(waves lapping)

- I couldn't be perfect.

I couldn't be perfect formy kids or my husband,

and I just, I felt somuch shame about that.

- [Narrator] It was painkeeping Nancy Johnson

from being the wife andmom she wanted to be.

At 24, just after givingbirth to her first child,

she developed fibromyalgia,

a chronic incurable disorder

that caused widespread pain and fatigue.

- The muscle pain never stopped,

and so I was on this search.

What am I gonna do?

- [Narrator] Nancy had a second child,

but over the years developedmore health issues,

including severe allergiesand thyroid problems.

By the time she was 40,

she was a shut-in, tryingher best to take care

of her family.

The medical community had few answers,

suggesting she try meditation

and relaxation techniquesto ease the suffering.

- One of the doctors sent me away with,

"It's all in your head."

And that was just devastating.

That was truly, it was,it was like hopeless.

Okay, I'm just gonna have togo home and live with this.

- [Narrator] Over time, Nancybecame allergic to more foods,

severely limiting her diet.

As she grew weaker, theresponsibility of taking care

of the kids, the home,and Nancy fell largely

on her husband, Rich.

- So we're comin' and goin',

and Nance is isolated in the house.

That was hard.

That was really hard.

- [Narrator] Adding to thedaily pain and frustration,

Nancy also battled depression

and the voice constantlytelling her she was a failure.

- I would worry in bedand thinkin' things over,

and, "You're sick.

"You'll never get well.

"You'll never make it.

"You're not good enough."

- [Narrator] Eventually Nancyfound meditation techniques

from Eastern mysticismgave her a brief escape.

It also led her on another search,

beyond the pain andsuffering into her soul.

- There's something empty inside of me.

There's some, there'sa search for who am I?

What, what am I?

I was angry at myself,

and how could anybody love me?

Because I felt like sucha failure and so weak.

- [Narrator] Then, at 49-years old,

Nancy landed in the emergency room.

She was unresponsive,had a temperature of 83,

and weighed only 82 pounds.

She was dying of malnutrition.

- I very nearly lost her.

Her body had just depleted.

She was literally hours away

from internal organs are gonna shut down

if we can't get her stabilized.

It was, well,

I did some real...

(somber music)

(gasping)

Excuse me.

I did some real soul searching that week.

- [Narrator] Soon, both of them would find

what they were looking for.

Within the week, Nancywas well enough to go home

but still needed constant care.

Then a few weeks later,

while watching TV, Rich cameacross a Christian channel.

Pastor Joel Osteen was teachingabout hope in Jesus Christ.

- I found that to be really uplifting.

I really did.

So I listened to one or two of them,

and then finally I said, "Nancy,

"you've gotta come listen to this guy.

"He's got some prettypositive things to say."

- [Narrator] They had bothgone to church as kids,

but the Jesus and God theyhad heard about were distant

and angry.

- I'm listening to him talkabout Jesus wants to heal you.

And I'm listening to that going,

and my heart is just pounding,

like, "Oh my gosh.

"Oh my gosh."

You know, "Oh my gosh, I'venever known a Jesus like this."

Like, this is a God who reallywants to answer your prayers

and heal you.

- [Narrator] Drawn bythis message of hope,

they tuned in for weeks.

One day, Nancy prayedwith Joel and asked God

for his forgiveness and acceptedJesus Christ as her savior.

- I was astounded.

I'm like, somethinghuge just happened here.

And I just felt this flood come in of,

like, joy, like, "Oh my gosh."

- [Narrator] Then Nancy had a revelation.

- I was looking for an answerin every other religion,

in every other avenue.

I was trying to heal the soul.

I just was goin' aboutit the totally wrong way.

When Jesus came in, he loved me.

He loved me back to life.

He didn't care that I hadn'ttaken a look at the Bible.

No matter what, he loved me.

No matter how disabled I was, he loved me.

- [Narrator] Within a few weeks,

Rich also gave his life to Christ.

- And it took me 50 longyears to figure it out,

that I can't do it.

I can't do it on my own.

I tried.

So I surrendered.

I opened up my heartand invited the Lord in,

and that's when the journey began.

- [Narrator] Now watchingChristian television

and attending church when Nancy was able,

the couple started going

to healing rooms to receive prayer

for Nancy's health problems.

And it was working.

- I could see breakthrough.

I was able to drive myself.

The allergies were breaking down.

I was able to sleep

- [Narrator] In time, everysymptom had disappeared.

- The transformation washappening right before my eyes.

I'm seeing a miracle happen.

- [Narrator] Nancy is gratefulfor the miracles in her life,

but out of all of them,

- The miracle of salvation was really

what I was after all along.

All of this, trying to find my health,

trying to find the answers,

it was just Jesus.

He's what I needed.

He was the answer to it all.

That's the real miracle is the salvation.

Because when He comes in, He saves it all.

He's the savior of the health.

He's the savior of the finances.

He's the savior of the family.

He's the savior of, He is love,

and in that love, everythingbecomes beautiful again.