She Got Up and Walked

December 2025

National missionaries pray for healing, which shows Christ’s love on the mission field.

Ava’s pain came without any warning. It started as a severe pain in her chest; then it grew until her entire body began aching. The pain and fatigue slowly overwhelmed her, eventually confining her to her bed. Her health continued to decline, upending her quiet life and distressing her husband and family. Would Ava ever be healed?

Then, in Ava’s time of hopelessness, hope came in the form of a relative, Eliana. Eliana, a devoted Christian, visited Ava, shared the Good News and asked if she could invite her pastor to come and pray for Ava’s healing. Ava agreed.

After being invited, Pastor Sebastian and some other believers from Eliana’s church visited Ava, and the congregation fasted three days to intercede for her healing. During the believers’ fast, all the pain and fatigue completely vanished from Ava’s body. Miraculously, Ava got up and walked! Recognizing the power of God to heal, Ava and her husband began to put their trust in Jesus.

Hoping to deepen their faith, they also started attending church. This displeased their relatives, who pressured them to leave their new faith. But Ava and her husband remained steadfast and continued to grow in their relationship with the Lord. Gradually, the opposition from their relatives eased, allowing Ava and her husband to worship freely.

Ava and her husband remained steadfast and continued to grow in their relationship with the Lord.

When sickness had turned Ava’s life upside down, God worked through a missionary to heal her, but He granted more than just healing. He offered Ava and her husband hope. Now, they have a personal relationship with the Great Physician, who fully restored Ava.


*Names of people and places may have been changed for privacy and security reasons. Images are GFA stock photos used for representation purposes and are not the actual person/location, unless otherwise noted.

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