Ashburnham Chapel

A Mother’s Testimony

We have 2 daughters, Abbie & Gemma. Abbie our eldest was born prematurely weighting just 3lb 2 oz – she was a fighter from the beginning.  We knew there was something wrong when she started crawling, but the Dr. said she would get better. Long story - but the Dr. eventually discovered one leg was shorter than the other by about 3” and the whole of her left side was weak from pressure in her brain at birth.

Her left hand was weaker – and the Drs. tried to correct the length of her leg with splints and putting the leg in plaster.  However, nothing worked and she was teased (or bullied at school) because she walked with a limp.  The Drs. tried to help by building up her shoe to compensate for the difference in the length of her left leg.  Abbie had become a Christian by then and had been baptized at the age of 12.

When Abbie was in her 20’s she was diagnosed as a coeliac. She always said if Our Lord ever Healed her she would go and buy a doughnut!  Seven years ago my phone pinged and up came a photo of Abbie eating a doughnut – our initial reaction was “she is going to be so ill!” It transpired that she had attended a Healing Service led by Paul Skelton and during the evening he turned towards her and said God has healed you of coeliacs! Hence the photo and of course she has eaten normally ever since.

About 7 weeks ago we received another phone call from Abbie – Abbie’s exact words…….I can share this testimony from the training day I attended on 11th June when I received more prayer for my left leg which has always been shorter and I have been prayed for in the past and seen some growth.  Today I attended a physio appointment, the last of a few sessions I had booked. I have visited this physio, a man in his early 20’s for just over 2 years as I broke my left ankle before we moved to Cornwell and needed to get walking fast, also having a shorter leg meant that my ankle would swell up even before the break and also was related to neck/shoulder issues which he also treated. I last had an appointment in April, and he asked “how is the ankle?” expecting to see it very swollen given the hot weather we have experienced lately?  He looked down at my ankles and said “Wow – which ankle was it??” I explained that I had been having prayer and he was ‘blown away’.

Over our sessions we have discussed faith a lot, particularly after a close friend of his became a Christian and was changed for the better! He is very open and has had loads of questions so it was so wonderful to attend what may be my last ever appointment with him with such an amazing testimony. He confirmed my leg has grown – there’s only about a fingers depth between the legs and he didn’t really know what to say.  I gave him a copy of John’s gospel and truly believe this healing was for him as much as for me!  Praise God

Abbie is now 49 and we can’t wait to see her walking without a limp! We live some 200 miles away but will see her soon. Thank you Lord.