“A Couple at the Soup Kitchen”

This story comes from Anne:

This couple, married 57 years, stopped by our SPSE table at All Saints Soup kitchen today. The layout of this Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan run soup kitchen has our evangelists near the entrance. As patrons check in, they can see our table. Our evangelists greet them as they wait in line. Following check in, patrons can enter the dining area by passing directly in front of our table or by another route. This gives our evangelists the opportunity to evangelize or perhaps simply to make eye contact with as many that enter as possible.

An elderly Hispanic couple walked up to our table and immediately expressed faith! The husband shared that soon after waking up, asks God what He wants him to do that day! How beautiful! After a brief conversation, this man said he would accept our offer to pray for him and his wife. After the couple enjoyed a hearty meal, we sat down for prayer. They shared many issues with which they were dealing , including the recent loss of all the husband’s teeth making eating very painful. The wife also major dental issues. They were grateful that they found a good local dentist. They also asked for prayer for one of their grandsons who was recently released from prison. And for a recently divorced adult daughter and for another daughter with stomach issues; she is under the care of doctor who is trying to diagnose the problem. Two sons were brought up, one who drinks to excess. The wife’s right arthritic hand and the husband’s overall health (along with the dental issues, he had two heart attacks and a recent stroke) were discussed at length. The wife’s hand was an issue as she wanted and needed to serve her family and grandchildren by preparing meals. We asked God for help for all of these issues, mentioning them individually, including the wife’s hand. We prayed for her hand at the end of our prayer; the evangelist asked if she could place her hands over the wife’s hand and asked the husband to join her. When we concluded, our evangelist asked the wife to try out her hand by opening and closing it. She said it was moving a little more smoothly. It was suggested that both of them continue to pray for the full healing of her hand and thank God for this healing throughout the day and fr the next few days. We parted ways and began to greet other patrons. About five minutes later, the wife came out of the restroom with her hand held high and a big smile on her face. As she walked up to our table, she exclaimed,