 I'm
often asked, "What makes a guy who's been in a wheelchair
for more than 30 years, suddenly want to walk?"
The short answer is, until I visited the
Casa de Dom Inácio
- a spiritual healing centre in Abadiânia, central Brazil,
I had no idea walking again was within my reach. Let me explain...
"João de Deus"
Here, for over 40 years, João Teixeira de Faria, a gifted
and powerful medium known as "João de Deus" (John
of God) has helped countless people achieve apparently miraculous
healings - of cancer, AIDS, paraplegia, blindness and many other
seemingly "incurable" illnesses.
I regularly visit the Casa where treatment is free and no person
is turned away, regardless of their position or need.
 Brazil is predominantly a Catholic country
where Brazilians also practice, and firmly believe in, spiritism - a belief that our spirit exists before, during, and after our physical life on earth, and that it is possible to communicate with spirits and access God's healing energy.
God’s energy, however, is too powerful for humans to handle and
we therefore need intermediaries like Jesus Christ, Angels, benevolent
Entities (highly evolved spirits) and mediums, such as João
de Deus who allow their bodies to be used as “human transformers” through
whom Divine healing energy is delivered.
At the Casa, I discovered the true meaning of Faith, hope and love...
and more importantly, how I might heal myself, and help others in
the process. Here I found the inspiration and confidence to revisit
my healing. Martin's Miracle was born at the Casa.
Miracles happen every day at the
Casa.
Nonetheless, the idea that a bunch of dead
doctors (who I now appreciate are benevolent Spirits, also called
Entities) were healing living
people of incurable diseases and performing medically-impossible
surgeries at the Casa de Dom Inácio was just so “out
there” for me.
The results, however, speak for themself. People are cured.
Think & Walk
Since visiting the Casa, I have come to appreciate
what Napoleon Hill meant when he wrote, 'Think and Grow Rich' – a
classic motivational book.
Hill says, “What a man believes, he
can create.”
It never occurred to me, prior to visiting the Casa, to believe
that I COULD walk again. Instead I chose to believe what the doctors
told me.
I used to believe that my paraplegia was just something I had to
live with for ever.
Then another spiritual explorer to the Casa,
called Doreen from Devon said to me, “So I suppose you’re
here to walk again and get out of that wheelchair.”
… and without thinking, I instinctively replied, “Yes
that’s right.”
It was the first time in 30 years that someone
had ever raised the possibility of my walking again where I didn’t
believe they were totally nuts!
Since then I have become very interested in how what we think and
believe, influences what we experience in our lives.
I am discovering that we all have the ability (we were born with
it) to ASK and RECEIVE whatever we want in our lives. This for me
is a key part of Martin's Miracle Therapy.
To paraphrase, Napoleon Hill, I choose to Think and Walk Again.
Miracle Man - John of God DVD
 On my first trip to the Casa de Dom Inácio in October 2004
I met Bill Hayes and his TV crew from Advanced Medical Productions.
They were producing a film about the Miracle Man – John of
God for the Discovery Channel in the States.
I was interviewed and am featured in this excellent documentary
which has really helped me to show and tell others what I discovered
in Brazil. I am delighted to recommend it to you and the DVD can
be ordered from www.figure8films.tv/shows/jog.htm
Meanwhile, here is the Producer’s synopsis of the Miracle
Man – John of God.
"Just outside the small town of Abadiânia,
Brazil, one of the most unusual people in the world is about to
see a group of
strangers dressed in white. He is known to westerners as John of
God. They call him a spiritual medium, trance surgeon, healer and
miracle worker. What he does and how he does it defies conventional
logic.
For over 40 years, John of God has received
visitors as a doctor might receive patients. Even though he is
not a doctor and has no
formal schooling beyond the fourth grade, he has performed countless
physical operations – for free. He uses no anaesthesia and
patients report little pain. He scraps eyes, inserts surgical clamps
up noses and makes incisions with simple instruments – all
while he is supposedly taken over by spirits. There is very little
bleeding, few reports of infections and numerous reports of improved
health – both spiritually and physically.
John of God says that God and over 30 compassionate spirits are
working through him and he does not remember what he did once he
comes out of his trance. We watch him perform these unusual surgeries
and follow several people from around the world with various physical
problems as they seek help from him and the spirit world.
Laura Van Wagner from Maui has come to John of God to treat a life
threatening cancer. Her lymphoma is causing rapid tumour growth in
her throat. Kristy First was paralyzed in a car accident in Florida
and wants to regain the use of her legs. Roland Nip from Honolulu
has been diagnosed with defective heart valve. Izzy Zalcberg, who
suffers from depression has travelled from Chicago to Brazil with
his wife who has been diagnosed with an incurable cancer. Lynn Debenham,
the south of England, will undergo a physical surgery to remove a
tumour on her back.
Doctors, as well as patients, are constantly
travelling to Brazil to observe the man who can reportedly heal
others using spiritual
assistance. Reverend Doug Busby, MD from LaPorte, Indiana is a doctor
who specializes in preventive medicine. For him, John of God may
hold the key to connecting the world of prayer and healing. Philip
Bechtel, MD is a neurosurgeon from Fort Worth, Texas who has been
to see John of God eleven times. He operates on the deadliest of
brain tumours and is looking for a means to help his desperately
ill patients. These two highly respected medical doctors have not
only observed John of God on several occasions, they have assisted
him with surgery. They offer their opinions as to what might be occurring
at the healing centre known as the Casa de Dom Inácio."
For more information and to order DVD go to www.figure8films.tv/content/shows/jog.htm.
A Course in Miracles
 As I began to wonder how I might participate in my own miracle healing,
answers to my thoughts began to appear in my life; somehow I was
more aware as pieces of what I call my miracle jig-saw began to show
up in my daily experiences.
One such piece is called 'A Course in Miracles'.
This piece of my “miracle jig-saw” came
about after observing a woman at the Casa who was in a wheelchair
(why, I am
not sure, but I do not believe she had a spinal cord injury).
I would often run into this lady while she
was trying to walk in the parallel bars, in the Casa’s beautiful
gardens.
On my second trip to the Casa I saw the same woman again, both in
the parallel bars, and around the Casa. On this occasion I noticed
her reading what looked like a bible. She was a very private person
and kept herself to herself so I never got to talk with her, just
a nodding hello as we passed by one another.
I later discovered that what I thought was a bible was in fact a
book called 'A Course in Miracles'.
Next time I saw her I was overjoyed to see she was walking behind
her wheelchair, leaning on it and using it for support rather like
a walking frame.
Some days later, I saw this same woman walking unaided WITHOUT her
wheelchair. I was so happy for her. At this point I realised that
maybe I should find out more about the book she had been reading.
The book, 'A Course in Miracles', is a step-by-step, self-study
course that was channelled by Jesus. Published by the Foundation
for Inner Peace, it is a unique, universal, self-study spiritual
thought system that also teaches the way to love and inner peace.
You can find out more at the Foundation for
Peace web site – www.acim.org
I ordered my copy from Amazon.co.uk where there are some great customer
reviews. Do take a look.
Most good bookshops should stock 'A Course
in Miracles' or be able to order a copy. I know there is a paperback
version, but the lady
I saw had the hardback which comprises three parts – Text,
Workbook for Students and the Manual for Teachers.
I bought this version and am very glad I did. The workbook takes
a year (365 daily lessons) and is fabulous, albeit very hard word
at times.
I gave up on my first attempt. Not like me
I have to say, but I now realise that it was not the right time
for me to take the course.
Now clearly is. Cost £30.
Please do not let this put you off, persevere.
You’ll be glad
you did.
......and please remember miracles happen everyday, so expect success!
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