Plane Ride #2

     So let me begin by mentioning that after the 1st plane ride, I got an awesome 24 hour layover in Chile at a 5 star hotel with free meals (isn't God fun?!). In the airport in Miami I had a ten hour layover, where I slept and killed time. The entire time I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit. I had a huge smile on my face and basically felt like I had a really good secret that I couldn't wait to share. A Mormon guy sat next to me for awhile and I got to tell him about the miracles in Brazil and have another theological discussion.
     On this plane I sat next to an older married couple. I was hoping to have another discussion with them, so I asked them why they were in Miami and they told me all about their trip. They asked me the same question and I told them I was actually traveling from Brazil. They responded with, "That's neat," and politely put in their headphones.
     I had nothing to do on this flight, as the in-flight movie was horrible and my ipod had died. I was freezing cold, but I kept praising God and thanking Him for my expereinces. His presence was still so tangible. About an hour later I began to get a burning pain in my left shoulder and neck. I quickly realized that it might be a word of knowledge for someone around me. However, the woman was still listening to music and the guy was sleeping. So I prayed that God would give me more information. I got a word that started with "car_ _ ". I didn't know what it was, only that it started with the sound "car..." I got the impression that it might be their last name or the name of a business that they owned, so I wrote it down. Underneathe it I wrote michael and son, as an example of how the "car" word could end. For example, it might be Carmichael or Carson.
     At some point when he was awake and she pulled out her headphones we struck up a conversation. I said to them, "This might sound weird, but do either of you have a shoulder problem or a shoulder injury?" As I asked them this, I indicated the place on my left shoulder and neck. Very quickly she asked in a skeptical voice, "Why...?" I said, "Call it sympathy pains. My shoulder is killing me for no reason and I thought it might be for one of you two." She then explained to me that she was in a car accident 15 years prior and her shoulder had never quite healed completely. It still hurt her after all that time.
     I told them all about Brazil and how God had healed so many people and how the pain  had gotten was really a word of knowledge. I asked if I could pray for her shoulder and she said yes. So I put my hand on her shoulder and began to pray. The instant I began to pray I got so hot that I felt like I had a fever. The whole plane ride I had been freezing, and suddenly I had to begin peeling off the layers of blankets and sweaters I had on. She said after  finished that her shoulder felt like it was on fire. I asked her to try to do something to see if it had been healed and she tried rolling her shoulder. Instantly she freaked out. She was so excited and said that it was 100% better. I wanted to ask about the other information, but didn't see the need, as she had already been healed. However, I was curious to see if they were right. I asked them their names and it turned out their last name was nowhere close. I asked them what they did for a living and she was a legal secretary or something, and he said he owned a bakery. I asked him what the name of his bakery was, and he said, "Karsch's." I got really excited and pulled out my journal to show them where I had written it down.
     She looked over my shoulder and shouted (and I do mean shouted), "OH MY GOD SHE GOT MICHAEL!!! THAT'S MY SON RIGHT BEHIND US!!!" At this point she turned around and announced to Michael that I got his name, and the poor guy was so confused. I didn't realize it when I had written it down, but I wrote Michael and Son together under the word "car". I got to pray for the whole family. I asked them if they went to church and she said they were Catholic but never went to church except on holidays. I told them how I had prayed for God to sit me next to people He wanted to encounter, and that I believed they would be blessed by going to church. They just happen to live close to my good friend Justine's church (which is rockin' in the Spirit I might add). I'm not sure her husband was very into it, but it was obvious to me that the Lord had made a major impact on her.
     I know that the Lord blessed these people, but again, I know it blessed me just as much if not more. God is such a wonderful multi-tasker...