Nelson - Jehovah-Rapha: the God who heals: 72 story-based meditations & prayers

We are convinced Jehovah-Rapha will bring greater faith and healing to multitudes. This book will be transformational for all who read it.

Mark & Kathy Strandjord, Co-founders of Spirit of Hope Ministries

Jehovah-Rapha allures the reader with glimpses of the remarkable God who changes lives.

Kristi Graner, MA, Founding Director of Dare To Believe Ministries and Regional Director, Bethel Sozo

[Mary Nelsons] personal victory over sickness is a powerful testimony of Gods love and power available to all. I can hear Gods still, small voice calling me to pursue greater things in His kingdom through the Bible stories and the testimonies in this book.

Paul Yadao, Author, Speaker, and Lead Pastor of Destiny Ministries International

Mary J. Nelson wrote this great book to connect the healing hand of God with the suffering life of humanity. Reading and meditating on these story-based meditations and prayers will surely bring hope, healing, and renewal of life.

Rev. Dr. Gemechis Desta Buba, President of Leadstar College, Director of Leadstar Television, Worldwide Preacher and Teacher on Biblical Leadership

The Holy Spirit is all over this book! It must be put into the hands anyone who needs healing, and it needs to be read by all who minister in healing.

Jim and Ramona Rickard, Founders IAHM, International Association of Healing Ministries/Founders, RAINResurrection Apostolic International Network

Every once in a while a book comes along that you just know is going to have a powerful and far-reaching impact. This is one of those books!

As you begin the journey through these pages, get ready to encounter Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals.

Leif Hetland, Founder and President of Global Mission Awareness, Author of Seeing Through Heavens Eyes

Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals is an extraordinary collection of stories and meditations on healing. Mary J. Nelson has an intimate knowledge of pain and how to deal with it. This book will give you hope, healing, andbest of alla closer and sweeter relationship with God.

Dr. David Clarke, Christian Psychologist, Speaker, and Author, The Top Ten Most Outrageous Couples of the Bible and I Dont Want a Divorce

As a good pastor, [Mary Nelson] doesnt pretend to have easy or trite answers to some of lifes most difficult questions. Instead, she points us to Jesus as the true source of comfort and healing.

Ryan Alexander, Lead Pastor of Hosanna! Church, Lakeville, MN

As partners in the ministry of the healing of spirit, soul, and body, we find the story-based meditations and prayers in Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals to be a wonderful and comforting addition to our ministry and plan on having them on hand to share with all we encounter in our travels.

Pastor Mike and Julie Swecker, Time to RevivePrayer and Freedom Ministries, Dallas, TX

Mary Nelson is an artist with her words. Be comforted, be amazed, be inspired. Marys book will restore your hope and faith in Jehovah-Rapha, the God who heals.

William R. Bohline, Founding Pastor of Hosanna! Lutheran Church, Author, Its Sunday, But Mondays Comin

Jehovah-Rapha is a hike through the hearts and stories of many who engaged [our] healing God and tasted the power which restores broken life. This book is not a stroll; it is a journey. Are you up for it?

David Housholder, Author, The Blackberry Bush and Seven Secrets of a Meaningful Life, Orange County, CA

Mary Nelson boldly proclaims through well-known historical, biblical stories and personal eyewitness accounts that, We live in an open universe where God, the all powerful Spirit, is interacting with all of His creation; healing and restoring all things in His goodness! Thank you, Mary, for so skillfully and personally reimagining for us the possibilities in Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals.

Tim Hatt, Kingdom Expansion Pastor of Hosanna! Church, Lakeville, MN

Mary Nelson has experienced God as Healer herself, and that shows through in this book. May this book increase your faith and trust in Jehovah-Rapha and His healing in your own lifephysically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Carol Peters-Tanksley, M.D., D.Min., OB-Gyn Physician, Ordained Christian Minister, Author, Dr. Carols Guide to Womens Health

2016 by Mary J. Nelson

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To Jesus, My Lord and Healer; to Hosanna! Church in Lakeville, Minnesota, where head knowledge became heart knowledge and I met Him face-to-face; and to Founding Pastor Bill Bohline whose trademark words, We believe the Lord led you here, changed everything.

Jehovah-Rapha: The God Who Heals is my fourth published book, and first in a series on the names of God. The revelation contained in these pages came from seeking Gods heart through my own cancer healing journey, followed by fifteen years of healing prayer and discipleship ministry with thousands of people facing similar life-threatening diagnoses and brokenness. For making this book a reality, my deepest gratitude goes to: