Hearing restored

Dr Guy & Ilke,

Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Pastor Lewie & Pastor Mary has asked me to type out my testimony of healing for my hearings, via a request from you. When Pastor Lewie & Mary first told Steve and I about the Campmeetings in Las Vegas to be held in August 2008, they said that it would be a lifechanging experience. Well, to say the least, IT HAS! I have been hard of hearing for about 10 years. For the past 5 years I have worn hearing aids in both ears, my right ear being the worst. Hearing aids helped some but I still had a hard time understanding people when they talked with me. I got very good at reading lips. In July of 2008, Steve & I went to California to see if I could qualify to be a participant in a clinical study for implantable hearing aids. I went thru numerous hearing testing, CAT scans, ultrasounds and advanced hearing tests. It was determined that I was a great candidate for this procedure. Needless to say, I was very excited at the thought that I would get my hearing back in one ear (they would only implant the device in one ear, not both). We stayed over an extra night in California so that I could meet with the Surgeon who would be doing the surgery and also to schedule the surgery. We met with the Dr. on Thursday. He explained all the risks that might be involved trying to talk me out of this. He said that there was a possibility that I would lose what little hearing that I did have completely. I was determined. He explained that he needed to try to discourage me to see how determined I was. He realized that I was willing to go the whole mile. We went to schedule the surgery and the DR. told the scheduler that the surgery would be on my left ear. That was ear I could hear a little better out of. It seems that there was not enough space behind the ear under the skin on the right side to implant the device. They would have to place it behind the left ear. Too make a long story short, I turned out not to be a candidate because the frequency of the device was in the same frequency range that I could hear better at, which would cause me to hear the device operating, not the sounds of everyday life. I would only hear the "whistling" of the device, like when someone gives you a hug and gets too close to a hearing aid., it whistles. So it wouldn't help me at all in that ear. I left California very discouraged and disappointed, but knowing that our God can do all things. So I just left it at that. I would wait until the time came that He would give me my healing.

When we went to the Word Of Life Campmeetings in Las Vegas in August 2008, I went with an expectation. I can't explain it. There was just a burning in my insides that I knew without a shadow of doubt, that I was going to get my healing. I could hardly contain myself. I was anticipating each service, just waiting for the "appointed time". That time came Monday evening. The Power of the Holy Spirit was so alive and powerful in the service. The excitement inside me began to bubble up. As soon as Dr. Guy said that there was healing in the house, and that there was someone that had a hearing problem, I was down to the front lickity split. Dr Guy was calling out other sicknesses and diseases, but I didn't even hear them. I was so excited, I was going to get my hearing back that night. The Power fell hard. Dr. Guy didn't even lay hands on me, he just Prayed over us and then he let the Holy Spirit do the rest. I fell under the Power and the next thing I knew, I was hearing clearly. It was as if a loud speaker was turned on full blast inside of my head. Praise God! I know that I received my healing, because I came with an expectation of greater things. He said it, I believe it, and that settles it.

The other day in church, we were in the far corner in the back of the church, as Steve was ushering. In the past, all I could hear was mumbling. I knew what Pastor Mary was singing as the words were on the screen, but I couldn't hear clearly the words that she was speaking. If she gave a Word of Knowledge to someone, it was just muffled to me, I couldn't understand it. Well, that very next Sunday, I was able to hear every word that she sang or spoke clearly. WHOO HOO

I can't tell you enough how much my life has changed, being able to hear again. I used to give some "off the wall" answers to questions people asked, because I could not hear them. Now I am more confident in facing people. Steve & I manage a Storage facility and we deal with people every day. Now I am confident that I will have the correct answer when they ask me a question.

All the glory to God.

Connie Gowers
House Of Destiny