In 1971 I was one of the older youths attending the youth prayer meeting in Morris’ house. We were seeing miracles, signs and wonders as we prayed as a group for the sick. I personally was praying 4-5 hours per day in both English and in tongues when I received a phone call from a Baptist Pastor from a nearby town. He had a group of 15 people meeting in the church basement who wanted to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues. He invited me because I was the only Catholic he knew of who spoke in tongues. I took a friend who had had the Holy Spirit longer than I had to the evening prayer meeting.
When we arrived, we found the basement of that church filled with townspeople. I gave my testimony about prayer and talked about the miracles we were seeing in the Hereford youth prayer meeting. I took 30 minutes to give a teaching on receiving the Holy Spirit and made sure everyone who wanted the gift of tongues, had received it.
I had noticed that someone had brought two people who were crippled to the meeting. I asked my friend who had accompanied me to pray for the sick. While I was making sure everyone had received the baptism of the Holy Spirit, my friend took off and the two people were seated in the center of the basement with the other congregants seated in a circle around them.
The man had a metal brace on his short leg. I figured the Lord could not heal him while the brace was on. I escorted the man to the bathroom so he could remove the three inch lift. He limped severely back to his seat. I knew the Lord healed people because I had seen it at Morris’ home prayer meeting. I lifted the man’s legs and prayed in the name of Jesus and nothing happened. I prayed in tongues for this man’s healing and again nothing happened. I felt new boldness in my spirit and declared under my breath: OK, God, I did my part. Now do yours! Immediately the man’s leg grew out and the man could walk on his own–without a brace–without a limp. The girl was crippled due to an Achilles tendon cut in her feet. She was immediately healed when I prayed for her.
The Lord got all the glory for healing those two people. And many lives were changed that night when they were touched by the power of the Holy Spirit. But I would have never been so bold if Morris had not empowered me with the tools of fervent prayer. If you have already prayed, well go pray some more!
Dr Terry Peters
Jan 8, 2010
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