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Holy Fire Publishing (http://www.christianpublish.com) releases By Way of Searching (Paperback, U.S. $ 16.99, ISBN 978-1-60383-418-6).

By Way of Searching, an autobiography by Ludmila Plett, tells the story of the Pletts trip from the Soviet Union to work with the Kwa Sizabantu Mission in South Africa. While at the mission, Ludmila encounters the archenemy of God and of her soul, and realizes her own sinfulness and hypocrisy. She renews her commitment to God and receives His calling to take the message of revival to her own people in Russia.

The Pletts returned to Germany, where Ludmila compiled her first three books about the revival at Kwa Sizabantu and began a ministry of counseling and mentoring to Russian Christians. After many years working alongside Kwa Sizabantu Mission, Ludmila discovers serious errors made by the mission leaders. She believed that the revival fire had long since died; however, theyve put on a mask of pretending for it to continue blazing. Christians and visitors at KSB have been lied to and manipulated. Ludmila and Heinrich Plett separated from the mission, and Ludmila writes to describe how sects and cults can trap people seeking God.

Gods word becomes living and acting, piercing through the depths of a soul. As He pointed at this passage of scripture, the Lord asked, Tell Me, how often have you been under your fig tree and what have you been thinking while there? What could I say to that? In general, my Christianity consisted of attending church services, periodical Bible reading and the rest thats considered a Christian life. Perhaps I could use all fingers of my hands to count them down. But I had years and decades of Christian life behind my back! Then I understood where the most intimate contact begins: when a Father and child, a shepherd and His sheep, a soul and the creator who breathed life into her meet each other. There a conversation begins when one asks and another answers.Ludmila Plett

By Way of Searching is practically a confession before millions of people. There arent many people who would be brave enough to do that. This sincere and openhearted narrative became a spiritual push forward for me, calling me to search, think and spend time with the Bible. There is nothing as important as the truth, but to find it one must dig deeper.Alla Popova, editor and broadcaster of New Life from Multicultural Community Radio Association, Sidney, Australia

Ludmila Plett, 62, is a former medical doctor, a graduate of two prominent medical schools in Russia and a counselor with over 20 years of experience. She penned seven books, three from the counseling series. Ludmilas next book focuses on the issues and problems of marital life. She is the founder and director of Wasser des Lebens Mission in Germany. Pletts books (titles translated from Russian): Revival Begins with Me, Time for Gods Judgment to Begin with the House of God, The Voice of the One Crying in the Desert, When the Soul is Crying, and Walking in the Light. By Way of Searching was originally published in 2003, then translated and published in Germany in 2008. Spiritual Sicknesses, originally published in 2005, was translated and published in Lithuania in 2011. Ludmila and her husband, Heinrich Plett, live in Schw?bisch Gm?nd, Germany. Website: http://www.wasserdeslebens.org

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Dr Michael Miller, director of the center for Preventive Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center doesn't know why laughter protects the heart. Mental stress impairs endothelium. The endothelium is the protective barrier lining of blood vessels. Laughter releases the correct chemicals to counteract the imbalances.

Two Well-known People That Prove Laughter Cures Even Cancer

There are countless examples of people who used laughter to cure themselves, but two of the well known persons are Norman Cousins and Dodi Osteen. The doctors diagnosed Norman Cousins with a life-threatening illness. Norman found what his doctors suggested to be totally lacking hope, so he decided to check into a hotel. He made a life changing decision and that was to watch only funny movies and television shows. Form Charlie Chaplin to Candid Camera, he laughed and laughed until his sides hurt. Miraculously, his illness disappeared. Norman wrote a book called "Anatomy of an Illness" in an effort to help others going through the same ordeal.

In 1981, Dodi Osteen, mother to Joel Osteen well-known television minister, had been diagnosed with terminal cancer. She had been in the hospital for 21 days while the doctors ran every test they could think of on her. In the end, the results were always the same; she had metastatic cancer of the liver and was given only a few weeks to live. The doctors told her to go home and prepare to die; they could do nothing to save her life. This woman of faith refused that verdict and like Norman Cousins, she went home and watched comedies on television. For most of the day, she would watch cartoons and laugh and laugh. Years later, she is still healthy and active in the running of Lakewood church.

Here are two very different people diagnosed with a terminal disease. Neither one accepted the doctors predictions.   They literally laughed their way to health. Laughter is the free medicine that is fun to do and has no limits on the amounts to take. A person can never take too much and they don’t have to worry about harmful side effects. What a great way to improve your health.

Sources:

CBS Sunday Morning:October 14, 2007 (Online)

The Natural News; Laughter; May 22, 2009 (Online)