Miracle

GUEST POST by Hannah Stringer: Severe 5 Year Food Allergy Healed!

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Actual peanut butter jar that testifies of Hannah’s healing

The following is Hannah’s testimony in her own words:

In August of 2021, while at work, I started having an allergic reaction after eating lunch, which was from our local Mexican restaurant— queso included. When I realized I couldn’t swallow, I knew I had a huge problem. I work at a doctors office, so they were able to quickly give me meds.

Over the next two months, I developed allergies to dairy (milk, butter, cheese, etc.), peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, eggs, and fresh fruit (including avocados!)
I asked both my allergist and one of the doctors I work with if I would outgrow my allergies. My allergist gave me a lengthy, scientific explanation that was essentially no, and the doctor I work with said, “Unless there’s some kind of miracle, no.”

My peanut allergy was so severe that even if someone was eating peanut butter near me, I would break out in hives, my lips would swell, my throat would start to feel tight, and then I would cough uncontrollably. This happened multiple times.

Enter January 2026. Bro. Vick came to our church for a Sunday morning service. When my parents took him out to eat the night before, the subject of my food allergies came up as it always does. I mean, who orders nachos with no cheese at a Mexican restaurant?

The next day, Bro. Vick prayed that God would heal my food allergies. After he finished praying, I took a step back and my first thought out of nowhere was “I guess I’m trying peanut butter tomorrow.”

At work the next day, I told a very faith-filled coworker what had happened. She asked me what I wanted to do, and I said “I think I want to smell some peanut butter.” 😂 That’s exactly what I did, and I had absolutely no reaction. This was this something I definitely could not tolerate before. Then, that same day, I tried the smallest bite of peanut butter you can try and call it a bite. I mean, it was smaller than a mustard seed. I had no reaction!

I asked one of the doctors I work with what he wanted me  to do. He told me to eat a small amount of peanut butter every day, and increase it every week. After around two months of doing this, I asked if we could repeat the peanut and tree nut lab work. Every single value was a class 0 with the exception of one component of peanuts, so my doctor was not comfortable saying I didn’t have a peanut allergy. He called my allergist, then I ended up talking to my allergist as well. When he heard that I was eating at least 1/2 teaspoon of peanut butter, he said, “You do not have a peanut allergy.”

I asked about tree nuts, and he eventually decided to have me come in for an official food challenge to almonds. I passed my almond food challenge with no problems! He told me he felt he could say based on labs and no reaction to the almonds that I am not allergic to other tree nuts. Full confession, I haven’t tried many others, but I can’t wait to have some of my favorite foods this fall and winter that have tree nuts!

I had repeated my dairy lab work before my food challenge, and showed my allergist that as well. All three components went from class 3, 2, and 1 respectively to class 0/1 which is considered 0, and the other two components were 0 as well.

I went back for another food challenge to dairy— I ate string cheese and had no problems whatsoever.

I had repeated my egg and wheat lab work before thai food challenge. When he saw that both labs were a class 0, he said “You’re don’t have this allergy.” He did give me specific directions for how to incorporate eggs, and then how he wanted me to try wheat.

Last week, July 3rd, I finished my peanut butter jar that I bought back in February!

I eat Greek yogurt almost every day now, almonds multiple times a week, peanut butter by the spoonful, eggs, and even fresh fruit. I can have wheat with no allergic reaction, and as of this week, I have had cheddar cheese, butter, and for the first time in almost five years since it all started, queso from my Mexican restaurant.

Hannah Stringer attends Waypoint United Pentecostal Church in Livingston, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Pastor Paul & First Lady Teresa Stringer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN SUMMARY

Many of you know that my husband and I travel extensively, and minister in many churches. God has blessed us to see His mighty works of healing in most of those services. Hannah’s healing testifies of one of those divine encounters. God still heals today. What are you believing Him for? 

Warm Regards In Jesus’ Name,

-Pat

The Glory Cloud: A Modern Miracle

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Shekinah Cloud, Jesus Tent Revival, Mesquite, Texas, May 16, 2026
Photo Credit: Paul Brookshire

It was the last night of a Jesus Tent Revival, hosted by Emmanuel Pentecostal Church in Mesquite, Texas. Paul Brookshire, who took the above photo, attends the assembly, and was working security that night.

Much has been speculated as the photo has circulated on the internet that Bro. Brookshire might have edited the photo, or used AI to generate it. I know the pastor and pastor’s wife who hosted the event, and have spoken to  her personally. She assured me that as soon as he snapped the photo, he looked to see what he had captured. When he looked back up in awe, the cloud was gone.

He came immediately into the tent, where service was still going on, to show his wife what he had seen. Understandably, he was very emotional to have witnessed the Shekinah Glory cloud of God’s Presence manifested over the tent of meeting.

Many have suggested that the image simply shows the sunset going down behind the cloud. This is incorrect as the tent was set up on the north side of the Emmanuel campus, and Paul was facing north, looking toward the tent, not west, as would be the case if it was the sunset.

The word Shekinah is not found in scripture. It comes from the Hebrew word meaning to dwell or settle down. In later Jewish writings, it became associated with the visible manifestation of God’s Presence.

While we don’t see the word Shekinah, we definitely see references in scripture to God manifesting His Presence in a cloud. Here are a few examples:

  • God led the children of Israel through the wilderness for forty years. During that time, His Presence was manifested by a pillar of fire by night, and a pillar of cloud by day. When the fire or cloud moved, they followed.

“And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night: He took not away the pillar of the cloud by day, nor the pillar of fire by night, from before the people.” (Exodus 13:21-22)

  • God manifested His Presence over the Tent of the Congregation & Tabernacle by a Glory cloud. The Presence of the Lord was so thick that Moses was not able to enter.

“Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.” (Exodus 40:34-35)

  • At the dedication of Solomon’s Temple, the Shekinah Glory of God was manifest in a cloud. The priests couldn’t minister because the glory of the Lord filled the house.

“And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the Lord, So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord.” (1 Kings 8:10-11)

A Temple Made Without Hands

We know that a physical cloud, nor temple is needed any longer. Since Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins, and the birth of the New Testament Church on the Day of Pentecost in Acts chapter two, born again believers are now the Temple of God. He now fills His Temple by pouring His Spirit out to whosoever will receive Him, evidenced by speaking in unknown tongues.

Still…isn’t it a beautiful thing that He chose to visibly manifest His Glory?

It’s also delightful, and fitting, that God chose to manifest His Glory over a tent meeting bearing the name of Jesus, hosted by a Oneness Pentecostal congregation, preached by a One God, Jesus’ name evangelist and a Church whose name literally means God With Us. 

Warm Regards In Jesus’ Name!

-Pat 

A Miracle In The Making

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Photo by Jon Carlson on Unsplash

 

“Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” (Matthew 1:23)

“And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” (Luke 2:7)

It was Christmas Eve in Bethlehem. Christmas, or Christ’s Mass, wouldn’t be known as such until 1038 AD in England. Nevertheless, that night in the small hamlet of Bethlehem, Israel, the first Christmas Eve had come, and there was a miracle in the making.

To be clear, it didn’t look, feel, sound, taste or smell like anything resembling a miracle. Mary and Joseph weren’t guests in a comfortable inn. They were in a stable of all places. Mary didn’t have the comforts of soft bedding or an attending midwife. There was only Joseph wiping her brow, and attempting to be strong and hold himself together. No excited family members were pacing outside the door breathing whispered prayers, and waiting their turn to congratulate the happy couple. There were animals which would explain the unusual sounds and smells surrounding the event. 

They had traveled for days. There was exhaustion, hunger, fear, astonishment at this overwhelming circumstance…and pain. No one observing with their natural senses would have thought this was a miracle in the making. It was all there, however. All the raw material needed for a miracle. What good is a miracle when everything is perfect? Can it even be called a miracle if it’s not desperately needed, and impossible?

That night must have been so dark for Mary. She must have felt so hopelessly afraid and alone. She most likely couldn’t see the star from inside the stable. She wrestled with the process. She prayed. She wept. She hoped. All night.

The morning light revealed the Truth. The God of all glory had come to His people. Mary and Joseph wept joyful tears. Heaven watched in awe. Angels sang. This sweet baby Jesus, Jehovah Savior. Immanuel, God with us. The whole painful process, it had been a miracle in the making.

So, how are things in your world? How about your health? Relationships? Finances? The condition of your very soul? Is your situation looking impossibly bleak? PERFECT! It’s Christmas Eve, and you have the perfect setup for a miracle in the making!

Warm Regards & Merry Christmas,

-Pat