Eats stew for the first time in three years: "I was diagnosed three years ago with Crohn's disease. I had severe pain in my whole body. There hasn't been a day go by without pain. When I was prayed for, the pain went away for the first time in three years. I hadn't been allowed to eat red meat, because I'd get sick within 5 minutes of eating it. I ate stew for the first time in 3 years. I didn't get sick."  - Pat McDowell, Hillsboro, Missouri

Delivered from compulsive eating: "I have been a compulsive eater for over 40 years. It was nothing for me to eat an entire package of cookies or a pan of brownies at one sitting. I tried every diet I heard of, diet pill, diet clubs. My doctor suggested I have bypass surgery. As nurse, I knew the damage I was doing to my body. As a Christian, I knew I was sinning. But nothing helped. I was depressed, hopeless and deeply in bondage. When you prayed for me, I felt a physical and a spiritual release. Then I felt the Holy Spirit rush in like a strong wind. It was so powerful, it nearly knocked me over. Since then I have been completely free of the compulsion and filled with the joy of the Lord. I am exercising regularly and feel wonderful. I no longer crave little Debbie snack cakes. Instead, I yearn for a closer walk with the Lord."   - Anonymous, from Illinois

She's like another child: "My granddaughter, Katrina, that you laid hands on, has been changing for the better. Last year she was acting out so much that they made her leave school. Now she is doing so well that she's down to 2 pills a day. They were giving her 8 a day. She would curse and scream and just really get out of hand. She is really calm. It's like having another child around. Thank you for being an instrument of God."   - The Aboussie family, St. Louis, MO

Healed of fibro-myalgia: "When you were in our church, I was healed of fibro-myalgia and have been victorious ever since! You prayed for my husband to be free of sexual sin and he is doing great!"   - Anonymous, for privacy purposes

Asthma healed: "I had asthma for 10 years. Sunday night, I could tell I was about to have an attack. You called us forward. Before you prayed, I could feel God healing me. I am now breathing as though I had a breathing treatment, but butter. I usually use an inhaler twice a day. It's been three days, and I haven't used it once. I slept all night long for the first time in 10 years. I usually wake up coughing three or four times."  - Marie Middaugh, San Diego, California

Eating Things: “We have one lady whose shoulder was healed and she picks up her grandson 46 lbs all day and plays with him: no more pain or hurts. Those with eye issues are seeing better and the one with Irritable Bowel Syndrome is eating things that used to make her sick!”   - Pastor Rick Bick, Foursquare Church, Ottumwa, IA

Can eat French fries now: "I would wake up with incredible pains across my back and around my right side and under my ribcage. I thought it was bad heartburn. Several members of my family have gall bladder problems. I was getting where I couldn't eat. Once I ate, I'd be miserable the rest of the day. We tend to look to blue cross more than we look to the cross of Christ. When Dea came to town, I came up for prayer. Dea told me to try to eat something and I went and had French fries at Burger King. That's been about 3 months ago and I haven't had a problem since!"   - Karen McIver, Muncie, Indiana

Doesn't need cane anymore: "In 1997, a load of pipe fell on me at work. It crushed my hip and got into my back. I lay in a hospital for a year. I haven't worked since. Everywhere I walked with a cane. I came into church tonight with a cane. They prayed for me and 50% of the pain left. Dea asked me if there was any unforgiveness in my heart toward anyone. There was, but I forgave them. They prayed for me again. I became filled with the Spirit. I thought I was going to pass out. I was lifted up and my pain was completely gone. This is the first time in 6 years I have been pain free. It was the first time I could walk up stairs without pain. I don't need this cane anymore."   - Ed Barnes, Gillette, Wyoming

Healed of arthritis: "I had arthritis in my back and in my pelvis. Dea prayed for me. Afterwards, next day, I slept for two hours on my side. Since 1974, I have been unable to lie on either side for more than 30 seconds. After that, I'd be in excruciating pain. As I got out of bed, I noticed a warm patch covering my back, going down my leg. It was in all the places that pain had been before. That was Saturday, and today is Thursday. It's been raining, cold and the exact weather that would drive me crazy with pain and discomfort, yet I don't feel a thing wrong with my back. Now, the only way I've been able to fall asleep the past 4 nights is by lying on my side. In fact, last night I slept the entire night on my right side! God heals everyone, not just the "other guy". I know. It happened to me."   - Diane Hammons, Enumclaw, WA

Healed of sleep apnea: "My husband Bruce used to have a problem with sleep apnea. He would stop breathing while he was sleeping and his body would struggle take a breath, and he couldn't. After maybe 15 seconds, he would take a huge breath or like a big snore, but it would almost wake him up! So, he couldn't get a deep sleep. He was tired all the time. During the revival, he asked for prayer for that and since then (6 months ago) it hasn't happened again! He is much more rested and cheerful! God gave him a miracle."   - Elaina Griffeth, South Royalton, Vermont

Doctors are wrong again: "My wife Laura had been told for 12 years that she could not have children. When Dea came to our church in Nov. 20, he prophesied that my wife would have a child. Nov. 18 (almost exactly one year later), our son was born, healthy, happy and perfect."   - Mike Lear, Grant Pass, Oregon

Didn't need oxygen: "I had a heart attack 3 years ago and never fully recovered. I couldn't walk any distance without losing my breath. I had to stay at home even on oxygen. Dea prayed for me and, bang, I was on the floor. When I got up, I was fully healed. Today I ran! I walked to the mail box as fast as I could, never short of breath. NO pain! I haven't used oxygen for the first time in weeks and weeks. Before prayer, I had to walk backwards upstairs to the church, stopping to rest. Tonight, I came up all the way with stopping or resting."   - Elizabeth Kam, Waikoloa, Hawaii

She feels like a brand new person: "I have been a Christian for a long time, but still was suffering with panic disorder, anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder. I was on medication for obsessive compulsive disorder. I would have rapid heartbeat. I always counted to number seven so nothing bad would happen to me. I would click lights off and on seven times. I am a nurse, so in my field, I dealt with personalities with a disorder like me. I was afraid a lot. I was afraid at tonight. I was afraid of death. If I had pain, I thought it was cancer. The night you prayed for me, I felt like things were coming out of me. I don't recount anymore. I also was delivered from a strange pain in my side. I am not worried about the medication anymore. The Lord has given me a sense of honesty and cleanliness inside. It is freedom. I feel like a brand new person. "   - Chris Williamson, Butte, Montana

She has her laughter back: "With this revival, I have had a lot of changes taken place within the last 4 days. I had suffered with migraine headaches 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and physical disabilities, where my body shut down below 40%. When I was prayed for, I felt hot from head to toe, a tremendous heat and warmth that surround me. My temperature had been subnormal and sometimes wouldn't even reach 95 degrees. I felt cold all the time and had no energy. For three days in a row, my temperature has been normal for the first time in over 2 ½ years. My headaches have been minimal. My energy level is so much higher. Because of sexual abuse, I shied away even in my marriage from sexual involvement. I feel that this is no longer a problem in my life, I want to be with my husband physically and sexually." (Her husband Dave added: "She and been hurting and in so much pain, she couldn't laugh. It was nothing but tears and crying, taking one breath at a time. She has her laughter and joy back.")   - Debbie Smith, Willington, NC

Both healed of asthma: "My son and I came forward for prayer for asthma a year ago. Devon had had asthma since he was an infant and he had been on all sorts of medications all his life. He is almost eleven now. We came forward for prayer, both of us, for our coughing, allergies and shortness of breath-all symptoms asthma and, we both were delivered! Neither of us has been on medications since that time."   - Candy and Devon, Collings Lake, New Jersey

No pain since: "I have osteoporosis and brittle bones. I had to have two surgeries. I had been in constant pain for about two years. I couldn't walk upstairs without a cane. My knees were bad, and I had to have a new hip. The night I was prayed for, I felt like something was inside pushing it out. I got warm all over. I haven't had any pain since, and I could walk up the stairs without my cane without pain."   - Paul Auvin, Bishop, California

Healed of osteoporosis: "I had osteoporosis on the back of my neck and my shoulders and was in severe pain for about five years. The night that I was prayed for, the pain left instantly. And, I have no pain. Three months later I am still healed."   - Nichole Plautz, Lakewood Colorado

She can run: "My problem in my knees started about 8 months ago and it was getting worse all the time. The doctor said it was ruptured and arthritis and fluid on my knees. It hurt all the time. I have had to walk with a cane for 6 months. When Dea called people forward for prayer, I didn't want to come because I had been prayed for a lot of times. But, something nudged me to go. I could feel the Sprit! The pain left in my left leg and then in the right one. Now, it is all gone. I can run without pain for the first time in eight months. I am healed."   - Nedra Hardy, West Virginia

Walked Down the Street Without a Limp: In 1998 I had a cerebellum blood clot stroke. In the hospital, I went into a coma for two weeks. I had surgery for it and was on life support. The doctor’s told mom that I’d be like a vegetable; wouldn’t be able to sit up or stand and wouldn’t recognize anyone. They put me into a nursing home to either live or die because the doctors had done all they could do. Christians faithfully came and prayed over me. Within 11 months, I got into my own home. Through the years I improved and improved. I got a 100% on my written and driving tests. I wasn’t able to work, but I volunteer and live a relatively normal life. But, I still had the following symptoms: on my right side I had severe numbness from the top of my head to my toes. My toes were so numb, that I couldn’t keep a good balance. I couldn’t feel with my right hand. My dexterity in it was limited. After prayer during the crusade in Rogue River, Oregon, I sat back down in the service. After the service, I had feeling in my right hand and I could stand on a slant or turn around without getting dizzy or falling. The next day, I could walk down the street without a limp. The dexterity in my hand has returned so that I am able to pick up small items. My right leg isn’t numb anymore. I can feel the tingling in it. I can feel my hand when I touch it now. God told me I am being restored to health and with the ministry touch of Dea’s revival meetings God used him to help bring about my healing. I am 70-80% toward my full restoration after just one week. I feel good!   - Joyce E. Hammers