By Samuel Sudarsanan

 

1. On the first day Apostle Gary Schafer arrived in my father-in-laws home, he had compassion on my mother-in-law who was battling breast cancer and was on chemotherapy treatment. He was led by the Spirit of the Lord to pray and rebuke the sickness from her body and prayed for her healing. The next day while we were taking breakfast she said to us that she feels like she has much relief. Last week they went to Hyderabad to the Cancer hospital and they had tests on her whole body, and now we praise God that they found there is no cancer left in her body. It is really a great miracle and we believe that it is God who healed her completely through Apostle Gary's prayer. My mother-in-law RUTH testified that after Gary prayed, she felt something change in her body. She has no weakness now, and we praise God for this.

2. On Friday March 7th we went to a fasting and prayer meeting in Singaram Palem where an intercessory prayer meeting was being conducted to pray for barren women in the church. After the preaching was over, three barren women came forward and asked Apostle Gary to pray for them. While he was praying the Holy Spirit gave him a word of knowledge to tell one of them whose name is JAISREE that God is going to give a child to her. Apostle Gary prophesized that by this time next year in the same days she will have child. So the next Sunday she testified in the church that there was a pain in her womb while Apostle Gary was praying for her. So she has faith that she would have a baby soon. So we praise God for the prophecy which has come for her through Apostle Gary.

3. We went to Z Ragampeta village where we had a public night meeting there with Pastor G. David Raju. Apostle Gary prayed for the group of people there and one mother whose name is Maria brought her son for the prayer meeting and she asked him to pray for her son who was suffering from Jaundice. Later Pastor David said to me that her son was healed from jaundice. So we praise God for this result.

4. At Singaram Palem, Sunday 9^th morning while Pastor Samuel was leading the worship service, Apostle Gary was in the Sprit and had a vision that Jesus was enthroned and appeared to him as the KING as he appears in Isa. 6^th chapter. Then He changed into the good shepherd and again he changed into the suffering Christ on the cross and then back to the King. As Apostle Gary was having this glorious vision the devil distracted the spiritual atmosphere of the church. There was a young lady whose name is BABY was sitting and singing and all of a sudden she was possessed with an Epileptic demon and fell on the ground and was sticking her tongue out and the worship was disturbed and during that time Apostle Gary noticed that it was the devils work to disturb the service. So immediately he came to the young lady and rebuked the devil in the name of Jesus and immediately the demon left her and she drank some water and she was fine.  It is really a great miracle that she was delivered from the devil.

5. Apostle Gary preached in Gandepalli church on Sunday on the blessings of the Lord and as he was preaching He was filled with Holy Spirit and called out the people to come and be blessed. It was such a revival message he preached to the big congregation. We saw people being filled with Holy Ghost so after the meeting was over people came for prayer and Apostle Gary prayed for a women whose name is ARUNA who was barren and she said that there was fat around her womb so she is using medication for the fat to go away. So she asked for prayers. Apostle Gary prayed for her and after prayer two days later she went for a checkup and the doctors said that she is ok and that there is no fat on her womb and she is doing fine. So next Sunday she testified in the church about this, so we praise God for this great miracle.

6. NT Rajapuram: This is a church of High Cast people who were all converted from Hindu religion and are now worshiping the Lord Jesus. Sunday evening around 3:00 PM we went to this congregation and Apostle Gary ministered there about the IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY GHOST and at the end of the meeting he asked for any special requests, so the majority of the people came for prayers and said that they need to be filled with the Holy Ghost and he prayed for them for the gift of the Holy Ghost. He suggested to us that we should conduct a meeting to seek the gift of the Holy Ghost. So my father Pastor Gabriel and I conducted separate meeting on Friday night and there we saw 7 of them filled with Holy Ghost and as an evidence they spoke in tongues and it was a remarkable experience to all of them. There was a lady and her name is VARAM she had a rebellious son, so Apostle Gary suggested her not to do things which brings anger to him so she testified next Sunday that her son is doing fine and listening to their parents. So she praises God for the answer of Gary prayers and counsel.

7. We visited a church in Niladri Rao Peta and inaugurated a church shed there. It is Pastor Jeevaratnam church. We had the inauguration service there and ministered and after the preaching was over, Apostle Gary called for the people if they have any specific needs. So in this place the whole congregation had the headache so Apostle Gary laid his hands on each one and they were delivered from the headache. We praise God for the good response. Pastor Jeevaratnam said that the next Sunday people testified in the church that God touched them while Apostle Gary was praying for their headache and it left. There was a lady her name is PRAMAVATHI she was having headache since 15 years and she had been spending lot of money for the healing but with no result, but prayer brought great change in her life she said. So Pastor Ratnam was very happy that she said no more headaches.

8. We went to Dwrakanagar Tribal church and we named this church as an Apostolic tribal church. We had a good service over there and it was a small church shed. He ministered about Moses Tabernacle and the way that God wanted His house to be built and said that now we are the temples of God. After the meeting was over he prayed for the people. Pastor Yocob had good testimonies in his church. The Pastor told me that there was a lady suffering from severe headaches, her name is MALAMMA, and the Lord touched her and she said that there was no pain after prayer. There was a blind man his name is ARGUN he lost his sight while he was 45 years old and he came to Apostle Gary for prayer. Pastor told us that there is miracle now and he is able to see. We praise God for the result of the prayers.

9. We went to Mallisala village where Apostle Gary preached Gospel message in this place.  There were 18 people committed their life to Jesus and came to the front for prayers. So the next Sunday Pastor Yacob conducted Baptismal service and baptized 8 people in the name of Jesus Christ. So Pastor Yacob praising God for the new people added into the church.   

10. There is man whose name is Apparao he was having hearing problems he asked for prayer. Apostle Gary prayed for him and God healed him. So next Sunday he was testifying in the church of God's healing after Apostle Gary's prayer.

11. We went to Mollaru tribal village to Pastor Samuel Raju. There we ministered to 8 older people and we asked them to tell testimonies of how they have come to the Lord. They said good testimonies of how they were saved from idol worship. A women came forward and asked Apostle Gary to pray for her family's peace.  He prayed for her as she asked and he suggested to her to be wise to rule her family and the next Sunday she testified in the church that her son and daughter-in-law are taking care of her and they are all in peace. The next older women her name is Appayamma she was deaf and had knee pain so after Apostle Gary prayed for her she is able to hear and she had beautiful smile on her face after he prayed for her.   

12. We went to a village called Murari where Pastor S. Vijaya Chandra is Pastor. It was a night public meeting and there were 50 people gathered mostly Hindu people. So Apostle Gary preached about the importance of the NAME OF JESUS. In another side we hear distraction from the Microphone from the Hindu temple. While he was preaching about Jesus and the name of Jesus the distraction was stopped and there were 3 people that committed their life to Jesus and asked for prayers. Pastor Vijaya Chandra is going to give them baptism soon. There is a women named Laxmi listening to the message from a far by the microphone and the next Sunday she came to church and rededicated her life to Jesus, actually she had been a church member, but became a back slider, and was out of the church at the time.  After Apostle Gary's message she is now coming back to church again and testified in the church she will not turn away from the Lord.

13. We went to Tank Bedi to the fishermen families where Pastor Davidu Raju is Pastor. There we went to the side of the lake and ministered to those families and there were two families Apostle Gary prayed for their premature children. There were 6 children over there and Pastor Davidu Raju said that one child is doing good after the prayer. It is really wonderful news.

14. There was a family listening to the Gospel by sitting under the Tamarind tree and after listing to God's word they threw away their idols and came to the Lord Jesus. And the wife and husband confessed with their mouth that there is one God and his name is Jesus in the prayer meeting so it is really wonderful that they came to the Lord.

15. We went to Lodhi Palen for the new church inauguration where we felt the presence of the Lord and were touched by the Holy Sprit. In the meeting there people came for prayer and moreover Pastor Joesph Raju's father Raja Rao was touched by the Holy Sprit, having not been experiencing the power of the Holy Ghost before. After Apostle Gary prayer for him he was touched by the power of God and Pastor Joseph said to me that his father said to him that Gary is a man with power from God. So I am glad that a senior pastor filled with Holy Sprit through Gary's prayer.

16. There was a deaf lady who could not hear anything before and she came and asked for prayer and after prayer she said she was listening and could hear what Apostle Gary was saying and there was beautiful smile on her face.

17. There was a local doctor who attended the meeting, and he was suffering from back pain and he asked for prayer for the deliverance. Apostle Gary rebuked the sickness in Jesus name and the next day onwards he is doing fine. Pastor Joseph said that he is well now and there is no back pain in him.

18.  We went to the fire victims at Auto Nagar and there Apostle Gary ministered and shared comforting message to all of them and prayer for some people. Moreover the whole villagers are Hindu people and there are only 5 Christian women over there. On that day the whole village gathered together and listened to the Gospel. After one week I went back there to meet with the people and talked with them. There were 5 Hindus who came forward and said that they love Jesus and they want to be baptized. So it is really good news. I am sure that I will continue to reach them and give them baptism in the name of Jesus. Many people in that village told me that they were comforted and strengthened by the word of God.

19. Pastor Gabriel the father of Pastor Samuel was also touched by the Ministry of Apostle Gary and the Holy Communion. Especially he was blessed by the Sprit of the Lord through Gary's ministry.

20. We conducted Pastors Conference and there were 60 Pastors attending the meeting. Apostle Gary preached a wonderful message during morning session and all the Pastors were touched by the word of God and they praise God for what they heard. We had ordination service and there were 40 pastors came forward to be ordained and they prayerfully received the anointing of the Lord from the servant of the Lord. Well after the meeting is over there were 20 Pastors personally called me over telephone and told me that they were touched and empowered and filled with the Holy Sprit and anointed by the Lord. It is such a great blessing they got the power through Apostle Gary's ministry.

21.  In our champions house for children the cooks name is Chandramma, her palm was burned by the fire while she was cooking food. Apostle Gary prayed for her and she said to my wife Shara that her wound was healed very quickly after Apostle Gary's prayer.

22. Pastor K. Krupavaram said that he was crying before the Lord before he took communion because it made him repent and reconcile with God and after the conference and ordination service he went to his home with great power and joy.

23. This is my testimony: I   Pastor Ch. Samuel was really touched by Apostle Gary's ministry in our region. I really learned so much from him as I was listening and translating his messages. I think he is a wonderful man of God and I was anointed and obtained gifts of the Spirit from him and I am exercising those gifts in our ministry in India. I am praying for the sick, rebuking demons, conducting meetings and asking people to receive gift of Holy Ghost evidenced by speaking in other tongues. So Apostle Gary's ministry helped me personally to grow more and come nearer to the Lord Jesus Christ. So I am well equipped to equip others and to impart the gifts which I received freely from him. I can say my whole family is blessed by the ministry of Apostle Gary. We pray that we would continue to win souls in India.   - Read of more miracles of God