<TITLE>12. Par 40-42</TITLE>L-40 So they took her out to the hospital, and when they took the blood test from her, found out she didn't have appendicitis. So they sent to Louisville for specialist. And they got the specialist over there, and the specialist examined her, and when he did he said, "She's got between four and six hours to live. There's a blood clot right near the heart; that's what's swelling." Said, "She's gone; that's all."
So my wife told me the next morning said, "Mrs. Andrews is going to die, Billy." Said, "I just heard that she's got a blood clot." The nurse, one of the nurse friends called up and said, "She's fixing to die." Said, "She's already unconscious."
I said, "Too bad, Meda, I hate to hear that. Poor thing," I said, "We'll just pray for her." So we prayed, and I went on and started off to work.

L-41 And it was kinda drizzling rain, and I was going out through the fields. Something kept saying, "Turn and go back. Turn and go back."
So I thought, "Well, I'd turn and go back." So I went back, called up and turned in... It was inclement weather, so I couldn't work, just for that, 'cause I knew the Lord wanted something. And so, first thing you know, I was setting there, and taking my old gun apart, and was cleaning it out. And the first thing you know, coming around the house, come Mr. Andrews, walking along, cap pulled down over his ears, knocked on the door, and he said, "Mrs. Branham," said, "is preacher Branham here?"
Said, "Yes, Mr. Andrews, won't you come in?" So he come in.
I said, "Hello, Mr. Andrews; get you a chair." I just kept working on my gun, you know.
And he said, "Preacher."
I said, "Yes, sir."
He said, "My--my wife's pretty sick. You heard about it?"
I said, "Yes, I heard she was going to die, Mr. Andrews." I said, "It's too bad." I said, "'Course you got a real good doctor out there." And I said, "I--I just hope she gets along all right."
He kept... He said, "Well," said, "we got a specialist; you understood that?"
I said, "Yes, I understood you did, Mr. Andrews. Heard it was a blood clot near the heart."
Said, "Yes," said, "that's right." Said, "My," said, "she's in awful shape."
I said, "Yes, sir, that sure is too bad."

L-42 I thought, "You sweat it out. You made me sweat it, so now you sweat awhile." So I just kept cleaning on my gun, let him do some sweating. So I just kept cleaning on my gun and looking through it like that. It was clean, but I just wanted him to take a little while. But I kept looking through it like that.
And he said, "Preacher," he said, "you know what?"
I said, "What, Mr. Andrews?"
He said, "I wonder if you could help her a little bit."
And I said, "What do you mean?"
He said, "You know."
I said, "You mean, pray for her?"
He said, "Yes."
I said, "I thought you didn't believe in such." I said, "I thought you told me less than a week ago, down there at the corner, you didn't even believe there was a God."
He said, "Well," he said, "you know..."
I thought, "Yeah, when the time comes you'll believe. That's right, just let it get close enough to your own door one time, you'll believe it." And I said, "Well, all right, Mr. Andrews."
What he... He said, "Wou--would you go out and pray for her?"
I said, "I want to ask you something, Mr. Andrews." I said, "How about you kneeling here with me, and let's pray for her right here."
And he said, "Well," he said, "I--I--I don't hardly know what to do."
I said, "You just kneel here; I'll instruct you."


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