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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.68,0:00:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After prayer, I went and ate that kind of food that would usually cause me pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.20,0:00:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I never felt pain anymore - until today!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.16,0:00:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TESTIMONIES
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.56,0:00:27.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the authority in the name of Jesus Christ, receive your freedom!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.24,0:00:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Receive your healing!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.60,0:00:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Receive your breakthrough!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.12,0:00:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Receive restoration!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.72,0:00:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Receive it! Receive it today!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.32,0:00:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Merick, and I'm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.44,0:01:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm originally from East Africa, Tanzania, \Nand I came over here back in 2007.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.44,0:01:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since that time, after about five years passed, I then started to notice some changes.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.60,0:01:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was experiencing pain in \Nmy stomach, a lot of pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.96,0:01:24.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when I ate beans, \Ntomato or lemon juice.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.20,0:01:31.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was experiencing a lot of pain, \Nso I lived with it for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.48,0:01:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I decided to go and see a doctor for it and they made an appointment.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.40,0:01:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the day of the procedure,\Nwhere they put a camera in me,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.08,0:01:51.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the result came that I had gas - \Nthere was too much gas in me.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.24,0:01:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They called it gastritis, \Nwhich caused a lot of pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.00,0:01:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even sometimes I felt heart pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.60,0:02:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before, I was thinking it was a heart issue - as if I was about to have a heart attack.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.08,0:02:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, I was experiencing a lot of headaches.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.20,0:02:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So they put me on medicine \Nand I was taking medicine
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.64,0:02:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to reduce gas because there is no medicine to heal that kind of situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.92,0:02:24.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued to take medicine.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.52,0:02:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the day, I thought, ‘I'm going to keep taking medicine always.’
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.08,0:02:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I said, ‘No, I can trust in God because I know God is able to bring change in me.’
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.72,0:02:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I kept on praying - but I was still experiencing the pain in me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.08,0:02:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I quit taking the medicine, so whenever \NI ate those kinds of food...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.84,0:02:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I couldn’t stop eating the food they told me to stop,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.28,0:03:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I was eating since I was in Africa.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.72,0:03:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I experienced that pain \Nfor almost eight years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.36,0:03:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day I was on social media - and I knew Brother Chris since he was at The SCOAN.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.04,0:03:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I discovered he came back to UK, \Nand I continued to follow him.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.36,0:03:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know he’s a good, humble man of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.80,0:03:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I saw how people connected with him and how he was encouraging them.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.32,0:03:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was very blessed with \Nhis encouragement.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.08,0:03:40.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued to encourage myself with whatever he encouraged me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.68,0:03:44.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I continued to connect and \Nencourage myself with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.44,0:03:48.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I saw a link about \Nhow to connect for prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.96,0:03:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know the Spirit of God was directing me to follow that link and submit my prayer request.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.64,0:04:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I sent my request, I was invited to join the Interactive Prayer on May 4, 2024.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.04,0:04:09.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I connected to the service, \Nwaiting for Brother Chris to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.00,0:04:13.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So while I was connected, \Nit was the time of testimonies.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.76,0:04:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was connected, listening as people testified to what God had done in their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.16,0:04:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The last person, a lady from South Africa,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.36,0:04:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was testifying about the same problem \NI was going through at that moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.64,0:04:36.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is what she was testifying.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.80,0:04:43.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knew that it was a divine appointment, and I knew I was receiving my healing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.68,0:04:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right there after I believed that if God healed her, He would heal me too.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.56,0:04:58.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I continued in prayer, believing ‘today is my day’ and I would receive my healing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.76,0:05:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As Brother Chris came, we joined in prayer. We prayed and prayed.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.84,0:05:12.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And from that moment, \NI started feeling change in me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.72,0:05:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to feel peace. \NI didn’t feel any kind of pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.44,0:05:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after prayer, I went and ate that kind of food that would usually cause me pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.60,0:05:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I never felt pain anymore - until today!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.12,0:05:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is able and He did it for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.04,0:05:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I eat beans or any kind of food that contains lemon, tomato or stuff like that,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.04,0:05:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't feel pain anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.48,0:05:50.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or if I drink passionfruit or orange juice, \NI don’t have pain anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.32,0:05:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there is no pain anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.28,0:05:56.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And actually, I used to have \Na hard time sleeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.28,0:05:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I ate, I would have \Nto sleep on one side.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.80,0:06:04.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because sometimes I would \Nexperience reflux when I slept.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.84,0:06:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would have to use a pillow to \Nelevate my head when I slept.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.52,0:06:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But God did it for me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.92,0:06:20.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to tell people - our God is wonderful \Nand He’s a loving Father.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.48,0:06:25.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He knows what we’re feeling. \NHe knows our pain. He knows our cry.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.76,0:06:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And He always sets up divine appointments for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.04,0:06:34.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He always feels what we feel.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.28,0:06:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nobody can feel the way we feel - as God.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.84,0:06:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No one can see our tears - as God.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.68,0:06:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So God always has compassion on us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.68,0:06:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a child of God, you also have to believe.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.08,0:06:56.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If God did it for me, He will do it for you too. He is a good God!