Testimony of Healing February 28, 2000 Issue

Mountain climber healed of illness

Laurie J. Smith

This past summer, I went on a five-day backpacking trip in the southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Our group hiked several miles to an altitude of 11,500 feet, where we set up our base camp near a beautiful mountain creek.

Part of our trip included a climb to the peak of a 14,000-foot mountain, and I really enjoyed the adventure. As we headed back to our base camp, however, I started feeling unusually warm and quite ill. With great difficulty, I reached my tent and crawled into my sleeping bag. I promptly fell into a deep sleep.

Upon waking, I didn't feel much better. The smell of dinner cooking, which usually made me eager to partake in the meal, made me feel nauseated instead. I was tempted to feel completely out of control and far from help.

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