request for the severe pain in her back. After prayer the pain left her body. The next week she was scheduled for an apoinment to discuss surgery on her "bad" back. At the pre-op appointment she told the Dr. that she no longer had pain after being prayed for. They re-did some tests and found that the back was now in perfect condition. The surgery was canceled and the Lord gets all the credit. This is not the first time that we have seen the Lord heal someone and a surgery get canceled because of it. We know that many times the Lord uses Dr.s and medicine to heal people, but we also know that sometimes He chooses to perform a supernatural miracle instead. To God be all the Glory no matter how He chooses to heal his children!
God's Power released in Toronto
In the middle of September 2009 Bruce Van Natta was ministering in the greater Toronto area at a few churches and on some TV shows. He teamed up with evangelist Doug Collins, (a good friend from Canada) while at Park Road Assembly church in Brantford. During the "hands on" ministry portion of the service the power of God started to be released which resulted in several miracles. There were a number of people who were healed from many different types of problems. There were people who received spiritual healing by coming to and receiving Jesus as their Lord and Savior. We saw emotional healing from things like depression and anxiety, etc. There were physical healings from many things including hearing loss, aches, pains and the like. These people were hungry for God and the church had prepared the ground through fervent prayer. They delighted themselves in the Lord and He gave them the desires of their hearts, (Psalm 37:4)
Healing Testimony Of a paralized prostitute
In the first week of September 2009 Bruce Van Natta was in Honduras on a short mission trip. After speaking at a small church in a mountain village the leader of the group asked Bruce if he would pray for a local prostitute who had been confined to her bed for the last 4 months because of some type of paralysis. The leader told Bruce that this woman had caused many problems there for the ministry and had even gone so far as interrupting the services and giving death threats to the leaders of the church group. They hoped that if the Lord healed the woman she would be changed and quit fighting against this ministry. After following a narrow path that led to her shack, they found her lying on her bed, her head twisted to one side and a 5 gallon bucket next to the bed so that she could use it to urinate and pass waste into. Bruce Van Natta spoke to the woman through the interpreter and she agreed to accept Jesus as her Lord and Savior and renounce her former life including the witch craft. At that point the group of people prayed for her and she was completely healed and could walk once again. After that they prayed for her again and the power of God hit her and she went down on the dirt floor for a while. When she got up this time she was weeping and asking for forgiveness for all that she had done. There was then a time of reconciliation between her and the church leader. The book of Acts is still being played out today!!! On this short trip we saw many people healed and several people delivered from demonic forces!!! God is still doing miracles and His love is enough to not only forgive, but change even the hardest of hearts!!! Praise the Lord!
The Lord Knows
In Late August 2009 Bruce Van Natta and Joan Grunwald did a healing seminar at Shepard of the Lakes church. After 3 days of teaching and miracles the faith level had risen to the point that many people were able to receive what the Lord had for them. On the last night a large man walked up front for prayer over an addiction to cigarettes. By the way that he was standing there, (his posture, clenched fists, etc.) it was clear that he was not going to let himself fall or be slain in the Spirit if he had anything to do with it. Before praying for the addiction the Lord gave Bruce a Word of Knowledge about the man. The Holy Spirit said that one of the man's parents never loved him and when he would let go of that pain, forgive, and let the Lord fill that hole in his heart, he would no longer be addicted to cigarettes. When Bruce asked the man which one of his parents never loved him, he was shocked at this knowledge. The man visibly slumped and then said it was his mom. Bruce then told the man what the Holy Spirit had just spoken and when the man had hands laid on him, he went to the floor, knocked out by the redeeming power of God. A strong sense of love filled the room as the Lord ministered to the man's heart which was the real issue. Oh Lord, minister to each of as we need!
Faith of a Child
In July of 2009 Bruce Van Natta spoke at a prayer banquet in Baton Rouge La. After the service, (where aproximately 1,000 people attended), Bruce made an anouncement that he would be available to pray with people in a designated area. While moving to that area a small boy came up and asked if Bruce would say a prayer for his mother. Bruce asked the boy if his mother was at the event and he said yes, but didn't think she would come forward for prayer. Bruce encouraged the boy to have his mother come forward for prayer. Later, the boy and his mother made their way through the line and stepped forward when it was their turn. It was obvious that the child had begged his mother to come forward and that she really wasn't so sure about getting prayed for. At that point the Holy Spirit gave Bruce a Word of Knowledge that the boy was to pray for his mother and that she was going to be healed. When the child prayed for his mother the pain immediately left her body and she was healed. The boy and his mother both began to cry. The Holy Spirit then gave another Word of Knowledge that the Lord was showing this young boy the reality of God, the power of prayer and that he was being called into ministry. God is sooo good!!!
Healing Testimony of "Carol"
June 15th through the 19th of 2009 Bruce Van Natta was on the "It's A New Day" TV program in Canada. At the end of the 3rd day of taping The Lord gave Bruce a vision of a gray haired woman that had pain in her left leg from the hip to the knee. The name "Carol" also came with the vision. Bruce called out this "Word of Knowledge" and explained to the viewing audience that although this was a prerecorded taping, the Lord knew exactly who would be watching, including this woman named "Carol", and that the Lord wanted to heal her on the spot if she was willing to accept it. Soon after the airing of the show this elderly woman called the "It's A New Day" program very excitedly to report that as soon as she heard it, her leg was instantly healed. God is good and He not only knows the things that each one of us are going through, but He wants to help us through them. (You can view this "word" being given at the end of the 3rd "It's A New Day" episode in the media center.)
Healing Testimony Of Forrest Garrett
I want to thank you for comming to Sr. High Alive June 23, 2009, becasue God
has blessed me in so many ways. After my feet were prayed for (I was born with flat feet), and then they were healed, I felt amazing. I experienced God in a way like I never had before. It blew my mind that the creator of the universe would
care about my feet! In fact, just last night, my mother had been
having problems with her leg after she had broken it a year ago, so I
prayed for her in the way we were taught, and (praise God) it
did not hurt again that night, or today either. Thank you so much for
coming, and for helping the LORD equip me for His ministry. Thank you!
Give him the praises,
Forrest Garrett
P.S. My feet have been great!
Testimony Of Jesus Hugging People
There have been testimonies by a few people who have contacted us, who after hearing my testimony of when Jesus hugged me as a small child, have prayed to the Lord and asked Jesus to hug them also, because of some very difficult circumstance they are facing in their life. These people have described a simialar experience to what happened to me, such as an extreme presence of love and peace overcoming them. (One man said that it was like getting hit with a lightning bolt of love from God!) This proves that when we trully seek the Lord and His face, He is there for us. God knows what we need and when we need it. Remember that there doesn't have to be a physical manifestation of His presence to receive the peace, joy, and love that He offers!
Healing Testimony Of Darlene and Gary Courture
Darlene had come to one of the meetings we held in May 2009 in Ironwood Michigan. She had come forward to be prayed over for a small list of things that night. I spoke with her a few weeks after the event on the phone and she had a couple of praise reports to share.
She had struggled with IBS, (irritable bowel syndrome) for years, but since being prayed for it was gone completely. Praise The Lord! (Anyone who has had to deal with this condition can tell you just how miserable it is.)
She also had been diagnosed with bursitis in her shoulders, back, and hips several years ago. It was something that caused her pain on a constant basis. But, since being prayed for, she was completely pain free! God is good!
At this point her husband Gary got on the phone and asked for prayer for his left eye. He had glaucoma in it and his vision had deteriorated gradually. After praying the vision in his eye has continued to improve. The testimony of what the Lord had done in his wife's body had helped build his faith so that it was easier for him to recieve healing for himself.
This is the reason we like to post some of the things we see the Lord doing. We hope that it builds your faith also, so that you too can receive what the Lord has to offer for you!
Healing Testimony Of Rose Lopez
In April 2009, Rose came forward for prayer at one of the meetings we held in Honolulu Hawaii. She had a few different prayer requests, with one of them being a deaf left ear. After praying for her for a while I moved to the next person and was about to start praying for them, when the Holy Spirit reminded me that I had not prayed for her ear issue.
I came back to her and quickly prayed for her ear. She began to tap on both of her ears , first one and then the other, several times. There was a strange look on her face, so I asked what was happening. She excitedly told me that she could hear perfectly out of both of her ears now. God had healed her deaf ear on the spot! God is a good and loving God that we can pray to with expectation! He not only hears us, but cares about us as well.
Healing Testimony Of Maribeth C.
Bruce,
In March 2009 I attended a church service at which you gave your testimony. I know that when God’s Word goes forth that His power is present. I also knew that because of your testimony that you also believe that God heals so I knew that the power of agreement would be present. Because of all this, I came to church that night expecting healing in my body. After you shared your testimony, there was an alter call for anyone wanting hands laid on them and prayer for healing. I had different things in my body that needed healing and I really didn’t know what I was going to ask for but I knew I was to come forward.
Many people came forward so there was a wait. During my wait, I was praying and worshipping the Lord and my right ear (which I’ve not been able to hear out of for over 20 years) started crackling. I knew then I was to ask for my hearing to be restored. Both you and my Pastor prayed over me and spoke into my right ear. I did not sense immediately that my hearing was restored but I do know that my ear continued to make crackling noises the rest of the night. I continued to thank and praise God until bed time. The next morning after showering, I had my hair wrapped in a towel and I found myself swinging to my right side to see what was there. I then realized I had heard the crinkle of my towel. I immediately ran to the telephone to see if I could hear the dial tone. Praise God, I could hear! My hearing wasn’t crystal clear, but I could hear noise.
God made our bodies to function so wonderfully. Since my hearing in the right ear was lost, my hearing in the left ear has been more sensitive. My left ear heard noise at a much higher level that normal as a result of the workings of the brain. I may have had my hearing restored that night at the healing service and it just took my brain some time to adjust. I don’t really know. Since my hearing has been restored I do have to exercise my hearing in the right ear only so that the brain can readjust. This seems to improve my hearing to make it sharper and clearer.
I thank God for what He did for us at the Cross and I also thank you for being obedient to God and sharing your testimony. Isn’t God Great and aren’t we so blessed to be His children?
A sister in Jesus Christ, Maribeth C.
Healing Testimony Of Mislyn Pascal
In February of 2009 Mislyn Pascal, (of Montreal Canada), saw Bruce Van Natta's testimony on TV and was encouraged by what the Lord had done in his life. As the weeks went by she began to feel led to call him and have him pray for her. She had severe pain and constant swelling in her right hip that caused her to have to use a cane to walk. She believed that if the Lord would send angels to save Bruce, and then send someone to pray for his intestine, the Lord could and would heal her too.
She contacted Bruce Van Natta and they prayed together for the Lord to heal her hip. When they got done praying she didn't feel much better, but decided to believe that the Lord was healing her regardless of how she felt that instant.
Within a few days the pain and swelling was completely gone and she is now able to walk without a cane! Her faith in God's love, caused His healing power to be released! (Mark 5:21-34)
Healing Testimony Of Eric Roberson
In February 2009, the pain of my gout had become increasingly worse, after several doctor visits their only help was with pain medicine. I had the pain for several months, (since before Thanksgiving), but it had got progressively worse. My kidney problems were the main cause of my gout, with only around 30-40% kidney function, the gout is a side affect. My feet have been a problem for a long time, racked with pain do to this. The pain is so intense that I can't sleep or rest at all.
I truly believe that God can heal the sick but sometimes my faith wanes. This time the pain was the worst than it had ever been, with the pain shooting up my leg now. At this point my wife was really wanting me to go to the hospital so she called my mom to have her try to talk me in to it. After being in the hospital for my kidney problem, I hate going there, it has to be the worst place in the world. I know they do good work there and there are people that really help and care but I hate it, so I was against going there. My mom talked to my wife Amy for a few minutes, (she knew that I wouldn't go to the hospital) so after a few minutes of talking with me, she said she knew Bruce Van Natta after having him on Sid's program ("It's Supernatural") and that God had worked greatly through Bruce and several people had been healed in his meetings and phone ministry, so she wanted me to call him. I was kind of skeptical, but it was mom so I couldn't say no.
From the moment I started talking to Bruce, I knew that God was at work. His testimony is almost unbelievable, God did several miracles in his life. One of the first questions he asked me was did I blame God for the problem? "No", I said. He asked if I believed that God could heal me? "Yes" I answered, then he began to pray. Not a quick prayer to get off the phone, but a truly in-depth prayer, asking God to heal everything wrong, gout, kidney, everything. By the end of the phone call my foot began to feel a lot better. A few days later the pain was completely gone and hasn't come back since! A month later I went to the kidney doctor and my protein level had dropped 1500 points for 2.5 to 1.0! Protein is my biggest problem with my kidneys because the protein scars the kidney tissue and kidney tissue doesn't heal back, only God can do that. I thank God for Bruce and his family. I pray for them and everytime I do I pray that God would continue to use him to help the sick and the lost.
signed, Eric Roberson
Healing Testimony of Dawn Thomas
I had been suffering with depression for approximately 18 years and had been on medication for a good part of that. I had very strong negative feelings about myself. I blamed myself for things that were not my fault. It is painful to go into too much detail, but there were many times that I felt like I couldn't go on feeling this way. I went to hear Bruce Van Natta speak (January 09) on the miracle that happened to him. It was very inspirational. God moved me to contact him and ask him to pray with me about my depression. I was able to contact Bruce and we talked about depression. He explained to me that all the negative thoughts I had about myself were all lies from the devil. I had doubts that the medication I was taking was helping me.
Bruce prayed with me, that the negative, evil thoughts would leave. I can't remember all the words he said, but I know it was powerful and God was working. I was trembling and shaking and I knew God was helping me. Since that day, I have not had one negative thought about myself and no thoughts of "not wanting to go on." I was off all my medication in one week and have had no side effects going off. The one thing that sticks in my mind, is that Bruce said to "Put my confidence in my Lord". This will be forever my motto. How wonderful it is.
Since that day that we prayed, I am myself again. I have my emotion back and not a numbness. I am not just going through the motions anymore. I am sincerely thankful to God. I feel his love. I love to read the Bible now. Before I would read the Bible, but there was a block there for me, like no emotion could get in. I know a miracle happened that day, my depression is gone! Not to say, I don't get sad about things, but it is a very different sad than what I was experiencing before. It is a sadness about a situation but not about who I am. By putting my hope, joy, and confidence in the Lord, I know I will continue to be fine.
Dawn Thomas
Testimony of Greg Cochrane
Somewhere along my Christian walk I was subtlety becoming more like a religious Pharisee than the joy filled Spirit led Christian I started out as. After reading Saved by Angels my faith in and love for our tender, merciful, miracle working God was strengthened and renewed. Bruce brings home in real life situations both fantastic and mundane that we have a God who in spite of our many failures and weaknesses never stops loving us never gives up on
us and is intimately involved in every detail of our lives speaking to us blessings and answering prayer.
Thank you Bruce for having the courage to
share some your most painful memories along with your real life struggles. This really gave me hope that I too could be forgiven and healed and that in spite of these God has not and never will give up on me.
Truly God is still working miracles and speaks to everyday ordinary people like you and me.
Sincerely, Greg Cochrane
Healing Testimony Of Terri Jennings
On January 3rd, 2006, (her 50th birthday), Terri Jennings was diagnoised with adenocarcinoma lung cancer. She went through an aggressive treatment plan and surgery before the cancer was eventually eradicated from her lungs. Some time later the cancer started to develop in a lymph node in her neck and she was told that she now had stage 4 cancer. Again the Doctors started a treatment plan while family and friends lifted her up in prayer. After a PET scan and biopsy on March 17th, 2008 the Doctors told her that the cancer had metastisised in the lymph nodes in her back. Although the Doctors were still performing radiation treatment, Terri knew that this most recent prognosis could mean death.
A few months later while in prayer, Bruce Van Natta felt led by the Lord to call Terri and give her some encouragement along with a specific message. He called but was not able to connect with her for a week or two. When they did talk, Terri knew what the message was even before Bruce said it, because the Lord had been telling her the same thing. A few days later on June 15th, 2008 Bruce and 2 other members from their church anointed Terri with oil and prayed over her in the name of Jesus. When they commanded the cancer to leave her body in the name of Jesus she trembled momentarily and then began to feel heat in her body.
On June 17th, Terri went in for a prescheduled PET scan that would show the Doctors the current progresion of the cancer. To the Doctors amazement the cancer was completely gone! Although only a few people had actually laid hands on Terri in prayer, several people had been praying for her for a long time. God was gracious and answered all of those prayers on "Fathers Day" 2008.
Healing Testimony Of Therman Billman
Therman Billman had been feeling tired and was having some stomach pain, so he made an appointment to go see a Doctor. The Doctor ran some tests and On October 12th, 2007 Therman was told he might have cancer. The blood tests showed that Therman's white blood count was very low. A bone marrow biopsy confirmed the Doctor's suspicions, and Therman was diagnoised with acute myelogenous leukemia, (AML). The Doctors told him that he only had a few months to live unless they were able to make some type of aggressive treatment work.
Sixty year old Therman had been a long-time believer in God and had seen him do mighty miracles before in his life, so he knew that God had the power to help him. Therman had a prison ministry and also was active at his church leading small group Bible studies. Anyone that knows Therman can tell you that he is one of those rare people who is able to live out his convictions just as strongly as he believes in them.
On October 28th, 2007 Bruce Van Natta was scheduled to speak at a church in Wisconsin Rapids, WI. During the hours of prayer and fasting before the event, the Lord gave Bruce a Word of Knowledge that someone would be coming up for prayer after the service who had a huge physical need, and the Lord said that the person would be healed from that problem.
Over 270 people attended the event and when the offer for prayers was made, 8 people came forward. Bruce listened as the 8 people gave their prayer requests to the groups of elders that were assembled to pray for them. When Therman Billman, (who Bruce had never met), anounced what his need was, Bruce knew this was the person that God had told him about. After the group had finished praying for him, Bruce pulled Therman aside and told him what he felt the Lord had said earlier. Therman said that he was trusting God and received what Bruce said. A small group prayed again and thanked the Lord for what He was going to do in Therman's life.
On November 8th, 2007 Therman started his first of three rounds of chemo-therapy and the Doctors could find no cancer after this first treatment. He is 100% cancer free and the Doctors have told Therman from the begining that he is their poster-child/star example of how they wish every cancer case went.
Therman believes that we have a God who heals His children and wants the very best for them. He also accepts in faith that if for some reason God does not heal us, we can be certain that He has a purpose for it and will bring good out of difficult circumstances.
update: In June of 2009 Therman went home to be with the Lord due to complications after his body rejected a bone marrow transplant that he had. His cancer never came back.
Healing Testimony Of Bruce Van Natta
In November of 2006 a Peterbuilt logging truck fell of a jack and the front axle pinned me to the concrete floor crushing my mid–section to a thickness of a couple of inches. (The Lord sent 2 angels to save my life initially, but that's another story.) Veins and arteries below the heart were severed and some internal organs were damaged. After my fourth operation in February of 07 my small intestine was now less than 100 cm. The doctors told us that a person needs a minimum of 100 cm to be able to live even a shortened life due to the fact that the body will starve to death gradually, because of not being able to ingest the needed nutrients and vitamins from the food. My weight had dropped from 185 lbs to 126 lbs by this point.
A man named Bruce Carlson heard about my accident and felt led by the Lord to buy a ticket to Wisconsin so that he could pray for me. (I had only met him once before this. While on vacation in his home state I dislocated my shoulder at a church event he was attending and he had prayed over me and my shoulder was completely healed, instantly!) After he flew to Wisconsin he came to the hospital and placed one palm on my forehead. He prayed that the Lord would answer all of the prayers that people all over the country had been praying for me. When he said that I started to feel something like electricity flowing out of his hand and into my body. My eyes were closed but I could see what looked like light particles coming out of his hand in my "minds eye". He next commanded my small intestine to grow supernaturally in length in the name of Jesus. I turned to a friend that was in the room and commented that it felt like a snake was rolling around in my stomach.
A few months later I was back in the hospital having some tests done in preparation for another operation. The radiologists did a test where they measured and inspected my small intestine aided by a computer. The first person did the test and then the senior radiologist came and did the test again. I asked what the problem was and they told me that there were errors in my records, but they were having a hard time understanding how they occurred. After the third operation my records showed a total length of 100 cm. The fourth operation was to remove another section of my small intestine so at that point I had less than 100 cm. After performing their test twice they concluded that I had over 300 cm of small intestine now. This meant that each time I was operated on they would have had to grossly miscalculate the length of my intestine. This puzzled the radiologist because the doctor that performed my operations was the head of the trauma department and had an impeccable reputation. He was not known for making errors.
These people didn’t know that the Lord had sent Bruce Carlson to pray for me and that the Lord had performed a healing miracle! After losing weight continually, I started to gain weight back right after Bruce Carlson prayed over me. I have now been able to gain back 40 lbs due to the intestine being longer. Praise God that he continues to dish out the gifts of the Holy Spirit listed in the Bible. God is still in the business of doing miracles!
Healing Testimony Of Randy Enge (via e-mail to Bruce Carlson)
Just came from a small group meeting at Ryan's folks place, and Sherrie said you wondered how I was doing. Wonderful, great, fabulous; and a bunch of other adjectives that would not describe the feeling that I have. Not only am I healed physically but I am filled with this Spirit that let's me proclaim the love of our God. Barb and I went to Sioux Falls to see a spine specialist on Thursday the 22nd. After the completion of all the paperwork, they sent me in for x-rays. A physicians assistant then came into the room to take history. He asked where I hurt, and I answered I hurt nowhere now. I then proceeded to tell him about the evening at the church and how much better I felt after the Spirit healed my injury. We looked at the x-rays and noticed my left hip was in the correct spot now, the stair stepping of the lumbar vertebrae was replaced by perfect alignment, the bone spur was totally gone, and the only problem I had in the area was some minor arthritis in my hips. The doctor came in a few minutes later and said if prayer had healed me, good!
Thank you so much for coming to Spencer Iowa. I was not the only one that benefited from you and Ryan being there. Randy Enge
Healing Testimony Of Don Dunlap (via letter to Bruce Carlson)
Dear Bruce, My name is Don Dunlap. I go to Saint Paul's in New Kensington PA. where Pastor Bill Fisher is Our Pastor. Recently you came to our little church and brought the Holy Spirit with you. You had a Healing Service and I was one of the first ones that you laid hands on, maybe you remember praying for a healing of my shoulder. Well as soon as you laid your hands on me I went down on the steps of the altar and immediately felt as if something was taken from inside of me. Not knowing what it was or what happended to me I continued Praising God and watching as the power of God worked in our little church. The whole time the Holy Spirit was upon me with such a force that I just couldn't stop praying and praising. Now for the great news I am (or was) a diabetic taking at least 2 shots everyday and sometimes 3 of insulin. I was taking a minimum of 87 units everyday. My endocrinologist had told me that according to my blood test my pancreas had quit working all together and was not producing any more insulin and that it was just taking up space. That following week I started having some serious lows in my blood sugar forcing me to eat candy and other sweet things so my sugar didn't bottom out. So I started lowering the amount of insulin I was taking to try to adjust it. Well Bruce after that first week I stopped taking insulin altogether (Praise God). I'm able to eat cookies, cake, candy, and ice cream again without having my blood sugar go through the roof. I consider it a privilege and a pleasure to be able to write you this letter and tell you the good news. Thank you my brother for taking the time to do the Lords work in our little church. You may feel free to use this letter in any way you see fit. Your brother in Jesus.
P.S. Bruce I also suffered from Burning and numbness in my hands and feet which was a result of my diabetes. Not any more Praise God! The burning would hurt and burn so bad that I kept a cans of beans in the freezer so they would freeze, then I would hold them in my hands to stop the burning. All I can say is God Is good!
Don Dunlap
Healing Testimony of Ann Wagner
Webster's Dictionary defines a miracle as an extraordinary event manifesting as supernatural work of God. Miracles happen all the time. They happen to us..and around us..and we take them for granted, not even recognizing that they are indeed miracles. On Sunday May 28th, after the service an extraordinary event took place at Trinity Church. Bruce Carlson spoke out loudly and anounced that there was present a woman who was wearing a shoe with a lift and would she come up for prayer.
I have a lift in my shoe, but how was Bruce to know of this? I came forward to the front of the church and asked him to explain this. He explained to me that he had left his bulletin on the music stand up at the alter, and because he did not know the words to the last hmn, he hummed the melody---and, while doing so, he kept seeing a woman's shoe with a lift.
He asked if I wanted prayer and then began to pray with me. And, at some point during the prayer, he spoke very rapidly in tongues and then just as easily finished in English without any interuption.
I went home after the prayer and at some point in the afternoon, I realized I hadn't taken my pain medications. I also realized I did not have the horrific pain I normally experience, so I waited. The next morning---still no pain. I have been diagnoised with severe spinal stenosis, compounded with Fibromyaligia. I generally wear time release medicinal patches, (mostly two because one is just not enough). I also take strong pain pills every 3-4 hours. It is impossible for me to put into words what it was like when the realization set in that there was no longer pain and what this meant and how it affected me.
I had just finished going through extensive testing, (MRI, Nerve Test, labs, etc.). Dr. David Segal, a neurosurgeon, was pulling all this information together for me and had worked out an action plan to help keep the extraordinary pain under control. My Brother and I went to see Dr. Segal the following Wednesday. His news was really not any news any more since I knew how bad it had gotten. (I was even trying to write with my left hand since I had difficulty using my right hand.) After he explained the medications the Pain Management Doctor had prescribed, I told him what had happened to me that Sunday in church. I remember him putting down the pen and leaning forward. His response to me after hearing me out was, "WELL, THAT'S A GIFT FROM GOD!". Hold off the pain meds.
I since had scheduled appointments with a urologist for a cyctoscopy which was cancelled because of the exceptionally good lab reports, and my friend the "PT guy" said he decided not to touch me since God was working a miracle. Neither the Urologist nor the Physical Therapist doubted and they gave God The Glory! (Praise the Lord)
God has a plan for all of us. Our responsibility is to be open to His plan. When we sing "take my life and let it be...consecrated Lord to Thee"...we acknowledge our love for Him and put on our armor ready and willing to live out His Plan.
On my own I probably would not have chosen some of the paths my life has taken. I now carry a print out of all the surgeries I have had and medications I take since it is much too long a list to have to write out on all those medical forms. I know by heart the routines of hospitals, doctors offices and labs. I don't even have to give my name any more, we've gotten to know each other.
It is a humbling experience indeed and I continue to look for the light at the end of the tunnel, and then I see the unconditional love God has shown me through out my life. The fact that He put the right people in place at the exact moment I needed them the most. The fact that He heard the prayers of His people praying for me when I couldn't put 3 words together let alone a prayer with an Amen!
-----(Ann's letter continues, but she ends with these words.)
As I write this, more than a month has gone by already and I am still pain free! Should our heavenly Father decide to change my course I will forever be grateful for the time without pain patches and pills. I will also know that He will not ever forsake me---and He will continue to always hold me---in the palm of His hand!---Ann Wagner
Healing Testimony Of Megan Yocky
I have been asked by pastor Wayne to gather information on miracles and healings at Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. The following testimony is the miracle that took place in my life.
I have to start years ago at the age of 14, when I lost an ovary due to an 8 pound cyst that had grown attached to my ovary. The ovary that remained was covered with cysts. As I got older I became consumed with fear that I would never conceive. (At age 14 I did not understand the depth of my surgery or what it meant to lose an ovary.)
My one real dream was to have a child of my own, and that dream was not in my control. Pregnancy test after pregnancy test was always negative, I really believed I was my own birth control.
I spent hours begging and pleading with God to give me a child of my own. I always thought "God will never bless me until my life is perfect, until I am doing everything exactly right."
In May of 2002 I attended the Holy Spirit Renewal Conference here at the church. I went up front and asked Bruce and Nancy Carlson for prayer, I wanted to be healed and I wanted to conceive. After the healing service I felt much activity in my lower abdomen on the side my ovary remained. For the first time in my life that activity did not scare me, I knew God was healing me, but I never dreamed I would conceive!
Three months after the healing service - clothes began to fit tighter, my energy seemed to be gone. I went to the pregnancy crisis center for a pregnancy test. I made my husband, Mike, sit in the waiting room. I did not want him to see the look of disappointment on my face, after so many negative pregnancy tests. I was sure this one would be the same.
The woman that gave me the test walked into the room and annoucned to me that "yes" I was pregnant!! My first thought was "I am going to throw up and pass out!!! How can this be true???" I immediately felt my stomach and thought to myself. "God has blessed me with life inside my womb!! What a miracle!!" I kept thinking, "I do not deserve this...my life is not perfect...I am not doing things exactly right - God blessed me in spite of all that - how can this be?????"
What a miracle it was to feel my son, Isaac, move and kick inside my womb! I was in love with him already! That is my miracle, and Isaac will always be our miracle child.
Thank you, for reading my story, Megan Yocky
