Pastor Ed Moreno

By Pastor Ed Moreno

In the first church the Lord enabled me to plant, there was a little girl by the name of Mandy.  Mandy was born with serious kidney problems and at just fourteen months old she had to have surgery.

When the tubes were put down her throat, Mandy’s vocal cords got lacerated.  The medical professionals made it clear to her parents that Mandy might never be able to speak, and that if she did it would be with a low, gravelly kind of voice.

At age three, Mandy still had not made any vocal sounds, so her parents began to teach her sign language.  It was at about this same time that Mandy’s parents brought her to the church elders and myself to pray that God would intervene. (See James 5:14, 15)

Within six months, not only was Mandy speaking but singing!  And what was especially confounding was that, from a physiological standpoint, Mandy should not have had the capacity to sing because of her lacerated vocal cords.  It had been unlikely that she would ever be able to speak, but sing?  Well, that was simply never going to be a possibility.

And, yet, Mandy sang.  And at age five, Mandy was actually singing solos in the adult worship services – with a voice so strong and pure that it left the listeners amazed that one so young could sing so beautifully.

Let me say again, from a physiological standpoint, Mandy did not have the capacity to sing because of her lacerated vocal cords.  But there she was on the stage making it clear to everyone who heard her that God is still in the business of performing astounding miracles in response to the prayers of his people.

Folks, in every area of life, the followers of Jesus are authorized to pray for healings and miracles of all kinds.  And out of his great love, mercy and grace, God in his sovereignty will regularly choose to intervene and grant some of those healings and miracles.  So I want to encourage you, dear ones, to never hesitate to pray and ask God for them.

New Day Christian Church meets Sundays at 9:30 and 11 a.m.  They are located at 7155 Hamner Avenue, at Schleisman Road.  For more information, visit http://www.newdaycc.net.