MY TESTIMONY/REVIEW:
I am burdened to share my testimony with you local saints. About 5 or 6 years ago, gradually every year, my heath was going down. I was a little bit discouraged. Until, on Saturday March 4, at 10:30 am 2023, I had a stroke...
It was a good thing my dear wife is just right there. Right away, she knew I had a stroke. She called 911. I had to be airlifted to a hospital...dear Elya came with me in the helicopter. I can't imagine what it was like for her. Sweet Sonya, I can't imagine what I was like for her too. I was knocked out, I was told in 24 hours, I was asleep.
When I woke up, my right leg was 100% absolutely stiff, my right arm was 100% completely dead, the right side of my brain bleeding, and my speech was no more.
Silent... I could not speak, I was bothered. I was met by my wife, a brother, and his wife and a young sister. Thank you! Once I heard their voices, "Hi John!"...I knew I was in the care, of the saints. All I could do was cry, a happy cry. I was moved to tears. I was bedridden, for 3 months in the hospital. Many saints came to check on the family from Athens, Georgia, Boca Raton, and Miami. Such positive life giving times!! A dear, precious sister volunteered to stay with me, in my hospital room, all evening and all night. To make sure that I was comfortable. We had a language barrier but our spirit was one. She supplied me so much just by her presence. Even with her own medical condition and her own family she volunteered to stay the night...this is such wonderful care only the Lord can provide. Thank you saints!
Ok, if you know me well, you know that I don't like to be bedridden, I like to stay active. I had my body hurt, it is weakened, my soul became bothered, but my spirit that became alive, active, and pure the strongest part of the being! At least I have 3 parts! Body, soul, spirit... Well, what to do now? I better talk to the Lord!
The Lord told me to go, start apologising to the saints and friends, and then to my family (mom, dad, and sisters), and then to my close family (the girls, and lastly my wife). I did understand Him as clear as day.
When I was released from the hospital, I started to do what the Lord wants. I had to call some saints, some saints came over to our house, and other saints, at the meeting hall. That's when I had to make a positive turn. The saints are so wonderful! The saints are so human, and practical..and so spiritual, when it comes to encouragement and support. Every contact, I felt so encouraged! Just positive...I remember, the Chinese saints coming over twice. Just to be an encouragement and simple just pray, pray, pray. Thank you saints...these are my true brothers and sisters!
Every time, I go to be with the saints, at the Lord Table meeting, to break bread, to drink wine, the devil is destroyed and God is glorified! Or a home meeting, I'm at peace and at rest.
Saints, I am 95% healed in my brain. My brain wasn't before...sometimes, I feel I may have offended you saints. Come to me (brother and sister), and fellowship. So, we can find peace and rest. Amen. What I have come to realize during my weakness in my body that the spirit is so full active and living. My strongest part is my spirt!!!
The past is behind me now. The future is promising, all I have to do is just a little bit more physical training, with the families help.
Thank you most dear saints, for all your encouragement! If it wasn't for this encouragement, love, caring, and spirit/praying...I specifically wouldn't have made it. This shows that the spirit gives strength to our mortal body, our minds, and our souls. These are my true brothers and sisters and mothers and fathers. You (the saints) are so divinely/human! I will be forever grateful, for the golden treasure in you. Saints, you stopped what you were doing, and decided to take care of me and my family. Let us be the over-comers, and bring the Lord back! Thank you! Amen.
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