Everybody Matters Ministry

Everybody Matters Ministry seeks to increase the knowledge of God. To help bring the life giving word of Jesus to those who have not yet encountered it. This site contains stories of God at work today, and also aims to be a resource for the Christian looking to grow in their faith in God.

Are there Miracles Today

The answer to are there miracles today is a yes. See some examples of miracles today below.

The Missing Piece

Testimony from my wife:

Last Friday morning, a staff member told me that a small specimen (4x3x1mm) had gone missing during a cut-up. It apparently flipped off the bench and disappeared. They searched everywhere—on the bench, on the floor—but couldn’t find it. They even thought it might have been sucked into the formalin exhaust fan.

From my experience, finding such a tiny piece is very hard, and even if we did find it, it would be difficult to confirm it was the right one. While working, I was also listening to a prayer video and praying for my brother-in-law. I felt in my heart that I should trust God with this problem. Even though several staff members had already searched.

At 1:00 pm, I felt it was time to search, as I needed to finish work by 1:30 pm to pick up my kids. I started looking around the floor fo a few seconds, but felt like it was hopeless. Then I prayed in tongues about the missing specimen, asking the Holy Spirit to guide me to where the specimen was. Then, I stood up, moved a paper towel on the bench, and underneath it, I found a piece the right size, straight away after I prayed.

At first, I wasn’t sure if it was the right specimen since I had been told it was a shave biopsy. But after checking the computer and the jar, I realized it was actually a nail specimen. Nail and hair specimens are rare in our lab, maybe once or twice a week, which gave me more confidence that I had found the right piece. If it had been a skin shave, it could have belonged to another patient or just been a fragment from another specimen.

This experience reminded me that God is real, hears our prayers, and that the Holy Spirit can guide us when we trust and pray with faith.

Still, I left a note for the cut-up staff to confirm it was the right specimen since she had been the one to see it originally. Even though I knew God had performed a miracle, I wanted to double-check.

The following is her reply

Hey Lucy,

THANK YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHH

Actual legendary hero stuff. I am fully baffled by the physics of how it ricocheted off my bench only to end up back underneath the fan pad but I choose not to question, only to be grateful that you found it.

How do you feel about brownies? They are my specialty and I would love to bake you something as a thank you.

Healing of Repetitive Strain

Testimony from my wife:

On Wednesday of the Ekka holiday, our lab had only a few staff scheduled to work, but with double pay. Everyone worked very hard, and during that time, I developed pain in my shoulder.

The next day, Thursday, I still chose to go to work. I applied some pain relief cream and spray, even taking them with me and leaving them in my locker. On the way, I prayed and asked God to give me enough grace to get through the day — or for work not to be too busy. Thank God, the day was lighter than usual, but my shoulder pain remained.

That night, my husband and I prayed for healing before bed. However, I still woke up several times during the night with pain.

By Friday morning, when my alarm went off, I got up still in great pain. But because many staff were away, I decided to go to work anyway, trusting that God’s grace would be enough for me to endure. On the way to work, I prayed, “God, you have healed my shoulder twice before, and I know you can do it again. I trust your timing and your way. You are a fair God. During my suffering, under your grace and with my faith in you, I believe you will either heal me now or reward me later for holding on in faith. And Lord, since today is my birthday, if it’s your will, I would love this healing as my birthday present from you. If not, I will wait patiently for the reward you have prepared in your perfect time.”

When I arrived at work around 6 a.m., I started with light duties such as replying to emails, checking machines, doing QC on some slides, and resolving work related conflict on the computer. I worked like this for about three hours, but the pain was still there. Around 9 a.m., the pathologist sent a large number of extra requests, and I needed to begin microtomy — a task that requires constant shoulder movement — especially challenging on such a busy day with six staff away.

But as soon as I sat down and began the microtomy, something amazing happened. I suddenly felt my shoulder pain completely disappear. I kept moving it again and again just to check — but it was truly gone! Immediately, I called my husband and said, “Thank you for your prayers last night — the pain is gone!”

I was able to continue microtomy for the rest of my shift, even working three extra hours of overtime — an even longer day than the Ekka shift.

Later, one of my colleagues brought me a birthday cake. I was able to cut it myself, lift my shoulders for photos, and smile with joy — completely pain-free.

God is good. He is faithful. Life will bring suffering, but He always gives us enough grace to endure while we wait for His miracle. Keep fighting the good fight of faith.

Healing of Ulcerative Colitis

... she had developed Ulcerative Colitis, and had extreme pain and bleeding. He mentioned that doctors had told him it had no cure, and she would be on harsh medications to treat its symptoms for life. The father was saddened for his daughter, for he loved her. I having seen God heal in the past asked if he would mind if we could pray for her. He said he would appreciate it ...

I work as a computer programmer and have a long term client, whom I see more as a friend. While working on His website he brought up the fact that his daughter was very ill, she had developed Ulcerative Colitis, and had extreme pain and bleeding. He mentioned that doctors had told him it had no cure, and she would be on harsh medications to treat its symptoms for life. The father was saddened for his daughter, for he loved her. I having seen God heal in the past asked if he would mind if we could pray for her. He said he would appreciate it. So I set about to pray, to God for his daughter. That Sunday I also put a prayer request in the churches @SCFcentral prayer box. A month or so passed, and I received a work related call from the father. He ended the call by telling me, he did not know everything about God and healing, but his daughter was now well. So well that they were able to take the medications they were using right down. He thanked us for the prayer, and was confident that his daughter would stay well.

Jesus does still heal. If you are sick or know someone who is we will pray with you for their healing. We don’t need to come and visit you we can just pray from home, just leave us a message so we can pray at futureandahope7@gmail.com. All we ask is if you are healed seek out a church to attend, so you can grow to know the true healer Jesus.

Healing of Shoulder at Church

The following testimony was written by me on the 20th August 2023. I am not a pastor but run E.M.M. as an outreach to draw people into relationship with God.

I would like to give the LORD praise for something that happened to me today. Over the last few days, I have had pain and weakness in one of my arms. It has happened before, and when I went to the doctor last time it occurred they told me I had a degenerative disease in my back and shoulder region. The doctor warned me It can get so bad that if you put pressure on your neck you can end up with a broken neck. This time I must have slept wrong and something had become dislodged. The pain was so bad for a few days, that I could not even type on my computer without having shooting pain, and weakness in my right arm. It was to the degree that I did not know if I could work on Monday. I had to text the pastor of the church and let him know I would be unable to pack down at the end of church due to the pain. I still went to church but did not expect to be able to pack up. On the way my wife prayed for my arm, and I had prayed previously. However, the arm did not come good at that time. At church, I went up to Pastor John and told him I would not be available for pack up. He asked me if he could pray for my arm. He prayed, and the pain in my arm stopped. I told him I would see how it would go. But it remained good. There was no pain in my arm. I was able to pack up without any pain. I purposely lifted some heavy items just to check. Still no pain. Jesus had healed my arm through John’s prayer. At home, I was able to mop the floor, carry the laundry, pack up the clothes, and all with no pain. Right now I am typing on my computer with no pain. I will be able to work tomorrow.

If you have not been to church in a while, I would encourage you to go.

1Th 3:10-11 night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and perfect what is lacking in your faith? Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

Douglas Wood

Some time after the second Gulf War an Australian man Douglas Wood was captured by terrorists in Iraq, who made demands for a ransom or he would be executed. I set about fasting and praying for his release, I said to God "You know where he is....tell me". Three words entered my mind ABC, Bazaar and "a meal". I thought "I am going crazy what has all that got to do with him. Bazaar I though "this is Bizarre". I thought maybe "a meal" is a town so I searched a map of Iraq for a town of that name, but found nothing that really matched. Some time latter Douglas Wood was freed by US troops who came across his captors. It was not until latter that I actually discovered what the three words meant. I was on a forum and came across a post by a user called ABC in the post she appealed to the terrorists to release Douglas Wood because she had seen him go to a Bazaar (another name for shop) and bought food (sausages I think it was) for disadvantaged people and had provided them with "a meal". So the three words God had given me when I prayed were about that post. So God did not tell me where he was he told me what type of person Douglas Wood was a good man. I believe God saw Douglas Wood's kind action too and blessed with an escape from his captors.

Simon Murray

One morning I got up and walked into the hall and I heard a voice that I believed was God say "How would you like to be stabbed in the Valley". The Valley was known as the rough end of town, and the voice scared me a little, I wondered if I had done something to offend God. I had planned to go down to the Valley to ask people out to church as was my habit at the time. In the end I went anyway regardless of the fear. I walked up to the first person I met and asked him if he would like to go out to church. He said to me "I am an atheist, I don't believe in God". I just said "fine", but hoped to change his mind. He then proceeded to unbutton his shirt and showed me scar marks up and down his chest and stomach. He said to me, "I was attacked by a knife wielding man in the Valley some time ago and spent months recovering in hospital, How could God allow that to happen to me". Then I knew why God had said in the morning "How would I like to be stabbed?". God understood this man, but had a good plan for him. Some weeks latter this man came out to church and became a Christian.

God prevents a bad Investment Decision

On the 10 of October 2012 the LORD prevented us from making a bad financial decision. Me and my wife had found a house that we thought could be a good investment for our future. But our pastor prayed about it and felt that it was not going to be a good investment. So I prayed that if it was not a good investment God would get the bible to open randomly to James 4:13-15, otherwise the bible would open to the verse in Mal 3:10 about God blessing our finances. I opened my bible on the computer and moved my hand quickly and randomly, first selecting a book of the bible, then a verse, all without looking where I was choosing, and it opened to James 4:13-15 so I knew that God did not want us to go ahead.

Some of you say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to some city. We will stay there a year, do business, and make money." Listen, think about this: You don't know what will happen tomorrow. Your life is like a fog. You can see it for a short time, but then it goes away. So you should say, "If the Lord wants, we will live and do this or that." Jas 4:13-15

God helps a business grow

Some times it is hard to gauge how your prayers are going. However in the past I had an experience that showed me that God does answer our prayers in miraculous ways. We had a client at work who was involved in Market Research, I pray for my clients on a regular basis. One day as I was working on their Website God spoke to me and said "How would I like to work for channel 9?" Channel 9 in a major free to air TV channel in our country. I was shocked by it and did not know what God was suggesting, but took care with the Website incase it was put on TV. However around a month latter Channel 9 approached the very client who I was working for when God asked me the question. And their business was put on channel 9's program called A Current Affair. God is in control of the affairs of men.

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