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Testimony of a Resurrection: Stillborn Baby Raised by Praying Teens after 27
Hours
Aimee Herd (July 3, 2008)
"The other villagers came to the house to see this amazing miracle. They
asked us which of the Indian gods we had prayed to for such a miracle to
happen. We told them we had prayed to the biggest God ever and we began to
explain to them about Jesus."
EDITOR'S NOTE: Kathie Walters Ministries has forwarded an amazing testimony
involving teenage prayer warriors on a mission trip to Guatemala. God is
doing great things among those who are willing to be used of Him. I am
reminded of Habakkuk's prayer: "LORD, I have heard of Your fame; I stand in
awe of Your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them
known." May we ALL be willing to be used by God to bring life in a world
filled with death. -Aimee Herd, BCN.
Dear friends,
This is a testimony from a young lady in our church (14), who was part of
team used by God to raise a stillborn baby from the dead in Guatemala. We
know this young lady personally. Her character and integrity are without
reproach. You are about to read a bonafide, contemporary Lazarus
resurrection story. This is as close to the flame of a literal resurrection
from the dead as we have ever been!
BIG blessings,
Dave and Anita
Testimony from Abby:
"My name is Abby. I am 14 years old. I live in western North Carolina.
During the summer of 2008, I went on a ministry trip to Guatemala. During
part of the trip, we divided up into small ministry teams (5 to 7 people)
and visited different villages in the San Pedro La Laguna area. We traveled
from village to village telling the Indian people about Jesus. On one
particular day, we were visiting in the home of a young woman. She lived in
a small village of about 14 or 15 houses. We were trying to lead the young
lady to Christ, but it was not going very well. After awhile, we decided to
move on. Before leaving, we asked the woman if we could pray with her about
anything in her life. She told us that just the day before, she had given
birth to a stillborn baby and that we could pray with her about that.
"In Guatemalan culture, there is great shame and condemnation on mothers who
give birth to deformed or stillborn children. We prayed a simple prayer that
everything would go well with the funeral and burial of the baby and that
the mother would be spared the shame and condemnation associated with having
given birth to a stillborn child. As we were praying this simple prayer, my
friend and fellow ministry team member, Julia (age 17), told me that we
needed to pray over the baby's body. I thought she was crazy to suggest this
and that it was not a good idea. Julia was persistent. She said again that
we really needed to pray over the baby's body. She told me to ask the mother
if she still had the baby's body. When I asked, the mother told us the
baby's body was wrapped up in a burial cloth in the back room. I asked her
if we could pray over the body. The mother hesitantly said, yes. We went
into the backroom and saw the baby's body wrapped up in a bundle on the bed.
Julia poked her head out of the back room and asked if she could unwrap the
baby's head. The mother said, yes, if we wrapped it back correctly when we
were done. Julia picked up the body and unwrapped the head. The baby's head
was tiny and pale. The baby was stillborn and had been dead outside the womb
for 27 hours. Her skin had turned shades of purple. Our entire ministry
team, five of us, began crying and praying over this baby.
Praying/file photo"We prayed for thirty to forty minutes. At the end of that
time, Julia screamed out to God, telling Him that she believed with all of
her heart that this baby could be raised from the dead. After Julia screamed
out, everyone was silent. We were quietly interceding and praying. Within a
few minutes, the baby started moving. Then the baby coughed and began
crying. The mother came rushing into the room. She was screaming, what is
going on? No one could answer her. We were just staring at the baby, who had
come back to life. The mother asked us again, what is going on? She began
crying as she saw that her baby was alive. She ran out of the house and
banged on every door in the village, telling all of the people that God is
real because her baby was alive. Within about thirty minutes, the baby's
skin tone and movements had become completely normal.
"The other villagers came to the house to see this amazing miracle. They
asked us which of the Indian gods we had prayed to for such a miracle to
happen. We told them we had prayed to the biggest God ever and we began to
explain to them about Jesus. Soon, we realized we would not have time to
minister salvation to each person individually. So, we gathered all the
villagers together, turned on our little sound system and explained the way
of salvation. Everyone in the village, 80 to 90 people, prayed to receive
Jesus. Each of them was baptized in the Holy Spirit and began speaking in
tongues. Many would fall to the ground as the power of the Holy Spirit came
on them.
"Five days later, we returned to the village to check in on the mother and
the baby. The village had prepared a big dinner in honor of our team. We
enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship together. The baby, whom they named
Julia, was perfectly healthy and had gained weight. Even after five days,
the mother was still shaking from the impact of God on her life through the
resurrection of her child. Two days after our follow-up visit, the mother
brought baby Julia to church. The mother was still shaking from the power of
God on her life following this astounding miracle."
-Abby
Source: <http://www.goodnews.netministries.org/goodnews.html> David and
Kathie Walters Ministries
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.0pt'><b><font size=5
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Testimony
of a Resurrection: Stillborn Baby Raised by Praying Teens after 27 Hours<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:10.0pt'><font size=2 face="Courier std"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier std"'>Aimee Herd (July 3, 2008)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><em><b><i><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold'>"The other villagers came to the
house to see this amazing miracle. They asked us which of the Indian gods we
had prayed to for such a miracle to happen. We told them we had prayed to the
biggest God ever and we began to explain to them about Jesus." </span></font></i></b></em><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><i><font size=2 color="#993300" face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;font-style:italic'>EDITOR'S
NOTE:</span></font></i></b></strong><em><i><font color="#993300" face=Verdana><span
style='font-family:Verdana;color:#993300'> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Kathie</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Walters</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ministries</st1:PlaceName>
has forwarded an amazing testimony involving teenage prayer warriors on a
mission trip to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guatemala</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
God is doing great things among those who are willing to be used of Him. I am
reminded of Habakkuk's prayer:</span></font></i></em><strong><b><i><font
size=2 color="#993300" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#993300;font-style:italic'> "LORD, I have heard of Your
fame; I stand in awe of Your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time
make them known…"</span></font></i></b></strong><em><i><font
color="#993300" face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana;color:#993300'>
May we ALL be willing to be used by God to bring life in a world filled with
death. </span></font></i></em><strong><b><i><font size=2 color="#993300"
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:#993300;
font-style:italic'>–Aimee Herd, BCN.</span></font></i></b></strong><font
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<p><em><i><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>Dear friends,</span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic'><br>
<br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>This
is a testimony from a young lady in our church (14), who was part of team used
by God to raise a stillborn baby from the dead in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Guatemala</st1:place></st1:country-region>. We know this young lady
personally. Her character and integrity are without reproach. You are about to
read a bonafide, contemporary Lazarus resurrection story. This is as close to
the flame of a literal resurrection from the dead as we have ever been!</span></font></i></em><i><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
font-style:italic'><br>
<br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>BIG
blessings,</span></font></i></em><i><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;font-style:italic'><br>
</span></font></i><em><i><font face=Verdana><span style='font-family:Verdana'>Dave
and Anita</span></font></i></em><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Testimony from Abby:</span></font></b></strong><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'> <br>
<br>
"My name is Abby. I am 14 years old. I live in western <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">North Carolina</st1:place></st1:State>. During the summer of 2008, I
went on a ministry trip to <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Guatemala</st1:place></st1:country-region>.
During part of the trip, we divided up into small ministry teams (5 to 7
people) and visited different villages in the San Pedro La Laguna area. We
traveled from village to village telling the Indian people about Jesus. On one
particular day, we were visiting in the home of a young woman. She lived in a
small village of about 14 or 15 houses. We were trying to lead the young lady
to Christ, but it was not going very well. After awhile, we decided to move on.
Before leaving, we asked the woman if we could pray with her about anything in
her life. She told us that just the day before, she had given birth to a
stillborn baby and that we could pray with her about that. <br>
<br>
"In Guatemalan culture, there is great shame and condemnation on mothers
who give birth to deformed or stillborn children. We prayed a simple prayer
that everything would go well with the funeral and burial of the baby and that
the mother would be spared the shame and condemnation associated with having
given birth to a stillborn child. As we were praying this simple prayer, my
friend and fellow ministry team member, Julia (age 17), told me that we needed
to pray over the baby's body. I thought she was crazy to suggest this and that
it was not a good idea. Julia was persistent. She said again that we really
needed to pray over the baby's body. She told me to ask the mother if she still
had the baby's body. When I asked, the mother told us the baby's body was
wrapped up in a burial cloth in the back room. I asked her if we could pray
over the body. The mother hesitantly said, yes. We went into the backroom and
saw the baby's body wrapped up in a bundle on the bed. Julia poked her head out
of the back room and asked if she could unwrap the baby's head. The mother
said, yes, if we wrapped it back correctly when we were done. Julia picked up
the body and unwrapped the head. The baby's head was tiny and pale. The baby
was stillborn and had been dead outside the womb for 27 hours. Her skin had
turned shades of purple. Our entire ministry team, five of us, began crying and
praying over this baby. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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be raised from the dead. After Julia screamed out, everyone was silent. We were
quietly interceding and praying. Within a few minutes, the baby started moving.
Then the baby coughed and began crying. The mother came rushing into the room.
She was screaming, what is going on? No one could answer her. We were just
staring at the baby, who had come back to life. The mother asked us again, what
is going on? She began crying as she saw that her baby was alive. She ran out
of the house and banged on every door in the village, telling all of the people
that God is real because her baby was alive. Within about thirty minutes, the
baby's skin tone and movements had become completely normal.<br>
<br>
"The other villagers came to the house to see this amazing miracle. They
asked us which of the Indian gods we had prayed to for such a miracle to
happen. We told them we had prayed to the biggest God ever and we began to
explain to them about Jesus. Soon, we realized we would not have time to
minister salvation to each person individually. So, we gathered all the
villagers together, turned on our little sound system and explained the way of
salvation. Everyone in the village, 80 to 90 people, prayed to receive Jesus.
Each of them was baptized in the Holy Spirit and began speaking in tongues.
Many would fall to the ground as the power of the Holy Spirit came on them.<br>
<br>
"Five days later, we returned to the village to check in on the mother and
the baby. The village had prepared a big dinner in honor of our team. We
enjoyed a wonderful time of fellowship together. The baby, whom they named
Julia, was perfectly healthy and had gained weight. Even after five days, the
mother was still shaking from the impact of God on her life through the
resurrection of her child. Two days after our follow-up visit, the mother
brought baby Julia to church. The mother was still shaking from the power of
God on her life following this astounding miracle."<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><em><i><font size=3 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana'>-Abby</span></font></i></em><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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<p><strong><b><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Source: <a
href="http://www.goodnews.netministries.org/goodnews.html" target="_blank"
title="http://www.goodnews.netministries.org/goodnews.html"><font
color="#006699"><span style='color:#006699'>David and Kathie Walters Ministries
</span></font></a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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