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Awesome Testimony - Paula Hutcheson
November 5, 2003

In January I developed pain in my fingers and wrist. Within a matter of days the pain moved into my elbow and shoulder. I could not lift my hand up to brush my hair. Simple daily tasks like opening a jar or brushing my teeth became impossible. Then one day I could not walk. I was unable to move without extreme pain and could not take care of myself.

I was diagnosed with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis at Walter Reed Army Hospital in Washington, DC. This crippling disease affects 2 million people. Your body attacks its own immune system, which results in joint destruction. I had RA in every joint except my feet. They don't know what the cause RA and have no cure. I told my doctor that God would heal me. He said that he had never seen anyone healed. Still I knew God would heal me.

Since there is no cure, all that can be done is treat the symptoms. I was prescribed Predestrione (steroids), Methetrexiate (a drug used for Chemo therapy) and a variety of painkillers. Within weeks I had gained 17 pounds, and developed severe acne, a side effect of the steroids. The Methetrexiate made me sick as its purpose it to lower your immune system so it doesn't keep attacking itself. The pain continued. Because Walter Reed is one of the finest military hospitals in the world, I was allowed to take Embrel. This drug is only six years old and very expensive. No data is available on long-term side effects. I administered the drug through self-injections into my stomach or thigh.

The side effects of these drugs became far worse than the pain I had experienced. I became severely depressed, emotionally withdrawn and physically unable to respond to my husband. We had been married less than a month when this nightmare began. This disease was not only attacking my body but also my marriage.

I have the faith to be healed. I have witnessed hundreds of healing miracles around the world. The Lord had healed me from MS, drug and alcohol addiction and mental illness.

In spite of frequent and powerful prayer my situation continued to deteriorate. In June, I became so desperate for my healing, that I thought taking all these drugs was lack of faith on my behalf. We were out of the country when I got the brilliant idea to flush them down the toilet. Somehow I thought this would show God how much faith I had in Him. It did not. Within 2 days my body was completely crippled. We were in Moscow and I could not get medical assistance. I remained that way for 5 days.

Several people told me that arthritis comes from unforgiveness, of self or others. For the next two month I spent every waking moment forgiving anybody of anything that I could think of. I also spent much time forgiving myself of my past. Still the disease remained.

The first weekend of September we returned to our beloved, World Revival Church (Pastor Steve & Kathy Gray, formerly the Smithton Outpouring) in Kansas City, Missouri. This was my home for the prior three years before I married and moved to Washington, DC. It was here where my healing began.

As I had hundreds of times in the past, I went up for prayer when offered. This time it was different. As Pastor Kathy Gray prayed for me, I felt the hand of God go into my chest and rip it open. Pastor Kathy kept praying over and over again "HOPE LIVE, HOPE LIVE, HOPE LIVE". I also remember she spoke "wholeness, Lord finish the work you began in her". Suddenly I felt like a hundred pound weight was being removed from my lungs. I was breathing in a way that I had never done before, so effortlessly. I believe it was the breathe of God which was entering into me. I remained on the floor for what seemed to be hours. I could hear people talking but was unable to return from where I was. I was in a place of perfect stillness and complete peacefulness. I was soaking in the presence of Jesus. Afterwards I noticed a difference but could not clearly identify it.

I was getting better but still had pain. I began to pray "Lord, if there is any unforgiveness in my heart, will you send someone who will give me a word of knowledge as to who I am to forgive?"

The second weekend of September we visited my family in Laguna Beach, California. My husband had finished reading "Hosting the Holy Spirit" by Che Ahn on the flight and noticed that his church was in Pasadena. Within hours of arriving we were on our way to Pasadena. They were hosting a healing conference with Cal Pierce (Spokane Healing Rooms of John G. Lake). I remembered hearing that many people with arthritis were healed at his conferences. I had an overwhelming sense that my steps were being ordered by God.

As I received prayer from Cal Pierce he said, "Rheumatoid Arthritis is caused from a spirit of unforgiveness. You received a physical injury to your body and you are blaming someone for it." He might as well have said the name of the person. I knew immediately what he was talking about. I had received a total hip replacement in November. It was due to an injury I sustained while roller blading. I knew it was an accident, yet if the person had just let go of my hand I would not have fallen. It's funny but the Lord had spoken to me about this and told me that I needed to forgive them. I thought that I had. I even went as far a calling and telling them that I was blaming them for the accident and asked them to forgive me. I immediately repented and began to sense a physical heaviness lift off me. I thought I saw what looked like a dark smoke come out of my fingers. Once again something seemed different in my body but I could not tell you what it was.

For the next week Satan worked overtime on my mind trying to convenience me that I was not healed. I prayer "Lord give me confidence of who I am in you".

The third weekend of September we spent in Washington, DC and attended Glory Tabernacle on the Hill. The message was on "The Faith of the Centurion". During the past several months I heard at least 10 messages on Understanding Authority. I think the Lord was trying to tell me something. I thought about my husband. He is a Naval Officer. He has authority and is under authority. So when he receives an order he does it and when he gives an order it is carried out. It finally made sense to me. I realized that it was not necessary to be touched physically but just the spoken word would heal me. Jesus was giving an order for healing, Pastor Donna Pasani was carrying it out and I was to receive healing. With that the Heavens opened and the blood of Jesus poured over me. I know that I was in the spirit but it was it also happening in the physical realm.

The next several days my mind was quiet, without torment. It was during this week that I watched Catch the Fire (Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship). June Bain (International Coordinator) and several students from Soaking School were giving testimonies. The Holy Spirit spoke to me and told me to attend to the next school. My husband saw the show the following evening (Wednesday), and agreed. Four days later I left for Chicago to attend the Soaking School.

It is hard to describe exactly what happens in soaking school. Every one of you needs to attend. I've not witnessed a more powerful move of God. You will experience the depth of love that God has for you. You become saturated with more of His presence that is beyond anything that I can explain with mere words. People come with different religious backgrounds and different baggage from their past. The one thing we all had in common was the desperation to have more of Jesus. The presence of the Holy Spirit was there as Jesus reined as Lord in full power and glory. He seemed to fix what each one of us needed, sometimes not even knowing that we needed fixing.

It was during one of our soaking sessions that Jesus appeared to me. He spoke in detail about the events of the past several years of my life. His words were clear and completely understandable. He spoke with compassion and love. "Why are you blaming someone else for losing your home, business, friends, health and everything else you lost over the past several years?" As I watched the past replay right before my eyes Jesus spoke, "Paula, you choose to be with me rather than anything that life offered or expected of you. You counted everything of value a loss just to remain with me. You stayed in My Presence and choose me over everything. I was with you and you welcomed me. Nothing was taken from you, you offered it to me". I became aware that overtime I had listened to the voice of the enemy and he distorted the truth. As the truth became distorted I became sick.

Then suddenly I was taken to the beach with my feet in the ocean. Jesus and my husband were sitting on surfboards with an extra one for me. Jesus called out, "Paula, we are waiting for you". I often go surfing with Jesus yet this was the first time that my husband was there. As I joined them we paddled on our stomachs to the deep water. Jesus on one side and my husband on my other. They joined their hands together over me and we became one. This was a defining moment in my life, the moment that I had been waiting for. I had left my past on the beach and as I paddled into my present, I became one with Jesus and my husband.

As this session of soaking ended, I realized while lying on my back that my shoulder had fallen down to the ground. This had been impossible for me to do. Then I heard the voice of Jesus say, "I have made you whole". I jumped to my feet, closed my hands into a tight fist. Raised my hand over my back and grabbed the other hand from behind my back. Touched my hands to the floor. None of these things could I do before. It was true. Jesus had healed me.

It has been six weeks since I have taken any drugs. Jesus totally and completely healed me. Not only did the Lord restored my physical and emotional health but has shown me what intimacy in marriage is suppose to be.

Soaking School helped save my life. For there is fullness of joy and healing in His Presence. By the grace of God I have been allowed to be part of this world-changing event. God willing, I plan to spend my life "Soaking" people around the world. Special thanks to June Bain for her gift of love and protection, to Cindy Parton who showed me what it is like to laugh again, and to the Pastors and staff of TACF who are living examples of servants of Jesus, to my Pastors Pastors, Steve & Kathy Gray who never gave up on me, and to my Doctor who never said "no it isn't possible".

I give all honor and glory of my healing to Jesus, my Savior, my friend.

Blessings & Aloha,
Paula Hutcheson

Surfingpmh@aol.com


Location: Washington, DC, United States