Alone at the hospital with no translator
Have you ever felt like God can’t use you? I sure have! Even more so as a missionary, because of the language barrier. But let me share a story with you that will touch your heart and inspire you to be open to God’s voice.
My story begins with a desire to help someone who really needed it. I left early in the morning and headed to the hospital with nobody to translate for me. My plan was to just get there and ask God where I should go. If people didn’t understand my English, it didn’t matter. I’d still pray for them.
After arriving at the hospital, I could sense God leading me to a room down the hall. A quiet voice was guiding me. As it is written in the Bible, “the Spirit will be our Guide.” How can the Spirit “guide” us anywhere if we don’t know how to listen?
As it happened, the people in that room all spoke perfect English, and they were relatives of the mayor of the island next door to Cebu! I knew God had really sent me there to speak over them and lead them to Christ. They invited me to their island so they could give me a tour, but I told them the reason I had come was to pray for their mother and watch God heal her.
She was in the hospital because of kidney failure, which had caused her stomach and leg to swell. While I was talking with them about what was going on, the nurse, who was also family, took her blood sugar. It was at 215, and normal should be much lower.
After prayer, all the pain in her body left! She was shocked. Then I asked the nurse to check her blood sugar again, even though it had only been 5 minutes. He pricked her finger, and the machine said 170. The nurse grinned, then looked at me. I knew what God had done, but I asked, “Is it possible to go down so fast?” The nurse replied, “Only with an insulin shot!”
God had done another miracle, and this time it made an impact on a mayor’s family! The Lord not only used my willingness to help others, but He also shook the lives of everyone in that room. I was quick to give God the glory when the elderly woman who had been healed began to look at me as if I were someone holy. All the glory goes to God, but it does make it easier to tell them that Jesus wants a relationship with them, just like the one I have with Him!
God can use anybody! Believe me, I’m no different than you. My blood is red, and I still make mistakes. God can and will use you if you allow Him. Pray right now and ask God to make His purpose for your life known. He will give you a purpose that steers you away from self and points you to others. It will liberate you from stress and worry, as God pours out His Spirit, who bears the fruit of love, joy, and peace. That fruit is much better than any pursuit of happiness, because it’s a promise, not a pursuit.
Let’s stop drinking milk and move on to solid food! Jesus said, “My food is to do the will of my Father.” If you’d like to see the same kind of miracles happen when you pray for people, then I’d like to put you on my prayer list! Don’t write yourself off because you don’t know how. Or maybe you’re thinking you live too far from me? I’m recruiting people who live in Georgia as well. When I get the chance to visit the States in the near future, I’ll be spending much of my time flexing my spiritual muscles, praying for the sick and watching God heal them. What better way to learn than with a group who all desire the same thing?
I’m at the beginning of my walk as a missionary and as an evangelist. I don’t claim to know much, but what I do know, I’m willing to impart. Many people here in the Philippines also get the chance to pray over the sick and watch God heal them, even when I’m not there. A year ago, I never expected that I’d get to see hundreds of miracles, with the deaf, the paralyzed and people with cancer all being healed! I stand in awe of the power of God and of what He has said in His Word. Healing is meant for today, and it’s meant for every country!
I’m looking forward to your response of obedience to what He said, “God heal the sick.” God bless, and send us a message if you have any questions!
P.S. I recommend John G. Lake Ministries, which is currently led by Curry Blake. He is an inspiration to me and many others as a great teacher on how to heal the sick. Download the MP3s or YouTube videos of his series called “Divine Healing Technician” (DHT). Click here for more.
Because they haven’t heard,
Justin Gilpin