- I came home and the house was empty.

Things were rearranged.

Things in the hallway were pushed aside.

- [Reporter] The only thing missing

from Monica Henrickson'shome that March 13th, 2020

was her husband, Martin.

Earlier that day,

- I remember talkin' with my friend, Carl,

and him tellin' me call 9-1-1, and I did.

And the last thing I remember is

hittin' 9-1-1 and that's it.

- [Reporter] The week before,Martin went to his doctor

with flu-like symptoms andhaving trouble breathing.

With COVID-19 just hittingthe US there was no reason

to suspect he had the deadly virus.

His symptoms had worsened and now he was

at the medical centerin Bellevue, Washington

where Monica spoke with the doctor.

- And he said well, he has COVID.

He's very, very, very sick.

We didn't know what we were dealin' with

as far as COVID was concerned.

- [Reporter] Over the next two weeks

with her husband sedated, on a ventilator,

and in quarantine, Monica posted updates

on a CaringBridge page, asking for prayer.

Martin's blood-oxygen levelswere low, but manageable.

He also has a short bout with pneumonia.

However, by March 29thhe went from needing

only 55% oxygen to 100%.

- I was devastated and I'mlike, don't go on me, Martin.

Don't go on me, hang in there.

Just, just hang in there.

- [Reporter] Five dayslater, Monica was allowed

to see her husband.

She wasn't prepared for thesolution doctors offered.

- They wanted to morph himup and, and end his life.

That's, you know, they didn't see

anything else that they could do.

And I was just, I was stunned.

And I told the doctor, I said well,

we have people praying,people are praying.

And he said that's great, that's great,

but the reality is is thathe's just not getting better.

- [Reporter] Monica refusedthe doctor's advice.

Instead, she continuedcalling on family and friends

for prayer, and drawingon her own faith in God

to give her the strengthto fight for her husband.

- I had asked God attimes, if I need to stop,

just let me know.

I know, God, You are more than able

to stop me in my tracks.

But I just didn't haveit in me to stop hoping.

At one time I knelt down at Martin's

the chair that he liked tosit in and just put my face

in the chair and just cried,and just cried out to God.

- [Reporter] By mid-April,a month into his stay,

Martin had suffered throughanother bout with pneumonia.

Now breathing through a trachtube, his blood-oxygen levels

were still dangerously low.

About that time, Monicagot an encouraging message

from a friend on Facebook.

- The Lord told him therewould be no more setbacks.

And I said okay, I'm takin' that.

- [Reporter] Then another friend called

with some exciting news.

- She said they prayed forMartin on the 700 Club.

And I said you're kidding.

- And there's someone named Martin.

I don't even know whatyou're praying for, Martin,

but the Lord does and He'salready in the process

of answering andresponding to your prayer.

- Thank you.

- Of course we were allexcited because it just,

it just seemed, again, you know,

you think there's no hope and then boom,

somethin' like that comes through

and God just shows that He is in charge.

And from then on, I mean, God did just

amazing, amazing things.

- [Reporter] Within twodays, Martin was starting

to breath on his own and doctors were able

to decrease Martin's oxygensupply from 100% to 60%.

A little over two weeks later, on May 3rd,

people lined the hallwaysas he was wheeled

from isolation to aregular room in the ICU.

- Nothing short of a miracle,nothing short of a miracle.

- [Reporter] On May 13th,Martin's 54th birthday,

he was released from thehospital to go to rehab

and another parade was thrownto celebrate his recovery.

- I just wanna thankeveryone that works here

because they literally saved my life.

- I was so excited tosee him and so blown away

that God had done this to thislittle couple from Bethel.

- It just made me very thankfulthat God saved my life.

- [Reporter] Three weeks later on June 10,

almost three months aftergoing into the hospital,

Martin finally came home.

Still recovering, he learnedhow close to death he came

and about all the peoplewho were praying for him.

- I mean, I knew that it wasonly God that I survived.

Havin' guys from work prayin'for me, that's pretty cool.

It's just touching.

Just to have that many people pray

and the 700 Club and all that.

It was pretty cool.

- [Reporter] Today, Martin and Monica know

it was the power of prayer that

brought both of them through.

- God answered the prayers and that's

the only thing that saved my life.

I was really, really close to bein' dead.

And there's no way I should be here.

It's only because of God.

- It's just like wow, God,how much do you love us

that You would heal my husband,

that you would give usthis story to be part of.

I'll tell anybody that'lllisten because people need

to hear this good news,they need to know that

there is a God out there thatcares about us and loves us.

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