Emmanuel
Church of Singapore was founded over thirty
years ago, and for several years the leadership was
seeking the Lord for revival. Over some
seven hours The Elijah Challenge trained
the people how to heal the sick as Jesus commanded
His disciples.
During
the training the Lord encouraged the people
by touching some infirm people physically as the believers
laid hands on them.
At the Sunday morning worship the following
day the trained saints stepped onto the battlefield
to engage the enemy. After the gospel was preached,
the believers laid hands on the infirm as they
had
been taught
to demonstrate that Jesus Christ indeed has
authority to forgive sin.
After
a few minutes of ministry, several people
came forward with testimonies. The most noteworthy
one concerned
a middle-aged
man who had been unable to swallow anything---even
his own saliva---for
about half a year. There was some kind of
blockage in his esophagus which directed everything
he swallowed
into his
lungs. He had to be fed via a stomach tube.
During the time of healing ministry, his son along
with some
of the
other youth laid hands on him. Immediately
afterwards, he took a sip of water and discovered that
he was
able to swallow it normally. After the service
during lunchtime
in the Fellowship Hall he was seen enjoying
a cup of milk. The next day he was eating rice porridge.
There were others
who testified as well of being healed. The
people had never before witnessed such things at Emmanuel
and were very excited and encouraged.
This
was an encouraging miracle for a modern,
prosperous and westernized city like Singapore where
many people can speak
English fluently. Typically, miracles in
such environments are fewer and less impressive than
miracles in India or
Africa. Leader Tee Hock Seng was very enthusiastic
witnessing what the Lord did in and through
the congregation. He commented that the teaching was
very Scriptural and
so without reservation they will continue
to apply it to heal the sick for the proclamation of
the Kingdom of God.