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By Reinhard Bonnke miracle…
Jean Neil was a dedicated, conservative
Christian who sought God for years to
heal her from her paraplegic condition.
For decades she hoped and believed for a
She never missed church, but it was nerve-
racking to get her there. First her wheel-
chair had to be moved near the car. Then
she had to be helped out of the chair and
carefully positioned to get inside. Her
husband would beg her to stay at home.
Tears of pain would roll from her eyes, but
her jaw remained firm.
She would not be denied any opportunity
to be in the house of the Lord. “Take this
hunchback to church,” Jean Neil would
say, gritting her teeth, with a fierce little
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twinkle in her eye. During each meeting
Jean would only be able to sit on a thick would heal her. Something began stirring deep in
cushion for a few minutes. Then the pain Jean's soul.
would become unbearable. For that reason
many prayers were made for her healing. TWO POWERFUL DREAMS
That night she had two distinct and vivid dreams.
YEARS OF UNANSWERED PRAYER First she dreamt she underwent spinal surgery and
The pastor prayed, the youth group prayed, died on the operating table. She watched the doctor
the women's group prayed. Always her tell her husband that her heart simply had become
friends searched for answers: “Was too weak to endure the procedure. She awoke with
something wrong with their prayers? Why a start. There could be no mistake about the
wouldn't God heal such a faithful servant meaning of this dream - if she chose to undergo
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Jean never lost hope, but her faith went
through many ups and downs. She had
developed a strong and defiant will to
thrive in the face of great odds. In spite of
her condition, Jean took an active role as a
youth leader.
Then something happened that would
change her life forever. A three-year-old
toddler at church, a little boy, walked up to
Jean and asked to pray for her. She took his
little hands in hers and let him pray his
simple, childlike prayer. He asked that God