2016 was the year my life turned upside-down.
One day in January, I suddenly felt severe pain in my back. I couldn’t bend over or sit for long without pain. I consulted a chiropractor, who took x-rays and told me my spine was very curved.
Because my condition was serious, I was advised to take a package of 10 treatments, costing nearly RM2000. Each treatment relieved the pain, but it always returned within a week.
A friend recommended that I see an osteopath. I went for treatment and was delighted when the pain seemed to disappear. 6 months later, however, it was back with a vengeance. The osteopath told me that I would need maintenance treatment every 6 months.
In July, I lost my job when the company closed local operations. Finding a new job was tough as the industry was not doing well. Soon after that, my father developed weakness in his legs. Doctors found a growth pressing on his spinal cord.
In the midst of all these troubles, I took time off to visit a friend in Melbourne. She is a Christian, and she shared the gospel to me every day! I wasn’t interested and told her so! Undaunted, she kept sharing and sending messages about Christ. In one message, she wrote a prayer, which she told me to pray if I ever wanted to accept Jesus. I ignored it.
My father’s condition deteriorated. Eventually, he was unable to walk or control his bladder and lost sensation in his lower body. Doctors advised surgery to remove the growth, but warned it was extremely risky – he could be rendered paralysed or even die if anything went wrong during surgery.
That was the tipping point for me. I realised I needed God. On the morning of my father’s surgery (13 Feb 2017), I knelt in my room and said the prayer my friend had sent me, inviting Jesus into my life and prayed for Him to save my dad. Immediately, a wind blew in my face – although I was in an enclosed room – and I knew dad would be alright. He came through the surgery with no complications.
I attended the Maldonado Healing Rally every night from 30 June to 2 July 2017 at the Kelana Jaya Stadium. During worship, I sang until my voice nearly gave out. The more I sang, the better I felt! Suddenly, there was strength on my lower back, and the pain was gone! I could stand without leaning onto anything. I could pick things up and my back could support me. 2 weeks later, I went for an x-ray. My spine had significantly straightened! Something both the chiropractor and osteopath had said was impossible. Jesus had healed me!
Since then up until today, 16 March 2018, there has been no pain and no more visits to the doctors. And recently, I received a job offer.
God has given me new life, new health, and a new job!
Teresa Oh
Full Gospel Tabernacle Subang Jaya