Through Fasting Testimonies
27 stories of God's work from believers across 25 locations.
Breakthrough came during or after a fast
All 27 Testimonies
Lou Engle Called 400,000 People to Fast and Pray on the National Mall
2000•🇺🇸Washington, D.C., USA
In September 2000, Lou Engle gathered an estimated 400,000 people on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Mahesh Chavda Fasted for Forty Days and His Ministry Was Transformed
1977•🇺🇸United States
Pastor Mahesh Chavda completed a forty-day fast in 1977 and experienced a dramatic shift in his healing ministry.
Daniel Fasted for Twenty-One Days and an Angel Broke Through
6th century BC•🇮🇷Tigris River, Persian Empire
The prophet Daniel fasted for twenty-one days seeking understanding of a vision.
Bill Bright Fasted for Forty Days and Launched a Movement of Two Million
1994•🇺🇸Orlando, Florida, USA
In 1994, Campus Crusade founder Bill Bright completed a forty-day fast at age seventy-three and felt God call two million Americans to fast for spiritual...
Jentezen Franklin Led His Church Through a Corporate Fast and Everything Changed
2001•🇺🇸Gainesville, Georgia, USA
In 2001, megachurch pastor Jentezen Franklin launched an annual twenty-one-day corporate fast at Free Chapel.
Visions, Miracles, and Faith
1946-present•🇺🇸Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Mahesh Chavda's powerful journey from Hindu upbringing to Christian ministry, featuring miraculous healings, resurrections, and divine visions that...
Monica's Tears and Augustine's Transformation
4th century•Roman North Africa
Through persistent prayer and fasting, Monica saw God transform her rebellious son Augustine from a life of indulgence to becoming one of Christianity's...
Fiji's Revival: From Fear to Faith
1835-2002•Fiji
Fiji transformed from cannibalism to Christianity through missionaries like John Hunt, with dramatic revivals continuing into 2002 as communities...
Franklin Hall Fasted and Ignited the Healing Revival of 1947
1946-1947•🇺🇸San Diego, California, USA
Pastor Franklin Hall organized corporate fasting gatherings in San Diego in 1946 and published a book on fasting that influenced William Branham, Oral...
Miracles Amidst Persecution
1974-1997•🇨🇳Henan Province, China; Germany
Brother Yun's testimony of miraculous healing, divine provision of Bibles, supernatural prison escape, and surviving 74 days without food during...
Brother Yun's Miraculous Journey
1974•🇨🇳Liu Lao Zhuang, Nanyang County, Henan Province, China
Brother Yun's father was healed from terminal cancer in 1974 China after prayer.
Breakthrough Through the Daniel Fast
2020s•🇺🇸United States
A modern testimony of the Daniel Fast reveals spiritual and physical transformation, as one individual experienced clarity and guidance through prayer.
The Azusa Street Transformation
1906•🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States
William Seymour's faith launched the 1906 Azusa Street Revival in Los Angeles, sparking the global Pentecostal movement through miraculous healings and...
Water Fast: Journey to Healing and Breakthroughs
2022-2024•🇺🇸Texas, United States
Christine, an ordained minister, completed three 21-day water fasts between 2022-2024, first for her own trauma healing, then praying for her backsliding husband's salvation. Despite facing financial hardships during the process, her husband Jose gave his life to Christ on February 25, 2024, and they now serve in ministry together.
Esther's Three-Day Fast: When a Queen Risked Everything
5th century BC•🇮🇷Susa, Persian Empire
Facing the annihilation of her people, Queen Esther called a three-day communal fast before risking her life to approach the king.
Nick Vujicic: Love Without Limits
2010-2012•🇺🇸Dallas, Texas, United States
Nick Vujicic, born without arms or legs, met Kanae through a God-orchestrated encounter, fasting, and prayer — proving that love knows no physical limits.
Otiti Jasmine — A 21-Day Fast Broke What 8.5 Years of Fear Could Not
🇩🇪Germany
Otiti Jasmine from Germany suffered debilitating fear and anxiety for 8.5 years after a stress attack — a fear so severe it destroyed her ability to cook. During a 21-day fast in January 2024, the spirit of fear broke completely. Her passion for cooking returned, her health improved, and she no longer needed supplements.
Dominique Okonkwo — A Daniel Fast Healed What a Decade of Medication Could Not
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, USA
In 2011, Dominique Okonkwo was diagnosed with a pinched nerve in her neck — shooting pain from shoulder to fingertips that required Motrin every four to six hours for over a decade. After her best friend persuaded her to join a 21-day Daniel Fast, the pain began to fade. Within months, she was completely off medication.
How Corporate Fasting Built the Korean Church into the Largest in the World
1953-2000•🇰🇷Seoul, South Korea
South Korean Christians built a culture of corporate fasting and prayer mountains from the 1950s onward.
The Heavenly Man
1974-1997•🇨🇳China
Brother Yun miraculously escaped maximum security prison in communist China after God healed his broken legs and made him invisible to guards.
How John Hyde Fasted Until a Revival Swept Through India
1904•🇮🇳Sialkot, Punjab, India
Missionary John Hyde fasted for thirty days before the 1904 Sialkot Convention in India, sparking a revival that brought hundreds to faith and transformed...
John Wesley: The Man Who Would Not Be Ordained Without Fasting
1730s-1790s•🏴England
John Wesley considered fasting non-negotiable for ministry, practising it twice weekly.
Daniel's 21-Day Fast: When the Answer Was Already in Motion
6th century BC•🇮🇶Babylon (modern Iraq)
Daniel fasted for 21 days hearing nothing. On day 21, he learned the answer had been sent on day one but delayed by spiritual opposition.
How Esther Called a Corporate Fast and Saved a Nation
5th century BC•🇮🇷Susa, Persian Empire
Queen Esther called a three-day corporate fast across the Jewish community in Persia.
Heidi Baker Fasted in the Dirt and God Opened Mozambique
1995-2005•🇲🇿Maputo, Mozambique
Missionary Heidi Baker fasted regularly on the concrete floor of a rundown orphanage in Mozambique during the late 1990s.
How Rees Howells Fasted Through a Plague and Nobody Died
1918•Gazaland, Southern Africa
During the 1918 influenza pandemic, Welsh missionary Rees Howells fasted and interceded for his district in southern Africa.
George Muller Fasted and Prayed Until the Money Arrived
1844•🏴Bristol, England
George Muller regularly fasted while running orphanages in Bristol, never asking anyone for money.
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