He called us to see a world that might not be physically destitute, but is spiritually in desperate need.’ Ministry Among Muslimsĭavid John* is an American healing evangelist, but his under-the-radar ministry is a far cry from the perma-tanned televangelist stereotype. ‘God showed me the malnourished Church, eating crumbs from the Father’s table. She says she heard God speak to her about the need for blind spiritual eyes to be opened in the Western world too. It was a series of events which profoundly affected her. All three were women called Aida – Heidi’s name in the local language. Remarkably it was the first of three cases of blindness that Baker would see healed in the following three days. So what miracle stories are being reported? And is the rationalistic Western world willing to have its eyes opened? Perhaps our ‘enlightened’ approach to science and reason in the Western world has also endowed us with some cultural blind spots. Edmond Tang, a researcher in Asian Christianity at Birmingham University says, ‘According to some surveys, 90% of new believers cite healing as a reason for their conversion.’ Indeed, in every part of the world, stories of the supernatural are a common part of the spiritual landscape. Yet in China, where the Church is experiencing phenomenal growth, miraculous claims are commonplace. Onlookers from the West can seem strangely insulated from the supernatural reality that informs the lives of many people globally. Whatever you make of the story of baby Yasmin, hers is just one of hundreds of thousands of miracle stories from around the world. There must be a higher purpose in all this.’ The doctor said he had ‘never witnessed anything like this in 20 years of medicine’. Yasmin’s parents gave her the name Victoria – ‘victory’ in Portuguese – saying, ‘There is no explaining miracles. After being ‘dead’ for three hours, Yasmin went on to experience a full recovery. The baby’s leg kicked, and then she opened her eyes. But when Yasmin’s grandmother came to collect the tiny body, she received the shock of her life. A nurse placed the lifeless baby in a box on the altar of the hospital chapel. With no heartbeat or sign of oxygen in the body, a death certificate was issued by the doctor. She stopped breathing shortly after she was born and, despite numerous attempts, the hospital staff were unable to resuscitate her. The story of baby Yasmin Gomes of Londrina, Brazil went viral last year. Summer reading guide: 18 books to add to your list.Freedom in Christ founder Neil T Anderson on spiritual warfare, mental health and the end times.Wes Streeting MP: ‘My faith made it very difficult to accept my sexuality’.
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