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This is a testimony I want all to read. I love this young Lady and her Family.I want to thank her for letting me share this with all of you.

Bill

A TESTIMONY FROM MARY SMITH

(The daughter in law of Jesse & Georgia Smith)

WRITTEN BY MARY SMITH:

We must have faith:

Faith is to hope for things, which are not seen, but are true.

Peace - God gives us peace. Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God which passeth all understanding

Shall keep your heart and mind through Christ Jesus.

On September 30^th, 2006 God changed my life. I went to church all of my life, knew about God, Loved God. I knew he did miracles, saw miracles and heard about them. I got up early that morning and went with my Sister in law to Wood River, Idaho to watch my niece play in a volleyball tournament. When we got there I wasn't feeling very good. I had indigestion really bad which I got a lot, I didn't think much about it. Well, it got so bad I started throwing up and thought my sugar was getting low because I am a diabetic. I take insulin shots for it. After seeing my condition, Carrie, my sister in law, told me we had better go. I got in the truck that we were riding in and found a small trashcan in the back. I started throwing up again and kept my head in the trashcan all the way home. Then it hit me, I said, "Carrie, I think it's my heart, we may have to stop at the hospital in Twin Falls. I started praying, "God, I want to see my family". Then, as I got sicker I said, God if you take me, forgive me for anything I've said thought, or did that was wrong. I want to go to heaven. God can take us in a twinkle of an eye. Well, we got to Twin Falls, Idaho and my sister in law, Carrie said, "Do you want to stop at the hospital?" I said, "No, take me home". She was driving pretty fast. When we got home I walked in my house and my husband, Richard, and my son, Nathan was there and I told them I didn't feel good. They said I was white as a ghost. I said, "I think I am dying." my husband was leaving for work. He called Carrie and she took me to the hospital in Burley, Idaho, which is about seven miles from my home. When I arrived at the hospital I told them I was having chest pains. They took me right back in the emergency room and hooked me up to an EKG machine. They said, "You have had an heart attack, try not to move." They also told me that they were having life flight coming in five minutes to take me to the Twin Falls hospital. You know, I wasn't scared. God gave me peace. I don't know how people get through bad things if they don't know God. Who can they turn to in times of trouble? He comforts, gives us peace, takes the fear away. I remember when my dad was in the hospital and lost his leg. He coded three times, as his heart was weak. He knew he was dying; yet he still praised God. He was in good spirits for he had so much peace. He was the bravest I ever saw him when he was on his deathbed. God gave our family peace. My dad knew he was going to a better place. When I got to Twin Falls hospital the doctor said, " We are going to work on you fast". Then I remember waking up and I was in ICU. They said they had put a stint in as I had one artery that was 100% blocked. God became real to me that day, the peace he gave me and I know he loves me and still works miracles. Before this happened I was getting bitter, didn't want to go to church, didn't want to go anywhere's, didn't want to be around people. I have had eight laser surgeries done on my eyes due to the diabetes. My eyes were getting worse and the doctors have said that I could go blind. The doctors say I have cataracts on both eyes that need to be removed. All I could think about was my eyes and I worried about losing my sight. People would pray for me and I didn't see any difference in my eyes. I believed in miracles, but didn't think I was going to get one. When I had the heart attack on September 30^th, God showed me a miracle. I know he can heal my eyes. I think God allows things to happen for a reason. I give God all the glory in this. Being bitter is not a very good place to be. He revealed himself to me that day. I have never felt like this before. I know he could have taken me that day. Then I thought, I haven't done much for God. I am a very shy person. So I don't get up and say much about God People always tell me God is going to use me. I need to get out of my comfort zone. I am ready for God to use me if it is just to tell my testimony how God spared my life. How he revealed himself to me that day. How he gave me so much peace. I want to serve him the rest of my life. I know God is going to heal my eyes in his time and he has taken the fear from me. Fear is not of God. We can have so much fear it causes things not to happen because fear of losing my eyesight mad me bitter.

On October 25^th I went to see the heart doctor. He ran test on my heart and said, " You are a lucky lady. I am amazed. I can't even tell you have had a heart attack." They had told me in the hospital that there was damage to my heart and now the doctor says, you cannot tell that you have had a heart attack. He said, "I don't know what happened".

I thought to myself, I know God did a miracle. He said it usually takes about an hour for life flight and to set it up. It took them 14 minutes to start working on me. It was God and the same day I got a phone call from the Lions club that they are going to pay some on my cataract surgeries.

See how God works?

In closing I would like to thank all of you that prayed for me in my hour of need and the Smith family thanks you also.

Love, Mary Smith