Bruce Martin

A congregational pastor discusses what he has learned through his illness, although it appears that God has failed to answer his prayers for healing. "For close to six years, I have lived with what doctors now label “Atypical Facial Pain.” One side of my face is in constant pain, without any discernible cause or any prescribable cure. One medical Web site notes tersely, 'Treatment: none available at present.' Pain has become my companion whether I am praying, studying, preaching, spending time with my family, exercising, or trying to sleep."