Brother Branham is one of the most cooperative men that I
have ever met. He seems to sympathize and believe in medical science and in
all the aid that they are able to render to the human race, so naturally he
is not against doctors. However, he does believe that God has provided a
better way and is able to heal all manner of diseases.
We left Brother Branham at Oakland, and my wife and I returned to our
home at Houston. As was his promise, he returned to the Apache Reservation
where the Indians gathered in large numbers while he preached from the front
porch of the church. The Spanish also attended this meeting. They tell me
that the first few Indians to be prayed for seemed to be a little skeptical,
but shortly a girl that was deaf came by. As Brother Branham called over her
the name of the Lord Jesus, the little girl reached for her ear and began
looking around. Brother Branham's interpreter asked her if she could hear,
and she called back in her own tongue that she could. The Indians knew the
child well. They knew that she was deaf so they began coming from
everywhere.
The next was a little cross-eyed boy. Many of you know how Brother
Branham's compassion goes out to the children. It was said that as he took
the little boy in his arms and looked up toward heaven, asking the Lord to
straighten the eyes of this Indian boy, just in a moment the crossed eyes
were straightened. The Indians began to rejoice.
The next to come by was an Indian woman who had observed how the Lord
was working. She was badly crippled, using crutches to walk. Her faith had
mounted up so that by the time she reached Brother Branham, she did not even
ask for him to pray; she just handed him the crutches and went walking out
of the building rejoicing.
Friends, that gift which we have been praying for is here, and we hope
that even as you read this article your faith will be running high. If
possible, try to attend some of the meetings which are listed in the paper,
and if not, just lay your hands on this paper, asking God to heal you.
Remember that He is the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
We are
continually receiving word from the different ministers, where campaigns
have been held, telling of the marvelous results of the meetings, Brother
Bennett, of DeQuincy, Louisiana, now writes: "Brother Kidson, it is
impossible to enumerate the many cases of healing which took place during
the four nights of Brother Branham's visit with us. I believe the list of
those healed will include every known disease and affliction. One remarkable
fact is that there were people who attended the services and were healed
from various churches.
"We have a revival spirit now which started following the meeting and it
appears to be lasting. Men, who seldom ever darkened the church door, were
made to believe in the reality of God's power and have been seeking Him.
Some have received the baptism of the Holy Ghost. Cold and indifferent ones
have renewed their vows and to many the Bible is like a new book. Some have
come to us from other congregations because of the blessings of God on them
during Brother Bran- ham's meeting here.
"Several attempts have been made to preach that healing was of the
devil, but it brought such reaction from some of the congregations, members
of which were healed, that the voice was silenced. Eyes were opened to the
fact that they are blind leaders of the blind. We are now receiving calls to
pray for the sick. God is confirming His word. We have a special prayer
every Sunday night. The faith of the people to believe in God has been
increased.
"A week ago I visited a hospital by request and prayed for a woman of •
the Catholic faith, who had been given up to die within two hours because of
three internal cancers. God honored our faith and has spared the lady. She
now wants to go home and hear more about our Lord. Praise God for His
goodness to us.
"We are all anxious for Brother Branham to return to our section. His
visitation here was just as effective in the immediate towns as many came to
our meeting and were healed."
Brother Ewart writes from California: "I believe that my case is one
that Brother Branham described in which the cancer would have to be
eliminated through the blood streams. I am still weak but have put on ten
pounds, which is very encouraging as medical authorities say one cannot put
on weight if he has a cancer."
Brother Edward F. Smith, of Los Angeles, cooperated with us
whole-heartedly during the meeting in his section. He writes that one sister
reports that she has been healed of a spinal injury, and another one who has
cancer states that she is improving, and a revival wave is on. Paul Gregory
is in a meeting there and has been since April 17. Six were buried in Jesus'
name last evening and two reported as having been filled with the Spirit.
Brother Outlaw writes from Phoenix, Arizona, that they have had a most
outstanding revival with Brother G. H. Ellis as the evangelist. Several were
filled with the Holy Ghost. The revival wave is still on. He states that
testimonies of healings are still coming in, proving that following Brother
Branham's meeting good reports continue to come.
Brother T. Richard Reed, pastor of Bible Hour Tabernacle in Jonesboro,
Arkansas, writes: "October 6 marked the close of one of the greatest
meetings we have ever had in Bible Hour Tabernacle. Words fail me when I try
to describe it but will attempt to give a feW of the highlights. There were
over two hundred conversions and many filled with the Holy Ghost. People
attended these services from twenty states. We believe that estimating it
conservatively that over 12,000 people attended the meeting.
"The Lord had so wonderfully blessed Brother Branham in his first
meeting in May that many were anxious for his return. The very first night
of the meeting, one lady and her two children, who had come all the way from
California just for one service, were prayed for. God honored her faith and
she was well rewarded for her trust in Him.
"One of the outstanding healings that took place during the meeting was
that of a man totally blind, from Kennett, Mo. He was prayed for about 1:00
p.m. and on the way home, while riding in a car, the power of God came upon
him, the cane fell from his hands and his eyesight was completely restored.
He arrived in Kennett and began to go up one street and down the other
testifying of that which God had done for him. I was called long distance by
Brother Chas. Davis from Kennett who stated he lived near this man and had
known him for years and that he had testified in the Assembly of God Church
that morning and was going to the Pentecostal Church that night and teling
everyone what had taken place. Oh, friends, it is glorious to know that
`Jesus Christ is the same, yesterday, today and forever.'
"We asked Brother Branham to pray especially for the sick and shut-ins
during our two radio programs on Sunday. Hundreds of letters were received
from listeners and some came in person to the Tabernacle to witness how God
answered prayer for them during the broadcast. Just a few minutes after our
morning broadcast, the last Sunday he was with us, a long distance call was
received from Paragould, and a lady stated that during the broadcast she did
as she was asked to do during a prayer and was instantly healed of a large
tumor. Others verified this statement.
"Space will not permit me to mention hundreds of other wonderful
healings that took place, such as when he prayed for goiters, deaf and dumb,
cancers, tuberculosis, and divers others."
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