Just a Little Drunk - But God Loves Him

My friend Pete Cabrera demonstrates before our eyes the love and healing power of God. Yes, God loves everyone, even those who get a little drunk. Listen closely, you might even hear the bones moving back into place.

Not Drunk as You Suppose

This story was previously shared on Facebook, in a shorter version.

My patient was a middle aged man who lived in a house that reeked of garbage, beer and cigarette smoke. This morning it had one more odor; partly digested blood. There's nothing I like better that the smell of blood that's been vomited after being in the stomach for a while. He got up around three AM and began drinking. A short while later he began vomiting blood. His medical history was significant for emphysema, liver failure and alcohol dependence. To make it worse, the alcohol had eroded either his esophagus or stomach, until blood vessels tore open and began to bleed. My new friend was a mess.

We loaded him in the ambulance and began transport. I tried to make small talk but he had a grumpy disposition and was in a lot of pain. Most of his comments were profanities. I really felt badly for him. I wanted to see God touch him in some way and maybe even heal him. In my spirit, I cried out for mercy and compassion.

But I spoke not a word of it.

During the trip to the hospital he shoots me a look of amazement and suddenly says, "I feel really %$#@ weird." I asked what he meant by "weird".

He said, "I feel really high, like I'm stoned. But I never do drugs and it's not the booze. This is really %$#@ weird!" As I watched, he began to giggle and smirk in the most amusing way. I dropped him off at the hospital without elaborating on what I'm sharing with you.

I'm a little embarrassed to discuss what I think happened to him.

I'm a recovering pharisee. This is my treatment program. After God knocked the atheist out of me, he had to deliver me from a religious mindset that was offended by people getting drunk in the spirit. I have to admit, I'm still a little uncomfortable at times. The night before all this transpired some of my more charismatic friends (OK, hooligans) came to my house and God proceeded to get us whacked in the Holy Ghost. People were laughing and falling on floor in the joy of the Lord. It was a great time and I'll always remember that night fondly. But when my patient began to get giddy and happy, I realized it was God giving him a dose of the new wine.

Where do I go with this and what does it mean?

I think it's safe to say that God loves everyone. Even mean old drunks. He loves us all and He wants us to be filled with life, health and joy. And He's willing to go to extreme measures to do it...even getting someone drunk in the spirit in the back of an ambulance.

The eternal One heard an unspoken plea that mercy and joy be extended to a miserable man. And He gladly granted the request.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

(You might pray for him to be healed if you have a few minutes)

Colon Cancer Healed

This is one of the most touching testimonies I've ever heard. The man who was ministered to by a group of strangers was healed of colon cancer.

Spiritual Hunger Conference

Spiritual Hunger Conference
September 8th - 11th, 2010
Spokane, Washington
Bill and Beni Johnson, Cal Pierce, Rick Taylor and Jim White

Worship by Don Potter

It's that time again! The Spiritual Hunger Conference hits Spokane for a weekend of miracles, healing, worship, training and all the goodness God has for His people. You don't want to miss this one! Hosted by the International Association of Healing Rooms. To view the schedule of events and speakers and to register, visit their website, here.

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Bill & Beni Johnson	Bill and Beni Johnson are the Senior Pastors of Bethel Church. Bill is a fifth generation pastor with a rich heritage in the things of the Spirit. Together they serve a growing number of churches that have partnered for revival. This apostolic network has crossed denominational lines in building relationships that enable church leaders to walk in both purity and power. The present move of God has brought Bill into a deeper understanding of the phrase, "on earth as it is in heaven." Heaven is the model for our life and ministry. Jesus lived with this principle by only doing what He saw His Father doing. Learning to recognize the Holy Spirit's presence, and how to follow His lead will enable us to do the works of Christ, destroying the works of the devil. Healing and deliverance must become the common expression of this gospel of power once again. Beni has a call to intercession that is an integral part of the Bethel Church mission. She is in charge of the Bethel's Prayer House, ministry teams and the intercessors. The Lord has given her a heart for broken people of all ages. Her insight into strategies for prayer and her involvement in prayer networks have helped to bring the much-needed breakthrough in Bethel's ministry. [Click Here For Bill & Beni Johnson's Website]
Cal Pierce	Cal is the Director of the International Association of Healing Rooms. Cal felt God draw him and his wife, Michelle, to Washington State in November 1997. Having studied the revivals, Cal had read about John G. Lake's ministry in Spokane. Through much prayer and a 40 day fast, Cal heard God say in February of 1999, "There is a time to pray and a time to move." There was no doubt that God wanted to re-dig the generational wells of healing in Spokane. On July 22, 1999 Healing Rooms Ministries in Spokane, Washington were opened. Cal now travels worldwide to teach about the Kingdom of God. [Click Here For Cal Pierce's Website]
Jim White	Jim, along with his wife Dianne, serve as Regional Directors for the International Association of Healing Rooms. Jim believes that God is merging both corporate and ministry leaders together to finance the gathering of the greatest harvest of souls ever. The Holy Spirit anoints Jim to both see and prophetically declare the hidden gifts and talents that so many have laid down and are being resurrected for the expansion of the Kingdom of God on Earth. With his heart and his humor Jim opens up a realm that allows you to see, hear and participate in two worlds at the same time, releasing an increased anointing for the Kings and Priest of this time. [Click Here For Jim White's Website]
Rick Taylor	Rick and Lori Taylor, Directors of Healing Rooms of the Santa Maria Valley, have a passion both to see the sick healed and to see the Church of Jesus Christ operate fully in the healing power of God. They travel around the US and internationally, spreading their contagious zeal through Healing Rooms Training Seminars. Rick is an associate pastor at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship in Santa Maria, CA. Rick and Lori are also IAHR Regional Directors for Region 7. They have a vision to see Healing Rooms spread to every city and town in the nation as well as around the world. [Click Here For Rick Taylor's Website]
Don Potter	Don Potter has a heart to teach, model and impart a spirit of excellence and integrity in ministering to and for the Lord through worship. His ability to hear and release the heart of the Father for individuals, churches, and cities is truly remarkable. Don's ministry is not limited to skilled musicians, but touches all who are hungry to worship in Spirit and Truth. The principles revealed in his worship teachings are applicable for anyone desiring to walk in a way pleasing to the Lord. Each prophetic worship experience with him is unique and often "out of the box" because of his commitment to fully follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in every meeting. Don has been singing, playing guitar, writing songs, and recording and producing music for the past forty years. During this time it has been his pleasure and privilege to meet and perform with more musical greats in the music industry than can be mentioned. He has recorded numerous CD's of his own music and authored many articles and one book. One of the goals in Don's life is to fulfill the prayer of dedication prayed over him at age six by his grandmother. "Lord, let this boy's gifts and talents only be used for your honor and glory". Get a taste for his music by visiting his website: [Click Here For Don Potter's Website]
Alberto & Kimberly Rivera	Alberto and Kimberly Rivera want to see the church saturated with the atmosphere and sound of Heaven! They believe that this generation is destined to tap into those fresh sounds and release them here on earth, and that when Heaven's atmosphere is experienced, we will see the manifest presence of the Lord released in greater power and miraculous demonstration. [Click Here For Alberto & Kimberly Rivera's Website]

New Wine Healing

My wife and I spent a romantic weekend alone to celebrate our anniversary. Jesus went along and made our vacation nicer than we expected. One morning we were at a shop tasting the new vintage. We struck up a conversation with the woman behind the counter who poured the wine samples. The subject was the miraculous healing we've seen lately. I asked if she had any chronic pain. She said , "no....well, except for my shoulder. I can't raise right my arm up very high without it hurting right on top of my shoulder." I had her demonstrate how far she could raise her arm and told her to stop when it began to hurt. She raised it almost exactly 90 degrees, straight out from her body.

Having seen this before I believe she had a torn rotator cuff. The classic sign is when you can't raise your arm up higher than 90 degrees without pain at the top of the shoulder. It usually hurts to extend the arm backward as well. I asked if she'd had an MRI, but she said she'd never had one.

I asked if she wanted to be healed and explained that we wanted to pray for her. She agreed. It went very quickly. I didn't see anything in the spirit as my eyes were closed, so I opened them and commanded pain and inflammation to leave. I commanded healing of all tendons, muscles and ligaments. I asked if she felt anything and she said, 'no'.

I said, "now I want you to do something. I want you to raise your right arm up as high as you can." (I raised mine to show her how I wanted her to do it.) Her arm went all the way up until it extended straight above her head. She had no pain. She was completely healed.

We stayed for about 30 minutes and shared a little with her about some of our experiences with God and healing. We talked about wine and bought a bottle to take home with us. This was just one of many people we saw healed on our weekend getaway. Stay tuned for more healing stories in the coming days.

Matt Sorger on Creative Miracles & Fasting

Matt Sorger and Patricia King discuss the subjects of creative miracles and fasting. Of note in this video is Patricia's story about a man in Africa who had no legs, but during a crusade an evangelist declared he would walk and the man's legs grew out. The entire interview can be found here on Extreme Prophetic.

Mitral Valve Prolapse - Two Options

The first video shows the surgical repair of a prolapsed heart valve. It may be too graphic for some viewers.


If you are diagnosed with a prolapsed mitral valve, you have two options for treatment.

Option one: Surgery. The first video below shows the surgical repair of a prolapsed mitral valve.

Option two: Divine healing. The second video is the testimony of a woman healed by the power of God.

This is the testimony of a woman healed of a prolapsed mitral valve at a conference where Matt Sorger had a word of knowledge. Follow up exams with her doctor confirmed the healing.

Matt Sorger on Angels and Miracles

Mattt Sorger and Patricia King discuss the role of angels in healing and miracles. The entire interview can be found here on Extreme Prophetic.

Woman Raised From The Dead On The Road

This story was originally published on the Bethel Church website. The original story can be seen here.

Jon, a young man from Orange County, CA, shared this testimony with us recently:

Jon was driving on the freeway on Father’s Day with his cousin from Chicago, who had prayed the night before that God would use him. They were driving to Jon’s church on Sunday morning. There was a lot of traffic, and he saw two policemen zoom by on his right. There was a big accident. One car was on fire on the shoulder, its front smashed in. The other car also had a smashed front. Two guys were giving CPR to a woman on the ground, her boyfriend and someone else. The cops were already there, but the paramedics weren’t there yet. Jon and his cousin somehow were able to lay hands on her. As Jon was taking her pulse, she died in front of him. So he and his cousin started praying in tongues. Jon saw her spirit and an angel and demon fighting over it. God showed him that her soul was on the line, so Jon was contending for her. Twenty minutes later, she was alive! The policemen kept trying to get him to move away, but he wouldn’t. He kept contending for her soul.

After, the boyfriend hugged them and said, “God is so good.” He gave them his phone number. Her family are all going to go back to church now.

She had broken her C2 vertebra. She’s in the hospital now, so they went to see her. They say sang over her “God heals me, too” to the tune of “God is So Good.”

Muslim Sheik Healed of HIV

Mohammed Amen, a teacher of Islam in Ethiopia, was healed of HIV after meeting Jesus in a vision. He is now an evangelist to his people.

An Uncomfortable Healing Testimony

This testimony came from a friend a few days ago. For the sake of privacy, his name is being omitted.


For a couple of weeks, I had a problem when I visited the men’s room: every time I used the toilet paper, it came away with blood on it. I said to myself “No big deal, it’s just a little bit of blood. It’ll go away.”


But it didn’t go away, and soon it was not “a little bit” of blood, but a vivid pool of blood (mixed in with other things) left in the toilet when I was through, and it took extra toilet paper to mop up the blood. One night, I spent much of the night in the men’s room, making substantial hourly deposits of diarrhea and blood. I lost about 3 pounds that night.


After one particularly bad episode shortly before dawn, I stumbled back to bed and determined to try to change my thoughts. Instead of continuing to bemoan the (very) unpleasant circumstances, I tried to look at the situation from heaven’s perspective. I began by repenting for the foolish belief that I needed somebody else to pray for me and accepted the responsibility for praying for myself. I turned my attention toward heaven, and settled my spirit with Holy Spirit. It’s a nice place.


In that settled place, I brought up my physical issue, and in a few minutes, he showed me a portion of his grace that he said would fit my need. So I accepted that bit of grace, and as an act of faith, I applied it to my colon (all this happened as I watched it, inside my head; how do you describe that?). As I applied it, I felt something change: a place inside my physical body where there had been a pain shifted into an itch, but there was no real way to measure a change, since I was pretty empty by this point.


When the morning arrived, I was surprised to discover that I had reason to visit the men’s room, and the results had no blood and no diarrhea, and it hasn’t come back. I was still dehydrated from the night’s adventures, but that was easily addressed with several glasses of water. I’ve decided I like having God heal me.

Hospital Healing

What happens when a handful of believers bring the healing power of Jesus to a hospital?

Disease leaves.

Check out this video from the crew at Revival or Riots.