Reachout Nigeria with Healing from Heaven devotional

02/03/2021

HEALED OF FIBROMYALGIA contd

"I was really frustrated that nobody knew what was wrong with me and none of the medications worked. I also felt that nobody could really understand how much i was suffering. "
The symptoms continued, and with greater intensity. "In February 2008, I started going to specialists for help, and more thorough examinations were carried out.
I had full back x-rays, reflex and muscle response tests, MRI scan, CT scan, and blood tests. Eventually, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
A month later, i ended up in hospital. "
Cora was an undergraduate of the Stellenbosch University, South Africa,
and her bubbly personality permitted nothing less than the exciting.
She was actively involved in student life and had leadership responsibilities in her local church.
However, the first major impact of the condition was devastating; it reversed her lifestyle and almost put an abrupt end to her education and aspirations.
"I could no longer study. I was an accounting student on my way to becoming a chartered accountant.
I was very active in student life, and i was on the House Committee. I was also committed in church, living a full and happy life. The disease made it impossible for me to study further so i stopped my studies in may 2008.
In 2009, i resumed studies again, but this time doing only half of my subjects. It was still very hard, because i couldn't walk or write properly and still felt sick most of the time. " She recounted how she felt on hearing the diagnosis of her condition. "When the doctor first told me i had fibromyalgia, i didn't realise what it was. I was just glad they had found what was wrong with me so they could treat me. But when i asked the doctor how he was going to treat it, he said there was nothing really that could be done, but that i had to change my lifestyle. He told me i had to do a lot less, drop half of my subjects, and rest a lot more.

02/03/2021

HEALED OF FIBROMYALGIA contd

"I was really frustrated that nobody knew what was wrong with me and none of the medications worked.
I also felt that nobody could really understand how much i was suffering. "
The symptoms continued, and with greater intensity. "In February 2008, i started going to specialists for help, and more thorough examinations were carried out. I had full back x-rays , reflex and muscle response tests, MRI scan, CT scan, and blood tests. Eventually, i was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. A month later, i ended up in hospital."
Cora was an undergraduate of the Stellenbosch University, South Africa,and her bubbly personality permitted nothing less than the exciting. She was actively involved in student life and had leadership responsibilities in her local church.
However, the first major impact of the condition was devastating; it reversed her lifestyle and almost put an abrupt end to her education and aspirations.
"I could no longer study. I was very active in student life, and i was on the House Committee. I was also committed in church, living a full and happy life. The disease made it impossible for me to study further so i stopped my studies in may 2008.
In 2009, I resumed studies again, but this time doing only half of my subjects. It was still very hard, because i couldn't walk or write properly and still felt sick most of the time."
She recounted how she felt on hearing the diagnosis of her condition. "When the doctor first told me i had fibromyalgia, i didn't realise what it was. I was just glad they had found what was wrong with me so they could treat me. But when i asked the doctor how he was going to treat it, he said there was nothing really that could be done, but that i had to change my lifestyle. He told me i had to do a lot less, drop half of my subjects, and rest a lot more.
This was a big disappointment for me, and i realised it was going to be a long and hard journey."

01/03/2021

COMPLETE IN HIM

CORA FOURIE HEALED OF FIBROMYALGIA

The lecture was almost over. Cora Fourie's hand flew across the page as she took her last notes. At the end of the lecture, she got her things together and made a beeline for the door. Out in the hallway, she chatted briefly with friends- her clear voice tinkling as she laughed - before heading out of the building into the chilly winter air.
At home, Cora finished her chores, and with some time to spare, did a few exercises. She got out her bicycle, and did a lap round the neighbourhood. It feels so good to be free, she thought.
It was amazing that just a couple of months before, she had been afflicted with a condition that had threatened to destroy her life.
Cora was a student and only nineteen when it all began. "It started in September 2007 with intense back pains and migraines. I started going to a chiropractor and taking different medications, but they just got worse.
Then the pains progressed to my legs , and it felt pins and needles were in my legs. Everyday, i got more and more tired and couldn't sleep properly at night. At a stage, I couldn't walk or use my arms properly. It was the most intense pain you could ever imagine." Thereafter, the search for a diagnosis began. From hospital to hospital, it was the same thing; nothing physically wrong was detected. "I went to a few general practitioners during the time, but all of them told me that i had either injured a muscle or it was just stress."
At one point in her search for a diagnosis, an assumption was made that perhaps she had a brain tumor. Tests were promptly carried out but they also proved negative, throwing her and her family into a renewed state of dilemmas. "I went from place to place but nobody could find what was wrong with me. Then they told me it was all in my mind."

28/02/2021

MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BLOOD PRESSURE contd

(3) Eat a wide variety of healthy foods:
Too much calories and fatty foods put extra strain on the heart. Healthy eating is about choosing mainly plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruits, and legumes( dried peas, dried beans, and lentils); grain-based foods (preferably whole grain) such as bread, cereals, pasta,noodles, and rice; moderate amounts of lean meats, poultry, fish, and reduced-fat dairy products.

(4) Be active every day
Regular exercise improves heart function and lowers your blood pressure and blood cholesterol.
At least fifteen minutes of exercise a day is recommended.

(5) Avoid alcohol consumption:
Alcohol taxes the liver and reduces the ability to detoxify blood, thus causing more oxidizing and damaging substances to remain in circulation where they can harm the blood vessels. For a normal blood pressure, alcohol should be avoided.

28/02/2021

MAINTAINING A HEALTHY BLOOD PRESSURE

Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the wall of the arteries.
It is recorded as two numbers, for example, 120/80. The first number (the systolic blood pressure) indicates the pressure in the arteries as the heart squeezes out blood during each beat. The second number ( the diastolic blood pressure) indicates the pressure as the heart relaxes before the next beat.
Blood doesn't circulate in even stream around the body; rather, it travels in a constant series of spurts. Therefore,
the pressure peaks in the blood vessels just after a heart beat and ebbs until the next one. There are no fixed figures that represent a normal blood pressure range.
However, it is usually agreed that somewhere between 110/70 and 125/80 is an average blood pressure for a grown person, though someone with a naturally low pressure may be closer to a range of 100/60. A blood pressure of 140/90 is considered to be high. But usually, as a person gets older, that becomes the regular range. However, a blood pressure higher than 180/110 is considered dangerous. Blood pressure rises and falls throughout the day. When blood pressure stays elevated over time, it's called "high blood pressure. " High blood pressure causes the heart to work harder, putting a person at increased risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, kidney, and eye problems. There are no symptoms to identify high blood pressure; therefore, many people are unaware that they have it.
A healthy lifestyle is important to help prevent high blood pressure and its associated risks.
Here are some tips:

(1) Achieve and maintain a healthy weight:
Being overweight or obese increases the risk of developing high blood pressure.
In fact, your blood pressure rises as your body weight increases. Too much fat and
cholesterol can cause a condition known as atherosclerosis. It narrows the lumen of the arteries, thereby increasing the pressure the heart requires to push blood through. You can maintain healthy fat and cholesterol levels by eating healthy and exercising.

(2) Use salt moderately:
High salt content attracts water from around your body cells into your blood to dilute it. The more the fluid in your blood, the harder it is for the heart to pump blood, and the higher the blood pressure. To reduce salt intake, eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables; choose low salt bread and cereals ; avoid too much seasoning, processed foods, and fast foods, which are high in salt

28/02/2021

AN EXUBERANT GERTRUDE NGWENYA SHARING HER TESTIMONY ON HOW SHE WAS HEALED OF CERVICAL CANCER contd

"Now I can walk long distances and stand for a long time! I sleep like a baby too! I'm completely healed; there's no more cancer and I'm so grateful to God!" She's also actively involved in her local assembly and excited at any opportunity to share the good news of God's saving power!
Gertrude 's life has been radically transformed. "I confess God's word everyday and i live according to what it says ! The Healing School didn't only give me healing, it gave me life.
I've grown so much spiritually.
Now i know who i am and the love of God as written in John 3:16 and 1John 4:10."
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son , that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life"
(John 3:16).
"Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins"(1John 4:10).

I hope you were blessed with this testimony. I invite you to join us at healing streams online with Pastor Chris on 12th March to 14th March 2021.

28/02/2021

GERTRUDE NGWENYA HEALED OF CERVICAL CANCER contd.

"I believed God would heal me through the man of God, Pastor Chris!
"When I got to the Healing School, I knew i had come to the right place.
The love i received made me feel at home and i knew that i was going to be healed. " It was at the Healing School that Gertrude would experience the greatest miracle of all,
and that remains the most memorable day of her life. "I got born again and i received the Holy Spirit!"
She gushed.
Her healing would actually begin when an official there prayed with her.
This was the first time anyone would pray for her since the onset of the condition. "I felt something leave my body that day," she recollected.
A short while later, the man of God, Pastor Chris, came into the hall and began ministering to each person who had come to be healed.
"I was very excited and expectant; I knew it was my day and I was going to receive my healing!" He was still some distance from her, but she could feel her healing already taking place! "I felt fire in my stomach!" She said. Her faith was unmistakable when Pastor Chris got to her. "I knew I'd already been healed!" The man of God proceeded to lay his hands on her shoulders.
"I felt more heat in my stomach and i fell under the power of God! I started shaking and i felt my stomach moving. " Gertrude had been healed by the power of God and was never going to be the same again!
"It had been so difficult for me to sleep, but that night i slept like a baby! My family and children were so happy for me!" Months later , she decided to return to the same hospital for another test. After examining some specimens, a bewildered doctor came back to her and said, "Congratulations! You're okay!" Excited beyond words, she strode out of the hospital that day, thankful to God for what He'd done!
It's been four beautiful years since God touched her life at the Healing School.

28/02/2021

GERTRUDE NGWENYA HEALED OF CERVICAL CANCER contd

While she waited for her turn, the ravaging disease continued to spread and wreak havoc in her body. In a short while, the once vibrant mother began to live a life that was far from normal. She couldn't stand for more than a few minutes or walk long distances, and when she attempted to, she experienced severe pains in her legs and abdomen. Eating was a chore, as she frequently felt heavy after a few morsels of food. In addition, she constantly felt blanketed by fatigue. The most disheartening part of her ordeal were the vaginal discharges. "They smelt very bad and usually came in different colours. " She also suffered from bouts of diarrhoea. When this happened, she usually passed out blood. At night also, she found it impossible to sleep.
Broken by these symptoms, she eventually quit her job. "I started excluding myself from others and became reclusive, because i felt my days were numbered. I also lost a lot of money from my frequent visits to the hospital. "
Things would get worse three months later when she discovered she was pregnant again. This time, her consultant made it clear that she had to undergo an operation. He gave her a date when he didn't have so many patients to attend to.
By this time however, she'd become fed up and desired a true and lasting change. "The medications weren't working and i was getting worse. People around me kept telling me that i was dying. Members of my family, (particularly my children) were sad because they felt they were going to lose me." Sometime during this period, she heard of the Healing School. "I heard about Pastor Chris and the Healing School one day while watching T.V. I was inspired to attend by a particular testimony of a woman on a wheelchair who got healed. I remember calling the Healing School office that day and i was immediately given a date to attend. "That call would mark the beginning of a new day in her life!

28/02/2021

GERTRUDE NGWENYA HEALED OF CERVICAL CANCER

Congratulations! You have a boy!"
Those words brought inexplicable joy to her heart as she propped herself to catch a glimpse of her new born baby! This wasn't her first child, but like most mothers, she couldn't explain her irrepressible excitement as his first cries filled the ward.
Thirty- nine - year old Gertrude Ngwenya was still basking in the euphoria of her baby's birth when a gynecologist wearing a grim expression came and stood by her bedside. His stance told her it wasn't good news, but she waited all the same to hear what he had to say.
"We discovered a serious problem during your delivery",he started, and now her heart began racing.
"We'll need to investigate further;however, our findings show that you might be suffering from cervical cancer."
Stunned, she stared at him with questioning eyes. "How? Why? When?" she seemed to ask all at once. Choosing his words carefully, he proceeded to explain, "Cervical cancer is caused by a lot of factors. It occurs when the cells of the cervix change in a way that leads to abnormal growths, which subsequently invade other tissues or organs of the body. " Her gaze deviated from him as she tried to comprehend what he was saying.
She had just given birth, and now she was being told she had cancer.
A Pap smear test was carried out and she was to return in two weeks for the results. It turned out, however, that the situation was far worse than they 'd thought and she was actually at the risk of death.
"They sent a nurse to my house before the two weeks were up,to take me back to the hospital. She told me the condition was serious. "
At that moment, the last ounce of joy she felt at the birth of her baby disappeared, and in its place were dread and despondency. "I could only think of death,
because many people in my family had died; my sisters had died, so i was scared that i was next. "
She was immediately scheduled for surgery. "They told me that was the only way it could be treated, she said. However, the hospital she was in was a government parastatal with lots of patients and not enough medical personnel to attend to every case. "I went there on the scheduled date, but they only gave me medications and kept giving me other dates to return, because there were too many people there." With lean income at the time, she couldn't resort to private care as the costs were prohibitive.

18/03/2020

22/01/2020

HEALING FROM HEAVEN
Volume 3

IT'S TIME FOR YOUR HEALING !
Chris Oyakhilome PhD DSC DD

It's time for your healing!
God wants you well and He's done everything necessary for you to enjoy perfect health on a daily basis.
The Bible says, "But he (Jesus) was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed " (Isaiah 53:5).
Jesus has paid it all; you don't have to suffer anymore. Now is the time for you to rise from that place of limitation and bo***ge and be healed. Refuse to be intimidated by the symptoms that you may feel in your body. They are not real.
Reality is what God's Word says.
Even when it feels like your whole body has been broken by sickness , you can insist on the reality of all that Christ accomplished for you through His death, burial , and resurrection.
Look beyond the pain and enjoy the grace of healing that Christ made possible for you.
This is God's will for you!

Confession:

Healing is God's will for me . Therefore, I declare that healing is mine. Jesus bore my infirmities on His body, securing my healing forever.
I reject sickness , infirmity, and all the works of darkness, in the Name of Jesus.

I declare that I'm strong and healthy.
I refuse to be sick . My body is full of radiant health and vitality.
Sickness has no place in me .
The body of Jesus was bruised and broken for me; therefore, I refuse to be broken by any infirmity or disease.

Christ purchased a life of glory for me through His death and resurrection, and sickness has no place in that life.
Therefore, no sickness can remain in me. I have what God says I have; I'm who God says I am, and I can do all He says I can do. Jesus has made my life beautiful.
I'll never walk in sickness or defeat. The victorious and glorious life is mine now and always, in the mighty Name of Jesus! Amen.
God bless Nigeria!