Hip dysplasia is the medical name used to describe a problem with formation of the hip joint in children. The location of the problem can be either the ball of the hip joint (femoral head), the socket of the hip joint (the acetabulum), or both. Mine was both. Mostly in the left hip.

This was only discovered when I was already 15 years old. After 2 operations of reconstruction and resurfacing I was relieved from pain and discomfort. After my second operation seven years ago my left hip was very stiff. I couldn’t rotate my leg inwards and therefore sit crossed legs. My movement in my hip was also restricted due to the stiffness. I have been for many a physio session and are currently on a rehabilitation exercise programme.

Over the years I have received a lot of prayer for total restoration of my hip. And I truely believe God worked a miracle every time. Getting me to a place where I couldn’t run to a full on jog!

Three weeks ago friends prayed for me again and anointed my hips with oil. I trust that God then started a preparation for future healing. Saturday evening at the Jesus Culture show in Johannesburg I stood up for prayer for my hip (after someone got a word of wisdom). People gathered around me and prayed, laid hands on me and trusted Jesus for a total healing. The result? I can sit crossed legs!

Jesus has again taken me to a next level of healing. I believe in physical healing but an emotional healing is just as important when it comes to trusting Jesus. And I rejoice in the works of His hands. Can’t wait to see what’s next!

So I want to encourage you to start working on your faith in God’s promises and start sowing and before you know it you live as the head and not
the tail!

On Sunday 27 June I was in church and the feeling came back stronger and with a sense of urgency – I knew I had to speak with my brother immediately, I didn’t know what I should say – all I had was that the Holy Spirit was telling me he should start attending Every Nation’s sermons. As I realised this I spoke to the Spirit and said this is not close to his home he is not going to drive here – it is far, its extra petrol he is going to use it as an excuse, he doesn’t know anybody here and he is not convicted in his heart, I am.

At the beginning of the year he had borrowed money from me to pay for his studies and the Lord told me, you can lighten his burden – write-off his debt. I said okay. My last concern was the fact that my brother is terrible with a phone, sms, e-mail, he seldom answers and rarely phones back, he is also a social butterfly so never at home or available, so I told the Lord, I will do this but he needs to answer his phone.

After church I told my husband and asked him if it is okay if I gave the money to my brother and he agreed. I got home and phoned my brother, he picked up on the third ring (miracle in itself) and true to himself he was on a farm with friends. He said he was coming back the afternoon and that he would meet me for a coffee.

After that I phoned a friend and while I was talking to her I realised all I had to say to my brother was that me and the Lord loves him much more than he could ever imagine. Armed with only those 2 points I went to our meeting.

We caught up and spoke a long time about everything in his life and then he asked me why I wanted to speak to him. I told him I was worried about him and that the week that has passed I really felt him on my heart and that the morning I felt God spoke to me and told me that I need to tell you how much He and I love you. With these words he broke down in tears and couldn’t get his emotions under control. We spoke a long time and he agreed to attend our sermons. After which I told him I also felt the Lord told me to write-off his debt, with that he started crying again (he also confessed he couldn’t remember when last he cried) and said he couldn’t accept the money and I asked him why. He said he doesn’t know why but it is not right in his eyes. I again asked him why– he admitted he didn’t really know and I asked him if I could tell him. He said yes and I said – it is the way you were raised, it is pride and it is a slap in the Lord’s face. He hates pride and I know you have the worldly view that it is a good thing to take care of your own affairs and suffer through them but you were taught incorrectly, it is not your fault, but now you have a choice, to either go on and be in charge of your own life or let the Lord teach you a different way, a way where you depend on Him and trust Him to look after you. He wants you to be able to receive gifts with joy and give with joy.

My brother have been attending our sermons for a month, he is in a relationship where he is being one-to-one and he has joined a connect group. I know he has long journey ahead of him but I also know God is with him, He will complete the good work that he has started in him.

I am forever thankful for what the Lord has done in my own life and how He is working in people around me. It broke my heart to realise that the only thing my brother needed was a confirmation that someone loves him. How many people out there need the same and are so desperate and hungry for love? People you see every day, people that are close to you, people you rush by because you are too busy to notice? God is love, you can’t give them a better gift.

Eendag vat ek aan my seer verkoue keel en voel ek ‘n knoppie langs my gorrel. Ag, dis seker nie iets ernstig nie.  Die knoppie gaan nie weg nie… Na ontkenning en uitstel gaan ek eindelik vir ‘n sonar op 1 April 2010.  8 April 2010 verwys Dr. Rix Joubert my na die chirurg.  12 April 2010 sit ek in Dr. Penzhorn se spreekkamer en toe tref die werklikheid my – skildklierkanker.  En die spoed waarteen dinge gaan, vertel my dis ernstig.  Opereer so gou moontlik. 15 April 2010, Wilgers Hospitaal.

Dis dit.  ‘n Paar datums en iets wat daar gebeur het.  Gebeure wat my lewe geruk.

Hoekom? Hoekom, Here?  Here?  Ek onthou nog so goed hoe ek voor die sneeubal van gebeure in die kerk was vir gebed.  Ek glo Here.  Ek glo U kan my genees. U het nie operasies nodig nie.  U kan sommer net so my gesond maak. Maar Hy het nie.  Weet jy hoe word jou lewe geruk wanneer die Een op wie jy jou lewe bou, die Een wat jy met jou lewe vertrou, die Een wat jou lewe lank jou al dra, wanneer jou beste Vriend skielik van die toneel verdwyn?  Die teleurstelling wat jou lewe tot stilstand ruk.  Want Hy kon.  Hy is in beheer van die heelal.  “Before heartache comes to my heart, it has to go through Your hands.”  Hy het dit toegelaat.  Hy het besluit om my nie bo-natuurlik te genees nie, om ‘n chirurg se hande te gebruik om die kanker uit te haal.  Hoekom moes ek hierdeur gaan? Hoekom het U dit toegelaat?

Wat is geloof? Geloof is om te bly vertrou te midde die teleurstelling.  Geloof sê: “Wat God bepaal, is reg.” Geloof is om nie vir God voor te skryf wat Hy moet doen nie, maar net te vertrou en Hom toe te laat om God te wees.

Jy sien, wanneer die golwe jou tref en jy verstaan nie, jy verstaan nie hoekom Jesus nie jou hand gryp en jou uit die golwe oplig nie, weet dan dat Hy iets weet wat jy nie weet nie.  Dis hoekom Hy ‘n besluit maak wat jy nie verstaan nie. En jy hoef nie te weet wat Hy weet nie, want Hy is God.  Wat Hy bepaal is reg.  Rus in die wete dat Hy weet hoekom Hy dit toelaat.

Wat is geloof?  Geloof is om alles oor te gee en Hom te vertrou om die besluite te neem.

God is getrou.  Hy word nie geïntimideer deur ons Hoekom?s nie.  Hy word nie kwaad as ons fuiste na Hom swaai en ten hemele skree nie.  Hy is geduldig.  Hy nooi jou uit: “Kom laat ons die saak uitmaak. Kom na My toe en Ek sal jou rus gee.  Gee My jou las, dis vir jou te swaar.  Ek het dit reeds gedra, aan die kruis.”

Waarop kom dit alles neer?  Geloof en vertroue in die kruis en ‘n verhouding met die Een wat daarop gehang het. Vir jou.

In the past I would have taken it,and thougt its my little blessing,but now the security gaurd got blessed with the help of a misunderstanding!!

In the same week my prayers got answered and instead of only working half day I’m offered a fullday job!it’s really a mirracle,since I did not once apply or ask for a full day job at my workplace! (Sharing this with my family they just laughed and said I should have picked up the money!!_Hopefully you see the miracle!)

My family was getting worried about me.  I was in a church that started out in a house and I was baptized, their son was becoming weird.  On the other hand I started praying for my family with my new “spiritual family”.  Now three and a half years down the line most of our family across the country is part of the “house church” (or cult as most people used to call it) and new babies being born into the family are not being baptized as babies any more.

Now we praise God that He used the obedience of only a few family members to affect the entire family.