1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:06,200 After prayer, I went and ate that kind of food that would usually cause me pain, 2 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,720 and I never felt pain anymore - until today! 3 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:19,560 TESTIMONIES 4 00:00:20,560 --> 00:00:27,240 By the authority in the name of Jesus Christ, receive your freedom! 5 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,600 Receive your healing! 6 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:32,120 Receive your breakthrough! 7 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,720 Receive restoration! 8 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:40,800 Receive it! Receive it today! 9 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:52,440 My name is Merick, and I'm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. 10 00:00:52,440 --> 00:01:03,440 I'm originally from East Africa, Tanzania, and I came over here back in 2007. 11 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:12,600 Since that time, after about five years passed, I then started to notice some changes. 12 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:17,960 I was experiencing pain in my stomach, a lot of pain, 13 00:01:17,960 --> 00:01:24,200 especially when I ate beans, tomato or lemon juice. 14 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:31,480 I was experiencing a lot of pain, so I lived with it for a while. 15 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:37,400 And then I decided to go and see a doctor for it and they made an appointment. 16 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:44,080 On the day of the procedure, where they put a camera in me, 17 00:01:44,080 --> 00:01:51,240 the result came that I had gas - there was too much gas in me. 18 00:01:51,240 --> 00:01:56,000 They called it gastritis, which caused a lot of pain. 19 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:58,600 Even sometimes I felt heart pain. 20 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:05,080 Before, I was thinking it was a heart issue - as if I was about to have a heart attack. 21 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:08,200 Then, I was experiencing a lot of headaches. 22 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:13,640 So they put me on medicine and I was taking medicine 23 00:02:13,640 --> 00:02:19,920 to reduce gas because there is no medicine to heal that kind of situation. 24 00:02:19,920 --> 00:02:24,520 I continued to take medicine. 25 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:30,080 At the end of the day, I thought, ‘I'm going to keep taking medicine always.’ 26 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:40,720 Then I said, ‘No, I can trust in God because I know God is able to bring change in me.’ 27 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:48,080 And I kept on praying - but I was still experiencing the pain in me. 28 00:02:48,080 --> 00:02:52,840 I quit taking the medicine, so whenever I ate those kinds of food... 29 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:57,280 Because I couldn’t stop eating the food they told me to stop, 30 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,720 which I was eating since I was in Africa. 31 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:07,360 I experienced that pain for almost eight years. 32 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:16,040 One day I was on social media - and I knew Brother Chris since he was at The SCOAN. 33 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:23,360 I discovered he came back to UK, and I continued to follow him. 34 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:25,800 I know he’s a good, humble man of God. 35 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:31,320 And I saw how people connected with him and how he was encouraging them. 36 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:36,080 So I was very blessed with his encouragement. 37 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:40,680 I continued to encourage myself with whatever he encouraged me. 38 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,440 I continued to connect and encourage myself with it. 39 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:48,960 And then I saw a link about how to connect for prayer. 40 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:58,640 I know the Spirit of God was directing me to follow that link and submit my prayer request. 41 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:05,040 When I sent my request, I was invited to join the Interactive Prayer on May 4, 2024. 42 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:09,000 I connected to the service, waiting for Brother Chris to come. 43 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:13,760 So while I was connected, it was the time of testimonies. 44 00:04:13,760 --> 00:04:24,160 I was connected, listening as people testified to what God had done in their lives. 45 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:28,360 The last person, a lady from South Africa, 46 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:34,640 was testifying about the same problem I was going through at that moment. 47 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:36,800 That is what she was testifying. 48 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:43,680 I knew that it was a divine appointment, and I knew I was receiving my healing 49 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:50,560 right there after I believed that if God healed her, He would heal me too. 50 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:58,760 So I continued in prayer, believing ‘today is my day’ and I would receive my healing. 51 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:05,840 As Brother Chris came, we joined in prayer. We prayed and prayed. 52 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:12,720 And from that moment, I started feeling change in me. 53 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:18,440 I started to feel peace. I didn’t feel any kind of pain. 54 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:24,600 And after prayer, I went and ate that kind of food that would usually cause me pain, 55 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,120 and I never felt pain anymore - until today! 56 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:32,040 God is able and He did it for me. 57 00:05:32,040 --> 00:05:40,040 When I eat beans or any kind of food that contains lemon, tomato or stuff like that, 58 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:41,480 I don't feel pain anymore. 59 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:50,320 Or if I drink passionfruit or orange juice, I don’t have pain anymore. 60 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,280 So there is no pain anymore. 61 00:05:52,280 --> 00:05:56,280 And actually, I used to have a hard time sleeping. 62 00:05:56,280 --> 00:05:59,800 When I ate, I would have to sleep on one side. 63 00:05:59,800 --> 00:06:04,840 Because sometimes I would experience reflux when I slept. 64 00:06:04,840 --> 00:06:11,520 I would have to use a pillow to elevate my head when I slept. 65 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,920 But God did it for me. 66 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:20,480 I want to tell people - our God is wonderful and He’s a loving Father. 67 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:25,760 He knows what we’re feeling. He knows our pain. He knows our cry. 68 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:31,040 And He always sets up divine appointments for us. 69 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,280 He always feels what we feel. 70 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:37,840 Nobody can feel the way we feel - as God. 71 00:06:37,840 --> 00:06:42,680 No one can see our tears - as God. 72 00:06:42,680 --> 00:06:47,680 So God always has compassion on us. 73 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,080 As a child of God, you also have to believe. 74 00:06:51,080 --> 00:06:56,920 If God did it for me, He will do it for you too. He is a good God!