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35 priests could not help her. In a church she saw Jesus crush what was choking her
North Central Province· 2021
Chandra visited 35 Hindu priests for an illness no doctor could name. In a Sri Lankan church she saw Jesus crush the demons choking her, was healed, and her whole family came to faith.
Doctors said surgery or paralysis. Her church prayed for twenty minutes
Nepal· 1999
In 1999 a spinal growth was paralysing Gita Shakya. After her Nepali church prayed for twenty minutes the feeling returned, and the surgery was never needed.
Ashley was a pagan high priestess for 20 years. Then Jesus filled the emptiness
London
Ashley Collins was a pagan high priestess for 20 years. In a London church, the Holy Spirit pushed out the darkness and made room for peace.
Sean O'Farrell: A Google Search After a Breakup Led Him to Jesus
Wadebridge· August 2022
After a breakup in 2022, Sean O'Farrell googled 'Buddhist festivals', then 'Christian festivals'. Creation Fest in Cornwall was happening the next weekend. Overwhelmed during worship, gripped by John 14:6 and a vision of his desk replaced by a Bible, he was baptised at the festival that August. He now serves as a missionary in Dublin.
Chris Smythe: 2% Survival Odds, a Baptism, and a Big Miracle
Louisville· 2025
Given a 2% chance of survival after cardiac arrest, Louisville construction worker Chris Smythe woke from an eight-day coma, recovered, and was baptized.
Ben Askren Woke From a 45-Day Coma and Chose Christ
United States· 2025
Former UFC fighter Ben Askren survived pneumonia, a 45-day coma and a double lung transplant, then woke up ready to follow Jesus after 15 years of unbelief.
Carly Peek: From Cocaine Addiction to Freedom in Christ
East London
After nearly two decades of addiction that began with a family tragedy, Carly Peek cried out to God from a bathroom floor. She has been free for 11 years.
Tammy Peterson: Healed of Terminal Cancer, Home in the Church
Toronto
Diagnosed with terminal kidney cancer in 2019, Tammy Peterson prayed daily in a hospital atrium and entered the Catholic Church healed at Easter 2024.
Lynnie Nelson — After Thirty Years of Fear, Jesus Brought Her Peace
Claremore· Contemporary
Lynnie Nelson grew up unloved, buried her twins before her first anniversary, and battled anxiety and depression for thirty years. The Scripture she hid in her heart became the ground where Jesus healed her.
Brent Higginson — LSD, Eastern Mysticism, and the Night Everything Changed
Costa Mesa· 1970s
Born into a home that told him he was good for nothing, Brent Higginson chased meaning through LSD and eastern mysticism. At Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa he met the Holy Spirit, and changed completely.
An Epidemic of Anxiety Is Meeting a Movement of Churches That Refuse to Look Away
Global (USA· Ongoing
As anxiety disorders reach epidemic levels worldwide, a growing movement of churches is refusing to look away — launching real programmes, training prayer teams, and providing the embodied community and spiritual care that apps and waiting lists cannot offer.
The Stigma Is Breaking: How Churches Are Becoming the Safest Place to Say 'I Am Not Okay'
Global (USA· Ongoing since 2019
A global cultural shift is transforming churches from places where mental illness was stigmatised into some of the safest spaces to say 'I am not okay', with churches now hiring counsellors, running mental health ministries, and leaders openly sharing their own struggles.