Nine years ago, I was involved in 2 serious accidents, 3 months apart. My back was damaged in the first one and re-hurt in the second. The specialists have been telling me that the problem is "degenerative" which means it will never get better, only worse, and that ultimately I would have to have a back operation to fuse together the lower section of my spine.

At the beginning of 2004 the pain in my back took a turn for the worse and I was in constant pain, trying to cope, with umpteen amounts of painkillers per day. I went to see Orthopaedic surgeon, who booked me in for my 4th Cortisone epidural. This procedure is quite painful, but alleviates (eases) the pain, sort of like a super painkiller injected into the nerves alongside your spinal cord.

I had the procedure done in March. Shortly after this I flew to Malaysia with my husband Ivo, for our annual holiday, and then on to Australia to visit some family. The 14 hour plane trip was not very comfortable for me, but I was coping. My one leg used to go lame from the pinching of the nerves, but I had my painkillers so I was surviving.

On around the 10th of April, Ivo and I were in Adelaide, Australia visiting my sister and her family. Belynda (my sister) is also a Christian and her and Ivo got into some really deep discussions about God and why He isn't healing today. Ivo believes that we should all be doing what Jesus did, and that is heal the sick. Belynda was in full agreement and gave Ivo a book to read written by Charles Bosworth, on healing.

Late that night, Ivo came into our room and started praying for my back. I was fast asleep on my side (since the accidents I have not been able to sleep on my back), with my back facing him. He tried to touch my skin, but my body kept moving away from him as if he was sending through an electric shock. He continued to pray! He said he could feel the heat of the Holy Spirit in him as he prayed, and was pouring with sweat!

Eventually I was awakened by what felt like an electrical current flowing through my body. I thought perhaps I had been struck by lightning, because there was a bright light, like lightning which seemed to come through me and awaken me. Ivo asked me what had woken me up, I told him that my entire body was tingling, he said "your back has been healed by God", at the same moment, I could feel deep within my spirit, that God was saying, "you need to let go of all the things you feel guilty of, or my Son's death on the cross is worthless for your healing". I said out loud "I accept my healing" and in my heart all the guilt I had been holding onto flashed like pages being torn out of a book, in front of me, and then were gone!

I rolled over onto my back, closed my eyes and fell asleep. I woke up in the morning, still on my back, got up out of bed, gave a big stretch, felt a whole lot of creaking and cracking, and felt God say, your muscles will be getting used to your new back. Ivo confirmed that and asked me how I was feeling.

I was feeling great, blessed and better! I had such an emotional burden lifted from me, in God. He revealed to me that I was carrying my sin around with me like a big heavy cross of my own, and that wasn't my job, because Jesus had died to save me. At the same miraculous time, I could feel something different in my back. We thoroughly enjoyed the rest of our holiday and came home.

A week or two after we were back in SA, I was at the gym, running on the treadmill (something I had struggled to do for years) when I got side tracked and wiped out with a huge THUD on the moving treadmill. My knee was bleeding and I had scrapped my hands open, but my back was still perfect! PRAISE GOD!!

I have not taken a Vioxx (the painkillers I used to take for my back) since April and now I am nearly 4 months pregnant and going strong. I thank our loving Father, the Lord Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit for the wonderful miracle done in my life and for guiding me, on when to tell this awesome testimony!!! JESUS, JESUS, JESUS, JESUS OOOHH HE IS THE KING!