- Too young to be acting like I'm 89,

can't move, and I didn't like it.

- [Narrator] At 60 years young,

John Hawkins, a retiredcarpenter turned pastor,

couldn't believe he neededa cane to get around.

- I was always active, liked to work,

work with my hands.

My mom was a good example at work.

A lot of good workers in my family.

Everybody worked all their life.

Always work for what you want.

- [Narrator] The problem was his hip.

It had started years earlier,

when he moved back to Los Angeles

to care for his cancer stricken mother.

Shortly after, without warning,

he fell to the ground twice.

- And I stayed there for aminute trying to understand it.

It scared me to death becauseI didn't trip over anything,

my hip just gave out.

I didn't understand why.

- [Narrator] An orthopedicspecialist recommended John

undergo hip surgery.

- Brought the results back

and showed me that my tendon,

where the bone goes was gone.

I'm bone against bone.

I need a new hip.

- [Narrator] EventuallyJohn declined the surgery,

after reading about problems with some

of the replacement hips on the market.

By then the pain was so debilitating

his wife Rose even had to help him

with simple tasks like puttingon his shoes and socks.

- [John] It felt so badI didn't wanna move.

I was agitated, angry real quick.

I only wanted to move

and go outside when I had to.

- [Narrator] John knew hisonly hope was through prayer.

- [John] The pain got soexcruciating to where I said

well, you know, there's power in prayer,

and God healed me before,

so let me try this.

- [Narrator] That wen on for about a year,

when one night John waswatching "The 700 Club."

Terry and Pat were praying.

- There's someone,

you've been praying for a long time

about something with the Lord.

I don't really know what this is.

I don't know if it's physical, financial,

psychological, whatever,

but God is in the midstof changing your situation

and begin to thank and praise the Lord

before you even see what's being done.

- [Narrator] John believedthat he was that someone.

- I said Lord, I'm gonnatouch and agree with them.

I'm gonna pray and add my hand on my hip.

I'm agreeing with healing.

And all of a sudden--

- [Pat] Oh by the way, call us.

- It was time to go off the air.

So I just clicked the TV off,

said "Thank you, Lord,"

and went to bed.

I had tears in my heart, joy in my body

because of the fact I waspraying with Pat and Terry,

and it felt so good.

- [Narrator] He didn'tthink about it again

until two weeks later,

when he realized he didn'tneed his wife's help

or have any pain.

- So one day we werefixing to go to church,

and the wife went to,

grab one of my shoes,

and I said "Wait a minute,these last two weeks,

"I haven't had no pain in my hip."

And said "In fact, I've been getting in

"and out of the bathtub,lifting my leg by itself."

Wait a minute, the last time I had pain

was the day before I watched Pat Robertson

and Terry and I prayed, laid hands,

and I touched and agreed with them,

that pain was gone that night.

It was gone so fast,everything was normal,

like I never had pain at all.

I didn't even realize it for two weeks.

I said "Oh my God, my God."

I started praising him.

I fell on my knees and started crying.

- [Narrator] John hasbeen loving his active,

pain free life ever since.

- I've totally healedand I thank God for it.

And God is awesome.

Just can't give enough praise.

Can't give enough praise.