Testimonies
THE FIRST AND SECOND PULL TESTIMONY ORCHESTRATED BY THE I AM MINISTRY
In June of 2020 our boat needed some work done and we thought we would try the man who we buy boat oil from. Once fixed, I arrived to take our boat home and he came out to instruct me where to back into; I went to hitch it to the truck and he comes bent over and seemed like he was in a lot of pain. I asked, ‘Are you okay?’. ‘Yeah’ he replied. I said, ‘You don’t look okay!’ By this time his wife had come out and chimed in ’No, he’s not okay. He has to go in for a back operation.’ Hearing this I told him I could connect the boat up; he was grumpy and frustrated but allowed me to get the job done.
To give a bit of background to our business relationship, he was not a very nice man towards me, he was always serious, no smile or behind the counter manners. I have known this man for over a year and brought oil from him over this time, so there have been plenty of uncomfortable encounters. However, I have always been pleasant towards him.
Anyway, his wife told me he was going in for a major operation on his back and they were not sure what the outcome would be. They said, he’d probably have to sell his business as no one could run it for him as he didn’t have any workers or close friends. His wife was very fearful for him and it was her burden that I really felt compassion for her grumpy husband.
(I Am present tense Word Ministry)
Our Pastor had been preaching along the line of ‘Show them Love’ telling how our Prophet, Brother Branham, used the first pull, healing, to draw souls to the Lord, and I had been asking the Lord, to help me put His Word into action. Not just a hearer but a doer of the Word. Although at the time I wasn’t thinking about this, God created this situation to arise to provide an opportunity for me to be a doer.
(First pull, lay hands on the sick)
I said to him, “I’m a Christian, would you like me to pray for you?” He got very, sheepish, and annoyed with me and replied “No!”. His wife, pleaded,” Yes, please!” by now she was in tears. I said, to him, “what have you got to lose?” He still wasn’t quite convinced but I felt compelled and laid my hands on him and began to pray. I can’t recall all what I prayed, but I do remember rebuking that demon on his back and asked that he might know who the Lord really is? At the completion of the prayer we were all crying, even he was teary eyed.
(The Second pull, prophecy)
I told them, listen, in three days you will feel worst then you have ever felt. But hold in there, it just means this demon is working its way out of your system. I wondered how they would take that, but to my surprise, nothing was said. This is teaching we have received from our Pastor and realised this is the same type our Lord Jesus taught us and also Brother Branham.
They thanked me and I left.
A month later, we needed more oil so I phoned a head to make sure they had the oil, I had also forgotten about the event. I said who I was and he his response was a lot softer, oh, Teresa, yes, we have, he said. I arrived at his shop, walked in and there was a small boat in the door entrance. I poked my head into the boat and said, “hey, you must be well walking around in this boat?!”
(Manifestation of the first pull)
He came out with a huge grin on his face; “oh Teresa, yes, I’m very well” he said. His wife came out from the back of the shop; “oh, Teresa, we have been wondering when you would turn up. We want to truly thank you for healing my husband’s back”. “So, you didn’t get that operation?”, I asked. “No!”, she said excitedly. She was crying and holding me. Their joy was over flowing. “Praise God, thank You Jesus!” I said. I looked at them and told them that, it wasn’t me, it was their faith in the Lord Jesus. He heard their cry and answered their prayers, I joined my faith with yours.
(This is the manifestation of the second pull)
She said, it was just as you told us, that after three days it would feel worse than ever, really bad. I remembered what you said, I reminded my husband to hold in there, it’s like she said.
He went on to say, he walked into the doctor’s office a couple days back and the doctor said, you shouldn’t be walking around like that, but whatever you did, it worked.
All glory to you Lord Jesus. Thank You, that you had an appointment with these two that day in June of 2020.
Sis Teresa Wano
From deaths bed to raising up to walk!
Short introduction:
Sister Amy Philadelphia Mangu was born 30 June 1929 and is the wife of the late Brother Jim Mangu. This year she celebrated her 91st birthday!
Sister Amy has been terrified of the water since she was a child, following a traumatic experience of being pushed down under the water and held there for sometime. The thought of total immersion was terrifying. But the desire in her heart to give her life to the Lord helped her to overcome that fear and on the 1st February 2015 Sister Amy at the age of 86yrs entered the waters of baptism.
Sister Amy has had several battles over the years and by the grace of God, prayers, and her faith she overcome each time.
On the 9th September 2020 sister Amy tripped on the wheel of her walker and fell. She was admitted to our local hospital for further tests and x-ray. I put a prayer request through to the Prayer & Fasting team.
All the tests came back clear and the x-ray came back showing no break or fracture (thank you Lord!). Yet she was still in a great deal of pain so the doctors thought there could be a hair line fracture that the x-ray didn’t pick up & there was also the possibility of sending her to Whangarei for a CT scan.
The pain was down her right side where she fell, her lower spine and right hip (where her walker had fallen on her hip). During her stay, the doctor prescribed a fentanyl patch 12.5icg on her skin (slow releasing morphine) changed every 3 days and 2ml morphine liquid to help move without pain and regular paracetamol.
It became apparent that each time they would give the liquid morphine mum would hallucinate. For an example the picture on the wall was a tree and all she could see was a snake. On questioning the doctor, they then said the dosage of the liquid morphine was too high, so they lowered it to 1ml and only to be given if pain was unbearable when she moved.
The 14th September was a good day. Not much pain and the doctor is happy for mum to go home tomorrow.
On arriving early, the next morning, 15th September, mum had a heart monitor around her neck. The nurse said her heart took off during the night and was really fast, the night staff gave her the liquid morphine to help through the pain and breathing difficulties she was experiencing. Mums movements had become less due to her heart racing so fast and yet she still pushed through to walk to the bathroom. The one good thing was her appetite was back, she had Mc Donald’s for lunch and was drinking more. But by the afternoon she became weaker. Mum said she was just tired and just needed to rest.
We were told that she now has what the doctors call ‘hospital pneumonia’. They will not be sending her home today.
Still proving her strength and appetite she requests fish and chips for dinner, her favourite, with a small bottle of L&P.
Tonight, as we prayed, she believes in whatever the Lord’s will is for her. She is in His hands and He would help her if she was to live, she would be able to push through the pain, she has a great amount of faith! The pain she went through to move, even to get out of bed I was so blessed to be a witness of her faith. Then she says if it is her time, He would take her and with that she went to sleep.
16th September 2020 Mum had deteriorated a lot overnight and when I spoke to the nurse the following morning, she said she had to give her more liquid morphine over night for pain and her breathing. By lunchtime mum asked to see the Pastor so she could say goodbye. The doctors came around and we had a discussion on what our options are. I told them I was waiting for them to say that there is nothing more they could do for her, they said they were waiting for me to say I was taking her home.
So, I said I’m taking her home today, the doctor walked past me and asked mum if that is what she wanted, mum at first said no until I said to her there is no more, they can do for you. She said “oh I happy to go home”, I thanked the doctors for doing their best for her and one cried the other just nodded her head.
When the doctor left the nurse asked if she wanted to go use the bathroom. Out of nowhere this burst of energy came and she said “yes, I will walk!”. Sister Ata had come to for a visit right at this time and another nurse had come to assist mum to the bathroom. As she was making her way through the doors of the bathroom, mum collapsed. She had great nurses that didn’t panic and went straight into action lowering her down to the ground and one had her head on her knee. The other stepped back so I could get on the ground with mum, she was crying and asking for different ones. I said if it’s time mum, don’t wait just go, we love you, we are proud of you and thank you for being a great mum! She held my hand and closed her eyes. But God had other plans and mum came back.
The nurse managed to get mum back on her bed and then the nurse said to me “we will give her a good wash, and then Suzanne, ring your family as anything could happen within the next couple of hours. We will move you into a private room while you wait for the ambulance to take her home”. Sister Ata then told me she had asked the Lord not to take sister Amy yet, but to let her get her back on her bed.
Family arrived and mum said she wanted to say to goodbye to us all. We prayed and sang until 5.00pm then ambulance arrived to take her home.
Thursday 17th September 2020 Hospice arrives and discussion follows on the medication they will provide. Liquid morphine for pain then another pharmaceutical liquid for when mum hallucinates. Then as she deteriorates, they left this other medicine thing they put in her arm, for when she can no longer swallow.
This is mums’ current state:
- Sent home and is bed ridden
- Sent home with no tablets
- Antibiotics for the ‘hospital pneumonia’ to last 7 days
- She cannot swallow solids, just on liquids
- Her body could not regulate itself in the way of temperature so got hot
- Finds it hard to breath
- Bad sweats, then cold
- Loss of control for toileting
- Heart would race fast
- Body began to shut down each day
- Always thirsty yet lips always dry
- Talking about her funeral, giving instructions
We as a family committed each day to the Lord and believed whatever His will was for our mum/nan/grandma He had everything in control.
We could do zoom for Sunday services, Wednesday Night service Friday night prayer night and mum through her darkest moments did not want to miss one night. After each service she would have the best sleeps so peaceful and restful, breathing normal.
Almost a month after her fall, 8th October, the change in mum is a miracle. Wow, only the Lord could do this supernatural healing no tablets, no medicines. What a blessing to see the body starting to function the way it should, she is up walking, small steps, but trusting and believing in a total restoration of her whole body.
THANKYOU JESUS!
Healing from illness
On the 26th February 2020 at 4.13pm, Bro Malcolm Wano put forward an urgent prayer request for Bro Wiebe, who was very ill with the prognosis not looking good. The doctors where looking at no further treatment as there had been ongoing complications for the past 6 months. His appendix had burst, he had had leaks into his stomach, his kidney was failing and the family isn’t wanting him to suffer anymore.
On the 2nd of March 2020, sister Christina Torrey went to visit our precious brother and was able to have a short time of fellowship and prayer with him. His breathing was laboured and he kept pulling out all the tubes that where helping him to breathe. She mentioned that she was going to visit sister Helen (his wife) as he was asking to see her. The rest home said they would take her to visit the following day, which she was looking forward to.
Sister Teresa gave an update on brother Wiebes condition on the 13th March 2020 at 10.17am. His burst appendix was coming right, but he also had a burst intestine and this was causing the greatest problem. Due to the weakness of his body, they have had to put him on a higher dose of antibiotics. If he continues on this dosage, it will eventually kill him. But we know with God ALL things are possible.
By God’s grace and mercy Bro Wiebe was healed and returned back to the rest home, back beside his wife on 14th March 2020. Sister Teresa Wano visited with them on the 16th March 2020. Brother Wiebes desire to testify was still strong and his health was much better. Praise be to God!
FAITH AND PRAYER CAN CHANGE SITUATIONS
Sasha-Praise (8 years old) was due to start playing her 3rd season of Hockey on the 25th April 2020, but due to the on-going pandemic of Covid-19, this was put on hold due to the nation’s lockdown and social distancing.
As the levels moved down and the possibility of hockey playing becoming more of a reality, Sasha-Praise approached her mum and asked if she would be able to play. Unfortunately, because of all the upset of covid-19 Sasha’s parents had decided to stop all winter sports for both her and her siblings (she has 4 brothers and 2 sisters).
But Sasha wasn’t quite satisfied with this answer, so she asked her mum, “do we have the power?” Her mum replied, “we have power in our prayers!”. With that answer Sasha took herself off to her bedroom and prayed. She asked the Lord if he could make a way for her to play hockey this season.
Through her faith God answered her prayers and, on the 25th July 2020 Sasha, played her first game of hockey for the 2020 season.
Sasha’s parents didn’t know about her prayer and asking the Lord to make a way and only found out during a testimony night at church where Sasha testified of how great her God is.
Further to this testimony Sasha’s parents said that on Monday (of the week before her first game) no one was playing winter sport, but by Friday of the same week the girls where back into hockey. They don’t really know why as they were pretty adamant that no one was playing this season. But our God had other appointments to keep.
Praise God for child-like faith!
