- [Woman] Pool season is officially--

- [Narrator] Saturday, June 9th, 2018,

a day of fun at a park's swimming pool

turned into a nightmare.

- And I noticed that a manwas bringing out a young girl.

And she was just drooped over his arms.

And he was asking for help.

He was, "Help me, help me."

- [Narrator] As a lifeguardjumped in to begin CPR,

pastors Dave and Cathy Powellrealized the drowned girl

was their nine-year-old daughter, Annie.

- During the CPR I noticedthat Annie was blue

from her chest up.

And her eyes were rolled back in her head.

She looked so lifeless.

She was lifeless.

She was my little girl.

She was only nine.

And I felt very helpless and asking God,

"Please let her--

"Don't take her, let her come back."

- I was at her feet and just praying

that the CPR would work.

Just praying that shewould come back to life.

- [Narrator] When an ambulance arrived,

they gave Annie oxygen and rushed her

to a hospital two minutes away.

When the Powells arrivedat the emergency room,

doctors told them, althoughshe was stabilized,

Annie was still critical.

She had suffered cardiacarrest and respiratory failure.

Now in a coma state, Annieneeded to be life flighted

to JW Ruby Memorial Hospital.

A level one trauma center inNorthern Town West Virginia

for specialized care.

- I was rather concerned about her.

And I think that's when itreally started to click,

you know.

That she's not perfectly okay,even though she's breathing.

And wondering what is going on there

and if she would ever be the same.

- [Narrator] On thedrive the Powells prayed.

Calling on friends andmembers of their church

to pray with them.

- Prayers to God.

Please raise my Annie.

Please give her back to me.

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- [Narrator] After the chopper landed,

doctors said the next72 hours were critical.

Now in a medically induced coma,

her blood and oxygen levelswere dangerously low.

The extended time withoutoxygen might have caused

irreversible damage to her heart and brain

if she survived.

Even then Dave and Cathy held on to hope.

- She looked like a little robot.

She had a cap on her head, like a--

All these wires.

And I found out that thatwas for measuring seizures.

I just felt so helpless,

I couldn't do anything to help her.

- [Narrator] By now,dozens of people filled

the hospital waiting room,praying for a miracle.

- When all we can do isjust lean on God and pray,

"Lord, just help us.

"Help Annie."

At this point, even helpthe doctors, you know.

Give them the wisdom and help them

to be able to help herto get back to normal.

- [Narrator] The following day, Sunday,

the Powell's home churchheld a special time

of prayer for Annie and her family.

(speaking over each other)

- [All] Annie will rise!

- They were saying,"Rise Annie, rise Annie."

And that touched my heart.

And from that point on I knew,

I knew in my heart that she would be okay.

- [Narrator] Prayerscontinued throughout the day

and into the night.

The next day at the hospital,

Dave and Cathy got the good news.

Annie's oxygen and bloodlevels have started to improve.

Two days later, on Wednesday afternoon,

doctors brought Annie out of her coma.

As she awoke, doctors askedher to move her fingers,

looking for sign she wasaware and could move.

- The doctor was leaning down like this.

And Annie thrust her fist in her face,

and from that moment on,

the doctors said, "She'sgonna be okay, Cathy."

I knew my feisty Annie was back.

- You know, obviously,the answer to prayer.

We're thanking Jesus, thanking God for--

Thank you Lord, thank you God.

We're just praising God.

- [Narrator] While Anniedoesn't remember much,

she does remember goingto heaven, you see.

While in the helicopter, Annie died

and had to be resuscitated.

- I saw butterflies and theywere all different colors.

They weren't just regular,you know, everyday colors.

They were colors youcouldn't even imagine.

I felt very happy and joyful

and very loved.

And I just felt it all around me.

- [Narrator] She says she alsoremembers someone helping her

in the pool.

- There was a man in light whowas helping me in the pool.

And I think maybe it was Jesus.

Or maybe an angel.

- [Narrator] Just fivedays after drowning,

Annie was released from the hospital

with no cognitive or physical impairment

and no memory loss.

Today, Annie is happyand doing well in school.

She and her parents telleveryone nothing is impossible

when you trust God.

- I'm very happy today because I get

to do hobbies that Ilike, like riding my bike.

Or reading books.

When I pray to God andthink of my miracle,

I always say, "Thank you,God, for letting me live."

- [Dave] We can trust and rely on Him,

that no matter what we go though,

God is there to help us through.

- I just wanna encourageeverybody that He is the God

that can make the impossible possible.

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