I woke up, and I felt this pain in my stomach, something

that I have never felt before.

NARRATOR: Emily Artise began the day with what she thought

was a nervous stomach.

But as the hours passed, the pain worse.

The pain was focused right in the center of my stomach.

It would squeeze really tight, and then it would just open up,

and then the pain would travel all the way up

to the esophagus area.

NARRATOR: She soon discovered that eating and drinking

made the symptoms worse.

So it came to the point where I didn't even

want to eat anything, because it would just hurt even more.

Even if I drank water, my stomach would react to it.

NARRATOR: She tried taking antacids, but they didn't help.

Just trying to figure out, trying

to cure myself, because I didn't want to go to the doctor.

So I knew that something worse was going on in my stomach.

NARRATOR: The pain kept Emily up at night.

It also brought her active lifestyle to a standstill.

Every morning I would get up and walk.

I stopped doing that.

Really, truly, my joy was gone.

I just wanted to get rid of this pain.

Sometimes I would go out in my backyard and look at the sky

and just ask, Lord, please touch my body.

NARRATOR: One morning, Emily turned on The 700 Club.

Terry Meeuwsen says, well, now we're going to pray.

But there's someone else, you have

a condition in your stomach.

It's painful burning and aching.

And it just causes you-- your whole life is disrupted by it.

God is healing that for you, all that ulcerated tissue's

going to heal.

You're going to be able to eat digest food normally,

in Jesus' name.

And then I go, oh my God, it's me!

And I just started jumping up and down.

And that pain left.

NARRATOR: Emily has been pain-free ever since.

Today, she's able to eat and drink and enjoy her life

with an even deeper gratitude.

No pain, and I could eat whatever I want.

And I just felt wonderful, and I was just praising the Lord

that he touched my body.

And this has been a long time, and it never came back.

I'm grateful for everything.

I'm grateful that I'm here today.