Animals Testimonies
20 stories of God's work from believers across 17 locations.
God worked through animals as His instruments
All 20 Testimonies
The Dog Who Knew Before the Seizure Hit
2021-2022•🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa
A South African woman with uncontrolled epilepsy was matched with a seizure alert dog named Grace, who could detect seizures up to 45 minutes before they...
The Missionary Who Slept While Cobras Guarded His Door
1860s•Tanna, New Hebrides (modern Vanuatu)
Missionary John G. Paton on the island of Tanna survived multiple assassination attempts in the 1860s, protected by what attackers described as shining...
The Cat That Found Him in Solitary
1950s•🇷🇴Romania
Richard Wurmbrand, imprisoned for 14 years in Communist Romania, describes a stray cat that repeatedly found its way into his solitary confinement cell...
The Horse That Broke Through Where Therapists Couldn't
2018•🇺🇸Fort Worth, Texas, USA
A combat veteran from Afghanistan who couldn't break through PTSD with traditional therapy found healing through an equine therapy programme in Texas,...
When a Donkey Saw What a Prophet Couldn't
c. 1400 BC•🇯🇴Moab (modern Jordan)
The biblical account of Balaam's donkey, who saw the angel of the Lord and saved her master's life three times while he beat her for disobedience -- a...
My Guide Dog Refused to Move — And Saved My Life
2021•🇺🇸United States
A blind woman's guide dog Solomon refused to obey her forward command at a street corner. Seconds later, a delivery truck ran the red light and jumped the curb into the exact spot where she would have been standing.
The Elephant That Remembered Kindness
2022•🇿🇦KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A South African veterinarian who treated a young elephant's infected wound was recognised by the same elephant twelve years later, when she broke from her herd to gently touch his face.
Bees on the Battlefield
1917•🇹🇿Tanzania (German East Africa)
During World War I in East Africa, a swarm of bees drove German gunners from their machine-gun position, allowing a pinned-down British platoon to pass through unharmed.
John Wesley's Horse
John Wesley's lame horse was miraculously healed through prayer, but the delay actually saved him from an ambush waiting ahead on the road.
Balaam's Donkey: When God Speaks Through
God used a humble donkey to save the life of greedy prophet Balaam, speaking through an animal when the man wouldn't listen to divine warnings.
Elijah Fed by Ravens at the Brook Cherith
God provided for the prophet Elijah through ravens bringing food during a drought, demonstrating His faithful provision through unexpected means.
The Guide Dog Who Led His Blind Owner Down 78 Floors on 9/11
September 11, 2001•🇺🇸New York City, USA
Michael Hingson, a blind man working on the 78th floor of the World Trade Center, was led down 1,463 steps to safety by his guide dog Roselle on September...
She Rescued a Dog. The Dog Rescued Her Faith.
2019-2020•🏴London, England
A London financial professional who'd walked away from faith at 22 found her way back after adopting a traumatised rescue greyhound whose healing process...
The Night the Lions Didn't Eat
c. 539 BC•🇮🇶Babylon (modern Iraq)
Daniel, an elderly statesman in his eighties, was thrown into a den of execution lions for refusing to stop praying.
Balaam's Donkey - When an Animal Saw What
1400 BC•Moab wilderness
In ancient Moab, God used a donkey to speak truth to the prophet Balaam when greed blinded him to divine danger.
Fed by Ravens: When God Sent Birds to Keep a Prophet Alive
c. 870 BC•🇯🇴Brook Cherith, east of Jordan (modern Jordan Valley)
The account of God commanding ravens to feed the prophet Elijah at the brook Cherith -- using unclean scavenger birds as His chosen delivery system while...
The Dog That Wouldn't Board the Titanic
April 1912•Southampton to North Atlantic
Documented accounts of dogs exhibiting unusual distress before the Titanic sailed, alongside the story of pastor John Harper, who used his final moments...
The Whale That Shielded a Surfer from a Great White Shark
2020•Cook Islands, South Pacific
Whale biologist Nan Hauser was physically shielded from a tiger shark by a humpback whale off the Cook Islands in 2020, part of a documented pattern of...
Three Days Inside a Fish: The Prophet Who Ran and Got Swallowed
c. 780 BC•Mediterranean Sea
The prophet Jonah ran from God's assignment to Nineveh, was thrown overboard in a storm, and was swallowed by a great fish for three days -- where the...
Surfer Prayed During Shark Attack — Dolphins Circled Him
2023-03-01•🇦🇺Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
An Australian surfer attacked by a bull shark prayed underwater. Eight dolphins appeared within seconds and circled him until rescue arrived.
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“I shall remember the deeds of the Lord; surely I will remember Your wonders of old.”
— Psalm 77:11