Children Can Pray For Healing Too

A child shows up at church with a terrible headache and can’t even make it to children’s ministry. Minutes later, the pain is gone. Then the story takes an unexpected turn: he turns around and prays for his grandpa’s ear infection, and the next day the report is that it’s mostly gone. That single moment captures the heartbeat of this conversation with Pastor Linda Budd of Rivergate Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and her straightforward belief that the healing power of Jesus Christ is not just a Bible story, it’s something we can still practice through prayer.

I’m sharing Linda’s perspective on Christian healing ministry, the laying on of hands, and why she takes Scripture literally when it says to pray for the sick and expect recovery. She talks about pursuing a “healing anointing” over years, praying for people again and again, and seeing a wide range of healings. You’ll also hear the kind of simple, direct prayer she offers for anyone dealing with pain, sickness, disease, or physical weakness, with language meant to build faith and invite hope.

We also lean into a question that challenges a lot of assumptions: what if God wants to heal children, and what if God wants to use children to heal others? The testimony Linda shares is short, vivid, and very practical, especially for families, church leaders, and anyone searching for faith healing stories, prayer for healing, and real-world testimonies from a local church community.

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Transcript

Introduction to Linda Budd's Ministry

Linda Budd 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. My grandson came to church and he couldn't go uh to the children's ministry because he had such a terrible headache. He doesn't usually get headaches. So instead, he came to the healing service with his mom. I called him out and I said, Walk on up here, and when you do, this headache is gonna leave you. And sure enough, it did. And so then I had him turn around after his headache was gone and pray for his grandpa who had an ear infection. And the very next day, grandpa reported that the ear infection was mostly gone. So the Lord wants to heal children and he wants to use children to heal others in the name of Jesus. 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, Rivate Church Tulsa, 918 492 5511, and we'll see if we can set something up. God bless you.