Inside Story

The Healing Touch of Jesus

by Vyacheslav Demyan

Fabiola lived in a peaceful town in Brazil. But she felt no peace in her heart. She learned she had breast cancer during COVID-19. Fabiola was so afraid she was going to die.

In the meantime, in the city of Salvador, a woman named Luisa was suffering deeply. Her marriage of 23 years ended when her husband cheated on her and gave her a terrible disease. At the same time, Luisa’s mother started not to remember names and words. Around that time, Luisa saw a neighbor end her life. Luisa wondered if she should do the same thing.

Both Fabiola and Luisa were suffering deeply, the same as the woman in Mark 5 📖 . This woman bled for 12 years. Fabiola and Luisa needed healing, the same as this woman.

Fabiola and Luisa needed Jesus’ healing touch to fill their hearts with hope.

God gave them hope in surprising ways. Fabiola was watching TV in the evening. Her small dog hopped onto her lap. The dog stepped onto the TV controller and changed the channel to the Hope Channel in Brazil.

Some 800 miles away, Luisa’s dog did the same thing! In Fabiola’s and Luisa’s suffering, God caused their dogs to put their paws on the TV controller. The dogs changed the channel, and the lives of both women changed forever. Both women learned about the life-changing love of Jesus, their Savior.

The hearts of both women filled with hope.

Today, Fabiola has a new life. She encourages people around her with the same message of hope she got from Jesus. The message from the Hope Channel helped her to think about her breast cancer in a new way. She is no longer sad or afraid. Now, as she waits in the doctor’s office, she shares Christian books, talks about Jesus, and encourages everyone around her with the hope she found.

The shows Luisa watched on Hope Channel helped her to understand she needed help. She felt so very sad! The help she got changed her life.

Luisa says, “I was the same as that woman who bled for 12 years. I had no hope. But after Jesus touched my heart with His love, I want Him to live in my heart forever.”

Hope Channel helps people who are suffering, the same as Fabiola and Luisa. Many people are looking for hope, healing, and Jesus. 84 Hope Channels worldwide are touching people’s lives with Bible studies and other Christian shows. Thank you for your support. Your help allows Hope Channel to help many more people know the love of Jesus in their lives. When you give to the offering during Sabbath School, part of that money helps support Hope Channel’s work. Thanks for your support.

Provided by the General Conference Office of Adventist Mission, which uses Sabbath School mission offerings to spread the gospel worldwide. Read new stories daily at https://AdventistMission.org .