I met Pati through her sister, Elena. Elena told me that Pati was soon to have gall bladder surgery. She asked me to call Pati and see if I could help her. I called Pati and arranged to visit her. I gathered up what I needed and I proceeded to Pati's house. There I met her husband, her mother, her brother, and 2 of her kids. Elena is the only one in the entire family that is a Christian.
Pati has been in and out of the hospital for a year. Her gall bladder was full of stones which needed surgical removal. However, the doctors wanted her to lose weight before the procedure. Pati tried several diets but her weight loss was going too slow. She had a huge amount of prescribed medication at home for her pain. When the medication did not help with the extreme pain she was hospitalized for 1 to 3 days to alleviate her pain with stronger medication. Pati had a great fear of being operated on. Here in Juarez, Mexico you hear horror stories of people going in for a simple surgery and never walking out again. Pati has 3 kids and she feared dying on the operating table and leaving her youngest one without a mom. Her youngest is a 4 year old daughter who is very attached to Pati. She will not allow anyone else care for her except her mom. Pati did all she could to avoid the surgery at the cost of great pain.
In recent articles I wrote about doing a four day fast with a group of Pastors. As a side benefit, the particular fast cleans the body of kidney stones, gall stones, and in several cases living parasites were expelled.
I brought Pati all the liquids needed for the fast, plus a Bible. I know that Pati and her family were very hesitant about the fast and the results that I promised them. But Pati was "between a rock and a hard place". Her options were not good. Yes, she was willing to do anything to avoid surgery, which in some cases leaves the patient suffering from the actual surgery for some years to come. Pati knew of such a case, where a lady had the laser surgery but 2 years later had not recovered from the wounds inflicted on her body. Not to mention loss time at a hospital, time of recovery, and the huge costs involved. To Pati four days of fasting was a great option...if it worked! She was willing to try. I gave her all the instructions as she carefully wrote them down. We reviewed everything carefully. Finally I handed her the Bible and asked her to start reading in the Book of John. She was very hopeful and thankful when I left. We agreed that I would call and check on her periodically.
Finally, the third day of her fast came. Pati had been a model patient. The third day is a little hard because the patient has to drink half a cup of olive oil, along with doing other simple things. The oil is hard for some to drink. Pati drank it in one gulp. After the oil, the gall bladder begins to eject the stones, which by then have been softened. Most people sleep through the night before the body eliminates the soft stones all at once. Pati started eliminating stones in less than 3 hours after drinking the oil, and it took her 4 trips to the restroom before her body was cleared of stones.
I spoke to Pati on the fourth day of her fast. I don't know that I have ever spoken to a more grateful and happy person.
Yesterday I visited her and her family again. She said the stones looked identical to the ones she had seen in her ultra sounds. She collected some of the stones but the softening process kept working and just turned them into a black liquid. She had been worried that some of the stones would remain in her stomach but when she saw them turn to liquid she knew that she was totally free of gall stones. Pati is now pain free and medication free. She had been scheduled for another ultra sound next week. She told me that she was going to keep the appointment. She couldn't thank me enough for her experience. I always remind people that I have an army of prayer warriors who keep me in Juarez. She wanted me to pass on her profound thanks to all. I spoke to her about the Lord Jesus for a long time. Her family knows so very little about the Lord, but she wants to start attending church. She said her family WILL come with her. Her heart is now very opened to the Gospel message. God has giving me favor with this family. Pati, even more so than her husband, is the head of the family.
Before I left Pati's house she said that on Friday her whole family was getting together to celebrate her new-found health. I told her that I was glad that her family is so close knit and that she had marked a day of celebration. She looked at me with pleading eyes and asked me gently if I would please come and be her guest of honor. Before I answered I offered a silent word of thanks to God for the favor He had given me with a family that does not know Him. I smiled and told her, "Yes, Pati, I'll be here".
I apologize that I couldn't load up a picture of Pati. The connections here are always bad and that could be the problem. I tried for a long time. Sorry.
Daniel Torres
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El Paso, Texas 79936
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