Now for an absolute “Praise Report.” I developed a malady that is a catch-all term used by Doctors called ‘Peripheral Neuropathy’ in the 90’s. It is a slow degeneration of the nerves, i.e. feeling in my feet and had progressed from my toes in each foot to the mid-calf area. It is primarily found in people with diabetes or from a family history of same. I have neither. I have long paid close attention to possible cures and medication procedures, even going to Houston when we were still living in Liberty to get shots of Vitamin B in my back, legs, and feet. Obviously, the concern is loss of enough circulation to require surgery of some extent. As another aside, I had developed a slight Upper Left Atrium Heart Chamber fibrillation after all the stress caused by the totally and completely false accusations brought against me as Mayor. I gave all that to the Lord years ago and really do not ponder it or think about it at all. The reason I bring it up now is to explain that I have been taking Coumadin as a blood thinner for about 6 years. It was a Bayer Aspirin prior to that. Anyway, I have to go by my Dr.’s Lab once a month to check my Pro-Time or in lay terms, check the thickness and coagulation of my blood. That takes just a few seconds and a pin prick on the end of my finger. I have never had a dosage control problem or reaction.
I have participated in healing events at our Church (Christ Episcopal Church of SA <www.cecsa.org/> on web) in the past and felt some tingling. The Rev. Jack and Anna Marie Sheffield along with members of Christ Episcopal Church and Alamo Heights United Methodist Church started a healing prayer ministry called Christ Healing Center. Currently they are meeting twice a week. I went to that group on the afternoon of April 5, 2006, was anointed and prayed for by those present in that room. I almost immediately felt a tingling in my legs and feet. The next morning I went by the Dr.’s lab on the way to Burnett, TX, on business. The Nurse sort of rolled her eyes at me and asked what different medicine or other pill I had been taking since my last visit. She stated that my blood was 6½ times too thin and I needed to stop the coumadin. She took additional blood to send to a lab to get another reading(It came back the next day at over 4½+ times too thin) I did not think about it really since I just figured the tester was on the fritz.
The next morning, I could feel areas of touching that had been completely dead to touch (Confirmed over several years by specialist Doctors) the day before. I started thinking about how our bodies carry oxygen, antibodies, etc to the rest of our bodies. I realized it is through our blood stream. I had already started thinking about it before I heard from the lab about my Pro-Time(4½+). I didn’t say anything except in Prayer before letting several days pass. I returned to the Ministries for additional prayers on the 18th and the 26th of this month. I can now feel carpet pile even through my socks, my feet stay warm, I can feel cool tile, I can move my toes independently, and I can tell if anyone is touching the bottom of my feet anywhere and it seems as though my feet and legs are getting better. It is a Miracle but not really. He has told us that “Whenever 2 or 3 are gathered together in His Name, He will be there also”. Our Lord tells us many times to “ask, and ye shall receive”.
You can tell anyone with whom you want to share this story. In His Name, Scott