A WORSHIP SERVICE TESTIMONY... with HANNAH BASS
Testimony Date: 6-09-2016 - Written by Whit Bass
Yesterday was my 42 birthday and my family celebrated a swim party at my Aunt Karen's Home in Jonesville La. We were all tired by the end of the day but I knew I needed to attend the local worship service. Hannah really didn't want to go either because she wanted to stay longer to visit her cousins.
I was able to express to Hannah that I felt that she needed to attend these services with me. She almost didn't go since her mother and younger sister decided they were too tired and they did not attend. Hannah decided to go with me at the last minute. We arrived a few minutes late around 6:50 p.m. The service had begun at 6:30 p.m. Not long after arriving Hannah turned to me and said, "I feel pain in my neck, I think I have a word of knowledge for someone who has pain here tonight." We were sitting in a dark room and the room had a large crowd. Probably 80-100 people were in attendance.
After the worship service was over Hannah and I joined a few other folks in prayer for quite a long time. While we were praying in the hallway a group of young ladies walked passed us. Hannah asked our group of 4, "Do any of you have pain in your neck/back area"? They replied that they did not. But one in our group said to us, "Maybe one of those young ladies that just passed by us has pain". So we continued our time in prayer.
One of the men in our group followed through with the idea of asking the group of young ladies if any of them had pain. He told me at the end of the night, "When I asked the ladies if any had pain no one said they had pain right away. But I noticed this one young lady hesitate as if she wasn't sure if she should respond. She finally said, "I have pain." The man said, "You need to find a young lady named Hannah Bass. She wants to pray for you." So someone pointed me out and the young lady came to me looking for Hannah.
Hannah came over as soon as I motioned her over. Hannah and I walked with the young lady into the worship room. Hannah explained to Brittney that she had been feeling pain in her neck since the service time and felt that God wanted to heal someone tonight with neck pain. The young lady told us that she remembered us walking into worship and explained to us that she was sitting right in front of us in the room. We didn't realize this. This explanation explained Hannah feeling pain earlier in the night. So, the young lady explained to us that she has felt pain in her neck that has been with her since age 13. I had the privilege of praying with Hannah for this young lady. After Hannah and I both prayed for her we asked her if she could check her neck pain. She checked her pain level. She had a look of amazement on her face and a huge smile as if to say... "How did you do this"? All of the pain that she had felt since age 13 was no longer there. In one moment all the PAIN was gone. Hannah simply told the young lady that God loved her this much that he would allow Hannah to feel her pain and pray for her healing.
During Hannah's prayer, she mentioned the young lady having children. So, after we prayed Hannah asked her, Do you have children. The young lady confirmed that she did. Hannah asked how many? She said she had a boy and a girl. Hannah asked her if her son enjoyed riding dirt bikes. She said he did. Hannah told her that she felt God wanted to use this hobby in her sons life to minister to others one day as he got older. Hannah then asked her if her daughter dressed up dolls. She confirmed this as well. Hannah expressed to her that she felt her daughter may one day use this as a way to minister as well as she got older. Specifically maybe in creating a business in this way.
This is also a picture of BOLDNESS!!! My part was simply getting Hannah to attend the worship service. Encouraging her to position herself. If Hannah had gone home due to fatigue she would have missed out on being a wonderful blessing to this young lady. We give all glory to Jesus Christ who redeems us and Holy Spirit who gives us our spiritual gifts to serve here on earth!!!
Whit Bass