Letter from the Editor

by Kathi Smith
Spring 2017

Dear CHM Family and Friends,

A Facebook post popped up today from four years ago — a post of my visit to my dad up in Virginia during his recovery from open heart surgery. I was going through chemo for breast cancer at the time, so we took a “bald eagle” picture with big smiles on our faces. I am reminded of the prayers both of us had covering us during our health crises. I sent out letters asking friends and family to pray before each chemo treatment. Before one treatment, I decided to forego the prayer request email and that was a mistake — the side effects of the chemo were by far the worst I experienced!

The articles and testimonies in this edition of the Healing Line are meant to encourage all of us to learn how to pray and to receive healing prayer. Because I have seen the effects of healing prayer for myself, my heart for intercession has grown. I encourage you, please do not let your loved ones who are sick go without prayer! We have intercessors who would love to pray for you! (Leave a Prayer Request).

If you want to learn how to pray for healing, please attend our School of Healing Prayer^® Levels 1–4. If you are unable to travel, we have our Schools of Healing Prayer^® on CD and DVD. Invite a friend to learn too!

If everyone knew that they could join in prayer, we would have more people healed! My children grew up asking for prayer before they asked for aspirin for headaches. And because we were taught to model that for them as soon as we learned, they live out the same lifestyle of praying for healing in their own communities.

It is early 2017 and we have already heard numerous testimonies of forgiveness in families, healing in marriages, healing of the emotional trauma of abortion, freedom from shame, coming into true identity, physical healing, healing from divorce — and many, many more. When we have hands–on practicum in our schools, we always point out that we are practicing, but God is not — He continues to heal even when we “practice”!

Blessings,

Kathi Smith
Senior Editor

Kathi Smith is the Senior Editor of Healing Line and an active CHM prayer minister.