#Mothering Sunday – Pam’s story

As it is Mother’s Day in the UK, then I just had to re-share my Mum’s healing testimony as an encouragement to someone reading today.

Mum was an inspiring woman of faith.

My mum married my Dad, Bill when she was young. He was a reservist in the army and was posted to Somerset in England for his basic training.

Dad was Scottish from Edinburgh and so a long way from home. He decided to visit the local Pentecostal church which my Mum attended. It was love at first sight according to Mum.

I don’t think Mum wanted to let Dad out of her sight from that time onwards but unfortunately Dad was later posted overseas for the Suez crises.

Mum was only 18 and a young mum when she was taken ill suddenly. She had been out for the day on a Church outing. On the way home she developed a bad headache which she put down to tiredness. It got worse though and eventually she became so ill that she was taken to hospital.

Mum was diagnosed with suspected Meningitis and put into the isolation hospital.

All she can really remember of that time is having lumber-punctures to drain the fluid from her spine which she said were terribly painful. She dreaded them.

The Doctors told her family that it was not looking good. They feared the worst and my Dad needed to be sent for immediately from abroad as she was not likely to pull through.

My grandad contacted the army and Dad was brought home from his posting in Cyprus.

It was the 1950s so communication wasn’t as easy as today. The army wouldn’t tell Dad either what was wrong with Mum so he expected the worst.

Dad kept the newspaper cuttings from the time which we still have. They are a bit brown but you can still read them.

Mum had taken a turn for the worse.

My mum’s parents were not churchgoers but her Aunt Mabel was and it was my Aunt who had taken my mum to church from a young girl.

The church committed to praying for mum and they decided to have an all-night prayer vigil for her when they heard the news that she was not expected to survive. They also sent anointed prayer cloths in to the hospital and were faithful in praying for her recovery and healing.

Mum made it through that night and there was a breakthrough. Praise God.

From that time on, Mum started to get better and better and the Doctors were amazed at her recovery.

Even though Mum was getting stronger, the Doctors told her that their opinion was that she would not be able to walk again.

Mum was convinced though that she had been healed and was determined to show the Doctors that she would walk.

She recovered her strength and was soon up and about walking.

The Doctors were so pleased that she was able to walk that they agreed that she could leave the hospital after many months and continue her recovery at home.

Mum was convinced that God healed her in answer to prayer.

Without prayer she is sure that she would not have survived the meningitis.

I’m grateful for those faithful brothers and sisters in Christ who committed to pray through the night for Mum.

I’m especially grateful that God answered prayer because otherwise I wouldn’t be here today. I was born 12 years later.

Thank the Lord for His mercies.

If you need God to move in your situation today, or for someone else, then I hope this testimony encourages you and gives you hope.

God is the same yesterday, today and forever. Amen.