Healing of Chronic Pancreatitis

Elizabeth was 2 the first time that we know (in retrospect) she had pancreatitis. Severe pain in her lower left quadrant and the inability to keep anything down were the signs that she was very sick. She was hospitialized, but at that time doctors didn't know what the problem was.

Over the years she would not go over 18 months without suffering this extremely painful condition. Some of the bouts would only be six months apart. Most of the time she would be hospitalized for IV treatment to prevent dehydration. Doctors would not give her pain medication until pancreatitis was diagnosed during her last hospitalization when she was 11. This was at Children's Mercy in Kansas City, Missouri. The doctor said she would eventually burn out her pancreas and to call the next time it occurred.

Six months later, June or July of 1993, Elizabeth and I had planned to go to a church reunion. We were going to drive up each day as it was in Excelsior Springs, Missouri, not far from where we lived.

On Sunday morning, Elizabeth said she didn't feel well. I thought she was trying to get out of going to the reunion. However, she soon began throwing up so I knew she was sick again. I called the doctor. It was around 9 or 10 when I called, but he answered in a very sleepy voice. He told me there was nothing he could do for Elizabeth, and hung up. I was stunned. He had asked me to call him when she got sick again. I called the doctor on call at our regular clinic. He ordered some pain medication for her. For the first time, I was able to give my child something for this incredible pain.

By Wednesday Elizabeth was feeling better so I took her to the reunion. After the morning service it was announced that there would be elders available to give administration for the sick. I immediately took my daughter to the place where they were praying. Two men, one of them was Delbert Smith, talked to Elizabeth. Delbert said that Jesus would heal her and he asked, "Do you want Jesus to heal you?" She had to think about it. She always received gifts and toys during every hospitalization. After a few seconds she answered yes, she would like Jesus to heal her. The elders put a drop of consecrated oil on her head and asked that Jesus would heal her.

Since that administration, in 1993, she had not had an episode of pancreatitis. She was healed and does not have any problems with her pancreas.