Opening the Gates of Heaven Perry Stone

On one occasion Dad was traveling with Rufus during a revival in Beef Hide, Kentucky. There was a young boy who had been born with a birth defect and walked on the ball of his ankle. He could not walk flat-footed and had never run, as it was impossible for him to do so. Rufus prayed for the lad, and nothing happened. He told the church to fast and pray the following day, and he instructed the parents to bring the lad back the next night. The next morning Dad and Rufus went up on a mountain and spent the day fasting and praying. Dad said, “Rufus prayed much of his prayers in the Spirit.” The following night the boy sat on the front bench as Rufus began rubbing his ankle and praying for a miracle. Suddenly the bones began snapping and the boy’s foot went flat! He was so stunned that he began laughing and crying at the same time. He ran around the church and continued to laugh and cry. Dad said the day of fasting and praying in the Spirit had energized the people’s faith, and God touched the boy. I have been with Dad hundreds of times in prayer and have observed a major atmospheric shift when he changed from English to the language of the Holy Spirit. At times the hair on my arm would stand up , and I would sense a real reverence and holiness of God’s presence overshadow the atmosphere. Never underestimate the power of praying the will of God through the prayer language of the Spirit.