Testimony of Healing September 22, 1986 Issue

There are students who attend Christian Science Sunday Schools...

JAMES LLEWELLYN HEILAND

There are students who attend Christian Science Sunday Schools whose parents are not themselves practicing Christian Scientists. I lovingly offer my testimony especially to these children.

Although my parents were not members of a branch church or of The Mother Church, they recognized the tremendous value of my attending a Christian Science Sunday School when I was growing up. I will always be grateful they enrolled me in the Sunday School of a local branch church. Though my attendance was not very regular, when I did attend I felt a great sense of kindness and love from my Sunday School teacher and the other pupils. I never felt like an outsider in any way. The spiritual lessons I learned there were a great help to me during a severe trial when I was a child and they continue to bless me today.

One morning when I was eight years old I woke up and found it impossible to move. I was so terrified that all I could do was cry. When my parents came in to check on me they quickly realized that something was wrong. My dad picked me up, placed me in our car, and drove me to the local hospital. After a thorough examination and X-rays, I was diagnosed as having pneumonia and a collapsed lung. We were told that the collapsed lung had to be removed, so surgery was scheduled for two days later.

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