A New Ankle

A crowded hallway, a teen who can barely walk, and one startling question that cuts through the noise: “Would you like a new ankle?” Linda Budd tells a fast, vivid story from church school life where a simple moment of connection turns into a real-time prayer for healing.

We walk through what happens when a group gathers with expectation, when someone is willing to lay hands on the sick, and when the prayer is specific instead of vague. Linda lifts her hand to heaven, asks Jesus for a new ankle, and then watches the young man react with surprise as he starts feeling something change. The story doesn’t stay in the realm of inspiration, it immediately moves to testing: he gets up, walks around, and keeps walking as the pain and limitation appear to lift.

Along the way, we talk about restoration as a core part of faith, why gratitude matters after a breakthrough, and how simple words like “What do you feel?” and “How’s the ankle?” can help make a testimony grounded and clear. If you care about Christian healing, prayer for the sick, and what modern-day restoration stories sound like when they are told plainly, this conversation will stay with you.

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Transcript

Linda Budd 0:44

One of our young men who was in our school at our church, a group of them came up to me as they were changing classes and they were so happy to see me. And one of them had hurt his ankle and could hardly walk. And I said, Well, would you like a new ankle? And he said, Yes. And so all the other boys gathered around because they they know that I'll lay hands on the sick and see him recovered. And so I lifted my hand to heaven and I said, Jesus, I need a new ankle for this young man. And then I laid my hand upon him and I said, This is coming forth now in the name of Jesus. And I opened

A Joyful Hallway Reunion

Linda Budd 1:27

my eyes and looked at him, and he was so excited. And I said, What's happening? He goes, Whoa, I feel that. And I said, What do you feel? I don't know how to explain it. How's the ankle? It's

Spotting The Injury

Linda Budd 1:40

good. And he just began to walk all over, and I walked him all over, and I said,

Asking For A New Ankle

Linda Budd 1:45

Well, just begin to thank God right now. I'm telling you, God is the God of restoration.

Laying Hands And Praying

Linda Budd 1:50

God is restoring ankles. And if you need a new one right now, in Jesus' name, you are receiving a new ankle.