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Little Betty had never been well. From the time she was a toddler in the late 1920s, she suffered from a progressive, degenerative spinal condition that crippled her legs and arms. Every day of her young life was a day of pain and agony.

At nine years old, Betty was listening to her preacher talk about Jesus and His sacrifice on the cross. The words about Jesus’ death, burial, and resurrection were seared into her mind. As she prayed for Jesus to forgive her and save her, she said she saw a clear vision of Jesus calling her to tell everyone about Him. When she saw the vision, she told her pastor she was going to be an evangelist for her Lord and Savior.

By the time she was 12 years old, Betty was immobile, and suffering in great pain every day. Doctors had nothing to offer her in terms of treatment. But her faith in Jesus sustained her. Her disease, however, progressed. At 15 years old, her body twisted and immobile, she fell in and out of comas. Doctors prepared her parents for the worst. But Jesus had other plans!

Betty told the story that while she was in a coma, she again saw Jesus. Thinking He was there to take her to heaven with Him, she said to Jesus, “In a few minutes, I’m going to join that heavenly band and the moment I step on the other side, I will straighten up and be well and strong.” But she said the Lord replied, “No Betty. It’s not your time to cross yet. Go back and fulfill the call I gave you when you were nine years old.” He told Betty the exact day and time she would be healed: August 24, 1941, at 3:00 p.m.

On the afternoon of August 24, Betty feebly asked her mother to carry her to the living room and put her in a chair having faith that Jesus was true to His words. Friends and family surrounded her and prayed. Betty said as she drifted in and out of consciousness, Jesus again appeared to her, placing His hands on her broken body. In an instant, everything changed. In the presence of multiple eyewitnesses, Betty suddenly opened her eyes, straightened in the chair, then leaped to her feet! Her body was completely healed. The time was 3:00 p.m.

Betty Baxter became one of the most prolific evangelists of the 20^th century. She traveled across the U.S. and around the world telling people about Jesus until her passing at age 86 in 2012. Her monumental faith in Jesus the Great Physician was an inspiration to millions.

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