Welcome to the Index to 88 stories of answered prayer in the life of Dr. Rose from youth to the year 2002

I praise God for His Faithfulness to Me!

He can do the same for you.

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We have nothing to fear for the future except we forget what He has done in the past.

The stories in this section are all true. They are my personal experiences. These are the answered prayers I can share publicly. There are many more large and tiny miracles. The texts included are the Scripture texts God gave to comfort. Many times, when desperate for help, I would sit down with my Bible, and it opened to exactly the text needed for my difficulty. I am moved to tears to see how much God cares. The answers to prayer that come quickly in a way you understand and hope for, are really fun. These stories were easy to write. The stories where grief and sorrow were involved, were the hardest to write yet often turn out to be the most helpful lessons. There are so many times in my life where Jesus wiped away my tears and eased my pain. He so often used people to do this. As I have kept records of His help to me, I have the details to refer to when memory fails me. My journal includes prayers, insights from Bible study and God's answers. It has been fun writing these stories up for the WEB site. It has brought back to me memories of countless times God has touched my life and always stayed with me providing for all my needs.  I invite you to share your stories with me. tetracha@aol.com  If it is ok, I would like to include these stories on the web site. These will be written up in a new section. 

Except for the first three miracles, the stories are in order of the years of my life. I have been raised from a babe in the arms of my parents listening to Bible stories and songs  morning and evening. When I was twelve I gave my life to Jesus and was baptized. Things really came real to me when I learned I could take a Bible promise and say it back to God expecting Him to answer my prayer. Every year I grow in my experience with Jesus.

1.  On Home Page: Tunnel through the Blizzard (March 2001)

2. Tornado Baby: God's protection during tornado while in labor ('87')

3. Sleeping Driver: God's protection when I was exhausted and His intervention near a cliff  '93'

4. Lost Contact: God's help in finding a tiny contact. My first teenage effort of asking God for something and getting an answer. The impact it made on my life has far outweighed the simple blessing of finding a lost item. (69)

5. Keys Locked in trunk.  Dad had locked his keys in the trunk. He prayed and God opened it.  (69)

6. Laryngitis: God's help in singing when sickness made it impossible (71)

7. Marriage Choice: God's help in selecting a partner for life (72)

8. Student Missionaries: God's help in protection, adjustment, healing and much more during a year of volunteer work in Southern Mexico (76)

9. Secret Desires- The story of a patient expected to die  (77)

10. Dream of when Jesus looked sadly at me. (August 5, 1979)

11. Instant Job. Job Search Easy- Move to Loma Linda and instant job for Ron  (1979)

12. Emergency Registration Money Shortage prayer answered to get Ron into med school.

13. Danger in the motel: God's protection in an impossible situation ('80')

14.  Dead Rabbit - Engine Failure-  (1981)The story of when God helped during rush hour on a three lane freeway in Kansas City as the sun set in a dangerous part of the city.

15. God's Deposit- Samaritan story and Kansas City neighbor fleeing from drunk husband. (86)

16. God's Hug: God provided when we were desperate for a place to live, money, and food (86)

17.  Angel Visit: A guest who brought healing '88'

18. Portland Home (1989-1999) Help in finding just the right home. 

19. Death Threat: God protected during physical abuse and threatened shooting (89-90)

20. Fire in Camper. During the period of waiting for our home to get legal papers finished so we could move into it, we had to camp 4 months from July 1-Nov.1, 1989

21. Near Drowning of Kyle: God protected three of us from death that day (90)

22. When Hello is goodbye: The story of How God was close during the death and birth of little Jerry.(90)

23. Kitchen Fire: How God helped get four little children out of the home during a fire emergency (91)

24. Chosen

25. Feed My Lambs- Story of a DREAM: How God called me  three nights in a row Dec. 1,2,3 of 1992 to work for young people of the world  

26. Heaven's Windows- God provides

27. Boots for Siberia- Amazing how God handed me boots and coat for the cold in Siberia. (93)

28. Food for Siberia trip- God handed me food and provided more when that ran out. He provided surprises through new friends in Russia. God always provides. (March 93)

29. Sheep Dream- How God directed in answer to request how to illustrate Psalm 23 (93)

30. Sabbath Miracle- Honoring edges of the Sabbath, God opens locked stores in Portland for me. (93)

31. Printing Miracle for Siberia- Just in time funds and printing came together (93)

32. Sabbath Miracle-The day God opened stores for me  (93)

33. Waterproof Paper- How God protected Bible lessons during rain storm (93)

34. Heaven's Music- God's comfort surprise on a train in the Ukraine(93)

35. Will You let Him in- God's Wins  and soothes temper storm with a new song. (12/93)

36. Astrakhan 94- The story of confiscated evangelistic tools and God's solution

37. 24 Hour Visa. Miraculous story of how God provided a Russian visa in 24 hours. 

38. Missed Plane- Special evidence of God's presence. We wondered if he was an angel (94)

39. Tornado in Belarus reaches for slides in window-  (94)

40. Body Guard. Special Self appointed body guard Ian's angel- Vitelli of Belarus

41. Lost Boy: The panic of a boy lost to his mother during plane transfer in Germany (95)

42. Ducklings in Peril-  This is the personal story of how God led me to turn my heart more toward home. 1994-2002 (95)

43. Flame Throwers- Two wild teenager whom God helped find peace (95)

44. Wild tractor. Tractor out of control with my little 8 year old driving.

45. Hail Drama. God sent hail for story emphasis. Belarus 1995

46. Wild Tractor- Tractor out of control driven by 8 and a half year old (95)

47. Out of Control-Asleep at the wheel (Dec. 7, 1995)

48. Potato Manna. Gift for winter supplies. 1996

49. Apple Turnovers. Surprise food in answer to a mother's prayer. 1996

50.Blizzard on Freeway: Divine intervention during sliding of car towards disaster (96)

51. Falsely Accused- The story of illness (1996)

52. Kitchen Stove Fire- (1996) 

53. Land Slide- Huge boulders cover freeway we were on (97)

54. God's Orders- How Only God can Countermand His own orders. A Very important lesson  from the Bible example of the unnamed prophet and Jeroboam. Included is an example of a similar incident in my life.  Sarawak , Borneo 97

55. Land Thief. Terrorized by neighbor claiming three acres of surveyed newly purchased land as his. 1997/8

56. Boulder surprise- God surprises me granting a secret desire never vocalized or prayed for.

57. Empty Pantry- Special tithe promise in Malachi answered in a BIG way (98)

58. Machetes and Gasoline- Health Teaching interruption by wild drunk man (March 99)

59. Roses in the Valley- Special evidences of God's help during bereavement of sister Julie (April 99)

60. Homeless-God's protection and comfort during loss of home.  (May 99)

61. Flat tire surprise- Traveling south for Mom and Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary  (June of 99)  

62. Car Healed: God's miraculous intervention on the car during a mission trip involving 10,000 miles. (Nov. 99)

63. Flat tire in Mexico at sundown with no place to pull off the road. (Nov. 99)

64. Mexico driving challenges. God helped us survive many surprises during our two thousand miles of driving in  Mexico.   Crowded off the road by trucker yet somehow did not tumble down the embankment in Mexico. (Nov. 99)

65. Attacked- Story of deliverance when little boy is held at knife point in Mexico (2000)

66. Cave Rescue (Porvenir Mexico November 2000)

67. Sign of Hope- God's timing of special visitor who traveled three hours to hear presentation in mountains of Mexico. Six days later he draws from this experience as he goes through deep grief.  God times all events in our lives when we turn our lives over to Him. (Dec. 2000)

68. Miracle of Gratitude. 93-2000

69. Education Guidance- How God directed in my 27 years of schooling (years to 89)

70. God's Carriage. The story of Ellen White's dream of people providing a horse and carriage to help her get to churches she was to speak in. Also When God picked my car rejected for its ugliness by first owner. Also other cars He has provided. (Lincoln, jeep, Pontiac, Ford) 79, '96'-2001

71. Precious ways of God's communications. Answers from heaven. Stories showing a large variety of ways God communicates. Animal parades, Bird air shows, talking donkey, sheep wool, drink test, barley loaf, 120 years boat building display, Urim & Thummim,  Sanctuary symbols, God's voice from above the mercy seat of the ark,  earthquake, fire, thunder, angel visits, etc.

72. Kitchen Gift- Amazing gift from friend when she heard of the painful experiences and challenges we faced in January-February of 2001.

73. Brook Cherith- How God directed to a place of safety for awhile during persecution ( March 3- August 30, 2001)

74. Blue Bird Fun- How God calmed wild birds for pictures for Web site (2001)

75. Porcupine Fun- How God sent this wild animal for his pictures in my greenhouse (2001)

76. Shredded belt. Story of near disaster on the freeway and how God made His point that He treasured me. I needed healing and God had some special project lined up to reassure me of HIS love and care and guidance for me. (June 2001)

77. Dream Dreams- What God did to help me when I was doubting His delay hold on the India project. What He did to help another daughter of his when she doubted, influenced me not to go that far. (September and October  2001)

78. Stranded- The story of a desperate need for help in icy weather when the car broke down. God provided so miraculously. (Dec. 23, 2001)

79. Projector Miracle- Experience of sacrificing all year and nearly having all funds taken for another big need as the car breaks down. (January, 2002)

80. What Shall it profit? What is More important, wealth or eternal life? Aunties Prayer for her son

81. Drifting Boat

82. New Guinea School Burned.  My brother was a missionary to New Guinea.  Story happened in 1997/8

83. Answers from Heaven- Amazing variety of ways God communicates to humans: Animal and bird parade, talking donkey, Gideon's fleece, Urim and Thumin on breast plate for yes and no answers, Pillar of cloud, Dream of barley loaf rolling into camp, burning bush, burning food Gideon offered the angel, moving branches of mulberry trees, mirage of blood in water trenches, hail, fire, thunder, grasshoppers, oppressive painful darkness, water to blood, frogs, earthquakes, wind, Light flashes to Saul on way to Damascus, Light over sanctuary ark, Vine growing up for shade over Jonah, big fish submarine carrier of unwilling prophet, events of streams and rivers parting to let God's people through,  heavy iron ax floats in water, poisonous water turned sweet with salt, poisonous soup made harmless, Specific words from enemy's mouth, hand writing on the wall, rainbow signal of hope ...

84. God's Tools - Satellite for uploading Bible lessons easier. (January 2002)

85. Delivery Truck timing- How God sent the truck to our gate at just the right time. (January 2002)

86. Rocks Cry Out- Story of God's cabin for children's programs to be televised. (2000-2003)

87. Volcano Survivors- Story of my visiting and doctoring a village of people who had been "transplanted" when their mountain village was destroyed by a volcano. Read how they escaped alive.

88. Delayed Answers- Explains God knows best as I prayed 5 years for my home to sell.

As those who have spent their lives in the service of Christ draw near to the close of their earthly ministry, they will be impressed by the Holy Spirit to recount the experiences they have had in connection with the work of God. The record of His wonderful dealings with His people, of His great goodness in delivering them from trial, should be repeated to those newly come to the faith. God desires the old and tried laborers to stand in their place, doing their part to save men and women from being swept downward by the mighty current of evil, He desires them to keep the armor on till He bids them lay it down.  {AA 574.1} I had so much fun writing up all my true stories. It made my faith increase as I saw how My Jesus has led all through my life. I love Him more now that I have done this review 3 times. We have nothing to fear for the future except we forget what He has done for us in the past. 3SM 162

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