ON FEBUARY 8TH 2009 WHILE WORKING ON A CAR I WAS SEVERLY BURNED BY AN EXPLOSIONBURNING OVER 18% OF MY BODY INCLUDING MY FACE, NECK, CHEST, RIGHT ARM, SHOULDER, AND UPPER BACK. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT TO EVERYONES SURPRISE I HAD A REQUEST NOT FOR AND AMBULANCE BUT FOR MY FATHER, AS MOST OF YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW MY FATHER IS A FULL GOSPEL MINISTER THAT KNOWS HOW TO TOUCH HEAVEN. I KNEW THAT IF WE COULD GET JUST ONE PRAYER UP THINGS WOULD BE OK. AFTER ARRIVING AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL MY FAMILY WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO BE AIRLIFTED TO THE BURN CENTER IN CHAPEL HILL NC. KNOWING MY FEAR OF FLIGHTS MY FAMILY ONCE AGAIN GOT ON THEIR KNEES TO PREVENT THE FLIGHT FROM HAPPENING. I WAS THEN TRANSPORTED BY GROUND TO THE BURN CENTER FOR TREATMENT OF MY BURNS. MY FAMILY WAS TOLD AS I WAS GOING INTO SURGERY THAT THE OUTCOME WAS UNCLEAR AND THAT I MAY EVEN END UP NEEDING A TRACKIATOMY TO HELP ME BREATH. KNOWING MY DESIRE TO FULFILL MY CALLING TO SING THIS WAS UNACCEPTIBLE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD BE IN THE BURN CENTER FOR A MINIMUM OF 3-4 WEEKS. AFTER MUCH PRAYER AND BELIEVING I WAS RELIEASED FROM THE BURN CENTER JUST 4 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TOLD TO RETURN IN ONE WEEK FOR A FOLLOWUP. ONE WEEK LATER WHILE CONSULTING WITH THE BURN SPECIALIST HE TOLD ME I WOULD NEED TO BE READMITTED FOR ANOTHER SURGERY BECAUSE MY BODY WAS REJECTING THE FIRST ROUND OF SKIN GRAPHS. THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO HAVE A LARGE POTION OF SKIN REMOVED FROM MY LEG TO COVER MY ARM AND CHEST. AT THIS POINT I POLITLY TOLD THE SURGION THAT GOD HAD NOT BROUGHT ME THIS FAR TO LET ME GO NOW AND REFUSED THE SURGERY. I AM NOW WRITING THIS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER THE EVENT FROM WORK COMPLETELY HEALED BY THE HAND GOD TESTIFING OF THE GOODNESS AND MERCY OF MY LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST. SO TO ALL THE UNBELIEVERS OUT THERE WHO SAY GOD IS NO LONGER IN CONTROL JUST KNOW THAT I AM LIVING PROOF AF GODS HEALING POWER AND IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE THIS LETTER YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF COMING TO A CHURCH NEAR YOU SING THE PRAISES OF MY LORD AND SAVIOR.

 

                                                                                    BOB SMITH

                                                                                    RIVERS OF LIFE MINISTRIES