IRETI ROWLAND
Miss Ireti Rhoda Rowland, a graduate of Mass Communication from the
University of Ilorin was filled with dismay when as a young lady of 28,
she became incapacitated. Her body was becoming very swollen and she was
not able to move around. The doctors conducted various tests and
discovered her blood pressure was extremely high at 250/130. They then
gave her a bottle of water to drink. After drinking the water, they
examined her and were shocked to discover that the water had not gone to
her bladder but instead to other parts of her body. The diagnosis was
grave: chronic kidney failure.
Both her kidneys were damaged and could no longer function the way
they were supposed to. The only temporary relief was that she had to go
for dialysis three times a week, where her blood was pumped out and then
filtered before being pumped back into her body. She would become very
weak each time the dialysis was performed. She tried to stop herself
from drinking water or liquids, because the more she drank, the more she
needed the dialysis and each week of dialysis sessions cost N120, 000.
She became so thirsty that she would ask her sister to drink water in
her presence so that she could imagine how it would be to drink water
herself. It got to the point where her parents, after selling all their
property, had to borrow money to keep up the treatment. They became
unpopular at the hospital as unpaid bills continued to accumulate. If
her dialysis was delayed for one reason or another, her body would begin
to swell and the fluid would begin to go to her brain. She would then
become very angry and would behave abnormally. This was a sign that she
desperately needed to go for the dialysis.
The alternative treatment she was offered was a kidney transplant
operation in India. This would cost $14,000 which was far beyond their
financial capabilities. Her only brother offered to donate his kidney to
save her life as it matched with her own.
With her case worsening and no trip to India in sight, she confessed
to her sister that she wanted to commit suicide. Tearfully, her sister
told her that it was not the way out; she should instead hold onto God.
Knowing that death was just around the corner, her mother asked her to
examine herself and if she had any grievance against anybody, she should
forgive them so that she would be accepted before God in Heaven. Mrs.
Rowland came to The SCOAN to renew her membership pass and to collect
one for Ireti as well. She was determined that whatever might happen to
her daughter at last, she should be a member of a living church and
would inherit the Kingdom of God. The coordinators asked to see her
daughter but she explained that she could not come due to the sickness.
They reported the case to the man of God who was touched and prompted by
the Holy Spirit, decided to follow the case up. She was invited and
placed on the Prayer Line.
IRETI ROWLAND
At the prayer line, the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua asked her a
question, “If Jesus gives you another chance, will you live for Him?”
She promised, crying out, “Jesus, give me another chance to serve You. I
will live for You for the rest of my life!” The man of God explained
this miracle, calling it, ‘Another kind of miracle’. He said, “Jesus has
a warehouse. When a kidney is damaged and you call upon Him, He will
open the warehouse. Every one of us has an extra spare part/ organ in
the warehouse. He can open the warehouse and give you your own and give
you another chance. My job is to set you aside, position you for the
attention of Jesus”.
Before the man of God came to her, she began to feel fire all over
her body, especially where her kidneys were located. After the prayer,
the man of God gave her Morning Water and told her she would have a
dream.
IRETI AND FAMILY
IRETI ROWLAND
When she was afflicted, she would dream of seeing a very old woman
who also had a kidney problem taking care of her and playing with her.
That night, after taking the Morning Water, she slept and she saw the
same old woman chasing her with a big stick and in the next minute, she
saw Prophet T.B. Joshua in a white garment with open arms telling her he
was ready to accept her even though the old woman was chasing her; she
then woke up. The next day, to her immense surprise, she began to
urinate normally for the first time in many months. Strength returned to
her body and she began to walk normally and do things by herself.
Previously, her siblings would have to physically carry her around
anywhere she needed to go. It has now been 12 days since she last did
dialysis! She now knows what it feels like to drink water and no longer
feels thirsty. She knows what it feels like to sweat again. She can now
plan for the future with a firm confidence and hope in Jesus Christ, her
Saviour. This truly is another kind of miracle.
representative
for one of the branches of his company. Her salary was increased ten
times more than what she earned before. Indeed, with God’s power,
nothing is impossible!
