Edgar, a Venezuelan who moved to Spain 15 years ago, shares how he was healed from a debilitating chronic disease while attending Alpha.
You can watch the video (in Spanish, with subtitles) at the bottom of the story.
Edgar Romero was suffering severely from Ménière’s disease – a disorder of the inner ear – which had completely stripped him of his independence, leaving him with a deep sense of despair.
“It’s a disease associated with vertigo, dizziness, nausea and vomiting,” he explains. “I had reached a point where it had completely disabled me: I couldn’t go to the bathroom by myself, I couldn’t do anything – I needed someone with me at all times. I lived with bruises all over my body from falling on the stairs and knocking myself on the wall and everything else.”
Lowest point
It was at this lowest point when his wife was invited to attend the Alpha course. Wanting to give her husband something positive to focus on, she invited him to attend with her, which he accepted. He found it a transformative experience, both spiritually and physically.
“What I liked most about Alpha was how sincere everyone was, and how good it felt to talk about God,” comments Edgar. “Each session was like being in a different world, renewing faith each time.” And he noticed something incredible: “All these problems that I was having with Ménière’s disease were fading away as I went through the Alpha course. It was like I was being born again.”
As the course went on, I saw the changes – not only the healing
of his illness but also the healing
of his heart.
His wife also noticed a profound and steady change in her husband each week: “As the course went on, I saw the changes – not only the healing of his illness but also the healing of his heart. Before Alpha, he had quite a volatile character. It is striking how different he is now.”
Back to normal
At the end of the Alpha course, Edgar had a moment of panic because he couldn’t find one of the ear plugs that he used to wear daily, because the disease had made any noise unbearable for him. “But then I realised that I no longer needed it,” he smiles. “I removed the other ear plug, and it felt practically back to normal.”
Medical check-ups straight after Alpha indicated that Edgar’s hearing levels, which had been affected by the disease, were back to normal, and that there were no signs of inflammation or any other problems. His pain and dizziness were gone, too.
“I told the doctors that faith had restored me – there is no scientific explanation for what happened,” he says. One of the doctors told Edgar that he agreed.
Edgar gets emotional when he talks about the many people who prayed for his healing. “That touched me so deeply. I have no words to express how I feel now that I am well. I feel so blessed by God to have been healed.”
