Modern-Day Resurrections: Stories of Faith, Miracles, and Overcoming Loss

Divine Encounters and Spiritual Awakening

• 💡 The Holy Spirit is described as a powerful force, guiding a mother to check on her son, Leo, with a premonition of what she would find.
• ✨ The concept of faith coming alive is explored, with personal journeys of encountering the Holy Spirit leading to a renewed sense of purpose and boldness.
• 🚀 A divine connection between guests is highlighted, emphasizing how the Holy Spirit can orchestrate meetings and collaborations, even between people who have known each other for a short time.

Overcoming Addiction and Personal Struggles

• 💬 Courtney Smallbone shares her past struggles with addiction and anxiety while being a believer, noting the difficulty of discussing such issues within a faith community.
• 🎭 The importance of authenticity is stressed, with a willingness to expose past sins and acknowledge the transformative power of Christ.
• 💔 The narrative touches upon the experience of miscarriage occurring simultaneously with witnessing powerful miracles, illustrating the coexistence of glory and pain.

The Resurrection of Leo: A Mother's Testimony

• ⚠️ A mother recounts the terrifying moment she found her 8-week-old son, Leo, blue, gray, cold, and limp, with blood on his face, after being warned by the Holy Spirit not to believe what she would see.
• 🙏 In a moment of profound desperation, after attempting CPR with no success, she prayed, and Leo's chest expanded, he began to cry, turned pink, and started breathing, a seemingly instantaneous resurrection.
• 🩺 Post-resurrection, Leo was diagnosed with craniosynostosis, a skull deformity requiring surgery, but the mother's faith remained strong, trusting God's hand on his life.

Miracles and Divine Orchestration Overseas

• 🌍 Carrie Hosenbog recounts organizing a trip to Northern Uganda to reunite a young man, Adar, with his father, who was believed lost in the Sudan genocide.
• 😭 Witnessing the reunion, Adar's father expressed gratitude to God for allowing him to see his son alive, a moment described as a resurrected hope for the father.
• 💧 Shortly after this profound experience, Carrie began to miscarry, highlighting the juxtaposition of witnessing a powerful miracle and experiencing personal loss.

Leo's Continued Faith and Testimony

• 🌟 Leo, now eight years old, is described as having a vibrant faith, remembering sitting on Jesus's lap and being told by his grandfather that he had to go back, but would see him at the resurrection.
• 😢 He has shown deep empathy, crying uncontrollably at a concert because he was concerned about people who did not know Jesus and their eternal fate.
• ✅ The mother emphasizes that every day with Leo is a gift, a constant reminder that life and children are gifts from God, and that she is a different person because of his miraculous survival.