Today I was blessed to attend the first Lunch and Learn with the Clergy Wellness Program 2018-2019 (a ministry outreach of Saint Vincent’s Hospital System). I learned about this program over a year ago. Only 20 ministers are allowed each year in this program, so it’s truly a blessing to be chosen. With this program, we are expected to attend the gym and get serious about making our health a priority. The Divine timing of this support and accountability health program is genuinely right on time and an answer to my prayers.
About a month ago, I was prompted by the Holy Spirit to reach out to Dr. Nemeh’s office in hopes to find an answer to the constant pain that had been increasingly getting worse over the past year. I explained that my body kept popping in and out of alignment and that I ended up in the emergency room weeks before not being able to stand on my right foot. She quickly said that Dr. Nemeh would definitely want to see me personally. She gave me the first available date which was August 29th and 30th.
Last Wednesday and Thursday were very physically intense for me, but I knew in the depths of my heart and soul that Dr. Nemeh would be able to help me. During the first appointment, he said that he was surprised that my conditional wasn’t worse. He said, “other than this you are a pretty healthy girl.” He wanted to assure me that it wasn’t something more severe. He did seem a bit startled with my circulation and what appears to be no feeling based on his measurements.
On night two, I was in excruciating pain. When we arrived at 9:45, it was an hour later that we began our appointment. When he walked into the office, he asked how I was doing. When I shared that I was in great pain, she said he would fix it tonight. He said, ”I would get my healing tonight.” I told him that all night my body was aching, and I didn’t really sleep. He replied he could see that he has indeed moved some things around.
As he began working on me, he said that I had a flat back and it was an extreme situation. My spine was out in 3 places and that I had lost about an inch in height. My spine has been slowly collapsing since the early childhood trauma to my spine. I recalled two incidents about the same age.
At the age of 4 or 5, I was playing in a playground and fell down straddle crashing down on my pelvis. I recall there was great concern from the adult that I had could have broken my pelvis, and it might prevent me from have children in the future. A large bag of ice was placed against me to help reduce any swelling. The cold was so painful that I remember it like it was yesterday.
At about the same age, I was playing across the street with a neighborhood friend. We were taking turns in the front yard of running through the water hose on a hot summer day. All of a sudden, Irma (my neighbor friend) hits me in with a golf club across my back. I was never given a reason why she hit me. It was an attack from out of the blue.
It was one week ago today that I was flying back to Birmingham with a spine that now had curves in the right place. The Divine timing of this Clergy Wellness Program could not be more perfect. With the supernatural miracle of my spine alignment in the saintly hands of Dr. Nemeh, I am now in the process of retraining my entire skeletal and muscular system. Dr, Nemeh also indicated that this issue has been the root of problems with my whole body and that way I feel… Blah. He said we can have problems that don’t show up until thirty or forty years later.
Dr. Nemeh was encouraged that my circulation was improving. He told my husband that I had a high pain tolerance, but now I was feeling a much lighter application than the night before. This was indicating that my circulation was improving. As he worked the needles around my body, he asked, “Did that hurt? I felt it hurt. You have to tell me ok. I don’t want Jesus putting me into to purgatory because I hurt you. You don’t like to complain, do you? ” I said, “yeah, what was a bit sensitive.” He replied, ” when you are in constant pain you learn to wear and smile while you are hurting,” I told him, “no one understands this kind of pain.” He agreed, “No one understands, but this affects your entire life.”
I asked if this can be cured, He confirmed, “Yes!” He encouraged me to get a circular massager as well as an infrared body light pad that would help me with the pain. I did call back last week to make sure that all the popping and cracking after the fact was normal. His office returned my call and said that Dr. Nemeh noted he shifted allot around, so that was normal. He did say that he saw my spine lengthen and the space between the vertebra get wider wishing we had taken a before photo so we could see the difference.
This all began last fall. I am so grateful to Dr. Linda Marie Nelson for encouraging me to attend one of the Path to Faith events. It was this weekend November 4th and 5th last year (2017), when I was told it was time for my total healing. As Dr. Nehem prayed for me, he was drawn to the site where I had a collapsed lung. I told him that I felt called to have a prayer healing ministry and he agreed with me. He also said he saw beautiful Spirits in me and asked me to pray for him. I recall thinking it was so nice of him to ask me to pray for him- how sweet I thought. It was later that day when driving back to Birmingham, I got the call from my PMT Sisters that Rev. Dr. Gary Langston has died ( for the third time) of a fatal heart attack. Seconds later I saw a photo of John the Baptist and Jesus roll across my mind’s eye. During that same time, my PMT brother Remy saw a physical vision of John the Baptist and Jesus. I know in my heart that Gary had to leave so we would step into our ministries.
The past couple of weeks, I keep hearing in my Spirit, “It’s a New Day.” I certainly hope so. My body is still hurting, and I know that retraining my body systems will take some time. What I am experiencing now is a healing crisis. I also know that I need to discern what is my body pain and what is the suffering of others. Staying in faith for my healing and total restoration is key. When we are in pain, it’s hard to believe in what we do not see or feel in the moment.
Of course, we live in the world, and the world has its challenges. Today following the lunch and learned I returned to the garage to find a flat tire. I found myself being grateful that the tire didn’t go flat not while I was driving. Below is a photo of me waiting for help. Just another moment of everyday grace.
Have a beautiful Friday!
This is the first Friday as we celebrate the Sacred Heart of Jesus!
Love Y’all!
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