Erling Thu

Category: Personal

  • The Kiss of God

    There was a season in my life when the world I had built collapsed.

    For years I had lived inside a Christian world filled with sermons, conferences, worship, prayer, and ministry. My days had been shaped by faith, vision, and expectation. Then, almost overnight, everything changed. Disappointments accumulated. Relationships broke down. Dreams dissolved. The future I had imagined disappeared.

    I left the ministry and found work in the construction industry. It felt as though I had landed on a different planet. The language was different. The values seemed different. Instead of worship and prayer, I heard swearing, complaints, and crude jokes. The sounds echoed in my head. I felt like a foreigner among people who spoke a language I barely understood. I carried my confusion with me to work each day and returned home with the same unanswered questions.

    Who was I now? What had become of the calling that once gave direction to my life? Had I misunderstood everything? At night the questions became louder. Sleep often stayed far away. Problems multiplied in the darkness. Old wounds reopened. The future felt uncertain, and I could see no clear path forward. I lay awake wrestling with fears and disappointments until, finally, one night, a quiet cry escaped my heart.

    “Lord, how is this going to work out?”

    The answer came unexpectedly. Not as a sermon. Not as an argument. Not as an explanation. Just a gentle whisper:

    “Do not be afraid. We will manage this together—you and I.”

    I smiled in the darkness. For the first time in many months, I felt hope. The questions did not disappear. The circumstances did not change. Yet somehow everything felt different. I was no longer carrying the burden alone.

    Looking back, I realise that God often came to me during those difficult years in simple ways. Sometimes he felt like a strong hand leading me through fog when I could not find my way. Sometimes he felt like a protective presence standing behind me when fear threatened to overwhelm me. Sometimes he came as a friend when loneliness became almost unbearable.

    And sometimes he came through his Word. There were mornings when I opened my Bible feeling exhausted, confused, and empty. I was not looking for theology. I was not searching for answers to difficult questions. I simply needed God. Then something beautiful would happen.

    A passage I had read many times before would suddenly come alive. A familiar verse would shine with unexpected warmth. The words on the page became more than words. They became a meeting place. It felt as though God himself had drawn near.

    I have often thought about the creation story. God formed Adam from the dust of the earth and then breathed into him the breath of life. That first breath awakened a living soul.

    In moments like these, I felt something similar. Whenever God’s voice reached my heart through his Word, it was as though he breathed on me again. His life touched my life. His heart touched my heart.

    The only image I can find for it is a kiss. A heavenly kiss.

    Not a kiss of romance, but a kiss of love, acceptance, and life. A kiss that healed wounds I could not heal myself. A kiss that awakened hope when hope seemed lost. A kiss that reminded me that I was still known, still loved, and still held by God.

    The greatest miracle was not that I gained new understanding. The greatest miracle was that I met him.

    Questions that had seemed impossible became less threatening. The tangled threads of life slowly began to loosen. What had appeared closed started to open. Not because I suddenly understood everything, but because love had entered the room.

    I discovered that God’s Word is more than information. It is encounter. More than instruction. It is communion. More than truth. It is the voice of the One who loves us.

    Even today I come to Scripture with that same longing. I open my Bible the way a thirsty traveller approaches a spring. I come hoping to hear his voice once more. I come longing for the touch of his grace.

    For once the soul has tasted the kiss of God, nothing else can fully satisfy it. We simply want more of him.

    His words become sweeter than honey. His love becomes better than wine. And deep within, the heart continues to pray: “Lord, I long for the kiss of your Word.”

  • Fosen Mission Update 6

    Our days at Fosen is coming to and end, but our mission will continue. God has led us in a wonderful way and we have met with some very precious people. We have names and telephone numbers and a lot of follow up work to do when we return home. We don’t know how this will turn out. The fruit of this mission trip is in the hands of God. But we know that his word will never return to him empty.

    Yesterday we went to Stokkøya. Actually, we didn’t know what to do in the morning. The day was kind of open as we had not made any specific plans. Early in the morning we had a message and a phone call from someone we never met before, inviting us for an evening meal. The we talked with Roald, a Christian leader in the Lutheran prayer house in Åfjord (NLM). He was very kind and helpful. In his understanding all the free churches and most of the Lutheran prayer houses in the coastal villages had been shut down and turned into ordinary houses for people to live in. Some had become summer houses. The only free church that was not closed down, according to Roald, was the Baptist Church at Stokkøya.

    Therefore we decided to go to Stokkøya yesterday. On the way I called a Baptist preacher, a friend of mine, who was from Stokkøya and recently had moved back to his native place. He was not at home but told the amazing story of his greatgrandmother who became a baptist in 1890 and had been praying for revival. In 1930-1934 the revival came. 100 people out of the 600 inhabitants on the island repented and was baptised as believers. Almost every family on the island was touched by the revival and had some baptists among them. But today the church consists of mainly elderly people praying for a new revival.

    When we came to the centre of Stokkøya we went to the local Coop store and asked for direction. Then we had a very good conversation with the people at the store and was able to witness for them. They were very friendly and open. One of them had attended the Sunday school in the Baptist church.

    According to Wikipedia about 300 people live on the island today. That is only half as much as the number of people who lived here a hundred years ago. The same thing has happened to all the coastal villages of this area. The number of people has been drastically reduced as many families have moved away to sette in more central areas of Norway. But God loves the people in islands and distant coastlands. The precious people of these villages scattered along the coast are longing to hear the word of God. Who will bring them the Good News of the Kingdom of God?

  • Longing and praying

    I was reading the words of the apostle Paul this morning: “The longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for the people of Israel to be saved.”

    There is a very close connection between the longing of my heart and my prayer to God. This truth runs throughout the entire Bible. God is the only one that can fulfil the longing of the human heart. He has created us for himself and we find no rest or satisfaction but in him. The longing for the heart is always expressed in prayers to God.

    As Solveig and I are in Fosen on a mission, the longing of our hearts and our prayers are for the precious people of this coastal area to be saved. We are soon leaving our hotel, going to Bessaker, looking for opportunities to share the Good News with people.

  • Fosen Mission Update 1

    What a wonderful day! What a blessed start to our mission to Fosen!

    We have had a wonderful weekend with the covenant community in Trondheim, together with Ruth and Matthew Ling from England and many brothers and sisters from Norway. It was a great blessing to spend some time even with our son Karl Enok. 

    After leaving Karl Enok at the railway station we drove towards Flakk to take the ferry across the broad Trondheim Fjord. We easily found our hotel in Åfjord, Fosen Fjordhotell after a nice drive through this beautiful area. We were praying together in the car and our hearts were full of expectation to the Lord.

    After some rest and a delicious dinner, we decided to go to a village called Roan. I was preaching the gospel there for nearly 64 years ago, and I stayed with a family and they had a small church building just across the road from their farmhouse. In my memory I still had some idea about the place and how to find it. On the way from Trondheim we had some heavy rain but as we were approaching Roan the weather was very nice with even some sunshine.

    A few days before we left home in Stavanger, God gave my dear wife a vision of a house, and as we approached Roan she expectantly was looking for the house.

    I had some memory of the road, and I saw a farmhouse and a building across the road that reminded me of the place I visited, but I was not fully convinced about it. But Solveig shouted: “This is the house I saw!” 

    An elderly man was walking with his dog on the road, so I stopped the car and spoke to him. He was very kind and friendly as I introduced myself and asked about the people at the farm and the house I thought might have been the church building. He confirmed everything. The house Solveig saw in the vision was the house I stayed in and the building across the road had been a church building, but was now turned into an ordinary family home. 

    We thanked him and blessed him, as well as witnessing for him. I only remembered Nikolai, the name of the old grandfather living with his son and his family who was running the farm, but this man knew the names of the entire family and could tell us the name of the one daughter of the family that was still alive.

    I told him about one incident that I will never forget from that church building. I had been fasting for a couple of days. In the afternoon I had held a devotion at the old people’s home. As I walked back to the house I was very tired, but had no time to rest, for I had to minister in a meeting. After a few songs I was called forward to preach. As I stood up, I nearly fainted, but was able to hold on to the pulpit. Then suddenly the power of God came upon me. My tiredness was wiped away in a second and the fresh anointing of the Spirit moved me to speak. It was like a rushing river. I invited people for prayer and several people had a powerful encounter with God through the laying on of hands.

    After the meeting, Nikolai told me that he had seen two tall angels standing, one at each side of me supporting me. I never saw the angels, but definitely I was strengthened by them. I will never forget that experience.

    The man at the road was very moved when we told him about the goodness of God and we were very blessed on our first day in the Fosen peninsula.

    Solveig found the house she had seen, I found the farmhouse and the church building where I preached the Good News. But the best part was witnessing to the elderly man.

  • Mission to Fosen

    We have been given a mission to Fosen. When I finished Bible School i November 1962 I traveled together with av experienced preacher, Samuel Gjertsen, to the Fosen penisula in Trøndelag, Norway. I was only 19 years old, but I felt the call upon my life to be a preacher. The coastal area of Fosen became my first mission field. I spent about half a year in that area.

    Now God has sent me and my dear wife on a new mission to coastal area of the Fosen penisula. Islands and coastal lands are waiting for his word. God will pour out his Spirit in a fresh way in these distant areas. Our mission starts today. I will try to update every day and tell how God is leading us and what is doing. We have no other plan than to be led by the Spirit to meet with the right people and give the the Word of the Lord.

    If we store the commands of God in our hearts, he will give us a long and satisfying life. I am only 83 years of age and still expect many satisfying years in serving the Lord Jesus Christ, my Saviour! I am trying to write his word deep within my heart.

    After sixty three and a half years we are going to my mission field with the Word of God, expecting him to move powerfully as we do what he tells us to do. Walking with God is very exciting!

  • COMPLETE TURN TO A NEW LIFESTYLE

    Repentance – the starting line and the lifestyle

    Repentance is an old Christian word for the start of the Christian life. For some people repentance is very dramatic, with major upheavals, but for others it is a process that can go on for a long time. Repentance can look very different. Personally, I did not have a dramatic conversion when I said yes to the call to follow Jesus. I scarcely understood what it involved. But I had to make the choice!

    The dramatic consequences have come afterwards for me. For repentance is not a one–off experience. It is a lifestyle for the rest of your life. It is an exciting life of ongoing change.

    Repentance is the starting gun for the Christian life – and the key to understanding how a Christian goes on living. Without real repentance, there is no lasting transformation. The Bible calls repentance part of the very foundation of the Christian faith (Hebrew 6:1). As a house rests on a solid foundation, a Christian life rests on clear repentance. A weak foundation crumbles; a strong foundation carries.

    To turn around means to deal with sin and turn to God. It is a new way of thinking that produces new behaviour and a new lifestyle. The call sounds out: “Repent … get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit … Repent and live!” (Ezekiel 18:30–32). In Thessalonica “they turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God” (1 Thess 1:9). Paul preached that both Jews and Gentiles “must repent and turn to God and demonstrate their repentance by their deeds” (Acts 26:20).

    Why repentance is necessary

    The whole human race needs it

    Since Adam, sin and death have marked humanity (Rom 5:12). “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23). Jesus does not begin with a list of outward breaches; he goes to the source: the heart. Desires, thoughts and attitudes expose us (Matt 5:28; 15:18–20).

    The core of sin summed up:
    • My will over God’s will
    • Self–interest before love of neighbour

    Pride and selfishness make us believe that we know better than God and are more important than others. The result is guilt and distance from God – a gulf we cannot bridge ourselves.

    Common misunderstandings

    • Being born in a “Christian country” makes no one a Christian – just as being born in a garage does not make you a car (John 1:13).
    • Rituals cannot save (Gal 3:2–3).
    • Good works cannot buy us free; salvation is by grace (Eph 2:8–9).

    Who then can be saved? “What is impossible with man is possible with God” (Luke 18:26–27). “No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again … what is born of the Spirit is spirit” (John 3:3, 6–7). How does that happen? “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son … that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16). We enter God’s kingdom by believing in Jesus – and by repenting.

    An honest look back at the old life

    The Bible is realistic about what does not belong to God’s kingdom: “sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry … hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, envy, drunkenness and the like” (Gal 5:19–21). Before Christ we were “dead in transgressions and sins”, shaped by the spirit of the age and by “the ruler of the kingdom of the air”, and we followed our desires (Eph 2:1–3). The wage of sin is death (Rom 6:23) – but in the gospel God intervenes, raises us with Christ and gives us new life (Eph 2:4–6).

    Self–examination – let the Word shine: Read 2 Tim 3:2–5. Ask the Holy Spirit to point to what causes trouble in you: selfishness, love of money, boasting, arrogance, disobedience, ingratitude, lack of love, unwillingness to forgive, gossip, lack of self–control, brutality, indifference to what is good, treachery, hot–headedness, conceit, loving pleasure more than God, outward godliness without power. What do you need to deal with now?

    A simple prayer for freedom:
    Lord Jesus Christ, you know me. You know that I have struggled with … (name it specifically). I confess this as sin and turn to you. I believe that through your death and resurrection you have overcome sin, death and the devil. Forgive me. Be Lord in these areas. Fill me with your Spirit and give me strength to live a new life. Amen.

    Be honest with a mentor/friend about what God points out. Openness makes help possible.

    Leaving the old kingdom – and entering God’s

    The Lord is “God of all the kingdoms of the earth” (Isa 37:16). His kingdom stands above all cultures and systems; to place our culture above God’s kingdom is idolatry (cf. Isa 60:12). Scripture has shut everyone up under sin, so that the promise might be given through faith in Christ (Gal 3:22). In Christ we are God’s children; we have “clothed ourselves with Christ” – differences in status and background lose their power (Gal 3:26–28). Our citizenship is in heaven (Phil 3:20).

    As citizens of God’s kingdom, we respect the authorities (Rom 13:1–7; 1 Pet 2:13–17), but we break loyalty with every lifestyle that goes against God’s will. In God’s kingdom it is God who decides, and his will is clear in Scripture.

    Temptations – a test of loyalty

    Read: Luke 4:1–13.

    To be tempted is not sin. Jesus was tempted – therefore we will be too. After his baptism and the fullness of the Spirit he was led into the wilderness and met the devil’s offers of power and glory (Luke 4:6). The core of the temptation was: trade your loyalty for control and glitter. Jesus said no – and worshipped the Father alone.

    We are tempted in the same way: to seek control, recognition and comfort at the cost of obedience. Ask honestly: Which values govern me? Have I carried old priorities with me into the new life? Repentance means putting God’s kingdom first.

    Who is in control?

    Read: Eph 2:1–10; Matt 10:32–39.

    Without Christ no one is truly free; we think we are in charge ourselves, but are driven by forces we cannot see (Eph 2:2–3). Even Peter gave way to pressure and denied Jesus. In the same way we can be paralysed by our surroundings, by fear and by the need to fit in.

    Jesus says plainly: “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven” (Matt 10:32). The way of salvation is to believe in your heart and confess with your mouth: “Jesus is Lord” (Rom 10:9–10). Opposition will come, but you are not alone. Jesus is with you – and his people stand around you. Make the decision: I will follow Jesus, openly and clearly. Bear fruit in keeping with repentance (Acts 26:20).

    TOOLS: LIVING REPENTANCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE

    Personally (this week):

    1. Pray Ps 139:23–24 every evening: “Search me, God …” Note one concrete adjustment for the next day.
    2. Write your confession: “Jesus is Lord over …” (name a specific area). Read it aloud to God each morning.
    3. Memorise Rom 12:2: “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind …”

    Small group / family:
    • Share briefly: Where did you experience a “no” to the old lifestyle / a “yes” to Jesus this week?
    • Read Luke 4:1–13. Identify temptation strategies (bread/power/glory). Pray for one another with the laying on of hands for strength to say no and yes.

    Church / ministry:
    • Make a “starting path” for newcomers: four evenings on repentance, faith, baptism, discipleship.
    • Offer prayer and counselling after the service: dealing with the past – forgiveness – a new start.

    When temptation knocks at the door (60-second plan):

    1. Stop (take three deep breaths).
    2. Say aloud: “It is written …” (Matt 4:4) – use a verse you know.
    3. Move physically away from the trigger.
    4. Call/text a travelling companion: “Pray for me now.”
    5. Thank Jesus for the way-out God always provides (1 Cor 10:13).

    SAYING

    Repentance is not just a bend in the road – it is a new direction with new speed.

    PRAYER

    Father, thank you that you call me home.
    Jesus, I confess you as Lord. Turn my heart fully towards you.
    Holy Spirit, show me what must change, and give me strength to walk in the light.
    Let my “no” to sin be clear, and my “yes” to Jesus be daily.
    Shape me into a person who bears fruit in keeping with repentance.
    Amen.

  • A life of discipleship is contagious.

    The most important choice in my life I made when I was fourteen: to become a disciple of Jesus Christ. Now I have passed 80 years and have regretted many things I have done, but that choice I have never regretted. Being a disciple has not always been easy. The life of discipleship can be warm and difficult, with successes and setbacks, highs and lows, both encouraging and challenging at the same time. I have experienced all this firsthand. At times I have been deeply distressed and frustrated, on the verge of giving up. But Jesus has never let go of me. He has never given up on me, not even when I truly made a mess of things.

    Even though I have grown old, I still spend much of my time with young people. They often ask about the secret behind still being enthusiastic about Jesus and living with an expectation of his intervention in my everyday life. “How can I live a sustainable life of discipleship?” they wonder, and, “How can I live a meaningful life?”

    In this book, I want to share with you some of what has been important to me and what has carried me through crises and challenges. The call I received as a fourteen-year-old was simple: “Follow me!” said Jesus. I began to follow him without fully knowing what it meant. In the Gospels we hear that Jesus called twelve disciples so that they could be with him, and so that he could send them out to preach and have authority to heal the sick and drive out evil spirits. The first call to follow Jesus and be with him became a call to be made into a fisher of people, empowered and equipped to do his works.

    My life as a disciple has lasted nearly seventy years. Now I want to pass on some of what I have learned to new young generations of Jesus’ disciples. This book is newly written but is based on teachings I wrote about twenty years ago. Those teachings have been translated into many languages and published widely and have proven to be sustainable. But I am still a disciple who continually learns more about what it means to follow Jesus. A life of discipleship has great horizons. It is not a quick fix, but lifelong learning. That is what makes it exciting.

    About twenty-five years ago I met Rahesh. When I saw him, I was filled with love for him. I looked into his eyes and said: “I love you! You are also loved by God!” He collapsed and broke into tears. He then told me it was the first time anyone had ever said they loved him. He embraced the love and became an eager disciple. Everywhere he went, he told people about God’s love expressed through Jesus Christ, who went around doing good and healing people of all kinds of diseases.

    One day he witnessed to Raj about Jesus, who could both forgive sin and heal the sick. But Anil was not interested, because he worshipped his Hindu idols. After some time, something dramatic happened in his family. His mother, who was diabetic, developed gangrene in both feet. She was admitted to the hospital. The doctors said both legs had to be amputated. Anil was devastated. The idols gave neither him nor his mother any help. Then he suddenly remembered what Rahesh had told him about Jesus.

    He contacted Rahesh and challenged him: “If your Jesus can heal my mother, then I will believe in him and become a disciple!” That same evening Rahesh took a friend and went to the hospital to see Raj’s mother. It was the last moment, because the next morning the doctors had scheduled the amputation of both legs. Rahesh and his friend laid hands on her and prayed a simple prayer in Jesus’ name that the gangrene would disappear and that she would be completely healed. Then they left, without being able to see any change in the gangrenous feet.

    Early the next morning, before the amputation was to take place, Raj visited his mother at the hospital. To his great surprise, the gangrene had disappeared, and she was completely healthy. She needed no amputation and was discharged and went home healthy later that day. I have met them and had this story confirmed by both. Raj gave his life to Jesus and became an eager disciple. More than anyone, he has put the teaching of discipleship into practice. His motto is: “When I have learned something new, I must do two things: practice it and share it with others. That is obedience-based discipleship.”

    When I visited Jaipur in 2023, Raj came with seven people whom he lined up before me and said: “Here are seven generations of disciples who win and train new disciples.” He told me they were all active in preaching the gospel, praying for the sick, making disciples, and training them to do the same. There they stood before me—seven generations of disciples where the gospel had passed from one to the next.

    I do not remember all their stories, but all of them had encountered the living Jesus Christ who had saved and transformed them. The newest Mohan had been a witch doctor practicing magic. Many came to him for help with their problems. But there was no peace in the home. He and his wife argued loudly and fought fiercely. Ankita lived in the neighbourhood and reached out to them, telling them about Jesus who could save and give peace in the home. They longed for peace and accepted Jesus as Savior and Lord. Ankita prayed for them and set them free from the demons that tormented them. This happened during the COVID pandemic, so Mohan began calling his relatives who lived 3000 km away. Many were touched by his testimony and came to faith. Mohan now disciples many house churches of new believers, whom he trains to preach the gospel and train new disciples—through his mobile phone. He is no longer a witch doctor practicing occult magic, but part of the growing discipleship movement Jesus started.

    This text is from a book I am writing now to inspire and equip individuals, house churches, and congregations to be part of this worldwide grassroots movement. God is pouring out his Spirit on all people in our time. Young and old, boys and girls, men and women are today being used by God to fulfil the mission: to live a contagious life of discipleship!

    Discipleship is a life of lifelong learning. Some disciples have only just taken their first steps. Others have walked long on the disciple road. All disciples are unique and different. We are at different stages in discipleship. Therefore, this book can be used in many ways. You can read the chapter’s most relevant to you. Or you can use this book as a tool, a guide to help new disciples. The possibilities are many, and the ways of using it vary greatly.

    But the teaching is dynamite. It has the power to transform people. In the book there are sprouting seeds for good change in both individuals and communities. A life of discipleship is contagious.

    (To protect my friends in India against persecution I have changed their names.)

  • Trying and failing

    To move to a new blogging plattform is to enter into unknown territory. It is quite challenging. Everything is new. I am struggling to find my way. It is not easy as I have to unlearn the old ways og my previous plattform and learn a complete new way of doing things. It is flying from one universe to a completely different universe. I have migrated from one world to another world.

    As this is a new world to me, I have a lot to learn. Hopefully my grandson, Jonathan, will be able to help me along. He has some knowledge of this new universe and will hopefully be able to teach me how the WordPress universe functions. Then he will have to enable me to manage my blog effort in such a way that I will be able to develop a community of friends with my writings.

    In the meantime, I am trying and failing at the moment as I am exploring this universe on my own. However, I realize, I really need someone to guide me.

    I also realize that new believers need someone to come along side them and train them in living a new life from the inside. New believers are leaving an egoistic and individualistic life style behind as they are entering into the Kingdom of God. This kingdom is totally different. The thing that matters now is the relationship with Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, and with his covenant community.

  • Collision of worldviews

    Collision of worldviews

    There is a war going on. It is a brutal war. In fact, all wars are brutal in one way or another. But this ongoing war that we are witnessing today, is a very brutal one. There are many victims in this war. Many people are being hurt. Innocent people are suffering in this ongoing conflict.

    The war is raging in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as in USA and Europe. There are terrible conflicts causing millions of refugees to flee for their lives in Africa and Asia as well. My heart is bleeding for all those who are suffering from violence and injustice.

    The ongoing war of worldviews is in many ways invisible, but recently it became very visible through the killing of Charlie Kirk. I must admit that I had never heard of him before the news about his death. The way it was presented in the Norwegian media was a wakeup call to me. Trough the main media he was portrait as a racist and a wright wing extremist. He was compared to Anders Behring Breivik, a Norwegian terrorist that killed 69 people a few years ago. Then I discovered that young Christians, born again believers, as well as young conservative politicians, said he was a hero. Some people rejoiced in the fact that he was dead, but a lot of young people was mourning in shock to the killing.

    A collision of worldviews was taken place before my eyes. Then I realised, it is not only a collision, it is a war of worldviews. A Christian humanistic worldview versus a secular, illiberal and hedonistic worldview. Prolife and pro human dignity versus killing of babies and of those who do not conform with the secular belief or correct political opinions.

    It is time to wake up. It is time for action. We need to stand up for truth and love. We must promote peace and understanding. Righteousness and justice will prevail and overcome hate and evil in all forms.

  • Overwhelmed by love and prayers

    Since I shared the bad news I had concerning my only working eye, I have been overwhelmed by the love and care of my friends from all over the world. So many people are telling me that that pray for my eyesight to be preserved and not damaged by the AMD which is now also attacking my left eye. I feel very safe in the hands of God and trust him to have mercy on me and heal me from all eye diseases.

    The elders in the church has anointed me with oil and prayed for full healing and restoration of my eyesight. The entire church family gathered around me in prayer and encouraging words. I appreciate the prayers of friends very much. It warms my heart when people tell me that they are praying for me. The tremendous power of God is released through the passionate, heartfelt prayer of a godly believer. 

    I trust God to enable me to serve him in many more years and joyfully I continue to commit myself into the strong and safe hands of God.