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HEALING OF APPENDICITIS
First published in Le Heraut de la Science Chretienne, the French edition of The Herald of Christian Science
In 2005, one day at school, I felt a very sharp pain in my stomach, and I had to leave the classroom. The school staff was concerned and recommended that I go see a doctor, which I did. After having examined me at the hospital in Kinshasa, where I went with my mother, the doctor diagnosed appendicitis requiring surgery. He had a very busy schedule, but told us he would be able to perform this procedure within three weeks at the very latest.
The doctor's diagnosis and his troubling description made me very scared, but while I waited to return to the hospital, I remembered what I was learning in the Christian Science Sunday School, and I resolved to align my thoughts with those teachings, instead of supporting the doctor's conclusions. In my family, we have already had ample evidence that prayer restores health, and therefore my parents and I turned to God when faced with this problem, confident in the effectiveness of spiritual treatment.
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September 20, 2010 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from ANDREW WILSON, CAROLYN HILL, STEPHANIE PEEK, PAUL BRANDIS
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BALANCE ON THE TECH BEAM
JEFF WARD-BAILEY, STAFF EDITOR
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from Peter W. Marty, Tim Hornyak
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CHILDREN IN DISASTERS: PRAYER LIFTS TRAUMA
ANTHONY WHITEHOUSE
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BEHOLD THE GLORY OF GOD
MICHAEL HAMILTON
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'TELL ME MORE ...'
TAMIE KANATA
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MEDIA IMAGES AND A SPIRITUAL LESSON
BY GAYLE WEBER
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THY PLAN BE DONE
BY HELEN OSTENBERG ELSWIT
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24/7 CONNECTIVITY OUR ONENESS WITH GOD
BY TONY LOBL
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YOU CAN OVERCOME VIDEO GAME ADDICTION
BY MARK SWINNEY
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KEEPING PACE WITH TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY
Rick Dearborn
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THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS?
BY ZACH BUTTOLPH
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SPORTS IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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SHARING THE VIEW
BETH CAREY
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BREATHING DIFFICULTY HEALED
GINNY CHADWICK
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HEALING OF APPENDICITIS
BÉNIE MABELA NTELO
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HEALING OF FACIAL GROWTH
HELANE SMITH