A healing story can start in the most ordinary place: a Walgreens parking lot. We’re talking about what happens when a pastor who believes the Bible means what it says prays for a stranger in real pain and watches the situation shift, not just physically but spiritually too. Linda Budd, pastor at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, shares how she pursues a healing anointing, why she’s always looking for someone she can pray for, and what she’s learned after seeing many kinds of sickness and disease improve through prayer. 

The key testimony begins with a Facebook Marketplace appointment and a man named Bill who messages that his back is so badly hurt he can’t move. He comes anyway because he’s desperate and willing to try anything. Melinda prays for him right from his truck, asking the Lord for a new back, and he later reports that things are better though not fully resolved. That follow-up becomes a window into how healing prayer, faith, and real-life pastoral care can continue through simple conversations, even over Facebook messages. 

Then we go deeper into what may block forward movement: guilt, shame, and unforgiveness toward yourself. Linda explains why she believes self-forgiveness is not optional in the Christian life, how refusing to let it go can keep people trapped, and why Jesus’ forgiveness is bigger than the worst thing you think you’ve done. If you’re searching for Christian healing, prayer for back pain, deliverance from shame, or a faith-based perspective on forgiveness and emotional burdens, this conversation will meet you where you are. 

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