Mike's Testimony of Healing
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Earlier in the month, on January 5, 2025, Mike came to church to share a testimony of God's faithfulness and grace to him. He experienced significant improvement in his health during 2024. He still needs medication to treat his medical conditions, extra oxygen due to his compromised lungs, and a cane to assist with walking. However, when you were told you had only six months to live, and are still here six years later, that is amazing! Next week I will share more of the background to Mike's story.
Update 3 November 2025: It has been reported to me that the volume for the video is very low, making it difficult to hear the full content. I have made a transcript; it is inserted below.
MIKE KACHNYCZ TESTIMONY OF HEALING 5 January 2025
Hello. For those of you who don’t know my face, my name is Mike. I’m Gail’s wife–no, she’s my–never mind, you know what I mean. I’m going to do the abridged testimony that shares about God’s mercy, His provision, His greatness, and His awesomeness. In 2002 I wound up developing a leg wound, an ulcer, on my lower leg. And at that point they diagnosed pulmonary hypertension, congestive heart failure, and a myriad of other diagnoses. In 2010, the Cardiologist said that I was in end stage heart disease, and that there wasn’t much to do. I continued plugging along and working until 2012, when I went out on disability. And then, in 2018, the Cardiologist said that things are not looking good, it’s looking like you have about 6-8 months to live, and he put the order in for in-home hospice. And hospice provided services for about 3 years, but toward the end of those 3 years, they discharged me. They booted me out the door, because I couldn’t die on time. I called the director [of hospice] to offer a very heartfelt and sincere apology for failing to meet their expectations. Um, so you know, things continued to go–to decline for me physically.
A few months ago, I started sensing that the Lord wanted to heal and bring wholeness, and I had no idea what that meant. So, I tried asking, “Lord, are You desiring that now in this moment, are You desiring that for a little bit ahead, are You desiring that for the future, or are You desiring that and telling me for the kingdom to come?” And I got back no answer. Well, no–no verbal answer. But, over the next month or so, that leg wound that I had on my lower right leg since 2002 healed over. Uh–the lower part of the leg was still seeping fluid and blood onto the dressings, but about a month later that stopped. There is no wound, there is no bleeding on the lower leg. And, that wound was a source of extreme pain. Whenever I walked, fluid would start to build in the leg. It would stretch the borders of the wound, and that hurt like all get-out! Well, that is not happening now. In addition, the leg would noticeably swell after maybe an hour on my feet. That swelling, at this point, is significantly reduced. That’s a dramatic change.
I saw the Cardiologist a few months ago. He ordered an echo, called me with the results, and said, “I’ve got good news for you! You’re no longer in end-stage cardiac disease.”
CONGREGATION APPLAUSE
Mike: I’m glad your response was immediate! Mine was not. Not–not like I wasn’t glad, but I was lost for words. I didn’t know what to say. I didn’t even know what to ask at that point. So when I went back to the next appointment, I said, “Can you walk me through, you know, all the different aspects of what you’ve seen on the studies?”
He said, “Well, the right side of your heart, that back in 2010 was extremely enlarged, is no longer enlarged. There is no evidence of significant cardiac disease at this point. There is no pulmonary hypertension.”
Now, that’s thrilling! What’s even more exciting was that when he shared that with me, and saw the look on my face, he looked at me and said, “You know, I think you really need to consider the fact that God may have decided to sovereignly heal and touch you.”
And I was, “Uh–uh, Huh? Excuse me?”
He said, “God could have decided and could be doing that now.” He said, “The other thing is, you know, God works through the hands of physicians. He has given them wisdom, He’s given them knowledge to diagnose and treat,” he said, “and the Lord directed your care.” He said, “And there are some situations that chronic systolic congestive heart failure may be reversed, but that’s really, really rare.” He said, “But yours is reversed. It’s not there.”
Mike: So yeah. My response to that is: (quotes worship song)
I stand, I stand in awe of You. Holy God, to Whom all praise is due, I stand in awe of You.
So thank you, folks, who have been praying for years, so thank you.
CONGREGATION APPLAUSE
Karl (Worship Leader): Amen. Praise the Lord, Amen. We’ve been praying for Mike for–ever. Just to hear that; so amazing. You know, we were going to sing a song, but ah–we’re going to sing a different song now.
WORSHIP GROUP & CONGREGATION SING WORSHIP SONG:
I STAND IN AWE OF YOU
Pastor Dave: Amen. We stand in awe of the Lord and the incredible things He is able to do. You know, so many of you have been praying for Mike for so many years–and one of the beautiful aspects of Mike’s testimony is that the Lord has answered. But, He hasn’t answered immediately. And, there are many situations that many of us are praying for, where we don’t yet see the Lord’s answer. And part of the power of Mike’s testimony is that we need to keep praying. We need to keep praying. The Lord’s timing is perfect, and the Lord’s answers are perfect. But, He doesn’t always answer on our timetable. He can, and sometimes he does, but not always. So let’s not lose heart. The things that we’re praying for, that we haven’t seen the answer yet, let’s keep praying! Because the Lord will answer in His perfect timing and in His perfect way.
Well, thank you so much everyone for being here. It’s always a blessing to be together. Remember, if you would like a time of personal prayer, you are invited to come forward. One of the Elders will be happy to pray with you. And remember there is a time of fellowship downstairs as well, so if you are able to, please stick around and enjoy some time of fellowship with one another. But the Lord bless you, and may we see the incredible things our God is doing as this week unfolds. Amen.
