Testimony of Gods healing power

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever... let this testimony bless your socks off

William David Upshaw was born on October 15, 1866, near Atlanta, Georgia. He served in Congress during the late 1910's and throughout the 1920's, and ran for the office of the President for the Prohibition Party in 1932. At the age of 84, 66 years after becoming a paraplegic, William Branham saw a vision of Congressman Upshaw walking. He was instantly healed, and had full use of his legs for the remainder of his life.

Shortly before his death at age 86, William Upshaw published his testimony in a tract which he sent to every Senator and member of the House of Representatives, as well as President Truman, Winston Churchill, King George, and Joseph Stalin.

While attending a Southern Baptist Convention, which William Upshaw had been the vice-president of twice, he learning about William Branham's ministry from Rev. Roy Davis, the man who had ordained him. On February 8, 1951 at the Calvary Temple in Los Angeles, while praying for the sick, William Branham turned to the audience and said:

I see a young man falling from a hay stack and breaking his back. A doctor with a white mustache and glasses that sit low on his nose, working on the young man, but to no avail. The youngster grows to become a famous person who writes books. People are applauding him.

William Upshaw told an usher he wanted to talk to William Branham, so a microphone was passed to him. He asked: "My son, how did you know that I fell and hurt myself when I was a boy?"
Congressman Upshaw is seen on the left, sitting in the front, with his arms folded
Congressman Upshaw is seen on the left, sitting in the front, with his arms folded

"I can't tell you, sir, I can only say what I see." William Branham responded.

But still William Upshaw was not healed. The prayer line continued while William Upshaw sat on the front row, finally a general prayer was called where people laid hands on each other.

Exhausted from preaching and praying for the sick, William Branham was carried from the platform. Before he could leave the building, he saw one final vision of William Upshaw walking without crutches. Upon hearing this vision, LeRoy Kopp, the Pastor at the Calvary Temple, rushed back to the pulpit and announced, "Brother Branham says, `The congressman is healed'."

Instantly, a man that had not walked for sixty-six years stood to his feet and started walking. William Upshaw retained the full use of his legs for the remainder of his life, and traveled across the country testifying of his healing. He died November 21, 1952.

In a message entitled "Who Hath Believed Our Report?", preached on July 19, 1951, William Branham referred to Congressman Upshaw's healing, and said:

"I feel that he was the one that the Angel of the Lord was referring to when He met me and said, `You'll pray for great men, statesmen, kings of the earth.'"

Go ahead gentlemen... tear it to pieces... destroy this testimony with pre-concieved disdain for Bro. Branham

[Rico]

Do you realize every thread you've started has been to bring glory to Branham? Think about that.

Wrong RICO - Branham healed no one -- it is brining glory to the great healer who walked with Branham

During the month of January, 1950, Brother Branham and Brother F.F. Bosworth were conducting meetings in Houston, Texas. On the same evening that the photograph was taken of Brother Branham, which registered the halo above his head, Brother Bosworth showed Brother Branham a lady's picture. It had accompanied a letter and airplane ticket from Florence Nightingale of Durban, South Africa, a distant relative of the Florence Nightingale who founded the Red Cross. She was a mere skeleton and reminded then of Georgie Carter, a young lady from Milltown, Indiana, who was in a similar condition before she received her healing.

...This Florence Nightingale of Durban suffered from cancer at the entrance of the stomach which causes one to die of starvation. She weighed only about fifty pounds. She had been fed through the veins on glucose until that was no longer possible. Hearing of Brother Branham, she cried for him to come and pray for her. Thus she wrote for him to come, sending along her picture and plane ticket.

That night in Houston they prayed for Florence Nightingale, promising God that if he would heal her and make her completely well, they would take it as an indication for God that they should go to South Africa.

Eight weeks later the Branham party landed in England on their way to Finland. The King of England had sent a cable requesting Brother Branham to come and pray for him. When the Branham party stepped off the plane, William Branham's name was called over the loud speaker. Florence Nightingale had arrived at the airport just fifteen minutes before and those with her had put out this call for Brother Branham to come quickly because they thought she was dying. The place was so crowded that they were informed to get in touch with him at the Picadilly Hotel. This was done and arrangements were made for him to come to her hotel.

It was one of those foggy days in April when they motored to the hotel where she was staying. No one in the party had ever seen a human being in such a pitiful condition as the woman in that room. She was so thin that the skin stuck to her bones. Their hearts were moved with compassion. Florence Nightingale could hardly speak as tears ran down her cheeks for she was suffering with such pain.

They all, including a minister of the Church of England as well as her nurses, knelt and began to pray for her. As they started to pray a dove came and sat on the window sill, looking inside as it started to coo. After prayer, when Brother Branham said, "Amen", the dove flew away. The minister started to speak saying, "Did you see that dove?" Before he finished the question the Spirit Of the Lord moved upon Brother Branham to speak these words- "Thus saith the Lord, you will live, sister."

Eight months after Brother Branham had prayed for Florence Nightingale in England he received another picture from her. At this time she was a perfect picture of health and weighed 155 pounds..."

[Broken]

- God is the healer ! I know him, live for him, love him and believe he will do whatever he promises he will, does not need any certain denomination to pour out his spirit on or healings!

[pelathais]

At about that same time, 1950, a personal friend of mine helped to evacuate several dozen people from Keil Auditorium in Saint Louis, Mo. who were not healed by William Branham. This was a general practice after each of his meetings. Scores and scores of people who had heard his message came in faith to be healed but left with the same infirmities that had brought with them.

And today; though I have no idea if she even existed in the first place, however, I am rather confidant that your "Florence Nightingale" is as dead as William Branham. The "King of England" that you mentioned for some reason would go on to die about a year later as well.

Pelathais..... even Jesus did not heal them all

Your friend... did he ever tell you how many were healed? Oh I am sure NONE.... typical non reasonable response

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Dr. Vaughn

Your friend... did he ever tell you how many were healed? Oh I am sure NONE.... typical non reasonable response

No, as best as I can quote him - "Some of them got up and some of them didn't." He then described with sadness what it was like helping those who did not get healed.