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suburban nursing home in and the amazing fight she put up, Hands and I knew He was with me
Kirkland, Washington Wood says it's her faith that is and I made it through the night,"
Amade headlines as the actually the most important part Wood remembers.
centre of the country's first of the story.
deadly outbreak of COVID-19. "Until you've felt God's Presence
Since the first positive test at the "If it hadn't been for my faith in and His Hands on you, it's
Life Care Centre on February 28, God and my family and their something else. If it hadn't been
the virus has spread to nearly prayers and all their families and for Him, I wouldn't have survived.
two-thirds of its population. the church... faith in God and And I wasn't alone, because He
prayers pulled me through," was with me all the time," she
Geneva Wood spent much of the Wood explained. continued.
winter there, recovering from a
stroke. Just days before she was Largely kept in isolation, she says Wood also remembers one
supposed to go home, COVID-19 God was her only Companion. special doctor. He brought her a
put the facility on lockdown. Wood specifically remembers Bible and spent time each day Geneva Wood
Three days later, Wood expe- one night when she wasn't sure if reading her favourite Scriptures.
rienced a spiking fever. she would survive until morning. else battling the virus.
"At first all I said was 'Psalm 23', "Don't give up hope. God is
"I didn't know that I had the virus "I could feel God's Presence. His but he would read to me every always there and put your trust in
until I had the virus. I had no Hands were on my body and I morning," she said. Him and lean on Him and give
symptoms of it before," Wood could feel His Presence and I your life to Him. And you'll make
told CBN News. woke up and I could feel these Wood's family calls her recovery it, but you should not give up
Hands and went back to sleep. "miraculous." Nineteen days after hope and keep on fighting."
While other news outlets have entering the hospital, she was
talked about the 90-year-old's "Through the night, I couldn't see sent home, coronavirus free! Now - End Time Headlines
love for her family, spunky spirit His Face, but I could feel His she has some advice for everyone 04/03/2020

lmost half of Americans alike are turning to the Bible for Call To Return to Faith in God"
believe the coronavirus answers in this time of crisis. and/or "Sign of Coming Judge-
Apandemic is a "wake-up ment"?
call" from God "to turn back to "Americans in near full lockdown 43.4% of all respondents say yes,
faith," and one third see it as a are anxious, and understandably we are experiencing a wake-up
sign of "coming judgement" or so. Yet many are turning to God, call, coming judgement, or both.
that we are in the "last days" as the Bible, and Christian sermons
foretold in the Bible, according to for answers, some of them for the Is the Crisis Creating More
a new national poll. first time." Biblical Interest Among Non-
Christians?
The poll was conducted between "This survey provides a fascina- 21.5% of all self-identified non-
March 23-26 by McLaughlin & ting window into how Americans Christians responding to the poll
Associates for The Joshua Fund, see the COVID-19 pandemic and say yes, the crisis is causing them family and friends.
a Christian Ministry founded by how it is dramatically increasing to start reading the Bible and
well known author Joel Rosen- their interest in spiritual matters," listening to Bible teaching and Are We Living in the Last Days?
berg with an emphasis on he said. Christian sermons online even While 29.4% of all poll respon-
"mobilizing Christians to bless though they usually don't. They dents say yes, the crisis reveals
Israel and her neighbours in the Some of the questions and search online for teaching on that "we are living in what the
Name of Jesus." Rosenberg responses to the poll included the Bible prophecy and God's future Bible calls the last days.”
called the results "stunning" as following: for mankind, and/or engage in
Christians and non-Christians Are We Experiencing a "Wake-Up more spiritual conversations with www.prophecynewswatch.com