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I cried on my way to the meeting tonight
Written by Peter Youngren on January 29, 2010I cried on my way to the meeting tonight. Nathan Thurber, who is with me here told me a story that moved me so much. I will let him tell it.
Nathan: From 2002 to 2009, I was involved in Gospel Festival set up and preparation for World Impact Ministries (WIM). For the past year my role has changed with WIM’s purchase of Grace TV. However, I had the opportunity to return to a Gospel Festival in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this week in the role of a journalist interviewing those whom are healed each day at the Festival. Along with Kyle Sweitzer, another member of our media team at Grace TV, we visit the homes of those who were healed the previous day.
Today we were privileged to visit the “home” of Franky, a young boy healed of paralysis yesterday at the Festival. Franky is an energetic 11 year old, who hadn’t walked for the past 2 years. For no apparent reason he developed a debilitating sickness that did not permit him to place his feet flat on the ground. Attempting to do so brought tremendous pain.
The paralysis was progressive, and as he lost control of his legs he became quite clumsy and would fall often, attracting mockery from school mates. Franky was forced to drop out of school and pass his time from day to day in his mom’s one room apartment where he would play with about 50 cola bottle caps. Why 50 caps? When you don’t have any money, bottle caps can be an imagination’s best friend.
Franky, his mom and two other siblings live in one small room, about 20 feet by 10 feet. They share a common washroom somewhere in the complex they live. I never saw it. They have one couch, one chair and a small bed all jammed into this room. They store their toothbrushes hanging in the wire mess of the only window in their small room. When you have only one room for 4 people, you have to be creative. We conducted the interview just outside of the room as space did not allow everyone and our camera in the room. I didn’t mind. It was very hot in that small room.
I asked Franky’s mom what the medical reason for Franky’s paralysis was. She didn’t know. They didn’t have money for a proper medical diagnosis or treatment. Her husband left her and her children years before. She now makes some money making small cakes in a pan over coals at the side of the road. Trust me those small cakes do not bring in much money, but she was able to make/sell them just outside the complex they live, keeping her close to Franky.
Yesterday, Franky was carried on his mother’s back from this small apartment to the Festival grounds. She had seen posters on the street advertising the Festival and healings.
That was where I first met Franky, walking hand in hand with his mother across the Festival platform to testify of his healing. Not even a limp was evident in his stride.
Today, that confident stride was on full display at their home. I asked Franky what he missed most the past two years being confined to the couch in their room. He replied, “swinging in the trees with his friends”. Makes sense for a young boy. His mom was enthused he would now be able to return to school, and have a future.
I asked Franky who had healed him, and with a boyish grin he replied, “Jesus”. His mom cut in to thank Pastor Peter for coming to Dar es Salaam. She said, “Please tell him to keep sharing the message of Jesus and His healing power everywhere”.
Of course, without prayers and support from partners, YOU, that is not possible. So from Franky and his mom in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania… THANK YOU!
Gideon Surya Putera
~ Bali
Praise God , Let All will sing How Great , HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD . . .
Haalleloyah…..
Anne
~ Israel
Praise God! Isn’t He good!
Rev.Daniel Kizhakkevila,India
~ India
Dear Pastor Peter
We thank God for the wonderful report.
He is still on the throne and with signs and wonders He confirms the Word.
We thank God for your vision and passion for the lost.
We are praying for you.
Hope one day you will be able to come to India and minister in our land.
With love
Pastor Daniel Kizhakkevila
Founder/President
Adi Adiele
~ Calgary, Canada
As I read this email I felt a great sense of joy in me, knowing that God is forever faithful to His promises and He would bless those who put their trust in him continually.
Pastor Peter, God bless you for giving your time and life to spread God’s message of healing to the entire world.
Jagadeesh Prasad
~ Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
God bless you Peter. Best is on its way coming in 2010 all over the globe through your ministry & we will together glorify His Holy Name ‘JESUS’ .
Together with you in His Gospel
Rev. Jagadeesh Prasad
Barbara
~ Tennessee
Praise the Lord Peter. God does great things for every-one who are good and believe in him and does his works. He loves every-one. He helped me because i was lost and he saved me. In 1997 i had a real bad car wreck and God brought me through. I love the Lord Jesus Christ. Keep him in your heart and do good thing and he will Bless you. God Bless You.
Sincerly, Barbara
Teemu
Jesus is wonderful. Thank you Peter for giving your life as a living sacrifice so that these people can hear the wonderful good news. Great blessing on you and your family and abundance of Jesus’ grace!
Jacob Redekopp
~ Kelowna, BC
My income is considered by some as “under the poverty line income” but it’s because of miracles like this one and all the other miracles, I released $10,000.00 of my investment to a worthy cause like this, praise God !!
Rev.dr. samuel
~ India
To, dr. Peter youngren, World Impact Ministries.
Loving greetings!
Dearest fire servant of God,
Our hearts filled with full of Joy- a young boy healed paralysis. Glory to God. we are praying for you and Ministry- May God will use you Mightily through Out the globe,.
May God Bless you abudantly. yours sincerely in Jesus christ.
Rev. dr. samuel
David
~ Surrey, BC
God is sooooo good!
Lorraine
~ Owen Sound, ON, Canada
I am so happy to hear about Franky’s healing and I am honoured to be a partner with Peter Youngren and World Impact Ministries and thereby share in this important work. It is so important that the Word of God be preached with signs and wonders following. As I write this, I am sitting here crying for another reason. Right now, I have a niece here in Canada who is waiting for an operation for brain surgery. I have a cousin who after being on dialysis for 9 years, may or may not be receiving a kidney transplant as I write. ( I know that she got a call that a kidney was available last night. Whether or not she is the receipient of it I don’t know as I have been unable to contact any of the family) My plea and my prayer is that more pastors and church leaders in Canada and around the world would preach on Salvation including healing and expect signs and wonders to follow and that believers would take seriously Jesus instructions to lay hands on the sick and believe that they will recover. We need to be bold to receive what Jesus died on the cross to give us. God needs us well. We are supposed to be well so that we can fulfill the call on our lives as believers and bring glory to God and His son Jesus Christ.
God bless you, Peter and all of your team.
May God continue to give you favour as you serve Him.
Maria
~ Ajax, Ontario
Dear Peter,
Praise the Lord Jesus for all these miracles!..My husband and I are so blessed to be partners with your ministry…like what you’ve said in one of your letters to us, we go with you to all these places…also through your television program we learn so much about the love and grace of God for us and in turn we’re learning to show the same love and grace to others by the power of the Holy Spirit, it’s all about JESUS HIMSELF!God bless you and your ministry for what you’re doing, JESUS is lifted up on high!
Agnes
~ Edmonton, Alberta
Dear Pastor Peter, Thank God for His healing power.
Thank you for continuing to be faithful to the Ministry that God has called you to.
You are so blessed to be a blessing. Amen.
Love in Christ, Agnes
Alfred
~ Brampton, Ontario, Canada
I thank and praise God for healing Franky and making his mother happy. I pray that Franky will have a better future and be a witness forJesus in his area.
I also, thank God for you Pastor Peter, for sending you to the world over to preach the Gospel particularly among the Muslims.
May God Bless you and your Ministry.
Alfred
Sally
~ St. Catharines, ON
Dear Pastor Peter,
How great is our GOD! He’s awesome and wonderful ever faithful to us.
I praise Him! Truly He is our Almighty God that never changed since yesterday, today and forevermore. He’s our great healer and great physician.
I was healed by His blood in the cross of Calvary. JESUS is my healer! I had a lump in my left lung increasing in size. My doctor scheduled me for a major surgery and advise me to prepare $12,000.00+ for hospital expenses. I have no insurance and enough money to pay. I called in your prayer lines they prayed for me. I continue to pray& fast regularly. By FAITH I was healed completely. I know and I believed that prayers of the righteous avails much in the name of JESUS. I thank God because he made me whole
physically and spiritually. He’ is my salvation.He promised that “My grace is sufficient for you.” I will continue to praise Him for His love and mercy endures forever.
Praying for more power from God with the Grace TV team and their partners to bring the good news of salvation around the globe.
God bless!
In Christ love,
Sally
Sophia
~ Chatham, ON
Dear Saints,
Its a privillage and honour to partner with you.
I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and saviour Sept 2001, moved to Canada June 2002. I have been in trials and tribulation ever since. In the natural my life and children has been a disaster, but thanks be to God I have
grown very much spiritually.
2002 while flipping the channel I saw Peter Youngren in Mbeya, Tanzania. Most people dont know what it takes to get to Mbeya. But I am from Tanzania, I do. There and then I made a decision to partner with you, I did it even when I was in welfare when my husband walked out.
2007 reconciled with my husband, moved in with him, which meant I had no income, six months later he physically abused me again and kicked6 me out of the house. I had to seek shelter at women center and he wouldnt let me have the kids..
2009 I got a minimum wage job, and started partnering with you again.
Thank you very much for what you are doing for Jesus in Dar es Salaam and all over the world.
Please pray for me and my children Faith, Grace and Emmanuel.
May the Lord bless us indeed, enlarge our territories, may His hand be upon us and protect us from all the evil so that we may have no more pain in the name of Jesus, Amen
Susan
~ Truro, Nova Scotia, CANADA
NOTHING is impossible for JESUS!!
Prem
~ Ontario Canada
Indeed the Lord has blessed, as Franky recieves the blessings in Christ Jesus through Pastor Peter.
All glory to Jesus alone.
Susy
~ Indonesia
Praise God…!!
Bob
~ Regina, Sk
Jesus is Good. The miracles and healings that Jesus performs in your crusades are wonderful. May God continue to Bless your Ministry Peter.
Praise Jesus the wonderful savior of mankind.
Isaiah Mathew
~ Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
I was there at the crusade and witnessed with my eyes God’s miracles. Real OUR GOD IS ABLE!!!!
daniel
~ Singapore
Thank God! Let the love of God manifest for us & through us as a life style as well :)
Pastor Peter please pray for me as I’m gonna be a fuse for healing & blessings manifestation. thanks :)
Gideon chirande
~ Nairobi kenya
It"s amazing man of God whenever ir ead your news letters you prophised to me that the atmosphere is changing and real it"s,Thanks allot to the almight God whose at work in your ministry,And 2010 it will be amazing and double to what to what God did last year just expect from him. isaiah 43:13
Elizabeth Davies
~ Karachi, Pakistan.
Praise and all Glory to the Almighty Lord….
Jimmy
~ Kalmar, Sweden
Praise the lord! Jesus is king! I pray every day, for you Peter and your ministry and for a great outporing here in Sweden!
Joseph
~ beaumont canada
Amen, Praise God For He Alone Deserves it.What an encouragement. We indeed are equipped with power given to us from on high, that in the Name Of Jesus a boy named Franky is completely healed. For this reason was Jesus manifested that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Let us believe that signs & wonders will follow.
Peter Youngren you are greatly blessed.HALALULIA
cathy
~ Canada
May God richly bless you for your ministry and for showing and sharing His love so faithfully to so many.
David
~ Ottawa, ON
Jesus is Truly Lord…Amen
mac
~ mombasa; kenya
Glory to the Almighty God for unlimited mercies
helen
~ kisumu
Praise be yo GOD 4 with out HIM we are nobodys. BUT we be come SOMEONE when we are in HIM and Believing in HIS WORD.
Jonah
~ Jakarta, Indonesia
Absloutely loved the story! Sometimes I think if anything like this is possible by ourselves but then obviously and immediately, I know the answer, and its a big NO!!! Jesus is the One who made the impossible become possible and He will continue to do so because He’s always the same!
Jonah
Leona Olynyk
~ Saskatoon,Sask. Canada
Praise God thank-you Jesus!!!
Nina
~ Leamington
to God be the glory! for the wonders He is doing rigth now! and God bless you and all the team working together for the kimdom of God!
bassey
~ zaria, Nigeria
This Jesus is 2 much.He healed so many muslims in your festival in Zaria and i want his healing power to follow me as i conduct youth gospel crusade under the platform of Youths Aflame Network Intl in schools and colleges in Nigeria and Beyond.We wont stop praying for you.
Aziz
~ Pakistan
Dear Brother Peter,
Praise God for signs wonders and miracles that point to Jesus and God’s love for everyone.
God bless you Peter and your minstory for this great mission;
Ewans
~ Karachi, Pakistan
Sources like the one you mentioned here will be very useful to me! I will post a link to this page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful.
Chittibabu
~ Rajamahendri, India
To,
Dearest Brother Global champion Evangelist Peter,
Greetings and Blessings in the Most exalted name of jesus!
God is looking to your ministry, Unmerited favor. Praisie God.
we are praising God for healings signs and wonders. year of breakthrough and greater harvest
May God will use you In India. Our prayers are with you.
Richest Blessings,
Sonia
~ Red Deer, Alberta
Beloved Child of the Most High God, Pastor Peter, God bless you as you continue to allow our Loving Jesus to work through you, His miracles of love. You are so right about reaching souls with love & grace…that is SO important for spreading the true gospel. Let’s be followers of Jesus and do what He does!!! :D
Neil and Ruth
~ Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Praise HIM! Thank you for your dedication to the world.
We will seek HIM and await a healing.
Tores
~ Beijing, China
Thank for takin gosell to world
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Andrew
~ Canada
Praise God for signs wonders and miracles that point to Jesus and God’s love for everyone. God bless you Peter as you continue to lift up Jesus to the nations.