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Frances
Hunter
Are
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Table Of Contents
Chapter 1. What is Happening to Me? 4
Chapter 2. Honey, Im Sick! 18
Chapter . It C"# $e Happening to
Me!
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Chapter 4. I Hate S%gar! & 4'
Chapter '. n (%nce o) *re+ention '4
Chapter . -os -oo /oo 4
Chapter 0. What is -oo Heath Worth? 8
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CHAPTER ONE
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?
-et a com)ortae chair an sit o3n, eca%se
yo% 3ont p%t this ook o3n %nti yo% ha+e
competey )inishe reaing it!
-o has gi+en me a message to share 3ith the
$oy o) Christ 3hich can sa+e yo%r i)e!
When yo% sa3 the tite o) this ook 5 6(7
#I5?, yo% may ha+e tho%ght, 9#ire o) 3hat?: It
co% mean;
9re yo% tire o) not ha+ing eno%gh money?:
9re yo% tire o) going to ch%rch?:
9re yo% tire o) eing sick?:9re yo% tire o) proems?:
9re yo% tire o) eing epresse?:
or it co% mean a n%mer o) i))erent things.
Ho3e+er, in the simpe tite, I aske yo% an honest
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In spite o) the e=ha%stion yo% )ee, o yo% ha+e
i))ic%ty going to seep at nights?
Is yo%r seep restess at times?%ring the ast t3o years I co% ha+e honesty
ans3ere 96es: to each an e+ery one o) those
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p%sh. #hats a essing at times, %t I aso
isco+ere that it is not s%ch a essing at other
times eca%se yo% keep p%shing eyon the normaan inteigent imits 3hich can ca%se an ini+i%a
to r%n into some rea proems.
I hary rememer 3hen this a starte eca%se
I a3ays ignore any itte symptoms the e+i tries
to p%t on me. $%t some3here aong the ine %ring
the ast )i+e years I egan to notice itte changes
3hich seeme %nimportant in the eginning.
"othing ig, %t itte 3arning signas egan to
occ%r.
It seeme to me that I co% not accompish as
m%ch 3ork as I )ormery i. Since I ha+e a3ays
een a terri)ic 93ork horse:, 3hat might seem a
so3&o3n to me might not seem that 3ay tosomeone ese. #here 3ere itte 3arning signas
3hich I int e+en recogni>e an instea I
attempte to ignore some raica changes that 3ere
occ%rring in my oy.
I egan to notice an %n%s%a esire )or s3eets. I
egan to notice that e+en tho%gh I 3o% e
e=tremey tire 3hen I 3ent to e, I 3o% ha+e
i))ic%ty going to seep, an my seep seeme to e
a restess seep 3ith a ot o) tossing an t%rning
%ring the night intersperse 3ith perios o)
3ake)%ness.
I) I trie to get %p, I 3o% reai>e ho3
e=ha%ste I 3as. I 3o% cim right ack in ean then e 3ie a3ake again! #he room ne+er
seeme to e the right temperat%reeither my )eet
3ere co or I 3as perspiring aro%n the neck. We
ne+er seeme to e ae to set the thermostat
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correcty so that I 3o% e com)ortae eno%gh to
go right to seep. It 3as t%rn an toss night a)ter
night, regaress o) 3hether 3e 3ere at home or ina mote on the roa.
(ne night as 3e 3ere 3orking in o%r o))ice at
home, I ha a ot o) pro@ects to )inish e)ore going
to e an it seeme as i) my energy @%st
competey isappeare. I ont rememer e+er
ha+ing s%ch a esire in my entire i)e to @%st go to
e an go to seep immeiatey. $eca%se I kne3 I
ha to )inish my @o, I ran o%t to the kitchen an
mae a pot o) strong co))ee, rank t3o c%ps an ate
a ish o) ice cream 3ith hot )%ge sa%ce )or energy.
s I ret%rne to my esk, I tho%ght I 3o% coapse
eca%se I 3as so tire.
#hat certainy seeme pec%iar to me eca%sethe ca))eine in co))ee an the s%gar in the ice cream
an hot )%ge sa%ce sho% ha+e kept anyone a3ake
)or at east another co%pe o) ho%rs. I ooke at
Chares an sai, 9Honey, o yo% think something
is 3rong 3ith me? I ont seem to e ae to p%sh
myse) the 3ay I %se to. o yo% think it co%
possiy e that Im getting oer an @%st 3ont e
ae to o the things I %se to.: We a%ghe an
ecie that maye 3e 3ere getting a itte it oer
an that maye -o int inten )or %s to a3ays
keep a si=teen&ho%r a ay sche%e as 3e ha
maintaine.
"othing co% ha+e kept me a3ake. I simpyha to go to e. 5+en 3ith the co))ee an s%gar
insie my oy, I roppe o)) into a 9ea: seep
this time.
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5+en tho%gh it 3as not a constant thing at that
time, toay I can ook ack an see that 3hen I 3as
3orking at night, it ecame more an more o) anecessity to get some 9e=tra: energy thro%gh co))ee,
*epsi or a ish o) ice cream. Aooking ack, the
3ors, 9Honey, Im so tire!: seeme to ecome a
reg%ar part o) my con+ersation 3ith Chares. 5+en
tho%gh 3e 3o% comment on ho3 o)ten I sai
those 3ors, 3e asicay ignore them.
It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire in the morning
regaress o) 3hen I 3ent to e at night.
It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire at noon
regaress o) ho3 ate I ha staye in e in the
morning.
It seeme as tho%gh I 3as tire at night
regaress o) 3hether or not I ha taken a nap orha one itte or a ot o) 3ork that ay.
Soon it seeme as tho%gh I 3as e=ha%ste a
the time. 5A W"I"- SI-"A.
I o+e eing in the ministry. I o+e each an
e+ery one o) o%r speaking ates. I o+e 3riting the
monthy etters to those 3ho are a part o) o%r
ministry. I o+e 3riting the taoi 3hich 3e sen
o%t e+ery three months. I o+e ooking a o) o%r
speaking ates.
We are proay one o) the )e3 ministries in the
3or toay 3ho sti personay o a the itte
things I ha+e mentione ao+e. We o them a
eca%se 3e o+e oing them!Aooking ack, I ont e+en rememer 3hen I
egan to ose my interest in oing my norma 3ork
in the ministry. It seeme the pies o) etters I
neee to ans3er gre3 igger an igger %nti they
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amost sti)e me. I egan to isike ictating an
ha i))ic%ty getting a the things sai that I
3ante to get across in a etter. o) these things came so gra%ay an so
steathiy %pon me that neither o) %s reai>e 3hat
3as happening. We int e+en seem to e a3are
that anything %n%s%a 3as occ%rring.
I egan to ose my %s%a enth%siasm an
e=%erance )or amost e+erything.
I 3ante to e aone, an 3hen I 3as aone, I
3ante to go to e an seep.
I int 3ant to ha+e company an I int 3ant
to go any3here.
I @%st 3ante to go to seep.
I 3as soooooooooooo tire!
When I sat o3n in a chair, I int 3ant to get%p. It 3as too m%ch e))ort eca%se I WS S(
#I5! My egs seeme to 3eigh a tho%san
po%ns, an it 3as @%st too m%ch e))ort to get %p o%t
o) a chair. (nce I ha prepare inner at home an
p%t it on the tae, I checke care)%y to make s%re
I ha not )orgotten anything. It seeme that once I
sat o3n, it 3as amost a physica impossiiity )or
me to get %p again.
/rom the gorio%s ay 3hen I 3as orn again, I
ha+e een a )anatic ao%t reaing the $ie. I o+e
to spen ho%rs an ho%rs reaing an meitating in
the Wor. I o+e researching in the $ie 3hen Im
going to teach a ne3 s%@ect or 3rite a ook. Myisinterest in reaing the Wor came so so3y that
I int e+en reai>e it ha happene. /or no reason
that I co% )athom, I s%eny )o%n the $ie
i))ic%t to get into. #he $ie ha ost its >ip! I
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3o% )orce myse) to rea the Wor eca%se I
kne3 that I sho%. When I )inishe, I co%nt
rememer a singe thing I ha rea. Has that e+erhappene to yo%?
*eope 3o% come %p to me in prayer ines an
say they 3ere e=ha%ste a the time, an I 3o%
say, 9-et into the Wor o) -onothing 3i gi+e
yo% a
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%p Dat estE! /ear egan to grip my min. Was I
getting sick 3ith some kin o) an %nkno3n isease?
Maye i) I ate something it 3o% gi+e meenergy. What sho% I eat?
Something to gi+e me a )ast pick&%p.
piece o) chocoate? cany ar?
ig ta gass o) orange @%ice?
ish o) ice cream? Maye a itte chocoate
sa%ce on top o) it? $oth are goo )or the energy.
Maye I o%ght to ha+e three scoops o) ice cream
eca%se I am so raine o) energy. Im e=ha%ste.
Im 3orn o%t. 9Something 3i gi+e me energy.:
$%t nothing i! I @%st gaine 3eight!
-o, 3here are yo%? -o, is something going
3rong 3ith me? -o, I nee a to%ch )rom yo%!
Chares an I oth o+e to ay hans on the sick.I) there is any ministry to 3hich -o has cae %s
to, it is to ay hans on the sick. We go to ser+ice
a)ter ser+ice, night a)ter night, an eca%se 3e o+e
to ay hans on the sick, 3e ne+er go home %nti the
ast person 3ho 3ants to ha+e hans ai on them
has an opport%nity to e heae, ei+ere an set
)ree regaress o) the si>e o) the a%ience or the
time o) night.
(ne night on the 3ay to the mote a)ter an
especiay ong Dan po3er)%E ser+ice, I sai to
Chares, 9Honey, I am so tire I cant stan it!: t
that partic%ar moment I )et I co%nt e+er ay
hans on peope again eca%se I 3as so e=tremeye=ha%ste. I )et as tho%gh it 3as raining my +ery
i)e o%t o) me.
Something ese egan to happen. %ring this
perio o) e=treme tireness an e=ha%stion, 3e ha+e
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seen the greatest increase in the heaing ministry
that 3e ha+e e+er en@oye since 3e ecame Spirit&
)ie. We ha+e seen many ser+ices 3here 8', Ban e+en B' per cent o) the peope 3ho ha+e come
)or3ar )or heaing ha+e een totay heae an yet
I ha+e 3ake o%t o) those ser+ices an sai to
Chares, 9Honey, 3e+e got to stop aying hans on
e+eryone at a o) o%r ser+ices eca%se this is
aso%tey kiing me!:
$oth o) %s eie+e in i+ine heath an 3e spoke
heaing an heath p%s energy to my oy, %t it
3asnt 3orking. 6o% may 3oner at 3hat seems to
e a +ery negati+e )rame o) min, %t I am eing
honest 3ith yo% eca%se I eie+e that this honesty
is going to hep yo%.
Chares has a compassion )or the sick ike noone I ha+e e+er kno3n, seen or hear ao%t. He
cannot ea+e a meeting %nti he has one a he can
to ae+iate sickness, regaress o) 3hat it is.
Sometimes I 3o% amost 3ish he int ha+e that
m%ch compassion eca%se a I co% think o) 3as,
9Chares, Im so e=ha%ste I can hary mo+e!:
#hen 3e 3o% go ack to the mote an I co%
hary get my cothes o)) e)ore I iteray coapse
in e.
Many times Chares 3o% remo+e my
stockings an shoes eca%se I 3o% )a aseep
e)ore I co% get them o)).
In the meantime, my entire oy )et s%ggishan my egs seeme to 3eigh more an more a the
time. I contin%e gaining a tremeno%s amo%nt o)
3eight. the po%ns I ha ost 3hen I 3rote the
ook -(S "SW5 #( /# starte coming
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ack an it seeme as tho%gh I 3as competey
po3eress an hepess to stop 3hat 3as happening
3ithin my o3n oy. t this point I int reaycare ho3 m%ch 3eight I gaine eca%se I 3as )ar
more intereste in )eeing goo again an that took
preceence o+er e+erything ese.
#hen Chares an I egan to ha+e isc%ssions
ao%t the )act that he co% not stop praying )or
peope %nti the ast one 3as taken care o). I kne3 it
3as p%shing me eyon my h%man imitations to
stay %p that ong. We take ao%t ha+ing someone
take me ack to the mote 3hen I ecame e=ha%ste
an Chares 3o% come ater. We co% ne+er o
this eca%se something insie o) me mae me stay,
too, eca%se o) the compassion I ha+e )or the sick.
)ter the morning meetings, it 3as a I co% oto cra3 into the mote 3here I 3o% go into a
9ea: seep %nti @%st e)ore it 3as time )or %s to
r%n to the e+ening ser+ice. #here 3ere nights an
nights 3hen it 3as aso%te tort%re )or me to get o%t
o) e, get resse an go to a mirace ser+ice.
Ho3e+er, 3hen I got to the ser+ice, I 3ak in that
+ery specia anointing that ony -o can gi+e, an
there 3as not a singe, soitary person 3ho 3o%
ha+e e+er s%specte that anything 3as 3rong 3ith
me!
#hen a +ery %n%s%a thing happene! We )e3
home one ay a)ter 3e ha een on the roa )or
appro=imatey t3o 3eeks, an panne to go rightto the o))ice. #he )irst thing I a3ays 3ant to o
3hen 3e ret%rn )rom a trip is to go to the o))ice
irecty )rom the airport, see a o) o%r empoyees,
share some o) the miraces that happene on the
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trip, an get things going that neee to e one
)rom the trip.
I ha e=perience a rea miserae nights seepDor ack o) seepE, so 3hen o%r pane ane aro%n
ten ocock in the morning, I sai to Chares,
9Honey, 3o% yo% min taking me home? I ont
)ee %p to going into the o))ice right no3, so I think
I go home )or an ho%r or t3o an take a nap. s
soon as I 3ake %p, then I go to the o))ice. $%t
right no3, Im @%st toooooo tire to o anything!:
Chares sai, 9 right,: an took me home. He
3ent into the o))ice an to the sta)) not to ca me
eca%se I 3as tire, %t sai, 9s soon as she 3akes
%p she come to the o))ice.:
I I"# WF5 7* /( 24 H(7S!
It 3as one o) the most %n%s%a 9seeps: I hae+er ha. When I )inay 3oke %p the ne=t morning
aro%n ten ocock, I ha a )eeing o) ha+ing een
r%gge. I int 3ake %p at a, not e+en 3hen
Chares got into e. I rememer trying to t%rn o+er
in the e %ring the night an tho%ght the most
pec%iar thing e)ore I saie right o)) to seep
again. I tho%ght, 9My oy is too hea+y to t%rn o+er
in e.: My arms oth )et ike ea 3eights, an
they int ha+e eno%gh strength in them to t%rn me
o+er in e, an I co%nt generate eno%gh energy
to change )rom one sie to the other, so I @%st ai
there! Str%gge as I might, there @%st 3asnt eno%gh
energy to t%rn my oy o+er.#he ne=t ay Chares sai, 9Honey, yo% m%st
ha+e reay een tire eca%se yo% s%re sept a ong
time!:
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I sai, 9We, praise the Aor, I )ee goo toay,
%t I m%st ha+e reay een tire yesteray.: I co%
not eie+e that I ha sept that ong. It seemeimpossie )or me to eie+e that I co% ha+e
act%ay staye in e that ong. We ecie that I
proay @%st neee more seep than he i,
eca%se some peope o re
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o))ice not to ca me, an I check in as soon as I
3ake %p.:
I kne3 it 3as )or @%st a itte nap, %t e+en so Ip%t on my nightgo3n an 3ent to e. It )et so
goo I kne3 I 3o% e %p an )% o) energy
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%ring these 9spes: as I egan to ca them, I
notice that I co% not think as 3e as I normay
i. It seeme to me that I 3as ha+ing a apse o)memory. I egan to 3oner 3hat 3as happening to
my rain. Someone 3o% te me a +ery simpe
thing at the o))ice an I 3o% think, 9I int
%nerstan a thing they sai.:
We re%ke the e+i. We o%n Satan )rom
entering o%r home an to him to take this
e=ha%stion an r%n 3ith it eca%se 3e int 3ant it
any more, an then I ha+e to go to e eca%se I
3as so tire.
#he e+i o+es to ha+e a )ie ay 3ith yo%r
min. I egan to 3oner i) I 3as getting senie.
#here are many kins o) tho%ghts the e+i o+es to
p%t into yo%r min at a time ike this. He remineme o) a isease 3hich they ca toay >heimers
isease. #his isease ca%ses the oss o) memory. I
ha ai hans on eno%gh peope 3ith that isease
to kno3 that it is straight )rom the enemy. I re%ke
e+en the tho%ght o) that isease.
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CHAPTER TWO
HONEY, IM SICK!
/inay, I ha ao%t reache the en o) my rope.
I sai to Chares, 9Honey, I think I ha etter go to
the octor. In spite o) a o%r prayers an yo% aying
hans on me ten to )i)teen times a ay, I seem to e
getting 3orse.: I e+en a%ghingy sai to him,
95+ery time yo% pray, I seem to get 3orse!:
#here 3ere many times 3hen 3e 3ere
sche%e to go on a trip an I 3as so e=ha%ste
that I 3o% think I co% not make it. n yet,
e+ery time 3e ha to go, I 3o% get %p o%t o) e
an get on the pane. We+e ne+er cancee asinge trip.
Aet me ease yo%r min right no3 e)ore yo%
egin to ask yo%rse) 3hy a )aith&)ie person
3o% e+er go to a octor. I o not ha+e any hang&
%ps ao%t going to a octor. We a3ays go to -o
)irst, %t i) 3e ont get heae, I gi+e thanks )or the
Spirit&)ie physician to 3hom I can go. Sometimes
Christians get some rea pse%o )aith an think they
3o% e acksiing i) they 3ent to a octor. I
ha+e kno3n many peope 3ho stoo on their 9)aith:
an re)%se to go to octors. #hey ha ea%ti)%
)%neras! /aith a3ays nees to e tempere 3ith
common sense.-o has heae me o) many things, %t there are
times )or some reason or other 3hen I ha+e not een
ae to connect an recei+e a heaing. I ha+e ne+er
ha a moment o) g%it in going to a octor.
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I s%))ere agony 3ith an open %cer on my eg
)or o+er se+en years. I eie+e that -o 3o% hea
it, an He i! $%t ony a)ter I 3ent to the hospitaan ha it erie! #hen the heaing 3as
s%pernat%ra eca%se they to me I 3o% ha+e to
e on e rest )or months. (n the eighth ay, I 3as
%p an o%t o) e eca%se -o ha one s%ch a
3oner)% @o! o) the physicians an sta)) o) o%r
oca hospita 3ere ama>e eca%se o) the
%neie+ay )ast heaing. I ga+e a the gory to
-o!
)ter isc%ssing my tireness at ength, Chares
ecie to go to the octor 3ith me an 3e oth got
a s%rprise. #he )irst thing the octor i 3as the
%s%a oo press%re check. Since -o ga+e me a
ne3 heart ten years ago, my oo press%re haseen norma. #he reaings 3ere no3 ee+ate. I
co% not %nerstan this change in my press%re
eca%se 3hen -o heas yo%, He H5AS yo%!
What ca%se my oo press%re to go %p?
I escrie my 9tireness: to the octor an
mentione the )act that it seeme to me that it
%s%ay came in 9spes: %ring 3hich time I 3o%
seep )or %n%s%ay ong perios o) time an then
)or a short time I 3o% seemingy reco+er )rom
3hate+er my proem 3as.
#he octor
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r%nning a o+er the 7nite States an a o+er the
3or as 3e. 6o%re @%st not %p to it ike yo% 3ere
3hen yo% 3ere ten years yo%nger.:I commente, 9I ont eie+e thats it eca%se I
seem to e asicay norma %nti I get one o) these
Gspes an then I iteray )a apart.:
He sai, 9Aet me gi+e yo% a shot o) $&12 an
see i) that oesnt perk yo% %p.: He ga+e me the
shot an he 3as rightit i 9perk: me %p)or
ao%t t3enty&)o%r ho%rs. #henthere I 3as again
seeping aro%n the cock!
We 3ent on o%r ne=t trip an I sai to Chares,
9It seems to me that e+ery time I t%rn aro%n I get
one o) these Gspes.: DI co%nt think o) anything
ese to ca them an I rememere some3here ack
in my chihoo ao%t o aies ha+ing Gspes.E Icontin%e, 9#his cant e happening to a Christian,
%t o yo% think Im getting o eno%gh that Im
@%st ha+ing Go ay spes or something ike that?:
#hen I ecie there 3as no 3ay I co% ha+e
9spes:. $%t 3hat 3as it I ha? I co% not )ig%re it
o%t.
Im eing rea 9nitty&gritty: 3hen I te yo% that
I got to a point 3here I co% not )orce myse) to
rea the $ie 3hen I 3as in one o) those perios o)
e=ha%stion. #ry as I might, there 3as no 3ay my
min co% )orce my oy to rea. 5+en i) I
esperatey trie, nothing registere in my min.
ight in the mie o) reaing, I 3o% )a so%naseep!
(ne ay 3e 3ere coming home )rom a roa trip
an I 3as so 3orn o3n I tho%ght I 3asnt going to
make it home. When 3e )inay i reach Ho%ston,
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I sai to Chares, 9Honey, take me home right no3
eca%se Im )aing aseep on my )eet. I+e got to
ha+e a nap e)ore I go into the o))ice.:He took me home. I starte taking my cothes
o)) as soon as I hit the )ront oor. I amost ran into
o%r eroom eca%se I 3as act%ay 3onering i) I
co% stay a3ake %nti I reache the e.
9Chares, get me something to gi+e me some
energy. I cant stan this tire )eeing. /i= me some
hot chocoate or some ice cream so I can ha+e a
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-o, Im yo%r chi, to%ch me, to%ch me. I nee
hep!: n I si o3n into the ayss 3here I kne3
nothing mattere any3ay.#HIS #IM5 I SA5*# /( 48 H(7S right
aro%n the cock! Chares 3o% try to ro%se me
an enco%rage me to get %p an eat something to
9gi+e me strength.: He tho%ght i) I 3ake aro%n
o%tsie in the yar, it 3o% make me )ee etter. I
tho%ght that 3aking in the yar 3as ao%t the most
re+oting thing I co% think o)! 9(h, -o, et me
go ack to seep!:
Chares 3o% try to get me %p at meatime an
enco%rage me to come to the tae to eat. I +ag%ey
rememer trying to o this, %t e)ore I took t3o or
three ites, I )e aseep again. Chares ha to ea
me ack to the eroom. With the min%te amo%nt o)aertness I ha, I sai, 9Chares, ring me the rest o)
the ish o) ice cream. Maye i) I can @%st eat a itte
o) that, I get some energy.:
$ess his heart, Chares 3o% e+en )ee me the
ice cream, 3aking me %p et3een each ite, %t
nothing i any goo.
n I contin%e to gain 3eight.
Chares 3o% say, 9Honey, I kno3 ho3 yo%
)ee ao%t gaining 3eight. Why ont yo% go ack
on the )oos yo% take ao%t in -(S "SW5
#( /#. 6o% kno3 that a3ays 3orks!:
I co%nt o it. My oy seeme to e crying
)or something s3eet. I )et amost ike a opeaict. #here 3as no satis)action %nti I got
something in my mo%th that 3as s%per s3eet. 5+en
that int satis)y e=cept momentariy eca%se I
3o% go right ack to seep.
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I ecie to go ack to the octor 3hen I got
o+er this 9spe:. I i, an he took a oo test an
ecie I neee a itte thyroi eca%se the e+es3ere sighty o3. He prescrie a +ery sma ose
o) thyroi to pick me %p an gi+e me some energy.
#his shocke me eca%se 3hen I 3as sa+e in 1B'
-o heae me o) isons isease. I 3as taking
nineteen grains o) thyroi e+ery singe ay eca%se
my thyroi ha een competey estroye.
I )orgot a ao%t taking thyroi a)ter I got sa+e
eca%se -o ha s%pernat%ray heae me an
totay restore my thyroi. It has remaine norma
e+er since then.
Aet me repeat a pre+io%s statement I mae. -o
oesnt hea yo% to et yo% get sick again, so this
s%en irreg%arity came as a great s%rprise to me.What 3as happening?
#hro%gho%t this entire time, I o not eie+e that
either o) %s ha+e e+er praye an take as serio%sy
to -o as 3e i ao%t this e=ha%stion. We
contin%e to eie+e that this 3as @%st a temporary
sit%ation, atho%gh it seeme to me ike I 3as
progressi+ey getting 3orse. I co% not %nerstan
it!
nother trip. I co% hary rag myse) to the
airport 3itho%t 3onering i) I 3as going to make it.
We got home on a Sat%ray a)ternoon an I heae
straight )or the eroom, eca%se I kne3 I 3as in
another one o) those 9spes:. )eeting tho%ghtcame3as it the press%re on the pane that ga+e
me this?
I SA5*# /( SI S#I-H# 6S!
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It seeme as i) it took e+ery o%nce o) e+erything
I ha in me to )ight 3hate+er 3as going on in my
oy to e+en come o%t o) the )og I 3as in. Itseeme as i) I ha to reach o3n into some eep,
ark chasm to )in any it o) inteigence. What I
i )in 3as not +ery m%ch an certainy int ast
ong.
/or si= straight ays I i not ha+e eno%gh
strength to p%t on cothes. I ha+e ne+er in my entire
i)e )et so e+oi o) )eeing, thinking or acting as I
i %ring those si= ays. #here 3ere ays 3hen I
3onere i) I 3o% e+er come o%t o) it. #here 3ere
times 3hen I 3onere i) I 3ante to come o%t o)
it. Hea+en 3o% certainy e a ot etter than this!
s I 3as str%gging %ring this si=&ay 3ar Dan
it 3as a rea 3arE, I ecie to isten to somecassette tapes. It 3as impossie )or me to e+en
think ao%t reaing the $ie, %t I kne3 the tapes
3o% o something )or me e+en 3hie I 3as
aseep. I p%t on a tape o) Mariyn Hickey 3ho has
een my est )rien )or years. I o+e her an her
3oner)%, %ni
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I trie ohn (steen an the res%ts 3ere the
same. 5ach one o) them irritate me eyon eie)!
I ecie to pay one o) my o3n. I p%t on one o)my est tapes that I recore )rom the Ai+ing $ie
an istene )or one or t3o sentences an sai, 9I
cant stan me either!:
I etermine eca%se the cassette tapes 3ere so
ono=io%s that I 3o% str%gge to rea the $ie. I
trie to ho it in one han an my eyes open 3ith
the other. I rea ao%t one or t3o sentences an the
most %n%s%a tho%ght came )oating y. I tho%ght,
9I+e rea that e)ore. Who nees to rea the $ie
a)ter yo%+e rea it once?:
#he $ie si o)) the e an I si ack o3n
into that ottomess pit an the 3or cose in
ehin me. #he ony thing I co% say 3as, 9-o,-o, -o!:
#he ne=t moment o) conscio%sness 3o% )in
me saying, 9es%s, es%s, es%s!: I 3as incapae o)
praying )or myse), %t someho3 my s%conscio%s
min c%ng to the o+e o) my i)e, -o an es%s!
%ring the time 3hen these 9spes: 3ere at
their 3orst, 3e 3ere 3riting o%r po3er)% ook
S7*5"#7A H(IJ("S. #his is s%ch an
important en&generation ook to i)t the )aith o) the
$oy o) Christ into 3here 3e are to e i+ing in
these ast ays e)ore the ret%rn o) es%s.
Chares 3o% stay at his type3riter %nti one or
t3o ocock e+ery morning an e ack 3ritingagain eary the ne=t morning. He 3as e=cite to see
3hat 3as eing 3ritten as -o anointe him )or this
assignment an 3o% ring a chapter or page to me
to rea. He 3as epening %pon my reaction as a
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check on 3hat he ha @%st 3ritten an I 3o% say,
9Chares, I ha+e to rea it ater, I am too tire to
e+en think no3.: #he ast thing in the 3or I 3asintereste in 3as trying to 3rite a ook!
Some3ay, -o et me ha+e reco+ery perios
eno%gh that 3e 3ere )inay ae to compete the
ook 3ith its )% po3er an e))ect. Ho3 I praise
Him )or that!
I praise -o )or my 3oner)% h%san.
#hro%gho%t a o) this, Chares proay s%))ere
more than I i. #here 3ere great perios o) time
3hen I int e+en kno3 I 3as s%))ering 3hie his
tener heart crie o%t to -o to hea me, to to%ch
me. "othing seeme to o any goo. His h%rting
3as greater than mine.
(ne night 3hen he came home )rom the o))ice, Itrie to get o%t o) e. I ha+e ne+er in my entire i)e
)et so m%ch ike nothing as I i right then. I 3as
totay incapae o) any )eeing or emotion an I
sai, 9Honey, 3hat I am ao%t to say is not tr%e an
I kno3 it. $%t I 3ant yo% to kno3 3hat I )ee ike
insie.:
I egan to cry, 9Honey, Im sick!: I eane
against the 3a as I trie to get to the athroom. 9I
ont )ee ike I o+e yo%, I ont )ee ike I o+e me,
an I ont e+en )ee ike I o+e -o!: I screame,
9Chares, 3hat is the matter 3ith me?:
I eie+e in that moment the h%san that I
aore 3ho kno3s ho3 I o+e -o, kne3 that I 3asreay sick.
#hats the ast I rememer %nti the si=&ay 3ar
3as o+er. When I egan to come o%t o) the 9spe,:
I reai>e that something 3as e)initey 3rong 3ith
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me. I to Chares that as soon as I got o+er the
9spe,: I 3as going to the octor an ha+e e+ery
oo test mae that can e mae.I int e+en )ee that I co% make a trip to the
octors o))ice in the conition I 3as in, %t the
time to go to a octor is 3hen yo%re sick, not 3hen
yo%re 3e.
/inay, I egan )eeing etter. Chares took me
to the octor an 3e to him ao%t the seeping,
the e=treme e=ha%stion an the proem I ha
ringing my min into a conscio%s state. I can
%nerstan a octor 3onering i) a patient is a
hypochonriac eca%se at this point I once again
ooke hae an hearty. I int ook as i) I ha een
sick at a. It 3as i))ic%t )or me to te him ho3
miserae I ha een eca%se I co%nt e+enrememer myse) ho3 horrie it ha een.
He took a %rinaysis 3hich sho3e no proems
3hatsoe+er. #hen he took se+era oo sampes
eca%se I ha )aste e)ore coming to his o))ice.
He took my oo press%re an it 3as e+en a
itte higher than the ast time I ha een there. I
3onere again, 9Ho3 can this e 3hen -o ga+e
me a ne3 heart on May 14, 1B04?: I tho%ght, 9Why
is my thyroi o%t o) 3hack? Why is my oo
press%re %p 3hen -o heae me o) oth o) those
iseases?: #he thyroi meication hant one me
the east it o) goo 3hen I 3as ha+ing the 9spe:
%t 3hen I )inay +isite the octor I ooke ike area heathy specimen.
I ret%rne t3o ays a)ter the oo tests ha
een taken.
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I tho%ght, 9(h, oy, no3 3e kno3 3hats the
matter. Chares 3i kno3 ho3 to pray )or me to e
heae!: #hat may so%n ike a strange statement)or me to make, %t I am thoro%ghy con+ince that
one o) the greatest steps in recei+ing heaing is to
kno3 3hat yo%r proem is so yo% 3i kno3 ho3
to get heae.
Con)ient that I 3as going to isco+er the
proem, I saie into the octors o))ice an he
sai, 9I+e got rea goo ne3s )or yo%. 6o%r i+er is
per)ect, this is per)ect, this is per)ect an this is
per)ect.: He 3ent right o3n the ine saying,
95+erything is per)ect!:
"ormay, that 3o% e 3oner)% ne3s an I
praise -o )or a those goo reports, %t 9per)ect:
3asnt e=acty 3hat I 3ante to hear at thatpartic%ar moment. I sai, 9#hats not goo ne3s at
a. I sti ont kno3 3hats the matter 3ith me.
Im not one o) those 3omen 3ho en@oys eing sick.
I @%st 3ant to kno3 3hat my proem is.:
"one o) this mae sense to me at a eca%se
ho3 co% I ha+e s%ch per)ect tests 3hen I ha @%st
come thro%gh s%ch a horrie session. I kne3 it 3as
stricty o) the e+i, %t I certainy 3ante to kno3
3hat the e+i 3as trying to o to me.
He tho%ght )or a )e3 moments an then sai,
9/rances, eca%se o) test n%mer one an test
n%mer t3enty&three, oth o) them eing in the
partic%ar range that they are, yo% co% ha+e aGhien isease.: He contin%e, 9I 3ant yo% to )ast
again an come ack tomorro3 )or a si=&ho%r
g%cose toerance test.:
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#hat 3as )ine 3ith me eca%se I kne3 that no
one in my )amiy ha e+er ha iaetes. I 3as
3iing to go thro%gh the test in orer to eiminateone more isease, so I 3ent home, )aste again an
ret%rne to his o))ice right an eary the ne=t
morning.
#he octor came in a)ter the initia testing an
sai, 9/rances, yo%re starting at o+er the norma
imit.:
I int e+en reai>e that he 3as 3arning me
ao%t 3hat 3as a s%spicion in his min %t an
impossiiity in mine. I ha+e con)esse i+ine
heath )or so ong, it is impossie )or my min to
concei+e o) some isease ike iaetes, so I
contin%e the test.
I ha )et so goo that ay, I ha taken aongSany $ro3ns ook, IS"# #H55 "6$(6
(7# #H55 WH( C" H5A* M5? an et3een
the ro%tine oo an %rine tests e+ery ha) ho%r or
ho%r, I eite her ook. I 3as con)ient in the
kno3ege that -o ha His arm aro%n me an
that e+erything 3as going to e a right. )ter a, a
person ike me co%nt ha+e iaetes!
#hro%gho%t the ay, the n%rse 3o% ask, 9Ho3
are yo% )eeing?:
I 3o% say, 9-reat, great, great: simpy
eca%se that is a stanar ans3er I a3ays gi+e
3hen someone asks me ho3 I )ee. 9-reat, great,
great...:$e)ore the test 3as totay compete, they
cae me into the octors o))ice. My heart amost
roke 3hen I ooke at him eca%se I )et he m%st
ha+e ha some a ne3s ao%t a patient. I 3as
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right! #he patient 3as me! He sai, 9/rances, I+e
got a ne3s )or yo%. 6o%re a full-blown
diabetic!
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CHAPTER THREE
IT CANT BE HAPPENING TO ME!
I 3as st%nne! #his co%nt e happening to
me. Instanty, a the peope I ha+e praye )or in
heaing ines 3ho ha+e ost their eyesight eca%se
o) iaetes )ashe into my min. I tho%ght ao%t
those 3ho ha ost their toes eca%se o) iaetes.
#hose 3ho ha+e ha their egs amp%tate eca%se
o) iaetes. What a horrie tho%ght! #his co%nt
e happening to me! n yet, it 3as!
He contin%e, 9I ont 3ant yo% to e+er taste
s%gar again. ont eat 3hite )o%r either.: He
contin%e on %t I int hear anything ese he sai.#o me, it seeme as tho%gh he ha @%st sai,
9/rances H%nter, I @%st signe yo%r eath certi)icate.
Ca%se; iaetes.:
I praise -o that I am )% o) the Wor o) -o. I
praise -o )or the more than 1', ho%rs I ha+e
spent in His Wor eca%se 3hat I sai to him 3as
not anything that I, as an ini+i%a an patient,
3o% ha+e sai to him. It 3as @%st something that
came right o%t o) my inner eing. I ooke at him
3ith a the o+e in the 3or eca%se he is a specia
)rien o) o%rs, an sai, 9I re%ke that in the name
o) es%s. I o not recei+e it. I ( "(# 5C5IK5
I#!:I eie+e that statement is the +ery thing that
sa+e my i)e!
He sai, 9/rances, heres yo%r chart.: I took one
ook an sa3 a miserae iaetic chart. #he graph
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sho3e my tests 3ent to the top an e3 it o)),
then crashe to the ottom eo3 the e+e o) sa)ety.
"o 3oner I ha sept so ong 3ith my energye+e so o3I ha gone repeatey into
I$5#IC C(MS!
Hien isease. #he kin o) iaetes yo% can
ne+er iagnose thro%gh a %rinaysis. It is isco+ere
ony thro%gh a si=&ho%r g%cose toerance test.
In amost a a>e I istene as he prescrie the
meication an to me he 3o% start me o)) 3ith
sma oses an increase them as I neee it.
#ho%ghts )ashe thro%gh my min, 9Was that the
reason my ig toes ha )et so ea an 3itho%t
)eeing )or so ong? Was that the reason the %cer on
my eg i not hea %nti I 3ent to the hospita an
ha it erie an then -o heae it? Was that thereason I ha s%ch an %ncontroae esire )or
s3eets?:
Chares ha not gone 3ith me to the octors
o))ice that ay eca%se neither o) %s s%specte
anything serio%s. We kne3 the test 3o% take si=
ho%rs an Chares 3as %sy at the o))ice.
I got into the car to ri+e ack to the o))ice. I am
ga Chares 3as not 3ith me. I) he ha een there,
I proay 3o% ha+e crie 3hen the octor ga+e
me the a ne3s.
(%r o))ice is ao%t an ho%rs ri+e )rom the
octors o))ice an I 3ante to ri+e 1 mies an
ho%r in orer to get to Chares as )ast as possie.Many peope think that eca%se I am a strong
3oman I am not epenent %pon my h%san, %t I
am @%st ike a itte homing pigeon. When
something goes 3rong 3ith me, I 3ant to )ap my
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3ings an )y to my h%san as )ast as I can. I co%
hary 3ait )or Chares to ay hans on me an
pray.When Im sick, I ont 3ant (ra oerts to ay
hans on me. I ont 3ant Fenneth Hagin to ay
hans on me. I ont 3ant Fenneth Copean to ay
hans on me. I 3ant CHA5S H7"#5 to ay
hans on me. I know 3hat happens 3hen my
h%san ays hans on me. I get heae! I
rememere the ne3 heart -o inserte the night
Chares took a%thority o+er my isease heart! I
3ante my h%san!
s I ro+e aong, I egan to say, 9#hank yo%,
AorL thank yo%, AorL thank yo%, Aor that no3 I
kno3 3hat the proem is an 3hen Chares ays
hans on me, he kno3 ho3 to pray. He kno33hat to o an then I kno3 I get heae.:
9#hank yo%, AorL thank yo%, Aor, eca%se at
east I kno3 3hat has een ca%sing a this proem.
I kno3 Im not senie. I kno3 Im not osing my
min.:
o) a s%en, I 3as act%ay e=cite that I ha
isco+ere I ha iaetes. I set my car on cr%ise
contro. I 3as so an=io%s to get to Chares that I 3as
a)rai i) I int, I might ignore the spee imit. s I
ro+e aong the high3ay ack to o%r o))ice, I egan
to think ack to an anchor point in my i)e. We a
ha+e anchor points an at times they are one o) the
most +a%ae things yo% can ha+e.(n /er%ary 4, 1B08, 3e 3ere at the Ci+ic
Center in iene, #e=as. Whie 3e 3ere
ministering at the +ery eginning o) the ser+ice,
-o statione a h%ge 3arrior ange 3ith %s an
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spoke 3ors 3hich are %rne into my heart. s I
ooke at this h%ge ange in compete astonishment
an ama>ement eca%se I ha ne+er e)ore seen anange, -o sai, 9#hats a specia 3arrior ange I
ha+e sent to protect yo% an Chares )rom the )iery
arts o) the e+i %nti es%s Christ comes ack
again!:
In my car, I crie o%t )rom the +ery epths o)
my so%, 9e+i, yo% cant ha+e my i)e!:
I panne to reak the ne3s genty to Chares,
%t 3hen I got to the o))ice, I ran into Chares
o))ice as )ast as I co% an %rte o%t, 9#he octor
sai Im a )%&o3n iaetic.:
I ha sai it o%t o% an the impact reay hit
me! Chares
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In the most isma tone yo% co% e+er imagine,
he somery sai, 96o% co% ha+e I$5#5S.:
D9#hats right,: I tho%ght, 9the octor @%st )inisheteing me that.:E He contin%e, 9#H5 #HI
$I--5S# FIAA5 I" #H5 W(A IS
I$5#5S.:
#hat 3as @%st e=acty 3hat I neee to hear!
Heart isease is )irst, then cancer an thir,
iaetes. #hen, he ha to make the 3hoe sit%ation
3orse y saying, 9n yo%r 7-H#5 co%
ha+e it. too!:
I sai, 9Chares, get oan on the teephone rea
)ast. Shes got to ha+e a g%cose toerance test
mae.:
Chares t%rne to me an aske, 9Honey, 3hat
e=acty is iaetes?:In the simpest 3ay I kne3 ho3 to escrie it, I
sai, 9Its 3hen yo%r pancreas oes not pro%ce
eno%gh ins%in. #he octor has to prescrie ins%in
meication to make %p )or the ack o) it in yo%r
oy.:
He sai, 9Is that a? "o3, 3e kno3 3hat to
o.: We ha+e seen an e=perience many creati+e
miracesno3 it 3as another creati+e @o )or -o!
He ai hans on the pancreatic area an sai, 9In
the name o) es%s, I comman a ne3 pancreas to
come into yo%r oy.: #hen, he thanke -o that it
ha een one.
#hat 3as a he sai or i!s I ha e)t to go to the octors o))ice eary in
the morning, 3e ha praye an aske -o to gi+e
the octor great 3isom to )in 3hate+er this
9hien: isease 3as so that 3e 3o% kno3 ho3
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to pray. He ha ans3ere. In the ony 3ay 3e kno3
ho3 to pray or hea the sick, -o hear o%r cry.
I egan to )ee etter as soon as I starte on themeication. I e+en cae the octor the ay 3e e)t
to3n to report that the meication 3as ha+ing a
goo e))ect. He sai, 9#hats great, %t i) yo% start
)eeing shaky or i) yo% ont )ee goo again, @%st
in& crease the meication sighty.:
We 3ere sche%e to speak at a /% -ospe
$%sinessmens /eo3ship egiona Con+ention in
ecat%r, Iinois. )ter the )irst meeting, they
in+ite %s to come ack to the hospitaity room )or
some re)reshments. We 3ake in. It seeme to me
that there 3ere tho%sans an tho%sans o) )%ge
s
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o) poison. I ooke again, an the cookies
isappeare an ecame a sea o) nothing %t sk%
an crossones!We ha a 3oner)% 3eeken an I )et great.
#he octor ha gi+en me a care)%y reg%ate iet
an I int stray )rom it one singe it or ite!
(ne o) the +ery )irst things I notice 3as that
my min seeme to ha+e een ceare o) the
co3es 3hich ha sneake in 3hen I 3asnt
ooking. Witho%t e+en eing a3are o) it, I egan
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I 3as )aith)% in taking the meication an
contin%e to )ee e=tremey 3e, an then one
/riay morning I 3oke %p 3ith the kno3ege thatsomething 3as 3rong. I crashe right o3n to rock
ottom again. I )et miserae an co%nt
%nerstan it. ememering the octor ha to me
to increase the meication sighty i) I ha a a
ay, I i @%st that, 3ent to e an prompty
ecie I )et 3orse.
We 3ere sche%e to e on a raio&teethon
program in the "e3 ersey area the ne=t night, an
here I 3as again, o3n at the ottom o) the pit. I
sai to Chares, 9Honey, I+e got that same thing
ack a o+er again.: He s%ggeste that I stay in e
a ay ong eca%se 3e kne3 I ha to get %p the
ne=t morning to )y ha) 3ay across the co%ntry, anI certainy int )ee %p to it. I int e+en mo+e
o%t o) e that 3hoe ay ong. I co%nt
%nerstan 3hy I ha respone so 3e to the
meication an then s%eny it int seem to hep
at a.
Sat%ray morning roe aro%n, an e+en
tho%gh I got o%t o) e, I sai to Chares, 9I ont
think I can make it.: -o has ne+er cae me to o
anything that He has not gi+en me the po3er to o,
so e+en tho%gh I 3as ragging, I tho%ght that
maye i) I co% seep )or the entire three&an&a&ha)
ho%r trip I might possiy )ee etter.
We ro+e to the airport, an as soon as 3eoare the pane, I prompty )e aseep. gain it
3as 3ith that horrie )eeing o) eing r%gge, a
rea 9ea: seep. S%eny they mae an
anno%ncement that 3e 3ere going to ha+e to an in
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tanta eca%se o) mechanica i))ic%ties. We
ane 3ith no incient, %t 3hen I trie to get o))
o) the pane, I 3as so e=ha%ste I co% hary p%tone )oot in )ront o) the other.
I sai to Chares, 9Honey, I ha+e ne+er )et this
miserae in my entire i)e.:
I ha to )in a chair eca%se I 3as so o+ercome
3ith e=ha%stion I kne3 I 3o% )a o+er i) I int
sit o3n. I )o%n se+era chairs empty, so I sat
o3n in one, %t e)ore a )e3 secons ha passe, I
ha rape myse) o+er another one, an then
)inay a thir. I 3as esperate. I kne3 I co% not
make it to *hiaephia, an I kne3 that I co% not
make it ack home. I )et that my conscio%sness 3as
sipping a3ay )rom me, an I int kno3 3hat to
o.Sho% I et Chares go on 3itho%t me, an
sho% I try an get to a hote in tanta an 3ait
)or him to come ack )or me? I int )ee capae
o) taking care o) myse) an I amost panicke. I
sai, 9Chares, I cant make it to *hiaephia an I
cant make it ack home! 9#he ook on Chares )ace
roke my heart eca%se he )et so hepess. He ha
ai hans on me on the pane, he ha ai hans on
me as soon as I sat o3n. What ese co% he o?
5+en tho%gh I 3as rape o+er three chairs in
the tanta airport, I starte ooking aro%n on the
)oor )or a pace to ie o3n that 3as cean eno%gh.
I int care i) it 3as o%t in the open 3heree+eryone co% see 3hat I 3as oing, I @%st kne3 I
3as as sick as I ha e+er een in my i)e.
I ha my $ie in my han 3hen I isemarke
)rom the pane in tanta, an it 3as aying on my
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ap. S%eny it starte to )a o)). I ha trie to rea
it on the pane, %t that 3as impossie, eca%se I
co% )ee myse) sipping right into another coma.9-o, 3here are yo%?:
I grae )or the $ie, an a the things 3hich
3ere insie starte to )a on the )oor. Chares
reache o3n to pick %p the things that ha )aen
o%t an I ca%ght the $ie partiay. With 3hat
seeme to me to e s%perh%man strength, I i)te
my $ie 3hich ha )aen open onto my ap, an as
I i, my eyes )e on a script%re 3hich I ha
%nerine 3hen I )irst got my "e3 Fing ames
Kersion. *sams ;2 says, 9 Aor my -o, I crie
o%t to 6o%, n 6o% ha+e heae me.:
I sai, 9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:
I kno3 there is heaing in the Wor o) -o, soas I str%gge et3een that thin ine o) a coma an
act%a reaity, I sai o%t o%, 9 Aor my -o, I
crie o%t to 6o%, n yo% ha+e heae me.:
9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:
9 Aor my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n 6o%
ha+e heae me.:
I crie o%t, 9$%t I ont )ee ike it.:
9 Aor my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n 6o%
ha+e heae me.:
t east ten times I sai that script%re o%t o%
3hie Chares 3as 3atching me, an s%eny I
rememere -ene Aiy 3ho ha een heae o)
iaetes in one o) o%r ser+ices in (rano, /oria.He took his ins%in shot the ne=t ay an 3ent into
ins%in shock an ha to eat a o>en cany ars an
rink a
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I sai, 9 Aor, my -o, I crie o%t to 6o%, n
6o% ha+e heae me,: an Im sti on ins%in an
Im p%tting myse) into an ins%in shock eca%seyo% ga+e me a ne3 pancreas thats 3orking
per)ecty!:
I sat %p an sai, 9Chares, get me some s%gar!
-o heae me, -o heae me! n 3hat I+e
een oing is taking the meication an so Im
knocking myse) o%t in the other irection. -et me
some cany
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We ha three ays o) gory 3ith o%e ser+ices
each ay, an I 3as ne+er tire )or a singe moment
%ring this time. I )et s%per great! We )e3 ackhome an I 3asnt tire at a )rom the ong )ight,
%t 3ent immeiatey into the o))ice.
I )aste that night an the ne=t morning, an
cae the octors o))ice )or an appointment. I to
him that I reay eie+e -o ha heae me
competey o) iaetes. I to him I )et that I ha
recei+e a ran ne3 pancreas 3hen Chares ai
hans on me.
#his 3as har e+en )or a Spirit&)ie octor to
accept eca%se o) his kno3ege o) meicine an
ho3 iaetes reacts. He took another oo test an
3hen he came in to see me 3ith the res%ts, he 3as
scratching his hea an he sai, 9/rances H%nter, Iont kno3 3hat Im going to o 3ith yo%. 6(7
$A(( IS $S(A7#5A6 "(MA! #H(W
W6 AA (/ #H# M5IC#I(".: o)
that meication. AA o) that meication.
I thre3 o%t the ins%in. I tosse o%t the thyroi.
-o ha 3on the atte again. My oo 3as
competey )ree o) that 9hien: isease,
isins%inism, 3hich is a comination o) oth
iaetes an hypogycemia.
#oay, ha+ing @%st passe my si=ty&eighth
irthay, I can te yo% that I )ee etter than I ha+e
in years. I ook etter than I ha+e in years, an my
3eight is going o3n. t the time o) this 3riting,3ithin ninety ays, I ha+e areay ost o+er t3enty
po%ns 3ith no e))ort on my part. I ha+e competey
eiminate s%gar an 3hite )o%r )rom my meas.
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My oo press%re has gone ack to norma,
ha+ing gone %p eca%se o) the iaetes. #he thyroi
ha een attacke eca%se o) the iaetes. "o3 it isaso ack to norma an e+erything is )%nctioning
per)ecty. -ory to -o! Ho3 3e praise Him )or
His )aith)%ness.
6o% may 3oner 3hy I 3ent ack to the octor
a)ter I kne3 I ha een heae. #he reason I i is
eca%se I eie+e 3ith my heart an so% that -os
heaings 3i stan %p %ner &ray. #hey 3i stan
%p %ner oo tests, so yo% ha+e no reason to )ear
3hen yo% go ack to a octor. -os heaings 3i
stan the cosest scr%tiny in the 3or!
-o has gi+en me a +oice in the $oy o) Christ
thro%gh ooks, cr%saes, tee+ision an raio
appearances. It is His esire that 3e prosper an ein heath, e+en as o%r so%s prosper. He oes not
3ant %s sick. #hats the 3ork o) the e+i, %t -o
has taken 3hat the e+i intene )or a +ictory in his
corner, an has t%rne it aro%n )or a +ictory in his
corner, an has t%rne it aro%n )or +ictory )or
Himse), %t aso as a 3arning signa to the $oy o)
Christ.
/or the ast )e3 years I ha+e hear a ot o)
peope say, 9White s%gar is harm)%. Its as a as
cocaine.: #hose statements roe right o)) o) my
ack an I ha+e ans3ere ack, 9I+e eaten it )or
years, an it hasnt h%rt me.:
I ha to eat those 3ors se+era months agoeca%se I am thoro%ghy con+ince that s%gar is a
kier.
We Christians ha+e so spirit%ay )attene o%r
mins in the ast ten years 3ith the Wor, an 3e
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are so spirit%ay )at in that area, that 3e ha+e
ignore o%r oies an 3hat some o) %s ha+e one
to o%r oies is %neie+ae. We go to these greatcon+entions an 3hen the ser+ices are o+er, 3e r%n
o%t an eat o%ghn%ts an co))ee, hot )%ge
s%naes, pecan pie or chocoate pie 3ith 3hippe
cream on top o) it. I eie+e 3ith my heart an so%
that those )ancy esserts an a that 9goo st%)):
are aso%tey nothing %t a too o) the e+i
himse). I) he cant get yo% one 3ay, he try
another. I) he cant get yo% spirit%ay, he try to
get yo% physicay.
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CHAPTER FOUR
I HATE SUGAR!
I ha+ent ha one ite o) s%gar since that ay in
the tanta airport 3hen I neee it to o))set the
ins%in shock. I ont eie+e I 3i e+er ha+e a
esire to eat anything s3eet again eca%se a
)ashing ight immeiatey says, 9*(IS(": an I
see a sk% an crossones on e+ery singe essert!
#3enty years ago -o ei+ere me o)
cigarettes instanty! I ha smoke )or thirty&)i+e
years, an at the time o) sa+ation, I 3as smoking
)i+e packages e+ery singe ay. I 3ent )rom )i+e
packs one ay to nothing the ne=t ay!#ota astinence )rom s%gar is easy. C%tting
o3n is ike teing a ei+ere aict o) acoho or
r%gs to c%t o3n. 6o% ont c%t o3nyo% either
totay stay a3ay )rom yo%r proem or yo% are
ack to hea+y rinking or taking r%gs. I eie+e
s%gar is e=acty the same. I ha+e ha no 9s%gar:
3ithra3as an aso%tey no temptation to take
one sip, one trip, or one taste o) s%gar. Hae%@ah!
#he same principe appies to sin. Its m%ch
easier to cean %p yo%r i)e totay than it is to keep
niing in sin eca%se yo%re a3ays a oser i) yo%
ont make a compete t%rnaro%n! nyone 3ho
3ants to keep ha+ing @%st an 9occasiona: piece o)pie or cake is in rea tro%e eca%se that itte it
can rag yo% right ack into yo%r o haits. #he
ony 3ay to
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What ese has happene to me since I reai>e in
the tanta airport that -o heae me so
ramaticay an competey?My min is once again thinking ceary an
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s%gar an 3hite )o%r. #he ony thing I ha+e one to
get more energy is to
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s%gar than yo% kno3 yo% sho%?: an the response
is e=acty the same.
I eie+e -o is speaking to the $oy o) Christan teing them to egin to e more attenti+e to
3hat the $ie says in regar to )oos. It e+en
3arns %s against eating too m%ch honey Deca%se o)
the s%gar contentE.
I take to r. -yan an to him o) the
tremeno%s n%mer o) peope 3ho stan eca%se o)
a ack o) energy. He sai he eie+e that i) e+ery
person in an a%ience 3o% ha+e a g%cose
toerance test mae, they 3o% +ery ikey isco+er
that o+er ' percent o) the peope 3ho e=perience
tireness an oss o) memory are orerine
iaetics or orerine hypogycemic ini+i%as.
(ne o) the reasons iaetes an hypogycemiaremain 9hien: iseases is eca%se many octors
o not ike to take si= ho%rs )or s%ch a test. It oes
tie %p their n%rses an a technicians. Many
ini+i%as aso o not ike s%ch tests 3hich in+o+e
)ree that it is ony eca%se o) the grace o) -oan the mercy o) -o that I am ai+e toay? #hat
aone 3as 3hat kept me ai+e %ring those iaetic
comas. -os han 3as %pon me e+en tho%gh I
int reai>e it at the time.
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-o co% ha+e heae me at any time. Why i
He choose to et me go thro%gh 3hat I i? -o is a
o+ing -o an He certainy oesnt 3ant Hischiren to s%))er, so one ay I ecie to ask Him
%ring one o) my 9taking to -o: times.
I int mince any 3ors 3ith Him eca%se He
kno3s 3hat Im thinking any3ay. #heres no
p%rpose in trying to )oo -o, so I sai, 9-o, 3hy
int yo% hea me e)ore yo% i? Why i yo% et
me go thro%gh those terrie iaetic comas?:
His ans3er 3as ea%ti)%. he sai, 9I) I ha
heae yo% e)ore yo% 3ent to the octor, yo%
3o% ne+er ha+e kno3n 3hat I heae yo% o). n
yo% 3o% ne+er ha+e een ae to te the 3or
ao%t it!:
#hat 3as easy to %nerstan, 3asnt it? -o3ants this message ro%ght to the $oy o) Christ.
Ho3 co% I ha+e ro%ght it i) I ha not isco+ere
I ha iaetes?
We ha+e seen scores o) peope heae o)
iaetes an hypogycemia since -o heae me
eca%se He has a 3hoe 3areho%se o) ne3
pancreases a+aiae )or those 3ho 3ant an nee
them.
We ha+e aso seen some +ery pec%iar things
happen 3hen 3e ask -o to p%t in a ne3 pancreas.
t one o) o%r ser+ices in (kahoma City, Chares
ai hans on a man an 3hen he got %p o)) o) the
)oor a)ter eing sain y the po3er o) -o, hec%tche his tro%sers. He came r%nning %p to the
stage an sai, 9I ont kno3 3hat happene to me
3hen yo% ai hans on me, %t ook at my pants!:
He aso sho3e ho3 the see+es on his shirt 3ere
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oose 3here they ha pre+io%sy een tight. #he
ne=t ay he ret%rne to the meetings to te %s that
3hen he ha gotten home that night, he 3eighehimse) an ha ost eighteen po%ns! -ory!
"ot to e o%tone, I praye )or a ay in /oria
3ho ost so m%ch 3eight instanty %ring a iaetes
heaing that she competey ost her %nerpants!
#hey )e right on the )oor. She ooke at me 3ith
great emarrassment an sai, 9What sha I o?:
I sai, 9*ick them %p!:
ay e+angeist came to some meetings in
Io3a an her s%it 3as %ging 3hen she trie to
)asten the @acket. )ter the ser+ice 3hen she 3as
heae o) iaetes, she co% ap her @acket o+er
more than )o%r inches! -o ha one a s%pernat%ra
3ork in her, too!s yo% rea this ook, yo% may say 3hat some
ha+e sai to me areay, 9Why int yo% @%st stan
on the Wor? Why i yo% go to a octor?: #hen
some ha+e ae, 9oesnt that sho3 a ack o)
)aith?:
I ont eie+e going to a octor inicates any
ack o) )aith. s I ha+e e=paine e)ore, 3e a3ays
go to -o )irst, %t i) 3e ont get heae that 3ay,
then 3e take 3hat -o has aso pro+iehep
thro%gh the meica )ie.
I ha+e as m%ch )aith as anyone I kno3. Chares
an I ha+e steppe o%t on spirit%a 3ater h%nres
an e+en tho%sans o) times an my )aith ne+ergoes o3n eca%se I +isit a octor occasionay! My
)aith is e+en stronger toay eca%se I kno3 3hat I
ha, an I kno3 3hat -o heae! I gi+e Him a
the praise an gory!
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heaing ike mine a3ays ca%ses yo%r min to
go o)) in a ot o) other areas. I egan to think ao%t
something ese in my i)e that I ha+e aske -o tohea.
*eope ha+e o)ten aske me 3hy I 3ear gasses
an my stanar response is, 9So I can see!
9#3enty years ago I ha the enses o) my eyes
remo+e. I am egay in an 3ear oth contacts
an gasses 3ith 3hich I ha+e mirace +ision. #he
eye proem that I ha+e is not reay a proem
eca%se it has een correcte an my +ision is m%ch
etter than most ini+i%as. I rememer one time
3e aske Me #ari i) they sti 3ake on the 3ater
in Inonesia. He sai, 9"o.:
S%rprise, 3e aske, 9Why?:
He sai, 9$eca%se they %it a rige an 3eont nee to 3ak on the 3ater anymore!:
I eie+e the same thing is tr%e o) my eyes. #he
rige I ha+e is gasses an contacts, %t 3hat
3o% happen i) gasses an contacts 3ere
o%ta3e? Wo% I get more serio%s 3ith -o ao%t
the eye proem?
I ecie to isc%ss this sit%ation 3ith -o. 9Is
it eca%se I see 3ith no proem 3ith contacts an
gasses that I ha+e ne+er gotten serio%s eno%gh 3ith
6o% to recei+e ne3 enses in my eyes?:
#hinking ack, I reai>e that 3ith the iaetes I
ha reay gotten serio%s 3ith -o. I got o3n to
%siness 3hen I isco+ere my proem. I ha+ene+er crie o%t to -o as m%ch in my entire i)e as I
i %pon isco+ering iaetes in my o3n tempe o)
-o! Chares ne+er crie o%t as m%ch, e+en 3ith
my heart proem, as he i 3ith the iaetes.
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#here is no heaing )or iaetes o%tsie o) -o.
I int ike the things I kne3 ao%t peope 3ho ha
iaetesthe a eyes, the oss o) toes, etc. I crieo%t to -o 3ith my entire oy, min an so%. n
so i Chares. We kne3 it 3as either -o or no
heaing.
-o 3as )aith)% an ho3 I o+e Him )or it.
#here 3as no ignoring the sickness, there 3as no
hoping that it might impro+e, it 3as @%st getting
serio%s 3ith -o that mae the i))erence. In a so)t
itte +oice -o ans3ere me ack an sai, 9#hats
right, yo% 3ere reay serio%s ao%t the iaetes,
an yo%+e ne+er een serio%s ao%t getting yo%r
eyes heae!:
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CHAPTER FIVE
AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
I 3ant to hep yo% so I am going to share 3ith
yo% the iet 3hich the octor ga+e me as @%st a itte
insight )or yo% to see that its not o+ery rigi, %t
certainy eiminates the things that can estroy yo%r
oy. #his is, o) co%rse, not the ony iet so yo%
may 3ant to ha+e yo%r persona physician pro+ie
one )or yo%.
H Corinthians ;1,10 says, Do you not know
that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of
God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of
God, God will destroy him or the temple of Godis holy, which temple you are
#he iet has een panne to meet the speci)ic
n%tritiona nees o) a ini+i%as as yo% 3i see.
6o% nee to seect the mea pan 3hich pro+ies
yo% 3ith the appropriate n%mer o) caories each
ay in a aance n%tritiona intake )or yo%r
partic%ar 3eight. #his speci)ie caoric e+e is met
y cons%ming the re
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meas. I), )or e=ampe, yo% are to )oo3 the 1
Caorie iet, yo%r %nch 3o% e;
1 choice Dor ser+ingE
)rom each o) the )r%it
O rea 5=change
Aists
P
1t
1
anana
%tter
isc%it or sice o)
3hoe 3heat rea
1 ser+ing )rom the
+egetae 9: Aist
ny amo%nt o) ra3
c%c%mers.
KinegarQspices as
esire
1 ser+ingQMeat
5=change Aist
1 o>
1
2 o>
chicken
egg
or meat Dmo )atE
Water, ca))eine&)ree co))ee or her tea as esire
In et3een meas it is recommene that yo%
en@oy an eight&o%nce protein rink. I mi= mine in
my ener 3ith a co%pe o) c%es o) ice, a package
o) 5
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DAILY FOOD ALLOWANCE
DSeect )rom 5=change Aists on the ne=t pagesE
"%mer o) Ser+ings )or;Caories 1 14 1 18 2
BREAKFAST
/r%it 1 1 1 1 1
Meat 1 1 1 1 1
$rea P 1 2 2 2
/at & 1 2 2Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an #ea as esire
MIDMORNIN! SNACK
*rotein rink 1 1
LUNCH
Meat 2 2 2 2 2Kegetae ist 1 1 1 1 1
$rea & 1 1 1 1
/at & 1 1 1 1
/r%it 1 1 1 1 1
Ca))eine /ree Co))ee an #ea as esire
DINNER*rotein rink 1 1 1 1 1
Meat
Keg. Aist
Keg. Aist $
$rea
/at/r%it
5K5"I"-
*rotein rink 1 1 1 1 1
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FOOD !ROUPS
VE!ETABLE "A# E$CHAN!E
mo%nt *er Ser+ing ra3&any amo%nt
cooke&1 c%p
sparag%s Aett%ce
$roccoi M%shrooms
$r%sses spro%ts (kra
Caage *eppers
Ca%i)o3er aishes
Ceery Sa%erkra%t
C%c%mers Spinach
5ggpant S%mmer s
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BREAD E$CHAN!E
mo%nt *er Ser+ing$rea 1 sice
$isc%it 1
Crackers, satine
-raham
o%n thin
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M%))in, pain 1
Cerea, cooke
ry
Dnot pres3eeteneE
P c%p
c%p
c%p
*otatoes, 3hite *otatoes
s3eet
P c%p
1Q4 c%p
ice DcookeE P c%p
Spaghetti nooes P c%pMacaroni DcookeE P c%p
5gg nooes DcookeE P c%p
Corn P c%p
Aima eans P c%p
$ake eans T c%p
nge )oo cake 1 in. sice
Sponge cake 1P in. c%e
Kania 3a)ers '
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MEAT E$CHAN!E
$ake, oie or roie;
mo%nt *er Ser+ingMeat, po%try, )ish DeanE 1 o%nce
A%ncheon meats 1 o%nce
(ysters, cams, shrimp ' sma
#%na, samon D3ater packE T c%p
#%na, samon D3ater packE T c%p
5gg 1
Cheese 1 o%nce
Cottage cheese T c%p
*ean%t %tter 1 #sp.
FRUIT E$CHAN!E
/resh, )ro>en or canne 3itho%t s%gar;
mo%nt *er Ser+ingppe D2 in. iam.E 1 sma
ppe @%ice P c%p
ppesa%ce P c%p
pricots 2 mei%m
pricot nectar P c%p
$anana P sma$ackerries 1 c%p
$%eerries 2Q c%p
Cantao%pe D in. iam.E T
Cherries 1 arge
ates 2
-rape)r%it P sma
-rape)r%it @%ice P c%p
-rape @%ice T c%p
-rapes 12 arge
Honeye3 meon 1 in. sice
"ectarine 1 mei%m
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(range 1 mei%m
(range @%ice P c%p
*each 1 mei%m*ear 1 sma
*ineappe P c%p
*ineappe @%ice P c%p
*%ms 2 mei%m
*r%nes, rie 2 mei%m
*r%ne @%ice T c%paisins 2 #sp.
asperries 1 c%p
Stra3erries 1 c%p
#angerine 1 arge
Watermeon 1 c%p
FAT E$CHAN!E
mo%nt *er Ser+ing
$%tter or margarine 1 tsp.
Hea+y cream 1 #sp.
Aight cream 2 #hsp.
Mayonnaise or oi 1 tsp.
/rench ressing 1 #sp.Cream cheese 1 #sp.
$acon 1 sice
(i+es '
"%ts sma
+ocao P in. sice
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ALLOWED AS DESIRED
Foo%srti)iciay s3eetene eca))einate co))ee or
ca))eine )ree e+erages 3ith ess than 1
caoriesQcan, )at )ree roth or o%ion rh%ar or
cranerries Dno s%gar aeE, so%r or i pickes,
%n)a+ore geatin.
Season&n's
Hers, spices, sat, m%star, emon, )a+or
e=tracts, caorie&)ree s%gar s%stit%tes, +inegar.
MEASURIN! FOOD(
*ortion si>es m%st e acc%rateL 3eigh or
meas%re 3hen necessary. /or this, a yo% 3i nee
is a stanar 8 o%nce meas%ring c%p an meas%ringspoons. meas%rements are e+e. Cooke )oos
are meas%re a)ter cooking. #he %se o) a sma scae
to etermine portion si>es is hep)% %nti yo% are
)amiiar 3ith the appearance o) the correct ser+ing
si>e.
FOOD PREPARATION(
Meats may e ake, oie or roie. 6o%r
)oos may e prepare 3ith the )amiy meas, %t
e s%re yo%r portion is remo+e e)ore any e=tra )at
or )o%r is ae. We think its a goo iea i) the
3hoe )amiy eats 3isey, so et them eat 3ith yo%!
/rie )oos sho% e eaten ony i) an ao3e )atchoice is %se )or )ryingL comination ishes s%ch
as ste3s an casseroes may e eaten i) permitte
ingreients are %se in the amo%nts speci)ie in
yo%r aiy /oo o3ance.
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AVOID THESE FOODS(
S%gar, cany, honey, @am, @ey, preser+es,
marmaae, syr%p, pies, cakes an cookies, pastries,conense mik, s3eetene caronate e+erages,
che3ing g%ms containing s%gar, )rie, scaope
an creame )oos, an snack items s%ch as
pret>es, popcorn an potato chips.
Ha+e a )amiy con)erence an ecie right no3
that yo% are going to i+e in i+ine heath, an that
the )irst step is to get ri o) s%gar an to retrain the
appetite o) yo%r )amiy. 6o% o yo%r part an -o
3i o His part!
Chares an I take Camrige or some other
protein rink on the roa 3ith %s. We ha+e a itte
9mini&mi=er: 3hich operates on atteries an 3orks
ea%ti)%y )or anyone 3ho 3orks in an o))ice or,ike %s, is on the roa. We a a co%pe o) ice c%es
to coo it o3n, a package o) 5
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-o that He sa3 )it to gi+e me a ne3 one 3hich is
)%nctioning ea%ti)%y!
$%t my heart proay cries more )or anotherreason than 3hen I ay hans on them )or a ne3
pancreas. )ter a the 3arnings I gi+e them at the
meetings ao%t the angers o) s%gar, 3e see them
eating in resta%rants a)ter the meetings an gorging
themse+es on pies, cakes an co))ee, totay
isregaring the 3arning )ags -o has p%t o%t.
We a o+e Christian )eo3ship a)ter meetings
%t 3e nee to egin to e=ercise ca%tion. I) yo%
3ant to rink co))ee eca%se yo% ike something
3arm, rink re3e eca))einate co))ee. Most
resta%rants ha+e oth types toay. 6o% can te it y
the orange top on the co))ee pot. I) they ont ha+e
it, rink hot 3ater. 6o% ha+e no iea ho3 goo hot3ater can e 3ith a mea. n i) yo% ha+ent trie it
yet, ont compain ao%t it eca%se it 3i s%rprise
yo%.
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CHAPTER SI$
GODS GOOD FOOD
+ery interesting artice 3ritten y .. ennis
o) Ferr+ie, #e=as 3as gi+en to me recenty. He is
no3 8' an his 3i)e is 8. I )et it 3as so goo it
sho% e share 3ith the entire $oy o) Christ, so I
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)elo"ed, I wish abo"e all thin#s that thou
mayest prosper and be in health, e"en as thy soul
prospereth DIII ohn 2 FKE.%e %imself took our infirmities *nd bore our
sicknesses DMatthe3 8;10E. +ho %imself bore
our sins in %is own body on the tree, that we,
ha"in# died to sins, mi#ht li"e for ri#hteousness
by whose stripes you were healed DI *eter 2;24E.
2. #he kin an amo%nt o) )oo an rink 3e
take into o%r oies.
ou shall not eat any detestable thin#
De%teronomy 14;E.
So you shall ser"e the $ord your God, and %e
will bless your bread and your water *nd I will
take sickness away from the midst of you D5=o%s2;2 'E.
. #he e=ercise an )resh air 3e gi+e o%r oies.
.y ather has been workin# until now,
and I ha"e been workin# Dohn ';10E.
I must walk today, and tomorrow, and the day
followin# DA%ke 1; FKE.
or e"en when we were with you, we
commanded you this/ If anyone will not work,
neither shall he eat DII #hessaonians ;1E.
4. #he rest that 3e take in peace)% seep. I
will both lie down in peace, and sleep( or oualone, 0 $ord, make me dwell in safety D*sam
4;8E.
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It is "ain for you to rise up early, 1o sit up
late, 1o eat the bread of sorrows Dto 3orryELor so
%e #i"es %is belo"ed sleep D*sam 120;2E.'. #he peace o) min 3hich comes 3hen 3e are
at peace 3ith o%rse+es, 3ith -o, an 3ith man.
2ome to .e, all you who labor and are hea"y
laden, and I will #i"e you rest 1ake .y yoke upon
you and learn from .e, for I am #entle and lowly in
heart, and you will find rest for your souls or .y
yoke is easy and .y burden is li#ht DMatthe3
11;28& E.
)e an3ious for nothin#, but in e"erythin# by
prayer and supplication, with thanks#i"in#, let your
re4uests be made known to God( and the peace of
God, which surpasses all understandin#, will #uard
your hearts and minds throu#h 5esus 2hristD*hiippians 4;&0E.
I ha+e 3ritten n%mero%s artices on the )irst item
an )irmy eie+e that it is -os 3i )or His
chiren to e 3e, @%st as h%man parents 3i o
e+erything possie to keep their chiren )rom
eing sick, an that it is possie )or Christians, y
)aith in His promises an His takin# our
infirmities and bearin# our sicknesses, to stay 3e
an strong, that they might ser+e the Aor
e))ecti+ey, an gi+e an i+e a +ictorio%s testimony
e)ore others.
or the $ord is our 5ud#e, 1he $ord is our
$aw#i"er, 1he $ord is our 6in#( %e will sa"eus( *nd the inhabitant will not say, 7I am sick8(
1he people who dwell in it will be for#i"en their
ini4uity DIsaiah ;22,24E.
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PROPER EATIN!
Many, many peope toay are )oo conscio%s.
iets are on e+ery tong%e, +itamins in e+eryc%poar, 9)oo )aists: on e+ery corner. (ne
9a%thority: 3o% ha+e yo% eat no meatL the ne=t
prescries a 9high protein: iet 3ith penty o) meatL
another )oris mik, another eggs, another sat,
another cheese, etc., etc.
5+eryone that has a theory, 3rites a ook on it,an tho%sans scrame to %y it, i) it promises
them heath 3ith itte e))ort an no sacri)ice.
(ne iet might ene)it one person an not agree
3ith another. (%r ear $rother %)%s Moseey,
tho%gh )rai an sicky as a yo%th, i+e to e 8 on
a iet mae %p principay o) )r%it an ra3 pean%ts,
%t 3hen I trie it, a I got 3as a 9goo: stomachache.
)ter trying one theory, then another, I )inay
ecie that -o kne3 more than any man ao%t
eating as 3e as any other
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Aa3!: () co%rse 3e are not, %t, i) Christians, 3e
are sti %ner -o an His 3isom, an He an His
3isom are @%st the same toay as in Moses ay,an o%r oies are the same, aso. What 3as goo
)or man to eat in the *romise Aan o) Canaan, is
sti goo )or man toayL an 3hat 3as harm)% )or
man then, is sti harm)% toay.
6es, 9the proo) o) the p%ing is in the eating,:
an the proo) o) -os o+ing 3isom is )o%n in
the )act that 3hen man oeye -os a3s, He kept
them 3eL 3hie toay, as 3e )a%nt His a+ice an
His Wor o%r hospitas are o+er)o3ing, e+ery
octors 3aiting room is cro3e, miions s%))er
pain an a))iction, isease is e+ery3here. Scientists
an heath organi>ations spen years an miions
o) oars trying to )in the ca%se o) so m%chsickness, %t I )ear they o not ook in the right
pace-os Wor, an to mans isoeience to
Him.
-o has p%t His stamp o) i+ine appro+a on
many )oos. Some He has re@ecte or )orien.
Many toay ook )or the sea o) appro+a )rom
-oo Ho%sekeeping or some other instit%te, or trae
mark or ran name, or some octors prescription,
%t ne+er think to ask i) it has een stampe 3ith
-os appro+a.
When I egan to serio%sy 9search the
Script%res,: to )in o%t 3hat -os Wor sai ao%t
3hat 3e sho% eat, I 3as ama>e an eighte toearn that He ha sai so m%ch, ha appro+e so
many items that moern 9n%tritionists: ha r%e
o%t as harm)%.
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PORK FORBIDDEN
#he )irst item on my iet that ha to pass -os
scr%tiny 3as pork. Aike many others, I tho%ghtreak)ast 3itho%t 9acon an eggs: @%st 3asnt
reak)ast. $%t -os Wor sai it 3as an
9aomination: or 9etestae thing:, so it ha to go.
*lso the swine is unclean for you, because it
has clo"en hoo"es, yet does not chew the cud( you
shall not eat their flesh or touch their deadcarcasses De%teronomy 14;8E.
or behold, the $ord will come with fire *nd
with %is chariots, like a whirlwind, 1o render %is
an#er with fury, *nd %is rebuke with flames of fire
or by fire and by %is sword 1he $ord will 9ud#e
all flesh(
*nd the slain of the $ord shall by many 71hosewho sanctify themsel"es and purify themsel"es, 1o
#o to the #ardens *fter an idol in the midst, &atin#
swine8s flesh and the abomination and the mouse,
Shall be consumed to#ether,8 says the $ord DIsaiah
;1'&10E.
)ehind one tree in the midst! s -o testeam an 5+e an their )aith, an oeience to His
3isom, y )oriing them to eat the )r%it o) the
tree that gre3 in the mist o) the -aren o) 5en, so
-o teste the Israeites )aith an oeience Dan
o%rsE y )oriing the eating o) s3ines )esh.
n @%st as 5+e reasone 3ith herse) D3ith
Satans hepE that the )r%it 3as nice ooking angoo tasting an that -o int reay mean
isoeience meant eath, so ha+e men to o%r ay
reasone that anything that taste as goo as s3eet,
@%icy pork 3as s%rey meant to e eaten, an s%rey
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eating it 3o% not ring isease or eath, e+en
tho%gh in oth cases, -o has spoken other3ise.
mericans toay eat miions o) po%ns o) pork,an miions an miions are sick, ne+er stopping to
consier 3hat -o has sai ao%t 3hat they sho%
eat.
-o p%t his stamp o) appro+a on the eating o)
ee), 3hen propery e, an some other meats,
*(KI5 the /# an the $A(( W55 "(#
5#5".
1hese are the animals which you may eat/ the
o3, the sheep, the #oat, the deer, the #a:elle, the roe
deer, the wild #oat, the mountain #oat, the
antelope, and the mountain sheep *nd you may eat
e"ery animal with clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof
split into two parts, and that chews the cud, amon#the animals
1hese you may eat of all that are in the
waters/ you may eat all that ha"e fins and scales
*nd whate"er does not ha"e fins and scales you
shall not eat( it is unclean for you De%teronomy
14;4&,BE.
1his shall be a perpetual statute throu#hout
your #enerations in all your dwellin#s/ you shall
eat neither fat nor blood DAe+itic%s ;10E.
5+es sin in the -aren 3as to try to reason o%t
a pa%sie e=c%se )or isoeying -os comman,
rather than take it )rom (ne 3ho ha a 3isom
an po3er.So it is toay among the pork eaters. #hey say,
9We are not %ner the Aa3L es%s mae a meats
ceanL *a% sai, G5+ery creat%re o) -o is goo,
an nothing to e re)%se, i) it e recei+e 3ith
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thanksgi+ingL When *eter sa3 the +ision o) the
%ncean animas et o3n in the sheet an hear
-o say, 7+hat God has cleansed you must not callcommon8 Dcts 1;1'E that mae pork an a other
meat cean.: So oes man reason, seeking to get
aro%n -os Wor. pro+e: meat comes )rom
grass eating animas none )rom sca+engers or
)rom meat&eating animas.
I ea+e this matter o) cean an %ncean meats
)or yo% to p%rs%e in -os Wor, )or I kno3 yo%
o+e Him an respect His Wisom.
!OD)S APPROVED LIST
s to )ish, the cean an %ncean are iste.
es%s, a)ter His res%rrection, ate )ish anhoneycom, an cooke a )ish reak)ast )or his
tire an isco%rage )isher&iscipes. Dohn 2 1;B&
1E.
es%s, the night e)ore His cr%ci)i=ion, ate the
*asso+er 3ith the t3e+e in the %pper room. DA%ke
22;1'E.
es%s cae an egg a 9goo gi)t,: saying the
same o) rea an )ish. DA%ke 11;12&1E.
#he an o) Canaan 3as escrie as a an
9)o3ing 3ith mik an honey: th%s p%tting -os
stamp o) appro+a on these items.
(ther )oos on -os appro+e ist inc%e;
-*5S; +hen you come into your
nei#hbor8s "ineyard, you may eat your fill of #rapes
at your pleasure De%teronomy 2;24E.
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/I-S; 1hen they came to the ;alley of &shcol,
and there cut down a branch with one cluster of
#rapes( they carried it between two of them on apole 1hey also brou#ht some of the pome#ranates
and fi#s D"%mers 1;2E.
'ow the ne3t day, when they had come out
from )ethany, %e was hun#ry *nd seein# from
afar a )ig tree ha"in# lea"es, %e went to see if
perhaps %e would find somethin# on it...:Mark
11;12,1E.
**A5S; 1he "ine has dried up, *nd the fi#
tree has withered( 1he pome#ranate tree, 1he palm
tree also, *nd the apple tree*ll of the trees of the
field are withered( Surely 9oy withered away from
the sons of men Doe 1;12E.
*(M5-"#5S; 1hey also brou#ht
some of the pome#ranates and fi#s D"%mers
1;2E.
*AM #5S; *nd you shall take for
yoursel"es on the first day the fruit of beautiful
trees, branches of palm trees, the bou#hs of leafy
trees, and willows of the brook( and you shall
re9oice before the $ord your God for se"en days
DAe+itic%s 2;4E.
AA /7I#S; *nd God said, See I ha"e #i"enyou e"ery herb that yields seed which is on the face
of all the earth, and e"ery tree whose fruit yields
seed( to you it shall before food D-enesis 1;2BE.
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H5$S; Same as AA /7I#S.
(AIK5S; * land of wheat and barley, of "ines
and fi# trees and pome#ranates, a land of oli"e oiland honey De%teronomy 8;8E.
(AIK5 (IA; *nd if you brin# as an offerin# a
#rain offerin# baked in the o"en, it shall be
unlea"ened cakes of fine flour mi3ed with oil, or
unlea"ened wafers anointed with oil )ut if your
offerin# is a #rain offerin# baked in a pan, it shall
be of fine flour, unlea"ened, mi3ed with oil ou
shall break it in pieces and pour oil on it( it is a
#rain offerin# *nd if your offerin# is a #rain
offerin# baked in a co"ered pan, it shall be made of
fine flour with oil DAe+itic%s 2;4&0E.
WH5#; %e would ha"e fed them also with
the finest of wheat( *nd with honey from the rock I
would ha"e satisfied you D*sam 81;1E.
$5; *nd %e took bread, #a"e thanks and
broke it, and #a"e it to them, sayin# DA%ke
22;1BE.
C("; *nd )oa: said unto her, *t mealtime
come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy
morsel in the "ine#ar *nd he reached her
parched corn, and she did eat, and was sufficed,
and left D%th 2;14 FiE.*nd 5esse said unto Da"id his son, 1ake now
for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and
these ten loa"es, and run to the camp to thy
brethren( DI Sam%e 10;10 FKE.
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(S#I"- 5S; *nd there came a man
from )aal-shalisha, and brou#ht the man of God
bread of the firstfruits, twenty loa"es of barley, andfull ears of corn in the husk thereof *nd he said,
Gi"e unto the people, that they may eat II Fings
4;42 FKE.
*nd if thou offer a meat offerin# of thy
firstfruits unto the $ord, thou shalt offer for the
meat offerin# of thy firstfruits #reen ears of corn
dried by the fire, e"en corn beaten out of full ears
DAe+itic%s 2;14 FKE.
$A56; So she stayed close by the youn#
women of )oa:, to #lean until the end of barley
har"est and wheat har"est( and she dwelt with her
mother-in-law
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said to his ser"ant, >ut on the lar#e pot, and boil
stew for the sons of the prophets DII Fings 4; 8E.
MIAF; So it shall be, from the abundance of
milk they #i"e, that he will eat curds( or curds and
honey e"eryone will eat who is left in the land
DIsaiah 0;22E.
$7##5; *nd it shall come to pass in that
day, that a man shall nourish a youn# cow, and two
sheep( *nd it shall come to pass, for the abundance
of milk that they shall #i"e he shall eat butter( for
butter and honey shall e"eryone eat that is left in
the land DIsaiah 0;21,22 FKE.
CH55S5; *nd carry these ten cheese to thecaptain of their thousand, and see how your
brothers fare, and brin# back news of them DI
Sam%e 10;18E.
-(#S MIAF; ou shall ha"e enou#h #oats8
milk for your food, or the food of your household,
*nd the nourishment of your maidser"ants
D*ro+ers 20;20E.
A(C7S#S, -SSH(**5S; 1hese you
may eat/ the locust after its kind, the destroyin#
locust after its kind, the cricket after its kind, and
the #rasshopper after its kind )ut all other flyin#insects which ha"e four feet shall be an
abomination to you DAe+itic%s 11;22,2E.
DSpecia note )rom /rances H%nter; *raise -o
that He int say yo% SHAA eat. He @%st sai yo%
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M6 eat! Chares says, 9We are rep%se at the
tho%ght o) eating crickets, grasshoppers, an oc%sts
3hich -o sanctione, %t 3e e+o%r pork 3hich-o sai 3as an aomination. Isnt that @%st ike the
e+i to re+erse -os men%?:E
AM("S; *nd their father Israel said to
them, 7If it must be so, then do this/ 1ake some of
the best fruits of the land in your "essels and carry
down a present for the mana little balm and a
little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachio nuts and
almonds D-enesis 4;11E.
"7#S; Same as ao+e( Fing ames says
9n%ts:.
$55/; *nd you may eat e"ery animal with
clo"en hoo"es, ha"in# the hoof split into two parts,
and that chews the cud, amon# the animals
De%teronomy 14;E
M7##("; 1hese are the animals which you
may eat/ the o3, the sheep, the #oat De%teronomy
14;4E.
-(# M5#; Same as ao+e.
/ISH; 1hen, as soon as they had come to land,
they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid on it,and bread 5esus said to them, 7)rin# some of the
fish which you ha"e 9ust cau#ht8 Simon >eter went
up and dra##ed the net to land, full of lar#e fish,
one hundred and fifty-three( and althou#h there
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were so many, the net was not broken 5esus said to
them, 72ome and eat breakfast Dohn 2 1;B&12E.
5--S; r if he asks for an e##, will he offer
him a scorpion? DA%ke 11;12E.
K5"IS("; 1hese are the animals you shall
eat the deer, the #a:elle, the roe deer, the wild
#oat, the mountain #oat, the antelope, and the
mountain sheep De%teronomy 14;4,'E.
Strong rink is )orien to -os chiren an
no sensie person toay co%
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1herefore, whether you eat or drink, or
whate"er you do, do all to the #lory of God DI
Corinthians 1;1E.Can yo% gori)y -o y eating something
eca%se 3e 9ike it,: 3hen He has )orien it?
Can yo% gori)y -o y rinking into=icating
e+erages 3hen He has )orien it?
Can yo% gori)y -o y smoking, 3hen toacco
is kno3n to e harm)% an o)ten angero%s to heart
an %ngs?
Can yo% gori)y -o y eating many o) the rich,
spicy, sticky 9messes: that many peope cons%me?
*a% 3arne o) some 3hose -o 3as their
ey, an 3e ha+e many s%ch toay. D*hiippians
;1BE.
-o has een progressi+ey, o+er the years,teaching me ho3 an 3hat to eat. n%mer o)
years ago 3e )et impresse to stop eating pork, an
I )o%n myse) ess s%sceptie to cos, as 3e as
in3ary esse, as 3e a3ays are 3hen 3e oey
-o.
/or many years I ha s%))ere ho%rs an ho%rs
o) pain in my stomach, ro%ght on y ignorance o)
eating, as 3e as 3orry, ner+o%sness, an
emotiona %pset, many things I 9co%nt eat:. #hey
3o% %pset my stomach an ca%se na%sea an
pain. o%t )i+e times I 3as angero%sy sick 3ith
)oo poisoning )rom o grease, tainte meat,
s3oen canne corn, saa ressing, an spoiemik. (n top o) that, I s%))ere )rom chronic
inigestion, cos, )rea,
sin%s tro%e, hay )e+er.
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HEALED
#hen the Aor ga+e me the grace to stan on His
promise in 5=o%s 2;'L So you shall ser"e the$ord your God, and %e will bless your bread and
your water *nd I will take sickness away from the
.IDS1 of you, for that8s where I was sick, ri#ht in
my middle
n praise the Aor )or His gooness an
po3er. He has een my ony *hysician )or some 8years, an the $ie an His grace my aiy
meicine. When I egin to )ee ay, I take a
9-ospi,: re%ke the e+i, an thank -o )or
keeping me 3e. n, to His gory, I can say that
He has not s%))ere me to miss a ays acti+ities
eca%se o) sickness in the past 8 years. #here
hasnt een a ay 3hen I 3as not ae to get %p an9p%t my shoes on: an go ao%t His %siness.
6ears ago 3hen I 3as s%))ering 3ith my
stomach, a ear o ay to me that, i) I aske -o
to, He 3o% te me 3hat to eat that 3as goo )or
me. I ne+er )orgot that, tho%gh it 3as a ong time
a)ter3ars e)ore I i m%ch ao%t it. 6ears ater Icame %pon that promise;
+ho satisfies your mouth with #ood thin#s, So
that your youth is renewed like the ea#le8s D*sams
1;'E.
9-oo things!: I egan to p%t the taste test to
some things Dnot a per+erte taste )or harm)%
thingsE. I )o%n goo ee), steak or roast, i) properycooke, taste 9goo: an mae me )ee 9goo:. I
ha ne+er )o%n any +egetarian iet that ha the
same e))ect. I )o%n the )r%it an n%ts an ra3
+egetaes s%ch as ett%ce, carrots, ceery, taste
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9goo: an 3ere 9goo: )or me. Mik 3as 9goo,:
so 3as %tter Drea %tter&no margarine )or meE, an
eggs an eans, an 3hoe 3heat cerea, 3hoe3heat rea, ra3 appes, peaches, grapes, pearsL
s%n&rie ates, raisins, pr%nesL ake potatoes,
righty cooke eets, carrots, t%rnips, corn, peas,
an asparag%sL 3hoe oranges, grape)r%it, pecans,
amons.
I earne )rom reaing an e=perience that in
most cases )oo in its nat%ra statethe 3ay -o
mae it3as etter, an etter )or yo% than 3hen
9processe: an 9messe %p: y man,
not3ithstaning a the high po3ere a+ertising
o+er raio, ne3spaper, etc., o) package )oos.
#his past year 3e earne another step; to eat
simper meas, not so many i))erent )oos at onemea, an to eat starches together, s%ch as cerea
an rea 3ith mikL an proteins an aci )oo
together, as meats 3ith appes an oranges, %t not
3ith rea or mik.
I kno3 there are a ot o) )as in these respects
an 3e are not ogmatic in o%r a+ice or o%r eating.
When 3e eat o%t, or 3ith )riens, 3e eat 93hat is
set e)ore %s: as es%s to His iscipes, %t
passing %p the pork an the rich esserts.
)ter a mea 3ith some o) the rich, greasy )oo
an sticky s3eet esserts that some ser+e, I can
pro+e in my o3n oy the 3isom o) -os
appro+e ist.Heres a sampe o) a ays men% at o%r ho%se;
$5F/S#; (range @%ice or ha) an appeL
o3 o) cooke cerea 3ith ha) an ha) Dstee c%t
3hoe 3heat, )a=, soy, 3heat germEL %ttere toast,
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o) rea mae )rom stone gro%n 3hoe 3heat )o%r
Dmy 3i)e makes o%r o3n reaEL gass o) mikL a
)e3 s%n&rie ates or raisins an three or )o%r ra3amons.
"((" M5A; $ee) roastL pinto eansL ake
s3eet potatoL ra3 carrots, ceery, ett%ceL or cooke
eets or caageL an appe or ra3 grapesL amons.
S7**5; Ha) an orange, ee) steakL ake
Irish potatoL ra3 ceery, ett%ce, grapes or rie
ates, amons or pecans.
#he proo) 3ith %s, IS in the 9p%ing,: )or 3e
)ee yo%nger, happier an heathier than )or many
years, tho%gh I am 8' an my 3i)e 8, %t many
can hary eie+e it.
I 3ak )rom one to )i+e mies a ay an can
3ork a ay at 3riting, keeping ooks, or typing,an then 3rite etters 9ha) the night,: