Vicky Otto thought the arthritis in her knees was just a part of getting older but as the pain increased and medicine only provided temporary relief, she turned to God for help.
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- [Female Narrator] VickieOtto is a retired homemaker
who loves tending to her garden.
- I plant a lot of Dahlias every year.
I take care of my roses,
and all different kind of flowers.
I love flowers.
- [Female Narrator] Vickie had no problems
with her mobility until one morning
in November 2018,
when she woke up with excruciating pain
in her left knee.
- It hurt when I stood up,
sat down, tried to walk.
Just a sharp pain in my left knee.
And it lasted a while.
On a scale of one to 10,
10 being the worst,
the pain was about an eight.
- [Female Narrator] Shetried taking ibuprofen
for a couple of days,
but wasn't improving much.
- I just thought itwas old age, arthritis.
It just was very hard andfrustrating to deal with.
- [Female Narrator] Vickiewent to see several doctors
who confirmed she had osteoarthritis,
and gave her cortisone shots.
- Within a few days the pain came back.
So it only helped very little
and temporarily.
So I was really upset about that.
- [Female Narrator]Vickie tried acupuncture,
which only gave her temporary relief.
She lived with the pain for two years,
and by March of 2020,
both knees were hurting.
- I was praying "Lord, healme, this is too painful.
"I can't function like this.
"Please heal me, Lord."
- [Female Narrator] Then, in April 2020,
Vickie, a faithful viewer
of "The 700 Club" for over 40 years
sat down to watch the show.
It was Good Friday,
and Gordon started praying.
- He said if you have any part
of your body that youwant the Lord to heal,
place your hand on that part of the body.
And he also specifically mentioned knee.
The Lord is healing a knee.
- And we ask for your healing power
to be manifest in their lives.
For that right jaw to be healed,
for that left knee to be healed right now.
In the name of Jesus.
No more pain, no more swelling.
No more discomfort.
- All of a sudden I feltsome strange movement
going on in my right knee.
It felt like snapping and popping.
It was so strange.
I had never felt that before.
I said "Lord, what is going on here?
"What's all this movement
"that I'm feeling about?"
He said "I'm healing you."
And I just started crying
and praise him.
I thanked him.
- [Female Narrator] Vickiecouldn't wait to get up
and get moving.
- I started walking around tosee how my knees would feel,
and there was no pain whatsoeverin either one of my knees.
No more stiffness.
And no more arthritis because I'm healed.
- [Female Narrator] Vickieis still pain free today,
and thankful to God for healing her.
- Since my healing,I've been able to walk,
I've been able to go onmy stationary bike again,
play with the grandkids,
do my every day activity so much easier.
And I'm so thankful for that.
God is still in the business of healing.
That he's our heavenly Father,
and he loves us so much,
and wants the best for us.
So just keep trusting, keep praying,
and expect miracles.