The world is full of cynics and critics. Some people still believe the world is flat. There are others who do not believe man has been to the moon. Some do not believe Bible Characters like Noah, Moses and Jesus were real people. But the record stands. History is full of accounts in which believers experienced the supernatural, were saved and were healed.
We also have a great deal of contemporary evidence that Jesus heals. I came across the testimony of someone who witnessed the March 1997 UPCI Crusade in Wara, Ethiopia. In it they described the many challenges to those who organized and ministered at the Crusade, including the heart attack experienced by Bro Billy Cole, who led the ministry team. He was forced to return to the states. This is important to note, because even though God does the miraculous, He often allows His people to experience hardship and trials. The hardship and trials develop character and the miraculous reminds that God is sovereign and good.
On that Saturday, they estimated and attendance of approximately 360,000. Some of the people had walked for days to be a part of the meeting. Because of their extreme poverty, most of them were camping out, and many of them had health issues, but were unable to afford medical help. So, not only was it God’s timing, but their were people who were hungry for a move of God.
According to one report, on Saturday they were not able to determine all that God did, but they were aware of the following miracles:
- 2 blind people were healed
- 2 lame received walked
- 1 deaf/mute man received hearing and spoke
- 1 woman with a huge hoiter hanging from her neck watched it disappear
- A demoniac man was delivered, and his mind was restore
- A paraplegic was miraculously healed
- 1 tooth was filled
The person who wrote the testimony said there were thousands that could not press their way through the crowd to testify what God had done for them and more reports were still flowing in when they closed the crusade.
Then, on Sunday they estimated that 360,000 people gathered inside the arena, but that there were approximately 500,000 total on the grounds. It is hard just to imagine that many people. But for God to do a mighty work in such a crowd is even more amazing. The ministry team made a very conservative estimate that approximately 36,000 (10%) of people received the Holy Spirit for the first time, like happened in Acts chapter 2.
To this day there are videos of this event still available on Youtube. It stands as one example of how God is still healing and filling people with the Holy Ghost in our day. In fact, there are more people being healed and saved today than at any other time in human history. And I believe you can make a case from Scripture that those numbers will only increase as the rapture draws near.
You my have noticed that Jesus just went about healing and doing good. He wasn’t trying to prove himself; he was just doing the work of the Kingdom. At the end of his earthly ministry, when he stood before Pilate and Herod, they asked for miracles, but he did not oblige. Jesus was not looking to win an argument or prove a point; He was just looking for believers; He still is!