Jul/01/07 Winkie and I met with Dr. John Winsor, recommended gastro-intestinal surgeon and professor of surgery at Auckland University Medical Center. He gave us some interesting news. The first thing he said, is that Winkie is at this time able to use his abdominal muscles! True, they are still separated, and only surgery will correct that, but he said that [...]
Jun/19/07 Hi everyone. Winkie is doing a little better. David Hannaford, a fellow minister and naturopath from Australia has been visiting us for a few days. He brought all sorts of supplements and natural healing products for Winkie, giving him a month's supply of things to take. David had prophetic words for all of us, and was an encouragement and [...]
Jun/15/07 We all (Winkie, Fae, William, Israel, Jim & Myself) really appreciate your ongoing faithfulness in continuing to pray for Winkie even though the immediate danger seems to be passed. We are trusting God, not only for complete healing, but for real direction - to make sure the Lord is in control of what Winkie's ministry looks like for the [...]
Jun/11/07 "Dad's doing alright. He's still recovering. At the moment, he's still regaining the use of his left hand. His wound is still healing, and it hurts him to stand or walk completely upright. He's also on antibiotics as they've recently found fluid around his left lung and that his wound wasn't doing so well- apparently it was gaping and [...]
Jun/07/07 "Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him… (Psalm 37:7a) So often in Scripture, growth in God is directly related to patience. One of the great cards I got among the hundreds of other wonderful missives you sent in to me and my family said "God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. I'm [...]
Jun/02/07 Several people have asked about how they can express their thanks to Dr Lim, who took such wonderful care of Winkie while he was in South Korea and his home church, Harvest Shalom Church, who have given so much to help save his life and give him back to the world. Here is an address for the church below. [...]
May/27/07 Hi guys. Winkie is doing okay. His old GP (now specializing and no longer in general practice) visited today. Winkie has been battling some blood clots in his legs and upper thighs. Refusing drugs, and using the natural means he has the doctor (through use of an ultra-sound machine) determined that the products he had been using have been [...]
May/22/07 "Winkie's out of hospital. They discharged him this afternoon. So, those of you in NZ that wanted to visit him there, you'll have to catch up with him elsewhere. Winkie was discharged around 3:00pm from Middlemore Hospital. He had all of his stitches removed, his wound freshly cleaned and bandaged, and (we're told) can shower now. Yea! The doctors [...]
May/21/07 "Winkie got referred by his old family doctor to a more local GP- Dr. Greg Judkins, who operates out of a nearby family practice. We understand Dr. Judkins is a believer, and are happy to have someone like him so close by. Winkie was having some care via certain nurses that were changing his dressing regularly, but the district [...]
May/18/07 Pratney Family Update: "Well, it's good to be in New Zealand, have the Korean hospital bill fully and finally paid off (praise God!) and be eating food with which we are more accustomed. We had some guests today- at least three former Agape Force members- John and Jewel Stephanie and Anne Mclean. Then there was Anne's daughter, who I [...]
May/17/07 We're home at last!!! Finally, we've made it back home (South Auckland, New Zealand). The trip went okay- several times I saw Dad walking past me on the plane, so I know he was exercising a bit. At the airport friends Keith Wagener and Trevor and Jan Yaxley, and relatives Tony and Lovonny Gray were there to meet and [...]
