A 21st Century Resurrection Testimony……
Submitted by Ian Chai from CBC Puchong Centre
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD!
Dear friends,
This
is a testimony from a young lady in our church , who was part of a 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. What
you are
about to read is bonafide, a 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 Duggan (dave.duggan1@gmail.com)
Dead Baby Came Back To Life!
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 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 backroom. 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. 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
Ian Chai came across the above article. This is his message:
“I’ve seen emails been forwarded from person to person without verification before, so since there was an email attached for this - Dave Duggan, I emailed him and he replied:
“Hello Ian,
We are blessed to hear from you. Abby attends our church, Joy
Outreach
Fellowship near Brevard, NC. We know her personally and know her to be
a person
of uncompromising integrity and character. There is no question
concerning the
validity of this testimony.
The name of the village where this miracle occurred is La Laguna. It
consists
of about 15 houses and is located in the San Pedro La Laguna
area. The
location is about a 9 hour bus ride from Guatemala City.
I do not have permission to release the young ladies' contact
information. However, I would be happy to speak with you if that
would be
of assistance to you.
Until then, you may enjoy sharing this testimony with the utmost
confidence
that it is absolutely true.”
BELIEVE IN JESUS, AND YOU SHALL BE SAVED!