A Doctor Who Prayed for a Miracle

I asked Dr. Kpozenhouen permission to tell you this story:

Please meet, Dr. Pascal Kpozehouen, who is a medical doctor (surgeon) in Shanghai where his wife, Elizabeth, is also a Medical doctor. They serve at one of the local hospitals in Shanghai. A year ago, Pascal accepted the responsibility as the Minister of Prayer at the Shanghai Community Fellowship Church. In addition, he also serves as one of our worship leaders. (Talk about a man who has a lot on his plate!)

Recently, Pascal received a phone call from his family in Benin, West Africa that advised him that his older brother who lives in France, was gravely ill and would not survive much longer. Pascal told us that he had been praying for his brother and a younger sister every day for a long time. He prayed that his brother would have his eyes opened to the truth and receive Jesus personally. His brother had his Ph.D in science and therefore always had an answer from science whenever Pascal tried to speak to him about God. Now Pascal was taking a few weeks to go to help his family through these difficult days.

Originally he was suppose to fly to France to see his brother, but at the last moment, his brother decided to come to their home town of Benin. He wondered how God would work it all out, but had prayed and now was trusting Him.

Pascal said that his brother's health had deteriorated to the point that he was in a wheelchair, unable to walk unless he stood with a cane. He was growing weaker by the moment. When he first saw his brother, he could hardly recognize him and in the natural thought that certainly unless God intervened he would not live long.

They had a time of sharing and prayer with the entire family before they went to bed. That night, about 1:00 a.m., Pascal's brother woke him up and said, "Pascal, when you were praying there was a wonderful light that was all around you and it came over me, too! Pascal, I want to know this light; you've got to show me how to know this light." Pascal, told Him about Jesus, and how to know Him personally. His brother said, "I want to know Jesus!" Together they prayed for his brother's salvation and healing. The next day, his brother shared with the family that he had come to meet Jesus in the night, and that he was also completely healed physically! Praise God!

But that's not all...

His sister had received Jesus when she was a young girl, but now as an adult, she was far from God. At 3:00 A.M. God awoke Pascal and told him (whispered in his heart) to go to the room where his sister was sleeping. He told the Lord it was late and that she was probably asleep, and asked if it could wait until the next day. However, the Holy Spirit urged him to get up right then and to go to his sister's room, which he did. When he walked in, his sister was sitting on the side of the bed and did not see him enter. She was weeping deeply. On the night stand beside the bed, she had put together poison to take in order to end her life. As she reached for it, Pascal, said loudly, "Wait, please don't take your life! God loves you and will take you back!"

They walked into the yard in the night and wept together. His sister asked him if it was true that even though she had turned her back on God, that He would take her back. She was so ashamed of her life. She had previously been married, but was separated from her husband and children. She was in such despair that she was going to end her life rather than face another day.

Pascal shared this scripture with her, "The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." - 2 Peter 3:9

He told his sister that God was longsuffering toward her - He was patient, and full of mercy and wanted to receive her back. He told her that if she would just turn to God, God would forgive her and help her. Together they prayed and Jesus, indeed, forgave her sins and gave her a new life! She too, shared with the whole family what God had done for her.

He shared with us Sunday that he wanted to tell the whole world that God will forgive our sins and heal our bodies through Jesus Christ!

His prayers for so long for both his brother and sister were answered - all in one night!

Thank you, Jesus!