Article December 20, 1999 Issue

The healing touch of Christ

God's healing power is with you now.

By Richard Bergenheim

CHRIST RESTORES

The pastor of the church down the street from the one I attend has written a book about his early experience in the ministry. The building where they were meeting was in disrepair. The surrounding community had serious problems with drugs and prostitution, which frightened away people who had attended the church. One of the ushers was stealing from the collection. Some of the women in the little choir were getting pregnant out of wedlock. And there were days when even he didn't want to come to church.