Dear Brother,

Nonoy’s wound is still exuding pus. His past abscesses sometimes get active and becomes purulent again. This is a chronic case, but again, I believe witchcraft is involved in this. My college kids had complained of a very strong pus smell in some places in our room. I gather them for prayer and worship before they leave for the Bible College and since the living room is always full of kids, we use our bedroom for prayer and counseling.

Because of our helping Nonoy by dressing his wounds daily, a few more people came for wound dressing and prayer. One is named Alice. She has a breast cancer. The tumor started 10 years back. She only went to the hospital on 2004 and they were told the tumor was already in stage IV. The doctor talked about an operation and chemotherapy. The family could not afford the projected expenses so they opted to go home and leave everything to fate. Seeing her now, I see other lumps in her body and I believed it has metastasized. The husband said she recently had a big weight loss. Alice had complained of pain in her right breast for years. She could hardly sleep because of the pain and her medication is only mefenamic acid to temporarily relieve her of the pain. Alice and husband waited for me in the hut where Nonoy is also sheltered, hoping she could have a little alleviation from her pain. They waited for 2 hours for me. Before I learnt of her history and before I saw her, I was expecting it was just an ordinary abscess. I was shocked to see her wound because the ulcer looks like a cauliflower. It was hard, and exuded a foul smell. From the looks of it, it is really cancer.

At first I told her I will be dressing her twice only since she has a hard time traveling. I preached to her about the message of salvation and prayed for her. Again I see the same reaction that Nonoy had. She looked like she was being scolded.

Reaching home, I put the matter before the Lord. I heard nothing. I only saw her look everytime I close my eyes. I decided not to give up on her and dress her wound until…whatever. I want her soul for Christ and I was determined to win it.

She and husband were surprised to see me at their door. While dressing her wound I talked to her about the goodness of the Lord. After wound dressing, I prayed for her. The little time that I had in telling her about God and praying for her after dressing, slowly cracked her hardness. On the second week that I saw her, I started telling her to take away the amulet tied around her waist. She followed my direction and for many days, I battled against the enemy. After prayer she told me she sensed something “bubble” inside her right breast.

After the removal of her bullet amulet, that was supposed to protect her from any disease or demonic attack (which actually worked against her and not for her), she had an episode of coughing and for days she could not sleep on her back. They went to see a doctor and the doctor entertained that she had fluids retained in her lungs because of the metastasizing tumors.

There were times during the day that I could smell bandages and the things I dress her wounds with. At first I kept wondering what that meant, then I realized that I need to pray for her. I whisper a prayer for her many times during the day, every time I smell bandages. The kids also pray for her during devotions.

I pray that if it is within the Lord’s will that she be healed, I asked that the malignant cells will just die out and be replaced with normal cells. I asked for her pains to be gone. I asked for much more, as well.

Now, she is totally a different person from the first time I saw her. She has no more cough, she sleeps good every night, experiencing no more pain in her breast, and she doesn’t get dizzy anymore when she walks a distance. Her son told me about the big changes he sees in his mother.

There was a time that I could not go see them and Kelly came to dress her wound (as well as Nonoy’s). When Kelly came home, he said he almost passed out. He did not know that the breast tissues were hard as a rock. He was glad he got through that process, though.

At another time, Kelly and I were into something and I knew I was on the wrong side. I asked Kelly to lay hands and pray for the woman. I did not feel fit to pray for her. I had some repenting to do before the Lord. Alice smiled after prayer. She said it is always nice to be prayed for because every time we pray, there is this warm feeling that would run through her breast and it felt so good. Praise the Lord! It would be wonderful if people would see that our God is a healing God and that our God cares.

Sometimes when I think about the expenses in the ministry that is way beyond what we have money-wise, I would always wonder where the balance should be. I want to insist that God put upon Kelly’s head my upbringing and what practicality dictates. Kelly has a heart that just bleeds for the needy. Then I stop and think about the heart of God. So, now, really, I would rather swing towards what seems impractical in the world’s eyes–I would never want to miss the heart and will of God.

Set backs are only temporary. In heaven, we will have a lot of rejoicing to do.

In His care,
Sister Bellie

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Bellie working on the abscess on Nonoy's back

Dear Brother,
Brother Kelly had often wondered about the hut in the middle of nipa palms when he brings the kids to school in Danao every morning. He always tells himself he will drop by the place one of these days. Recently we had our kitchen worked on by carpenters. They were from the hills of Danao, but I did not understand why out of the blue I asked them if they knew the people in that hut by the highway. It turned out it was a friend of one of the carpenters. We had gathered enough information from him to make us want to visit that hut and meet the people there.

The following day, Kelly and I went to the hut. We introduced ourselves and befriended the woman. She has 6 kids, and 3 of them are in the elementary grade. The couple also has 2 grandkids. I asked them if they have any other adult in the family. Another man came down the ladder from what looked like a ceiling. He was sleeping there. His name is Nonoy and he stays with the family. He has been away from his family for 10 years. He crossed the sea and worked in the big city in order to have a better life but had not had any communication with his family since he had left. He is now 29 years old.

In the big city, he befriended someone from this island. His new friend, however, had an appendicitis attack and was hospitalized. The money that Nonoy had saved through the years was spent to help his friend. He brought his friend back to his family in this island. When the friend got better, he was asked by his friend’s mother to move out of the house. He is now sheltered in an unfinished house owned by this poor couple. I asked him what his problem was because he really looked sick. I found out he had an abscess in his back. I told him to go to the nearest hospital and have his abscess incised and treated. He still did not go. He had no money. Yesterday, we gathered all our college kids and prayed about the matter. Then I brought my college kids to the couple’s place before they went back to the city. We gathered around Nonoy and prayed. I sensed the presence of the Holy Spirit and we smelt the oil of His anointing. When we were in the bus traveling, I decided to incise the wound myself to drain the pus. The budget for food has become the money to buy his antibiotic. I remembered the verse in the Bible “to help a brother in need when you have the capacity to help, and to not delay the help.” I cannot exactly recall how it was worded in the Bible, but that is how I understand it.

Kelly pictured with Nonoy

I am so thankful for the many things that our dear sister in the Lord, Steph has sent. She gave me materials for wound dressing and many other medical supplies. A number of people have availed of it.

Tomorrow, I will dress his wound and put an improvised drain (edge of gloves) to drain out the pus. Steph’s health drink will also be good for him since he needs better nourishment. He also has fungus on his skin and I need to buy gentian violet. That is the cheapest remedy.

I preached to him about the message of salvation and it seems he looked like he is being scolded. I need to be back on my knees and ask God for a better strategy. I feel so sorry for the man.

Our God is faithful.

Love,
Sister Bellie

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