The family was living in Belton, Missouri at the time when my older brother and I became very ill. Mom called the doctor and dad placed us both in their bedroom at the end of the hallway to make it easier for the doctor to examine us both at the same time. And after he came and performed his examination, he informed our parents that we had a bad case of the chickenpox and that he was concerned for us because our fevers were high. As he left, he told both of them that they should keep a very close eye on us over the next several days.
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It was later that same evening, when our parents were sitting alone in the living room, that one of them looked up and saw a tall, dark, figure like a man start along the hallway, down toward their room where we were laying. And almost immediately after one saw it, the other saw the same figure and they both began to pray as they watched in horror and they asked God to quickly intervene.
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And even before they had finished praying, suddenly a figure much like the first one appeared, yet this one was white like light and it started quickly after the other.
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Before the dark figure could reach us, the white figure quickly overtook it and they both disappeared. Soon after that, our fevers began to break and we were on the way to recovery.
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I have thought about this story over the years and there is no doubt in my mind, had our parents not prayed, one or both of us might have perished. For that black figure was, no doubt, a spirit of infirmity that was sent to cause us great harm and that white figure was an angel who was sent as an answer to prayer and he quickly dispelled the evil that had visited our home that night.
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Psalm 91:10-12 "No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways."