{"id":12252,"date":"2021-07-20T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pjhmail.wordpress.com\/?p=12252"},"modified":"2021-07-20T20:34:00","modified_gmt":"2021-07-20T20:34:00","slug":"billys-new-childhood-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastorjohnshouse.com\/mailbag\/12252\/billys-new-childhood-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Billy’s New Childhood Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

God Touches My Appendix<\/strong><\/p>\n

From: 1972<\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Mellick<\/span><\/p>\n

It was about midday during the summer of 1972.\u00a0\u00a0It was during a work week where dad and mom were not at home because they were at their jobs, and I was old enough to stay home by myself.\u00a0\u00a0I can\u2019t remember where my brother and sister were, maybe outside playing or at a neighbor\u2019s house.\u00a0\u00a0Since I was the oldest, I watched my younger siblings while dad and mom provided us a living.\u00a0\u00a0I guess I was around 13 or so.<\/span><\/p>\n

Suddenly, while I was in the house, I began to feel a sharp pain in my right side.\u00a0\u00a0It was so severe that I had to lie down on the bottom bunk of my brother\u2019s and my bunkbeds.\u00a0\u00a0The pains would come and go, but the last one came and would not go away but kept getting worse.\u00a0\u00a0The excruciating throb in my side doubled me over until my head touched my knees.\u00a0\u00a0I was in a cold sweat by now and in tears.<\/span><\/p>\n

As I lay there, I remembered the faith of my mother.\u00a0\u00a0She believed in the healing power of Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0I had had experiences with Jesus healing my feet after my mother had prayed for them when I was in the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0grade, and at ten years old, I had another experience with Jesus when He showed me where, on a dreary rainy day, I had lost the ten dollars I had that was to feed the thirteen people who were living in the same house.\u00a0\u00a0I found the ten dollars, and we had lunch.\u00a0\u00a0As I pondered those experiences, I started crying out to God in my heart and then very softly, verbally.\u00a0\u00a0I couldn\u2019t get up to get help, nor was there anyone around to cry out to other than Jesus.\u00a0\u00a0I remembered praying, \u201cJesus, I have no one to help me . . . will you help me?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The pain was unbearable as I was calling out on His name.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I really don\u2019t remember how long I was on the bunkbed feeling the pain, with my head doubled over touching my knees, but again just as sudden, I felt a warmth touching my head and a calmness in my little mind (as I do now writing about it) that slowly flowed down my body until I felt it around my front right side.\u00a0\u00a0When that warm and peaceful feeling stopped at my side, I heard the word, \u201cappendix\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I had never heard that word, at least I don\u2019t remember if I did, and I certainly didn\u2019t know what it was or what it meant.\u00a0\u00a0I remember feeling that kind of feeling when Jesus healed my feet.\u00a0\u00a0I spoke softly again, \u201cI know who are, and I know what you can do \u2013 will you please touch me again?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0The pain immediately subsided!\u00a0\u00a0My body straightened out on the bed, numb from the peace it felt.\u00a0\u00a0I rolled over and stood up on the floor without any pain in my side or belly at all.\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t remember much what happened that day, only that I went outside to play.\u00a0\u00a0But I do remember the joy that I felt that Jesus heard me once again, and I thanked Him for hearing a young boy pray.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My dad and mother, I learned, had had their appendixes removed, and when Judy and I had our son Josh, at eight years old his appendix ruptured.\u00a0\u00a0It was only prayer by God\u2019s people and a touch by Jesus that prevented us from losing our child.\u00a0\u00a0It is now 2021.\u00a0\u00a0I am 61 years old, soon to be 62 and I have never had another flare-up from my appendix.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus really touched and helped me.<\/span><\/p>\n

I recently saw an old video on YouTube of an Oral Roberts healing service.\u00a0\u00a0He was teaching that healing is the \u201cchildren\u2019s (of God) bread\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0He went on preaching that there is one thing that God cannot refuse, and that is when you ask Him, \u201cHelp me!\u201d\u00a0\u00a0He will help you, but Brother Roberts went on to say that Jesus wants you to turn your heart towards Him, repent, live right, do right, turn your life around.<\/span><\/p>\n

My Pastor, Brother John D. Clark, Sr. said many times over the years, \u201cGod has used Brother Oral Roberts in the twentieth century to turn more people\u2019s hearts towards God than any other man since the Apostle Paul.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Jesus is still here!\u00a0\u00a0All we must pray and ask is, \u201cLord, help me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

God, help us all!<\/span><\/p>\n

Billy Mellick\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More Chilhood Stories\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

childrens-stories.pdf (goingtojesus.com)<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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