Repository of Miraculous Experiences.

[Dages]

1 hour ago, Thomas Walker said:

I've got one from my family. This was at the Cong where my father grew up.

 

There was a sister with a strongly opposed husband. Whenever she would go to the meetings, he locked her out of the house and she'd have to sleep in the shed until morning. He threatened to divorce her every time she did something spiritual.

 

The night of the memorial, he suddenly changed his mind. He told her to take the car and have a good time.

 

So this sister took the car, went to the Memorial... and then when it was over, she couldn't start the car to go home. One of the brothers in the Cong (A mechanic by trade) took a look at the engine, and said that the car had been sabotaged. The ignition leads had been all swapped around.

 

There was no way the car should have started at all, to get her to the Memorial, and yet somehow it worked, until the meeting was over. The Brothers gave her a ride home, she informed her husband, and he had to go to the hall the next morning to fix his car.

I can't imagine his face when he saw the car starting and going to the KH...  "HOW?!"

[50gumbys]

I have an experience that has just happened recently.

My dear friend's daughter had a cardiac arrest just outside of MacDonald's, dropped to the ground as she was walking into the store.

 

An ICU worker who, uncharacteristically, had been eating his lunch in his car nearby, saw her go down and rushed to her and began CPR. A MacDonald's employee (who was a 3rd year paramedic trainee) also stepped in to help. Another worker phoned 000 (or 911 in North America).

 

They worked on her until an ambulance arrived.

It was discovered she had a huge clot in her lungs, and lost an enormous amount of blood as a result.

Her haemoglobin level plunged to 51 (far below the normal range of 121-151 grams per litre)

 

She was put in an induced coma for 2 weeks.

During this time, hospital staff told the family 3 or 4 times that they needed to say their goodbyes.

Then her 2 daughters came to say goodbye.

It was at that point that Rebecca woke up.

She says the girls goodbye's woke her.

 

The medical team couldn't believe her cognitive condition, believing that if she should survive, she'd remain a vegetable and would need round the clock care.

Two weeks later she was discharged from hospital.

She then had to learn how to walk again, having lost almost all of her muscle while in a coma.

 

She is dealing with immense chest pain due to the extended period of chest compressions during the emergency.

 

The young man who first responded to the emergency, also tended her while she was in hospital.

She is making a remarkable recovery.

 

Coincidences?

I think not.

[50gumbys]

Oh - just wanted to add that the newspaper report for the above experience had included the fact that she is a Jehovah's witness and wouldn't take blood.

What an amazing witness! 

[carlos]

This is a very simple experience, nothing to do with the ones above, but we have felt Jehovah's guidance.

 

My wife is studying with a workmate. Her husband is not opposed at all but so far he is very reticent to come to the meetings or have association with the congregation.

 

Well, last week my wife picked at the KH a large-print study Watchtower nobody had claimed. I asked what use was a large-print magazine to her, but she took it anyway. She gave the magazine to her workmate, and surprise! Her husband read it from beginning to end and loved it! What moved him to read it was that he could see the letters clearly! The text in other publications was too small for his eyesight but we had no idea of that. Besides, the magazine contained the articles identifying Babylon the Great and the Anglo-American world power. This man served in the army and is an enthusiast of history, so he found the articles fascinating and was amazed that the Bible described our days that way. Probably no other article would have caused the impression this one made. Now it seems he's more open to discuss Bible subjects with us.

 

Now think of the amount of coincidences involved: We only order one large-print Watchtower in the congregation, but the family who takes it has been abroad all summer. My wife took the magazine without needing it, and then decided to give it to her student. The large-print edition was exactly what this man needed, and the content of the magazine was perfect for him. It sounds like someone high above was making sure everything developed that way.

[Joey]

I have a short experience, I was invited to go to pioneer school this year for the 3rd time,which was a surprise to me,I didn't think I qualified to go again yet,so I was working some full-time dayshift hours.I spoke with the CO during his visit and told him I was working secularly 2 full days that I needed to attend the school and I had no vacation days.

He said "I've had to change jobs before in such a situation, maybe you should consider that."I prayed about that idea then when I got home after the meeting  there was an email with a job offer that included a nice sign on bonus and better benefits and hours than my current position!

I called the number and the manager asked me if I could come in the next day,which I did and I was hired on the spot, without any of those awkward interview questions.He just smiled when I sat down and said "I'll tell you right now I'm going to hire you."

He asked me what schedule I wanted,so I did not have to miss any days of pioneer school or any meetings. 

It was so amazing to me that I didn't even have to go looking for a job!

 

[hatcheckgirl]

Wow sister Nancy! That’s amazing! 👍👍

[carlos]

10 hours ago, Daphne said:

It was so amazing to me that I didn't even have to go looking for a job!

What a beautiful experience, Nancy! Certainly "the hand of Jehovah is not too short to save".

[Californiamama]

Back in 1980 my little family and my in laws were moving together from Southern Ca to northern CA.  I was shopping for a U Haul trailer.  The one I chose cost $265.00 one way.  The man had forgotten to charge me the additional charge when moving to a popular area but he kept to his original quote.  When I went to close my bank account I told the clerk that a check for some furniture had never been cashed.  I asked if I should leave that amount in the account.  He said the check was too old so no longer valid and I had no way of contacting the person from the auction so the money was mine to keep.  You guessed it, $265.00

 

In 2015 my husband and I lived in a three bedroom home.  We told Jehovah that we liked having one bedroom as an office but the other room is for his use.  A few nights later a sister we didn't know approached us and asked if we knew of a room she could rent.  She moved in with us three days before my husband died.  I had a theocratic companion for the first year of my widowhood.  We moved another sister into the third bedroom.  We were a funny trio.  When we discussed ways to save money Penny mentioned changing the filter on the air conditioner.  She was right.  It was time.  The filter measured 26"x16"x1".  I went to the local hardware store and an entire wall had filters.  I located the correct size and when I went to the counter the clerk asked the measurement.  I told her, thinking she needed it for inventory.  She said "I thought so". She pulled out from under the counter a filter with a note attached.  "Give this to the next person needing it". Apparently a gentleman bought the wrong size and then returned the item without getting a refund.  He just asked it be given to whomever needed it.  It was a beautiful way for me to know that Jehovah had my back during a very difficult time.

[Thomas Walker]

For a project, I'm looking for Miraculous escapes from persecution/arrest, but they have to be from our Literature or website. Anyone have some bookmarked?

[Thomas Walker]

I came across this while looking through some old bookmarks. It's not in this thread, but I think it should be.

 

 

[Thomas Walker]

I think it's just unlikely enough to fit in this thread.

 

A disfellowshipped couple decided to take a Hall down in their murder/suicide pact. The man made four pipe bombs. One of them to blow up his workplace, which he felt had wronged him, and the other three into a Kingdom Hall.

 

The one at his office caused a sizeable explosion, the three that went into the Kingdom Hall all 'malfunctioned'. What are the odds?

[carlos]

One of our elders was recently assigned as COBE and the poor thing is not familiar yet with all the tasks he has to do, so he didn't realize he should have found a place for the Memorial several months ago. He asked me to help him find a proper place, since I know the area and speak the language well.

 

Our preferred option was an auditorium in a cultural center in the neighborhood, but it has to be requested with months in advance. I sent a request to the City, although I know it always takes months to receive a reply from them. Then we started looking for theaters, hotels and the like. The few which were available gave us crazy prices we cannot afford to pay. We finally decided to leave the matter in Jehovah's hand.

 

We set the deadline to make a decision on last Thursday at 2PM because we needed to print the invitations for the campaign. Well, Thursday at 1.30 someone called from the City to say they had approved our request. She said it will take some weeks to receive an official reply but she wanted us to know we can use the place.

That's absolutely unbelievable. Parting the Red Sea was a simpler miracle then having the City reply in less than one week. Believe me, I work for the City myself.
This auditorium is dignified and very convenient, close to most families in the congregation, easy to access by car or public transportation. And it's free.

[LindaViktoria]

In 2010 I came in to the hospital to give birth to my fourth child. In the examination two weeks earlier the midwife said that the baby was fixed and ready. 
When I came in to the hospital they examined me again and said: The baby has turned around and we need to make a caesarean section. The doctor said, ”I see that you are a Jehovah’s witness and dont take blood. But are you aware of that you might be needing a transfusion during the operation and if we dont give it to you, you might die. And then you will leave all of your kids without a mother.”
That felt right in to the heart. I said that I will still not take blood. When the doctor and nurse left my mom who was with me prayed with me to Jehovah and then I called an elder in my congregation that was in the hospital comittee. 
He assured me to not worry, this kind of operation is not so dangerous as the doctor wanted me to believe. 
Then suddenly there was a knock at the door. 
An old harsh midwife that just worked extra in a few days in the months came in. 
she said: I heard that you are a Jehovah’s witness. (She pronounced it correctly, often they pronounce it wrong here in Sweden)| I said yes. She said: Do you want to try to turn the baby around?

I said yes of course. 
 

So they prepared a room for me, gave me medication to make the womb relax and then she turned the baby around. 
It took maybe 20 minutes and the doctor and young midwife stod in the back watching and learning from this old experienced lady. They were just quiet and looked like students while they were taking notes. 
I felt that Jehovah helped me. 
What were the odds that this old midwife was working just this day when she said that she used to work extra 1-2 times every month? 
And that she didnt have any other patient when I needed help?

The best part was that the doctor who wanted me to take blood didnt have anything to say afterwards and hopefully learned that you can do this without bloodtransfusion.

So cool. 

[Amygdala]

Great experiences! 👍❤️

 

[carlos]

13 hours ago, LindaViktoria said:

So they prepared a room for me, gave me medication to make the womb relax and then she turned the baby around. 

 

So glad that everything went well, Linda. It took a lot of courage to say no in that situation.

[carlos]

I have some friends I always call "Jehovah's spoiled kids".  Everything they do always has success.

 

I helped this brother do his paperwork to obtain the Spanish nationality. It's a long process but it's almost finished. Everything is approved and the only remaining step is to sign at the civil registry and get his Spanish passport. He made an appointment in the civil registry in June. When he got there, he was told that, although all his papers were ok, he couldn't sign at the time. He had to wait until he was called, which was scheduled for December. He explained that he has his regional convention in Germany in September and he can't travel abroad without his passport, and that convention is really important for him. The civil servant told him to file a request, so he did. As most people, he doesn't know legalese, he just thanked the registry for their hard work, explained that he is one of JWs and why it's very important for him to attend that convention. Against all odds, he received a call one day later to go to sign the next day (that is, yesterday). We still can't believe that things happened this way. Maybe it was a Witness or someone who likes Witnesses who received that request. We are convinced it was Jehovah who handled the situation again and kept spoiling this faithful brother.

[Witness1970]

I originally learned the truth in the late 1950's. My father started studying and I sat in on all the studies, refusing to go outside and play in the yard when my cousins came to visit.  My father died of leukemia in January 1960, when I was just 10 years old.  My mother was less interested in the truth and she started going back to a Baptist church after my father died and took me and my siblings along.

 

I started studying in 1969.  While at my sister's house. She and my mother had gone to town to buy groceries.  I had felt the entire time that this was the truth.

 

I spent several years supporting my family, working odd hours and missing meetings.  In 2010. I had decided to retire.  My reasons were several, but on top of the list was `more time for meetings and study.  I finally retired 6 months before ai was old enough to receive Social Security.  I had some large bills coming up in June and August of 2011.  I did not know how I was going to pay them.  In May of 2011, I was attending a meeting at eh KH and the speaker mentioned adding finances to our prayers.  I actually did not know specifically what to pray for but just prayed to Jehovah for help, but ai did ask for help.  I continued my meeting attendance, studying, and prayers.  I was on course to read through the Bible in one year.

 

I knew I was owed some money from my previous job but was told I wouldn't get that money until October.  Suddenly in June, I checked my bank balance and found that I had $2,000 more than I expected.  That was the amount of the first bill due in about 2 weeks.  I prayed, thanking Jehovah, with tears in my eyes.  It turned out to be money that my old job owed me coming in about 4 months earlier than expected.  That bill was paid on time.

 

When I checked the math, I found that the company had taken money out that they should have sent.  It turned out that the company owed me $2,000 more than I had received.  I wrote them and told them more was owed.  I had to send some documentation to them to get the rest of the money.  The second check arrived just in time to pay the second debt.

 

I knew I was not deserving and that I was still a long way from being a mature spiritual Christian.  I deserved nothing and I received a lot.  Could I count it as "time and unforeseen circumstances?  I will count it as undeserved kindness!

Edited July 20, 2023 by Witness1970

[Doug]

3 hours ago, Witness1970 said:

 

I knew I was not deserving and that I was still a long way from being a mature spiritual Christian.  I deserved nothing and I received a lot.  Could I count it as "time and unforeseen circumstances?  I will count it as undeserved kindness!

 

Deuteronomy 28:2  "All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you , because you keep listening to the voice of Jehovah your God."    

[Thomas Walker]

So, one of the brothers in my Cong? He's more or less bedridden. Gets around on crutches otherwise, but he's always in pain.

 

The housing market in Australia isn't that great. He has a wife and kid, and his rent is way too high. So he looked for another place, with a lower rent. Because of his circumstances, not every place is suitable for him. But it's not a renters market at the moment.

 

He said that the first two places he looked? One was more suitable, one was less; both for the same price. He spoke to the agent, who admitted that most people trying to find a rental property are on the waiting list for weeks and weeks. Sometimes six months. He and his wife prayed about the matter, and an hour later they got the call. They got the one they wanted, right away. He's moving this weekend.

 

One of the first places he looked at, a brother who can barely stand, let alone have a certainty of making rent for the next few years, while the waiting lists are months and months long.

 

It's the second such story in my Cong this year.

 

My father says that those two events, more than anything else in the last year, has heartened him about our own living situation.

[Dages]

37 minutes ago, Thomas Walker said:

So, one of the brothers in my Cong? He's more or less bedridden. Gets around on crutches otherwise, but he's always in pain.

 

The housing market in Australia isn't that great. He has a wife and kid, and his rent is way too high. So he looked for another place, with a lower rent. Because of his circumstances, not every place is suitable for him. But it's not a renters market at the moment.

 

He said that the first two places he looked? One was more suitable, one was less; both for the same price. He spoke to the agent, who admitted that most people trying to find a rental property are on the waiting list for weeks and weeks. Sometimes six months. He and his wife prayed about the matter, and an hour later they got the call. They got the one they wanted, right away. He's moving this weekend.

 

One of the first places he looked at, a brother who can barely stand, let alone have a certainty of making rent for the next few years, while the waiting lists are months and months long.

 

It's the second such story in my Cong this year.

 

My father says that those two events, more than anything else in the last year, has heartened him about our own living situation.

Really Jehovah provides ! 
I've lived such experience personnally several times !

[Reader]

I heard about the following experience a number of years ago: Two pioneers had an older car that broke down and they didn't have the money to repair it. They saw an ad in the paper for a car for sale for $10. They wondered what kind of car could this be? They were skeptical but called about it anyway. They spoke to a woman and the price was correct so they arranged to look at it. They saw that the car was in very good shape and asked why it was so inexpensive. The woman said her husband recently died and in his will it stated the car must be sold and the proceeds given to his mistress. So the woman set the price at $10, the only amount the mistress would get. So, the widow saw to it that her deceased husbands plan didn't work out as expected and the mistress wasn't rewarded. As a result, the pioneers got the reliable transportation they needed at an unexpected price. They could continue in their preaching assignment and received exactly what they needed at the right time.

[daydream]

41 minutes ago, Reader said:

following experience

I remember someone on this forum mentioned this experience and it's such a pleasure to be able to read it again. Never tire of hearing such miraculous happenings where we see the  Mighty hand of God at work.

[Thomas Walker]

Here's one I heard yesterday, from one of the Speakers, at the Zone Visit that was broadcast to all Austra-lasia Congregations.

 

Two years ago, a sister in Australia came across a pigeon, with unusual colors. It was a specially bred pigeon that just landed near her. She noticed a message tube tied to it's leg. The message said: "This is a specially trained homing pigeon. Write your location, throw the pigeon in the air, and it will return home to me." (Or words to that effect.) The sister realized that someone was training/breeding homing pigeons, and was testing their range.

 

I've since looked it up. Homing pigeons are really good about finding their way home. That's what they do, no matter how far away they fly.

 

So our sister writes her location, and throws the bird up in the air. The pigeon promptly circles around and lands back at the Sister's feet. She tries again. Again, the bird refuses to leave. A third time, our sister tries to send the pigeon on his way. A third time, he comes straight back.

 

Against all odds, our sister has a new pet. And she decides to start breeding them, when she finds out this particular pigeon is rare in our part of the world.

 

Here in Australia, we are filming the 'Life of Jesus' series. A big part of production, is the provision of animals. Specifically, ones that would fit in with life in Israel, 2000 years ago. Not an easy thing to find in Modern Day Australia, as you might imagine.

 

The production crew sent out a 'casting call' for the kind of pigeon that would offered in the temple as a sacrifice, including detailed descriptions/images of the breed of pigeon that would have been used. I can't imagine they expected to find many.

 

But in those two years, our sister had managed to breed twenty such birds, from the homing pigeon who refused to 'go home'. Ten were donated to the production, who were surprised, and grateful.

 

It's an obscure enough experience that I'm willing to believe it's a coincidence, but it's unlikely enough to be 'part of a plan'. I can tell you with some certainty, breeding rare pigeons is not a typically Australian pastime.

[Dages]

I can imagine the angels telling the pigeon to land near the sister several times

 

[carlos]

I hope the pigeons were not really sacrificed. 🤪