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Giving and receiving

Theo and Maria needed wood for this winter. Theo, at present 74 years young, healthy and strong, had already looked around here and there. One day in beginning of April that year he prayed for it. He remembered God His promise in Malachi 3 where stands “that you can test God when giving tenths and sacrifices”. He prayed frankly: “Lord, I give You faithfully my tenths and sacrifices; You promise that in that case You would open the windows of heaven and pour blessings in abundance over me. I ask this only once: I need wood badly”.

How to bring good news to your neighbors

Ans Timman is a team member of Obed , the late Martie Haaijer’s ministry. She is 77 now and she still regularly sends us prayer requests and news from Holland. Recently we received a mail that we gladly share with you (with her permission).

“I think I told you before about my neighbor boy who was burnt and now he is paralyzed and unable to do anything. I thought I asked prayer for him but I’m not sure about that.

The shoulder of a 81 year old heals completely

Theo, nearly 82 years old, can still work hard and he bicycles a lot.
He wholeheartedly believes Father’s promise in Psalm 92:12-15:

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing to shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

And that is his testimony wherever he goes and people ask him how come he is still in such good health
A few years ago Theo fell when riding his bicycle and hurt his left shoulder very badly. At first he could only move his forearm, the shoulder was frozen. With persistent prayer the condition improved. He could move his shoulder again but working was still off limits. His brother had asked him to come and repair a roller shutter at his place. Theo replied it wasn’t possible because of his shoulder.

When Jan Sjoerd Pasterkamp preached in our church on Sunday 9th March he had some words of knowledge at the end of the service. One was that somebody who had hurt his left shoulder in an accident or a fall, was now healed. Immediately Theo thanked Father silently and added he would go help his brother with that shutter.

On Monday he went to his brother. The shutter was stuck in the header box above so Theo had to work with his two arms up in the air to get it fixed… it was a tough job! He worked very hard with both his shoulders and he had no pain whatsoever… his shoulder was completely healed!
Theo is very grateful to Father, and he tells about it everywhere and he is also working very hard again with that shoulder!