While sitting in my office this warm May afternoon, my mind has been going back to the beginning of this latter rain outpouring. After having received the Holy Ghost in those early days, there was such a hungering for more of God that oftentimes we would pray for the Lord to bestow His gifts upon the church.

All through the years I have often wondered if my life would be spared to see another great manifestation of God's power. I have read the biographies of any number of the great men that have been blessed of God since His earthly visitation, and always it has created a longing in my heart to be living when the Lord would raise up another outstanding man who would be able to bring a spiritual uplift to the mass of humanity. The desire of my heart has been that I might be found consecrated to such an extent that when this man would step upon the scene I would recognize him. All through the years I have witnessed many miracles performed by faith in God. I have attended many of the great revivals, as well as having been directly connected with them, either in meetings of my own or associated with some of our brethren. I have witnessed many miracles in my own ministry, but still my heart has cried out to God for a greater manifestation of His power.

In the spring of 1946, my good friend and brother, T. Richard Reed, radio pastor, pastor of Bible Hour Tabernacle, and editor of BIBLE HOUR ECHOES, telephoned me and then wrote about his being in the midst of an unusual meeting. He stated that a very humble man by the name of William Branham was at his Tabernacle praying for the sick, and that miracles were taking place from day to day.

This news caused me to wonder and I wanted to see it so badly that I wrote Brother Branham and asked if he would come to Houston. He accepted the invitation and so last September he spent fifteen days with us at Houston Gospel Tabernacle. He was here only a few days until I was thoroughly convinced that the Lord had answered my prayers and permitted me to live to see His power demonstrated to the people.

Brother Branham stated in a most humble manner that in the month of May, 1945, while in a room alone, he heard a noise which proved to be the moving of a supernatural being. He stated that this heavenly messenger told him that he had been sent from God to bestow upon him the gift of divine healing, and that if he could get the people to believe and would be sincere in his prayers, no disease would stand before him.

Before you read further, I would suggest that you read the 12th, 13th and 14th chapters of 1 Corinthians. This perhaps will help you to understand and believe what I am going to say.

Brother Branham continued with his meeting at our place with marvelous results. Quite often people were heard to say, "We have longed to see God's power manifested in this way. Never have we had the opportunity of seeing it before." We found Brother Branham to be one of the meekest men that I have ever met. Time and again we have heard the expression, "It seems that we are in the presence of the Lord Himself when we are in the presence of Brother Branham."

I soon decided that he was God's man that we had been longing to see and praying for. We, offered him the pages of the HERALD of TRUTH to tell about his meetings. He accepted the offer, and so with our October issue, we began publishing the reports of his great campaigns and publishing the testimonies of those who have been healed. The news has covered the world.

From last September on, we have been closely associated with him. I have been with him in numbers of his campaigns. I have been with him at all hours of the day and night, so I believe that I am in a position to speak as one who knows, and I hope, friends, that as you read this article you will believe me. I know it may sound strange to you unless you have been one of the many thousands who have attended his meetings. If you could just arrange to be in one campaign and see how the people swarm from all parts of the country, the blind, the deaf, the dumb, and the cripples come begging and trying to get an opportunity many times to even touch his garment. His heart goes out for them with great compassion. He stands and prays until seemingly his very life goes out. Day after day and night after night he has tried to carry on. After the services he goes home weary and worn, praying and crying for God to help ,the needy. Such compassion.

Friends, with my own eyes I have seen cancers come off the people while being prayed for. I have seen the crossed eyes made straight. Yes, the devil rises up against this man of God, but I have seen evil spirits forced to give way as Bro. Branham would cry out with a loud voice, "I adjure thee by Jesus Christ, leave the person." Following such a rebuke, I have seen the blinded eyes open, the deaf made to hear and the dumb to speak. I have seen those with troubled nerves quieted. Very often there are those who have been skeptical and even spoken against it, but when they come in to the services and with their own eyes see what takes place, they are made to believe. They love him and beg for him to come to their homes and pray for their loved ones.

On our recent trip to the Pacific Coast, Brother Branham was badly worn. So many thousands had been attending the services and asking for prayer that often it was necessary to hold him to help him to stand while he prayed. Occasionally in the prayer line someone would seem to slip by without being especially noticed, and quick as a flash, the gift of God bestowed on him revealed that the person had not been delivered. He, would call to them to come back, then raise his voice and rebuke the demon.

Friends, many of you who are reading this article will know that what I am telling you is true. Many of those who are prayed for have been depending upon medical science to help them. Doctors have done the best they could and they have been honest to admit that they could not help but they were able to diagnose the case. As the individual would come to Brother Branham and would lay their hand upon his, he would tell them about their trouble. Over and over again it has been just the same as the doctors had told them.

At the last Houston meeting, a young lady was passing through the line. He called but she did not hear as she was deaf. He found that she could read lips, so after looking at her in the eyes, he said, "Sister, you have a vile habit." She admitted that it was true. Brother Branham asked her if she would give up the habit if the Lord would heal her. She nodded her head that she would. Then Brother Branham cried out, "Thou demon of deafness, leave this woman." Immediately this young woman was able to hear.

On our western trip, many Spanish people attended the services. Most of them were Catholics that had been taught to believe. When they saw the mighty power of God being manifested, they flocked around Brother Branham. Multiplied hundreds of them came to the meeting trying just to touch his garments. Many who touched were healed.

In one of the services in Phoenix, Arizona, a number of the Apache Indians came for prayer. Among them was an aged blind woman, another a tubercular case and another with a dope habit. This was the first time for Brother Branham to pray for Indians, and I heard him pray thus, "God, if you will heal this blind woman, then I will go to the Apache Reservation to preach to your neglected people." As he prayed for the tubercular, I heard him scream out, "dying." His hand turned white immediately, showing that the tubercular germ was dead. Many who read this article know how the meetings are conducted and how that you are able to see with your own eyes the effect of the germ diseases upon Brother Branham's hand. While the germ is living his hand turns very red- spotted, and then as he rebukes the demon power, the life of the germ is gone. His hand again turns white.

Just before leaving Oakland, he received a letter from the missionary to the Apache tribe. The letter stated, "Brother Branham, I heard you promise God that if He would heal the Indian woman who was blind that you would return to the reservation. This woman now has her sight, the one who was a tubercular is now doing all her work, and the woman who used dope does not use it any more." Oh, friends, that is just one of the thousands who are testifying to the healing power of God.