The Miracle Man
A few Sundays ago after church I had a cup of coffee with Joyce and Dan Naidoo. I was sitting in the presence of a miracle. I had been involved with Joyce’s writing of Dan’s story. It’s amazing and I’d like to share it. Dan Naidoo Pains and the diagnosis In 1985 Dan began to get severe stomach pains. Tests revealed he had a malignant condition needing urgent treatment. Joyce and Dan tried another doctor but unfortunately his condition was confirmed – it was cancer needing surgery. Prayer The Naidoos’ family and friends began a prayer chain, so there was constant prayer for Dan. Joyce and Dan prayed and cried. Every night when they prayed together, they were so traumatised they just clung to each other and wept, finally saying ‘amen’. On the night before Dan’s operation, the surgeon phoned Joyce to tell her there were fourteen lymph nodes outside his stomach needing to be removed. It would be a huge operation. God promises a new stomach That night,