Rush of Heaven: One Woman's Miraculous Encounter with Jesus

by Ema McKinley, Cheryl Ricker

Overview

"Ema, give me your hand." These were the words Jesus spoke to Ema on Christmas Eve--the night He straightened her crooked foot, hand, neck, and spine, and restored her mobility.

Easter weekend, eighteen years earlier, an ordinary workday turned into a nightmare when Ema McKinley passed out and was left hanging upside down in the storage room.

Rather than improving, Ema's body became progressively bent and disfigured. Doctors diagnosed Ema with reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), an extremely painful trauma-induced disease which led to Ema's hand and foot deformities, painful sores, insomnia, gastrological distress, curvature of the neck and spine, heart and lung failure, and permanent confinement to a wheelchair.

Once an athletic, powerhouse woman with multiple jobs and volunteer positions, Ema became a modern-day Job who lost everything except her faith and desire to trust God more fully. Ema wrestled with pain, anger, and unforgiveness, but now takes the reader on a healing miracle encounter of Biblical proportions.

Rush of Heaven will ignite readers' passion for Jesus and help them walk hand-in-hand with Him through life's darkness. It will open hearts to embrace the impossible.

"Jesus gave me this miracle for you too!" -- Ema McKinley

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310339038
Publisher:	HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Publication date:	08/22/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
Sales rank:	1,061,766
File size:	4 MB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Ema McKinley has appeared on the 700 Club, local television and radio broadcasts, and is a requested speaker across the country. In addition to public speaking, Ema enjoys writing poetry, praying with the needy, and loving people of all ages and backgrounds. Her compassion, sense of humor, and deep relationship with Jesus inspire many to trust deeper and live each day to the fullest. Today, Ema stands tall, walks without assistance, and praises the God who brought healing to her body.

Cheryl Ricker has an Honors degree in Creative Writing from York University in Toronto, Ontario.  She studied Theology at Christ For the Nations Institute in Dallas, Texas, where she participated in drama outreach, street evangelism, and prison ministry. She has published news stories, poetry, articles, and devotionals, and speakes to audiences of all ages on trusting God's love, expecting the impossible, and growing in intimacy with Jesus.

Table of Contents

Prologue 9

The Accident 13

Pain 16

Diagnosis 23

I Do 27

Aggressive 30

Burn 32

Numb 35

Partial Healing 42

Return 46

Law and Disorder 50

Friends and Enemies 53

Hot Seat 62

Push and Shove 70

Emergency Code 76

The Stairs 78

Starting Over 82

Back to the Pit 85

Reality Check 88

Bitter Cup 91

Restricted 94

Caregivers 100

Leaning 104

Forgiveness 108

Purpose 113

The Fight 118

Home 121

Growing Pains 126

Four-Pound Miracle 132

Heart Attack 136

Dark Cloud 141

Child Ambassador 146

Cancer 152

Out of Oxygen 156

Sores 161

Out of Options 170

Unfixable 174

Deadly Dose 181

Moving On 187

Preparation 194

The Miracle 197

Christmas Eve 205

Christmas Day 212

Surprise! 217

Outreach 225

Recovery 231

Ema's Heart 237

Epilogue 239

My Medical and Legal Records 243

Timeline 267