Miracles & A Song
Family
I had three children, two daughters and a son. My oldest daughter Joni had open heart surgery at age 5 to repair two holes in her heart (A.S.D. & V.S.D.) God performed a miracle because she wasn't expected to survive. Joni was killed on November 13, 1996.The pick up truck she was a passenger in struck 3 horses in the road, killing her and the horses.Joni was so badly mangled by the direct impact that a closed casket service was necessary. Joni was just 17 and a very popular Senior at John Glenn High School.
In the summer of 1996, Joni had painted "Trust Jesus" in blue on a bridge pillar on National Road near Norwich, Ohio. She was a feature child on Children's Hospital National Miracle Telethon and still touches many lives.
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After open heart surgery in
Columbus, Ohio
Sept 9,1979 - Nov. 13,1996
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Written by Joni Lynn Poulson & Linda (Randles) Music arranged by Linda Randles Copyright © 1990
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Joni was only 11 years old when she wrote the first verse of I Want To Go To Heaven.This song was recorded at the Nazarene Church in Coshocton, Ohio. Amy Grant once attended there.This song was played at Joni's funeral. I had recently been disabled from a car wreck that I had on my first day back to work following an emergency hysterectomy.I did not do the planned National Single Release of Look For Jesus. I could not sing for a long time because I was in such terrible grief. The shortest verse in the Scriptures is "Jesus wept"- He wept with me. Jesus even took me briefly in spirit to Paradise so that I could see that my daughter had been restored. After two years of suffering agonizing pain in my back and neck from my accident, I was healed of those injuries also.
In 1985, I was on 4 heart medications. Finally it was decided that I would probably need surgery for my leaking heart valve.Pastor Clive Gregg and his wife Pastor Mattie Gregg prayed over me. A double heart catherization showed that I had been healed! No more heart medication was ever needed. I was treated for major clinical depression after Joni's death... No, my Heavenly Father did not desert just as He did not forsake His own son! Read the Aramaic translation of His words from the link on the Music page. Depression is a very serious disorder. It is caused by stress, grief and the brain being depleted of chemicals it needs. I have learned compassion for those who are downhearted. I want to do everything I can do for God because He was there for me. I have been given precious gifts that money can not buy. Such as a healing ministry. You can listen to the song, Look For Jesus on my music page. I am freely sharing the song I performed in Nashville because I have realized that all of my treasure is in Heaven. These days I truly know that things have changed and I realize that I have been blessed. My faith has only grown even stronger.I have walked through the storms. I have found the gold at the end of the rainbow.
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There is a beautiful message in the Randles Station Transmitting 2 You Video above. I have lost two sisters, Barbara, Wanda and a brother, Charles "Chuck" Randles since posting this video. How well I know that time spent with loved ones is precious! We don't like saying good-bye to loved ones. It is right for us to weep, but there is no need to despair. Separation is tough, but we can take comfort knowing our loved ones are in the warm arms of God. Jesus said that everyone who lives and believes in Him will never die! John 3: 11.
The next page has a story of meeting Pilgrim George and how my life has changed even more since that time. See a picture of the accident that my nephew Cory Randles survived from. It was truly an astounding miracle!
Joni's Cardiologist,
Dr. Douglas Teske
Children's Hospital
Hello, I am Linda, the webmistress of this site. I hope to touch some hearts with the songs that God has given me and with stories of His miracles. I have already made medical history just by living past my teens. Read more on the music page. God tries those whom He loves in the furnace of affliction. Sometimes storms bring us rainbows - a sign of His promise.
I Want To Go To Heaven
There is also a new song at the candle link below.
For a language translation of this page
Jesus is the King of miracles. He is also the best friend I will ever have.
In these pages are some things that I'm supposed to share with the world. For a long time I struggled with guilt because I could not forgive. Why were the horses that killed my daughter, in the road instead of inside the barn where they belonged ? People told me that I had to forgive or I would never go to Heaven. This is a lie! Even God won't forgive us if we knowingly sin and don't ask forgiveness! I know I am not a more perfect being than my Father is! It is alright to be angry when our loved ones are killed needlessly. Moses was so angry that he killed a man for troubling his people! Anger & depression are things that only God & time can help us deal with.Many turn against religion because they have no understanding of the meaning of His words.
