July 2011

This month I want to focus on yet another portion of our ministry—the Healing Rooms. The original Healing Rooms ministry was started by John G. Lake in the early 1900s in Spokane, Washington; under his direction there were over 100,000 documented healings within 5 years; most of those came through ordinary believers he trained as “healing technicians.” He had a heart to equip the body of Christ to do the greater works Jesus declared we would do. Shortly after his death in 1935 the ministry closed until 1999 when God sovereignly called Cal Pierce to go and reopen it. Cal’s story is truly remarkable and can be read in his book, Preparing the Way. Since reopening the ministry, there are now 1,820 Healing Rooms in over 52 nations around the globe, with hundreds of thousands of testimonies of God’s healing power being demonstrated each week!

Our Healing Rooms opened on October 30, 2006, and we started Healing Rooms at the Columbus Dream Center the next week that ran twice a month for 18 months. We have ministered to hundreds of people throughout the Valley area and have seen many miracles and healings take place, through the power and grace of God—everything from headaches to metal disappearing, to fillings miraculously appearing in abscessed teeth! You can find the testimonies of God’s healing power on our website under Testimonies. Our Healing Rooms are open each Monday (except for some holidays) from 7-9pm; no appointments are ever needed, and no fees are charged. The Rooms operate like a walk-in clinic, where it is first-come, first-served, and each person is taken into a private room and prayed over by a team of trained volunteers who come from different churches in the community.

We are members of the International Association of Healing Rooms based in Spokane, under the direction and covering of founder, Cal Pierce, and one of four Healing Rooms in Georgia. We offer training periodically for those who would like to minister on our team, or for any believer wanting to learn how to pray for the sick more effectively. Upcoming training seminars are posted on our website and through our email list. We have also prayed for some unbelievers who received salvation, and had many others receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit. We truly believe God desires for all of His people to minister healing and freedom in His name, as Jesus stated in Mark 16:17-18. His healing power is the same today as it was over 2,000 years ago when He walked the earth.

We plan to start online Healing Rooms in the near future, where our team members can minister via an online chat room or video messaging room. More information about that will be posted on our website when the details have been finalized. All Healing Rooms are funded solely by the donations of individuals like you, just as all of our ministries are here at Restoration A.C.T.S. Your faithful giving of finances and prayers is what enables us to keep the doors open to those who are in need. Thank you so much for partnering with us; may God bless you richly and abundantly!

Blessings,

Charlene Hughes