Hello, my name is Leo De Siqueira. I live in Alberta, Canada. A few weeks ago, my wife and our baby girl Michaela and I came to Ontario (3400KM away) to visit our families. This was the first time my mother got to see our newborn baby, and she was very excited. She had, however, thrown out her back a few days prior to our arrival. She was in tremendous pain, having restricted movement in her left arm and was on meds for the pain in her lower back. Knowing this, I was burdened as we drove to see her, thinking, “I need to pray for her.” In fact the thought that came to my mind were the words of Peter in Acts 3:6, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
We arrived and visited with her for some time, all the while feeling burden and compassion for my mother. Finally I said, “Mom, we need to pray for you.” My mom had been exposed to signs and wonders at many points in her life, so she gladly consented. My wife and I began to pray, and at first it seemed like nothing was happening. I didn’t ‘feel the fire’, or some ‘special anointing’. But I just felt like I needed to contend and give Holy Spirit the chance to work through us. So we kept praying and asking her to move around and do things that would usually hurt. As time passed, she had more and more movement – and after about 15 mins, she was walking up and down the house, bending over and moving her arms! She had no pain and her left arm was no longer restricted! Praise Jesus!
Needless to say, it was a wonderful visit.