After injuring his hand Stephen Marvin was left with what doctor's call, "trigger finger". Without medical insurance to cover a visit to the Dr. Stephen suffered for two years until he heard a prayer on The 700 Club.
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AS A FAMILY, WE WERE
ENJOYING THE JACUZZI.
WE HAD A GERMAN SHEPHERD
DOG, AND SHE WAS NIPPPING AT
THE BUBBLES, AND WE WERE
AFRAID SHE WOULD BITE ONE OF
THE BOYS.
I GRABBED HER BY THE SCRUFF
OF THE NECK, BUT IN DOING
THAT, SOMETHING HAPPENED IN
MY HAND, AND IT KIND OF
SNAPPED AND I COULDN'T
RELEASE MY FINGERS.
Reporter: IN AN
INSTANT, STEVEN MARTIN LOST
THE USE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
I HAD TROUBLE EVEN
HOLDING A GLASS.
BECAUSE YOU DO EVERYTHING
WITH YOUR THUMB AND YOUR
FINGER, I COULDN'T GRASP
ANYTHING.
Reporter: WHEN HIS HAND
DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER,
STEVEN WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
THE DOCTOR TOLD ME AT
THAT POINT, THE ONLY WAY TO
REPAIR WHAT I HAD, WHICH HE
REFERRED TO AS TRIGGER
FINGER, WAS THROUGH
SURGERY.
THAT WASN'T AN OPTION.
HAND SURGERY WAS IN THE TENS
OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, AND
IT WAS SOMETHING WE COULDN'T
AFFORD.
Reporter: STEVEN DIDN'T
HAVE ANY MEDICAL INSURANCE,
SO HE BEGAN TAKING
OVER-THE-COUNTER PAIN
MEDICATION TO TAKE THE PAIN
AWAY.
THE MEDICATION WOULD JUST
TAKE THE EDGE OFF.
YOU LEARN TO WORK AROUND IT
AND LIVE WITH THE PAIN.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER
CHOICE.
Reporter: STEVEN PRAYED
EVERY NIGHT FOR GOD TO HEAL
HIS HAND.
HE ALSO FOUND ENCOURAGEMENT
BY WATCHING "THE 700 CLUB."
ONE DAY, OUT OF THE BLUE,
TERRY GOES, I SEE A MAN WITH
HIS HAND.
AND SHE SEEMED CONFUSED, AND
SHE SAYS, IN THE SHAPE OF A
CLAW.
THERE IS SOMEONE, YOU
HAVE A PROBLEM WITH YOUR
HAND, AND IT GETS LOCKED
INTO A CLAW CLAW-LIKE
POSITION.
AND GOD IS HEALING YOU RIGHT
NOW.
I'M LIKE, IT HAS GOT TO
BE ME.
IT WAS INSTANTANEOUS.
AND I COULD MOVE MY HAND
WITH NO PROBLEM.
I BELIEVE IN PRAYER, BUT
WHEN IT HELPS TO YOU, IT IS
AMAZING.
Reporter: STEVEN AND
KAREN WERE AMAZED THAT
STEVEN COULD OPEN HIS HAND
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TWO
YEARS.
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE
PHONE AND TOLD PEOPLE,
STEVEN WAS USING HIS HAND.
AND I WAS CRYING.
IT WAS VERY EXCITING.
Reporter: ONE OF THE
FIRST THINGS STEVEN WAS ABLE
TO DO THAT HAD BEEN
IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE, WAS SHOOT
HIS COMPOUND BOW.
IT ALLOWED ME TO PICK UP
ACTIVITIES I WASN'T ABLE TO
DO, AND TO WORK ON THE CAR
WITH MY KIDS.
IT ALLOWED ME TO HAVE THAT
BONDING THAT A FOOTE FATHER
NEEDS TO HAVE WITH YOUNG
TEENAGERS.
I'M PROOF THAT GOD IS ACTIVE
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THE
SCRIPTURES.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TO HEAL
YOU.
GOD HEALS.
