Six years is a long time for someone to be lying in bed for most of the day, to not be functioning as their usual self, and to be hiding from the world in general. It is a long time for a husband to be physically present with his wife but to be separated in the emotional and spiritual sense as if she was many miles away, as if she wan't there at all.

Such had been the case for my wife and I since she had brain surgery over 6 years ago. The week after surgery she had come home from hospital only to having to be readmitted the same day due to extreme temperature and pain and many other complications. Many specialists, even a tropical diseases specialist, were brought in and she nearly died from what turned out to be a severe case of scepticaemia along with other things. Such was the trauma on her body and emotions from this and the original surgery that severe clinical depression overtook her.

Doctors and psychiatrists and anti-depressants did not release her from the grip of this terrible illness. We had many people praying for her all over the world and she had been ministered to by the elders in line with scripture yet the depression hung on.

In November of 2003 I was in the UK ministering in some other churches and also to many groups of International Students. My wife was too ill to travel with me. It was my privilege to also be able to preach at Elim Clapham Church where I met Pastor Joel, his wife Lynne, and members of the congregation. While there I was blessed by their warmth and fellowship but more so for their care and their love when they heard of the predicament of my wife. They have been seeing many healings in their church so Pastor Joel prayed over me and gave me a handkerchief that had been 'prayer soaked' for her to put under her pillow when I returned to Australia.

We did that and started to see a break through in her mind. It didn't fully bring healing at that time but this was the first real break through that we had had in 6 years. From then there have been some other things that have also made a difference but I believe this was the start of a miracle of God.

Now she is free. She is getting up normally and is bubbling around blessing many folk as she used to before, and is now able to accompany me as I travel to minister.

Thank you Pastor Joel for your love and care to someone you had not known for long at all.

Bless you all at Elim Church.