Just got this e-mail sent to me this morning asking for prayer for Steve Aherne, the National Director of Youth With A Mission Australia:
Steve would like to request some urgent prayer for his health. He is being taken to the hospital today due to losing body heat from the extreme psoriasis breakout on his body. He is experiencing pain over his entire body and would greatly appreciate immediate prayer coverage as much as possible.
I consider myself lucky to call Steve a good friend and am praying for a quick recovery for him. He has battled with chronic health troubles ever since I’ve know him and would love to see some healing come to his body.
Please send up a prayer for Steve Aherne when you get a chance.
GOD HAS BEEN PUTTING STEVE ON MY HEART!!!!! HE HAS BEEN SAYING “STEVE!” “STEVE!” “STEVE!” AND I FINALLY KNOW NOW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT!!!
I AM PRAYING!!!!
I would also like to share my testimony with you.
I DIED IN MY SLEEP AND CAME BACK TO LIFE!
I was very sad and angry once. I was working a job I hated, and one morning walking home I felt dead. I had no energy and I thank God I made it home. That job was killing me. I know now that people cannot live on bread alone, and I was allowing my past to kill me, and that night I felt dead. That day I prayed before bed “God.. I don’t want to die. I want to live! I want to be here for Molly (the woman I want to marry), I want to be here to share your Light!” That morning I died in my sleep. I died. I saw this dark place. I was drunk, and mindless.. People screaming and whaling. I was looking for a friend. A guy sitting in the hallway there had a gun and he was saying “who are you! Where did you come from!” I said “no no no! I’m just looking for a friend!” He said oh.. “I haven’t seen your friend, but I can give you a place to stay.” He took me up a hill, and up this hill I started to see this beautiful fire burning around me. It was still dark around me but this light was around me. Then I was shot up into the clouds faster than I could even think about it! I began to see the man with the gun in the clouds where I was looking.. He started showing me all these things in the clouds. I don’t remember all of them, but He was speaking right to my soul. Then I heard the voice of the Lord say “ all of these things people do to make up for their losses. They fight, they drink, they’re trying to save themselves.. but it only leaves scars…” and then He started speaking in a Heavenly language.. and then the very clear words came out. “welcome back my son.” And I felt the breath of life rush back into me, air and love and life, life, seriously rushed back into me!!!
I believe I died that night in my sleep, and God spoke life back into me. I could not be more certain. I have a new heart.
He spoke life into me. From that day God has been performing amazing things in my life. Showing me that He’s with me.. and comforting me.
I believe that man I saw was an angel, Jesus was the gate. I was a lost sheep looking for my friend.
Jesus.
God allowed me to see that place, so that I could know that I was His. I believe this. I was born again.