Submitted by Kailin Charmian Yang (Varisty, SIM Others)
On 25 May 2010, I received a phone call that my dad had a minor stroke at work and was being rushed to the hospital. Stunned, I told my mum the news. I felt helpless. At that time, I really did not know what to do, so I prayed. I remembered telling Jesus that I was too far away to do anything for my dad, but Jesus was close and Jesus was near. So I asked Jesus to take care of my dad, heal him, fill him with life, and make him healthy and whole.
I rushed to the hospital and found out that my dad was conscious, but was in the high dependency unit so he was only allowed to have two visitors at a time. At that point in time, he had started to regain feeling on the right side of his body which had gone numb earlier.
When I went into the ward, I took one of my dad’s hands and said softly to him, “Healing and life, Amen.” I did not even know if my dad, who is not a believer, had heard me. What I did know is that right after that, the nurse came to check on him. Shortly after, they wheeled him out of the high dependency unit into a regular ward.
The next day, fear clouded my mind and I was on the verge of breaking down. But every time I felt close to the edge, the Holy Spirit would remind me that as much as I loved my dad, Jesus loved him so much more. That night, I prayed for my dad.
The very next day, only two days after his minor stroke, my dad was discharged. However, he told me that he still felt weak and occasionally saw spots through his right eye. However, by that night, he told me that he was fine. Jesus accelerated his recovery!
On 14 June 2010, my dad went for a full body check-up and the doctor cleared him for work. The next morning, my dad waved goodbye me as I got into a taxi while he got into his car and headed to work. Praise Jesus for his recovery, allowing me to enjoy camp peacefully. Praise God that Jesus is so faithful!
I’m next!
