"I am
the resurrection and the life; he that believeth in me
though he were dead, yet shall he live." John 11:25
For about 15 years the Rev. Rene Theules has been the
Pastor of The Church of Saint Paul in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, an old Anglican Church that was bought by the
A/G when they planted a church in that area.
He has also been a member of the General Council of the
A/G in Argentina for a long period; also a Presbyter and
the General Manager of the A/G Publishing House in
Argentina.
Now, what is so special with him? Well...besides being a
man of God the special thing with him is that he . . .
should not be alive. He should have died at the age of
27. (He still has the death certificate his doctor
extended the night he was supposed to die! )
He gave his life to Jesus and committed his life to the
Lord when he was still young. He was studying Medicine
by that time. Now, he says that even though he gave his
life to Jesus he kept on doing his own will.
While he was leading that life of ups and downs, he was
infected with leprosy. Nowadays leprosy is a dangerous
contagious disease, something to be feared but anyway
there is a cure available . . . but 50 years ago it
meant to be cast out of society, sent to an island apart
from everybody and death. That was the future for a
leper. Besides that he had the worst form of leprosy
that exists.
The family Doctor agreed to keep the facts hidden, so he
could stay home and lead a "normal" life. As the disease
progressed he gradually lost all his capacities and his
body was turned into something you would not like to
see. Finally he was unconscious. His ears grew till they
reached his shoulders and his nose was eaten by the
disease.
Then one stormy night the Doctor came to the house and
told his mother that since it was a bad night to go out
and find a doctor he has decided to sign the death
certificate for her son because he was absolutely sure
he was not going to live through the night. His mother
was aware of that fact . . . but she was also praying !
After midnight while she was on a rocking chair half
asleep she heard someone entering the room: she heard
the door open and close and felt some wind blowing like
a soft breeze, but she did not see anybody. She placed
herself back on the chair thinking it was a dream, and
as she was doing that she look at his son face: she
almost hit the ceiling when she did . . . her son's face
was moving . . . and it was being restored ! ! !
The restoration process went on all night. The next
morning he sat on his bed and asked for food. He was
completely restored.
Did you noticed that the door opened and closed just
once? The Mighty One that entered that room that night
was to stay there.
When Jesus enters . . . he means to stay!
It happened almost 50 years ago. Brother Theules is now
retired from official activities but he still travels
throughout the country preaching and teaching the word
of God and telling folks wherever that Jesus Christ died
to make us whole, spirit, soul, and body.
He should not be alive. He had leprosy. Over 70 % of the
nerve cells of his body are dead:; you don't have to be
a doctor to know that there is something wrong with that
figure! He is alive in a body that lacks the minimum
amount of nerve cells to keep it going. Isn't that a
miracle?
PRAISE
JESUS!
J.
Conrad Lampan |
