What Happens When Faith Meets Illness?

What happens when someone takes the biblical mandate to "lay hands on the sick" literally? Pastor Linda Budd of Rivergate Church in Tulsa shares her remarkable journey pursuing a healing anointing and the extraordinary results she's witnessed.

"I've prayed for people dozens of times over the years and I see so many get healed," Pastor Linda explains with quiet confidence. Her testimony isn't built on a single experience but on years of consistent ministry seeing "all manner of sickness and disease healed." The authenticity in her voice reflects someone who has moved beyond mere theory into practical application of faith principles.

The heart of this episode centers on a particularly moving testimony involving a woman whose daughter-in-law received devastating news about her pregnancy. Medical professionals had determined something was wrong with the baby's development. Pastor Linda shares how she specifically declared healing over every part of the unborn child's body—from limbs to organs—resulting in what she describes as a complete turnaround. For listeners facing similar pronouncements about pregnancy complications, her words offer a powerful alternative perspective on what's possible.

Whether you're struggling with physical ailments yourself or curious about faith-based approaches to healing, Pastor Linda's testimonies challenge conventional limitations about recovery and wholeness. Her literal interpretation of scripture has yielded results that defy easy explanation. Reach out to Rivergate Church at 918-492-5511 if you're interested in having Pastor Linda speak at your church, conference, or event.

Chapters

• 0:00 Pastor Linda's Healing Mission
• 0:40 Testimony of Miraculous Pregnancy Healing
• 1:40 Invitation to Speaking Engagements

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

Hi, I'm Linda Budd. I'm a pastor at Rivergate Church in Tulsa, oklahoma, and I take the scriptures literally. That says that we are to lay hands on the sick and see them recover. And so for several years I've gone after a healing anointing. I've prayed for people dozens of times over the years and I see so many get healed. I've seen all manner of sickness and disease healed. If you have any pain in your body, if you're infirmed, if you have any disease, if you have any sickness at all, I just reach my hand up to heaven right now, in the name of Jesus, and I call forth the new body part that you need. Listen to this testimony that you need. Listen to this testimony.

Speaker 1: 0:43

There was a woman visiting the healing service and I knew she had come from a long distance, and so I asked her what do you need to be healed of? She said it's not me, it's my daughter-in-law. She has been told that she's not able to carry this child, that there's something wrong with the baby, and so I declared and decreed that every part of this baby would be formed perfectly every limb, every hand, every finger, every toe, every organ, all of its muscles and tendons and ligaments. In the name of jesus. If you've been told that your baby is not forming properly, I declare and decree to you right now that there is a turnaround and your baby will be completely whole when it is born in the name of Jesus.

Speaker 1: 1:34

Aren't these just great testimonies of the goodness of God and the healing power of Jesus Christ? If you are interested in having me come and speak at a motivational event, your church or a conference of some sort, I am more than happy to consider that invitation. Please contact my church's office, rivergate Church, tulsa, 918-492-5511, and we'll see if we can set something up. God bless you.