Last night we had an odd occurrence, but God proved Himself
mighty again. Prior to leaving the house for an evening of fellowship in the
home of one couple from our first Discipleship Class, Susan was cooking some
chicken to make broth for a meal today. It was done and needed to cool so
we could put it away before leaving. She poured the boiling hot broth into a
heavy glass pitcher that would fit in the small refrigerator. As she was just
turning away the pitcher burst, its glass pieces falling to the floor and shattering
throughout the kitchen. The hot broth splashed all over her thighs,
instantly burning them through her pant legs, with no ability to peel the cloth
away to relieve the heat.
I was just walking into the kitchen and jumped into action.
Bob also stepped in from outside, and together we began to pray and claim
healing over Susan's burns, even as she hurried to her room to remove the hot
clothing. We began to treat the burns while continuing to pray. Swelling and
blisters began to form, and I went to check our first aid kit for any help we
could find.
Over the next hour we
did everything we knew to do and the pain began to reduce. Susan called
upon the Lord to rebuke the enemy who was trying to keep her from the very
thing the Lord called us here to do; she declared her allegiance and intention
to follow Christ despite the obstacles that would rise up against her.
After resting and treating her burns with medicine for about
a half hour, she put on a dress that she could gently hold away from her thigh;
we headed out the door, walking down the now-muddy path to the home of our dear
fellow-disciples for dinner.
Throughout the evening the pain continued to reduce! Praise God!
