Testimony of Healing October 28, 2002 Issue

Prayer heals headaches and skin condition

Allison J. DeRussy

The hatred evident in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks completely shocked and horrified me. Although I had studied international relations, including acts of terrorism and violence, I felt weighed down with feelings of heaviness, evil, and darkness.

A few days after the attacks, I started to get severe headaches, and developed a skin condition that involved swelling on half my head. I was debilitated by the headaches, which would sometimes last for several days, and found myself unable to do a lot of the things I normally did. It was hard to think, and I lost my appetite. I missed work sometimes.

Whenever I feel sick or uneasy or afraid, I turn to God in prayer. I did this even when I was a child. It has always been the way I find peace and healing. So it was normal for me to pray for healing in this case. Right away, I found it easy to feel grateful for familiar Bible passages—verses that had comforted me in my childhood.

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