Baffling faith and baffling results
Reversing the effects of 40-tons of steel
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-Brother was crushed under the weight of an 18-wheeler
-Severely injured and developed pneumonia
-Doctors said he would only walk within a year
-Came to SiLC and received anointing oil from Israel
-Anointed her brother everyday and is now completely healed

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May 1st of 2009, Violet Martinez received news that her brother Juan had been in a massive car accident. His car had been crushed under the weight of an 18-wheeler, with another vehicle flipped onto the truck as well. The entire passenger side of Juan's car was flattened by the wheels of the 40-ton truck, and Juan was assumed dead on the scene.

The news reporters rushed in to record the rescue operations, firemen, police, ambulances, helicopters and huge tow trucks blocked off all the traffic in the desperate hope that some survivors could be found. But when Violet heard the account of the accident on the phone, she went straight to SiLC to pray.

"It was like a pancake squashed under the trailer," she says. How could she help him by just standing by to watch the rescue attempt? The one to turn to first and foremost had to be God. And there in the church, she and her pastor cried out for God's powerful intervention, rebuking all the evil that wanted to claim Juan's life.

It took three hours to lift the first car, then lift the trailer off of Juan's mangled car, and then to extricate his body from the wreckage. To the amazement of the paramedics, Juan was still alive. Doctors treated his many broken bones and a punctured lung. His kidneys were not functioning properly, his body was in shock and he had internal bleeding. The family was told to take one day at a time, and the doctors promised nothing more than to do what they could.

After Juan's surgery, everything took a turn for the worse. His injured lungs developed pneumonia, and he was still on the brink of death. But no matter what Violet and her mom heard from the doctors, they used their faith, anointing Juan with the blessed oil from Israel that they received at SiLC as he lay in the hospital every single day. They never lost hope, and Juan baffled his doctors with an unusual strength and desire to get up and walk, even under sedation.

Juan pulled through the pneumonia and was discharged, but was told that he would have to go through intensive therapy if he ever hoped to walk again – a process that would take a year at best. But with Violet and her mother continuing to anoint him and praying, it only took one week for him to be up and walking with a walker. In two weeks he was walking on his own, and in one month he was walking normally. When he went back for check-ups his exams showed that he was completely healed, his broken hip was strong and he had no signs of limping. Once again, Juan baffled his doctors.

Today, two years later, Juan is stronger than ever. He walks perfectly, and is completely healed. "I remember my mom and sister anointing me with the oil every day,' says Juan. "I didn't understand what they were doing, but God made a miracle in my life by giving me a second opportunity. It's a miracle that I'm alive today."