Testimonies
To YHVH's Love and Grace
1. Testimony of Russell D’s spiritual and physical healing.
About one year ago I
went to the Doctor because I was having a prostate problem. After doing some
testing he told me to come back in one week; after one week Beverly, my wife and
I went back to see the doctor. I was told I had cancer.
I had been praying but felt why would HaShem listen to me. I had sinned a
lot and had not asked to be forgiven. When we got home I got on my knees and
asked HaShem to forgive me for all the bad things I had done. I asked him to
help me.
I had radiation treatments everyday for six weeks. The treatments made me
very tired. When I would come home I could smell burnt flesh. It was me. At the
end of 6 weeks the doctor said I would need to rest for three weeks and then go
into the hospital and have radiation seeds put into my prostrate.
I thought I could handle this so I
stopped praying. The Doctor put 97 seeds into my prostrate, which meant a lot
more radiation in body. I was told I needed to have stones removed from my
bladder also and so back into the hospital. I came home with a catheter n place
so I could urinate. The catheter got plugged up three times. Beverly and I made
three middle of the night emergency trips to the hospital in town.
I was becoming very depressed and began to have thoughts of taking my
life. I came very close but my wife loved me so much I could not do it. That
night I was looking out a window …it was dark and raining. I went outside and
walked in the rain. I prayed to HaShem for help. I was a mental mess. I kept
hearing, “Have patience.” As I fell deeper into depression I felt like I fell
into a black hole. A small trap door at the bottom of the hole was open a little
and I could hear a voice saying, “Suicide,madness you are mine.” I was flat on
my back. A hand came to me and said, “Hold on!” Boy, did I ever!!
When I got out of the black
hole I felt something had been removed from me. I was like a new person. My
temper was gone; also my pride had been removed. I felt like a new person. My
wife said she liked the new me.
HaShem had pulled me from the black hole and touched me. I still
have problems but I know my Father is with me and does hear my prayers and He
loves me.
HaShem also gave me a loving, caring and understanding wife who stood by me through all of this she never gave up on me.
I thank you Father for my
wife, Beverly. Adonai lives and will heal in his own time. I know I am clear of
cancer now, and on the way to full recovery. And more importantly, my soul has
been healed and I am on the road to recovery.
IN HASHEM'S LOVE,
Russell D.
2.
I want to add my story to the testimonies of others because many people access this site out of curiosity and may be afraid or hesitant to "prove "G-d's promises.
I was raised as a generalized Christian who went to whatever church my father wanted to visit for the week. he was a good man but not committed to G-d in a way that would compel obedience or effort . We went to Baptist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Nazarene and other churches over the years. I even remember in-home Bible studies with pastors .
As I grew into adulthood I became all to acquainted with church politics, hidden agendas and hypocrisy to the point where I did not attend church for 7 years. I felt that there was "something" behind all of creation. but as a Biology major in college, I felt that people only believed in G-d because they were afraid to acknowledge that sooner or later we would all rot in the ground like everything else. I thought the idea of G-d was only a whimsical hope at best.
I spoke with a dear friend in Kansas one day about all of these things and she gently told me that if it weren't for hypocrites, the church would be empty! After a short time, I decided I would attend once again and see if anything had changed. One thought had stuck in my mind over the years I could not forget. I had a Biology professor who taught Darwin's Theory of evolution and I tended to believe it at the time. Yet, she invited me to her church for Handel's Messiah program. I asked her how she could teach Darwin and yet profess to be a Christian. She told me she had no problem separating the two. That never made sense to me.
Back to my story. I stayed with church attendance for 14 years and attempted to get involved as much as I could in an effort to "serve G-d". It seemed though, that the closer I got to the inner circle of a particular church, I saw actions and attitudes that were not according to what the Bible teaches about honesty, humility and obedience. Finally after 14 years of consistent exposure to this sort of activity, I left the church vowing that I was going to give up on the whole idea of organized religion. In the midst of this turmoil in my mind, someone I knew invited me to the synagogue where Messianic Judaism was taught. I know this sounds like a cliche, but the first time I attended, I knew there was something to this doctrine. The rabbi admonished us to check out the Scriptures, to observe the Biblical Sabbath and to worship G-d and follow the commands as written in both the Old and "New" Testament.
The first time I celebrated Shabbat (Sabbath) on Friday sundown to Saturday sundown, I was amazed at the peace and recharging my body and mind experienced. Then I started following the dietary laws. My health improved and I felt much better overall, although I was not physically feeling ill. My business flourished and I saw G-d outwardly and inwardly honoring my obedience to and love for Him.
Although I acknowledge my humanity and propensity to fail often, I have found my first Love in YHVH/Yahshua. I will never leave Messianic Judaism as I have learned that this doctrine is that followed by Yahshua. My goal is to please him and hope that others see Him in all I do. I hope that this testimony serves to spark curiosity in those who read it to the point they too, visit a true Messianic synagogue and discover YHVH/Yahshua through Hebrew based study of Torah( The Bible). May G-d be with you.
His servant
3.
Shalom
I just wanted to say thank you for putting the truth on the net.
I stumbled on to your website after a lengthy fast, searching for a spiritual break through, after spending almost a year in Israel, and being part of a Jewish family, I had a Jewish girlfriend (she dumped me a couple of days ago because of my new beliefs. I went back home, South Africa, with questions, a lot of questions.
As I said after a period of fasting and searching, I found your web site, what I read, shocked me and scared me, but deep down inside I knew it was the truth!! I shared this with my family, they felt the same way. In a weeks time our WHOLE lives have changed!!! Baruch Hashem Adonai!!
We are now Torah observant believers in Yahshua!!!!!
Now I just need to find a girl that shares these beliefs with me, I’m 27 and single again, as we are not a lot in South Africa, Torah observant, I mean. I think in my town we are just 5, maybe 10 out of 250 000.
Any How, I just wanted to thank you, for letting YHVH, use you!! And think of us in SA,
Would appreciate staying in touch!!
Toda Raba!!!
Jaco & Family