Jerry Louis’ Testimony
Testimony by Jerry Louis written in Feb’12: Praise the Lord Jesus Christ!
My name is Jerry Louis, 53 years old, living in Selangor, Malaysia and was born into a Roman Catholic family. I am married and have a 15 years old son.
In January 2010, I was warded into University Hospital, Petaling Jaya resulting from almost complete kidney failure. The toxicity level in my blood was extremely high so much so the doctors were astonished that I was still alive. To complicate matters further, I was a long term diabetic and blood pressure patient. My body was so weak that the medical staff had to immediately insert a catheter in my private parts and installed an IV to stabilize the blood pressure.
At this juncture, I was very afraid as I did not know what was happening to me and my medical condition was critical. In this weakened position, my body was shivering continuously due to the high fever. In view of my critical condition, the nurses would check my blood pressure and sugar level very regularly.
As a result, I was not able to sleep or rest. In the morning a whole bunch of doctors came to check on me. I realized I was in a very serious condition and there was a very real possibility I would die as the doctors were not able to solve the problem. My body was deteriorating very quickly, I was in unbearable pain and the medication given to me was not able to stabilize my condition. The doctors were pressuring me to go onto dialysis to remove the high level of toxins in my blood.
It was during this very painful, dark and worrying time, some of my siblings and their spouse came to pray for me. These siblings had left the Roman Catholic church and had become born again Christians (see Gospel of John 3:3 – 8).
In the past, I detested my siblings’ decision to leave the Roman Catholic Church but now when all hope was gone and I was in fear of suffering and dying, my siblings came to be with me and prayed for me. When they prayed in Jesus Name, my body began to settle and the shivering reduced substantially.
My brother in law (also a born again Christian) stayed the nights with me, prayed and ministered to me about Jesus Christ of Nazareth. At this juncture, in my broken state, I chose to become a born again Christian and a disciple of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I started to cry out to Jesus Christ for mercy on my life. I also asked Jesus Christ to forgive me of my sins, repented of my sinfulness (turning away from practicing sin) and forgave all those people I had held unforgiveness.
Given my seriously weakened condition and the extremely high level of toxins in my system, the doctors insisted I go on dialysis or it could be fatal. As soon as I agreed, a minor surgery was conducted on my neck to enable the dialysis machine to process and cleanse the blood in my body ie. remove the toxins in my weakened body.
During the dialysis, I became even more worried as I was now hooked up to a machine and realized my life was dependant on this machine. An old lady next to me, at the dialysis centre, told me she has been coming for these ‘cleansing’ process 4 (four) times a week over the past 5 years. Another man, next to me, told me that once they got you hooked to dialysis, it was forever….like the song, Hotel California – ‘once you are checked in, you can never leave’.
All this news and my poor health, made me very depressed and fearful. I kept calling on Jesus Christ for mercy and healing in my life. My siblings continued to lay their hands on me and prayed for healing in Jesus’ Name.
Initially the toxin levels in my system went up and down like a ‘yo-yo’ but the subsequent medical results reflected a drop in the toxicity. I began to believe Jesus Christ was answering my cry for mercy and healing plus the prayers of my born again Christian brothers & sisters . I started to continuously thank Jesus for the healing. On day 5 of hospitalization, whilst still somewhat weak, I was starting to slowly walk again. On day 6, I felt my strength gradually coming back into my body. I now knew Jesus had started to heal me. I was truly grateful to Jesus Christ who has given me a 2nd life.
I was also thankful for the care I had received from the medical staff at University Hospital. On day 9, I was discharged from the hospital and I was so excited to be going home, albeit with a urine bag attached to me and with loads of medication eg. insulin to control my sugar, BP tablets to regulate my blood pressure and on a very strict diet. Over the years, I have had serious problems with diabetes (ie.in controlling my sugar level) and regulating my blood pressure.
My follow on check-up (2 days later after being discharged from hospital), showed my kidneys had started to function again. I have come to understand, this rarely happens – once the kidneys fail, the only solution is for a transplant and all its trappings. I continued to thank Jesus Christ for this miraculous healing.
I then heard Jesus Christ telling me to stop taking the insulin and depend on Him for complete healing. I obeyed, since then my sugar level has dropped and has become normal. I then decided to place my faith on Jesus Christ in regards to the blood pressure. I stopped taking my blood pressure pills and instead took some natural herbs as guided by Jesus Christ. Soon my blood pressure began to normalize and stabilize like a normal healthy person. The mercy of Jesus is truly amazing!! I have been on diabetes and blood pressure medication for decades but now Jesus Christ has healed me and set me free…..‘whom He (Jesus) sets free, is free indeed’ – John 8:36.
Two weeks after being discharged from the hospital, I went back for a follow on check-up with a possibility of removing the urine bag. The urine bag was uncomfortable, somewhat embarrassing and made my life difficult especially when I had to go out and be amongst people in public places. The medical staff removed the urine bag and instructed me to drinks a huge amount of water and return within 4 hours. This was done to check if my kidneys and bladder would be able to function well without the help of the catheter. Four hours later and after having consumed a lot of water, the urine was not flowing out. My bladder was full to the point of bursting but the urine would not flow out. The doctor insisted to re-insert the catheter and urine bag as my health was at risk. I asked them to give me a few minutes. I went into the toilet and cried out to Jesus Christ for mercy on this problem. Immediately the urine started to flow and I was able to empty my bladder. I was again filled with inexpressible joy of the mercy and the miraculous work of Jesus Christ of Nazareth in my life.
During this period, due to the high toxicity in my blood, high blood pressure and diabetes, I lost over 90% of my sight in both eyes and the condition was worsening. I became almost blind. This was an extremely scary situation for me. I was not able to see clearly and therefore I could not walk out or eat on my own, read, write, etc. I now realized, I had taken all these things for granted. Now the simplest of tasks become extremely difficult and fearful. The doctors strongly urged me to go for surgery to restore some of my sight. The doctors gave me a serious caution that without surgery and their medication, I would lose my sight. I decided to place my complete faith and trust in Jesus Christ for the healing of my sight.
Day by day, I would seek Jesus Christ in prayer and hearing His Words. To my amazement, my sight began to improve. Today I have over 90% of my sight back without the need of any surgery or hospital medication. By the mercy of Jesus Christ, I am able to walk, drive a car, read and write and eat on my own – without depending on others. What a MERCIFUL GOD!!! Jesus came to give ‘recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed’ – Luke 4:18.
Only by the grace and mercy of the Almighty Father God and Jesus Christ my Saviour, today I am free from all hospital medication and I am well in spirit, soul and body.
My hope and prayer is for this testimony to be a blessing to all. Praising Jesus Christ always!
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