WEBVTT 00:00:00.680 --> 00:00:06.200 After prayer, I went and ate that kind of food that would usually cause me pain, 00:00:06.200 --> 00:00:09.720 and I never felt pain anymore - until today! 00:00:14.160 --> 00:00:19.560 TESTIMONIES 00:00:20.560 --> 00:00:27.240 By the authority in the name of Jesus Christ, receive your freedom! 00:00:27.240 --> 00:00:29.600 Receive your healing! 00:00:29.600 --> 00:00:32.120 Receive your breakthrough! 00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:34.720 Receive restoration! 00:00:34.720 --> 00:00:40.800 Receive it! Receive it today! 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:52.440 My name is Merick, and I'm located in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. 00:00:52.440 --> 00:01:03.440 I'm originally from East Africa, Tanzania, and I came over here back in 2007. 00:01:03.440 --> 00:01:12.600 Since that time, after about five years passed, I then started to notice some changes. 00:01:12.600 --> 00:01:17.960 I was experiencing pain in my stomach, a lot of pain, 00:01:17.960 --> 00:01:24.200 especially when I ate beans, tomato or lemon juice. 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:31.480 I was experiencing a lot of pain, so I lived with it for a while. 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. 00:01:37.400 --> 00:01:44.080 On the day of the procedure, where they put a camera in me, 00:01:44.080 --> 00:01:51.240 the result came that I had gas - there was too much gas in me. 00:01:51.240 --> 00:01:56.000 They called it gastritis, which caused a lot of pain. 00:01:56.000 --> 00:01:58.600 Even sometimes I felt heart pain. 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. 00:02:05.080 --> 00:02:08.200 Then, I was experiencing a lot of headaches. 00:02:08.200 --> 00:02:13.640 So they put me on medicine and I was taking medicine 00:02:13.640 --> 00:02:19.920 to reduce gas because there is no medicine to heal that kind of situation. 00:02:19.920 --> 00:02:24.520 I continued to take medicine. 00:02:24.520 --> 00:02:30.080 At the end of the day, I thought, ‘I'm going to keep taking medicine always.’ 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.’ 00:02:40.720 --> 00:02:48.080 And I kept on praying - but I was still experiencing the pain in me. 00:02:48.080 --> 00:02:52.840 I quit taking the medicine, so whenever I ate those kinds of food... 00:02:52.840 --> 00:02:57.280 Because I couldn’t stop eating the food they told me to stop, 00:02:57.280 --> 00:03:02.720 which I was eating since I was in Africa. 00:03:02.720 --> 00:03:07.360 I experienced that pain for almost eight years. 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. 00:03:16.040 --> 00:03:23.360 I discovered he came back to UK, and I continued to follow him. 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:25.800 I know he’s a good, humble man of God. 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:31.320 And I saw how people connected with him and how he was encouraging them. 00:03:31.320 --> 00:03:36.080 So I was very blessed with his encouragement. 00:03:36.080 --> 00:03:40.680 I continued to encourage myself with whatever he encouraged me. 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:44.440 I continued to connect and encourage myself with it. 00:03:44.440 --> 00:03:48.960 And then I saw a link about how to connect for prayer. 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. 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. 00:04:05.040 --> 00:04:09.000 I connected to the service, waiting for Brother Chris to come. 00:04:09.000 --> 00:04:13.760 So while I was connected, it was the time of testimonies. 00:04:13.760 --> 00:04:24.160 I was connected, listening as people testified to what God had done in their lives. 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:28.360 The last person, a lady from South Africa, 00:04:28.360 --> 00:04:34.640 was testifying about the same problem I was going through at that moment. 00:04:34.640 --> 00:04:36.800 That is what she was testifying. 00:04:36.800 --> 00:04:43.680 I knew that it was a divine appointment, and I knew I was receiving my healing 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:50.560 right there after I believed that if God healed her, He would heal me too. 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:58.760 So I continued in prayer, believing ‘today is my day’ and I would receive my healing. 00:04:58.760 --> 00:05:05.840 As Brother Chris came, we joined in prayer. We prayed and prayed. 00:05:05.840 --> 00:05:12.720 And from that moment, I started feeling change in me. 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:18.440 I started to feel peace. I didn’t feel any kind of pain. 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, 00:05:24.600 --> 00:05:28.120 and I never felt pain anymore - until today! 00:05:28.120 --> 00:05:32.040 God is able and He did it for me. 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, 00:05:40.040 --> 00:05:41.480 I don't feel pain anymore. 00:05:41.480 --> 00:05:50.320 Or if I drink passionfruit or orange juice, I don’t have pain anymore. 00:05:50.320 --> 00:05:52.280 So there is no pain anymore. 00:05:52.280 --> 00:05:56.280 And actually, I used to have a hard time sleeping. 00:05:56.280 --> 00:05:59.800 When I ate, I would have to sleep on one side. 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:04.840 Because sometimes I would experience reflux when I slept. 00:06:04.840 --> 00:06:11.520 I would have to use a pillow to elevate my head when I slept. 00:06:11.520 --> 00:06:13.920 But God did it for me. 00:06:13.920 --> 00:06:20.480 I want to tell people - our God is wonderful and He’s a loving Father. 00:06:20.480 --> 00:06:25.760 He knows what we’re feeling. He knows our pain. He knows our cry. 00:06:25.760 --> 00:06:31.040 And He always sets up divine appointments for us. 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.280 He always feels what we feel. 00:06:34.280 --> 00:06:37.840 Nobody can feel the way we feel - as God. 00:06:37.840 --> 00:06:42.680 No one can see our tears - as God. 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:47.680 So God always has compassion on us. 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:51.080 As a child of God, you also have to believe. 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!