Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

e what it may? Faith revived. I whispered to my husband: “I believe that I shallrecover.” He answered: “I wish I could believe it.” I retired that night without relief,yet relying with firm confidence upon the promises of God. I could not sleep, butcontinued my silent prayer. Just before day I fell asleep.I awoke at sunrise perfectly free from pain. The pressure upon my heart was gone,and I was very happy. Oh, what a change! It seemed to me that an angel of God hadtouched me while I was sleeping. I was filled with gratitude. The praise of God wasupon my lips. I awoke my husband, and related to him the wonderful work that theLord had wrought for me. He could scarcely comprehend it at first; but when I aroseand dressed and walked around the house, he could praise God with me. My afflictedeye was free from pain. In a few days the swelling disappeared, and my eyesight wasfully restored. The work was complete.Again I visited the physician, and as soon as he felt my pulse, he said: “Madam, anentire change has taken place in your system; but the two women who visited me forcounsel when you were last here are dead.” I stated to him that his medicine had notcured me, as I could take none of it. After I left, the doctor said to a friend of mine:“Her case is a mystery. I do not understand it.”We soon visited Michigan again, and I endured long and wearisome journeys overthe rough logways, and through mud sloughs, and my strength failed not. We felt thatthe Lord would have us visit Wisconsin, and arranged to take the cars at Jackson at tenin the evening.As we were preparing to take the train, we felt very solemn, and proposed a seasonof prayer. And as we there committed ourselves to God, we could not refrain fromweeping. We went to the depot with feelings of deep solemnity. On boarding the train,we went into a forward car, which had seats with high backs, hoping that we might94