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It\u2019s a story made for the movies- a young girl is stricken with a debilitating digestive condition that leaves her weak, ready to die, and her family devastated. Then, one day she falls 30 feet into a hollowed-out tree, needing hours of rescue. Yet not only is she rescued without major injury, but her digestive disorder is completely healed. There is no medical explanation; it\u2019s a miracle.<\/p>\n

The story was, in fact, made into a movie. Miracles from Heaven<\/em>, featured Jennifer Garner as Christy Beam, mother to Annabel Beam, who experienced the amazing miracle, and was released in theaters in 2016. CBN\u2019s <\/em>Billy Hallowell reconnected<\/a> with real-life Christy to discuss the 2011 event that changed her family forever. She shared that Annabel will be graduating from Hardin-Simmons University in Texas in May with a major in psychology and minor in sociology. Christy shared that Annabel hopes to be a child life specialist and work at Cook Children\u2019s Hospital, where she was treated after her fall.<\/p>\n

It’s miles away from that moment when 9-year-old Annabel turned to her mother and wished for death. \u201cMommy I just want to die. And I want to go to heaven and live with Jesus where there’s no more pain,\u201d Christy, in a previous interview<\/a>, recalled a worn-out Annabel telling her after four-and-a-half years of chronic health issues from pseudo obstruction motility disorder and \u00a0antral hypo motility disorder. \u201cThere was no cure. All they can do is give them medications to give a better quality of life and typically what happens is when they have a big flare up, which Annabel was constantly having, and anything can cause – a virus, a cold, anything – they go into hospital and have nothing to eat or fluids through anything other than an IV to let their intestines rest,\u201d said Christy. It would only be one week later, December 30, 2011 when that miraculous fall would answer Christy\u2019s prayers.<\/p>\n

Annabel\u2019s older sister, Abby, convinced Annabel to join her to climb a tree. It was then that Annabel fell through a cottonwood tree 30 feet down. While rescue teams attempted to reach her, they were worried Annabel might be paralyzed or worse from the fall. \u201cAll the firefighters, paramedics, everybody \u2026 they were saying, \u2018Mom, we just want to prepare you. We\u2019ve never had a child fall 30 feet and not suffer paralysis or broken bones,\u201d Christy recalled to Hallowell. Yet, after her rescue, she told Christy something amazing. \u201cShe just plainly said to me the next day, \u2018You know, mommy, I went to heaven when I was in that tree. And, so, she told me that she sat on Jesus\u2019s lap, and she said, \u2018I want to stay with you,\u2019 and he said, \u2018I know you do, but I have plans for you on earth that you cannot fulfill in heaven,\u2019\u201d Christy shared. Then Jesus made a promise to Annabel. \u201cBut when the firefighters get you out, Annabel, there will be nothing wrong with you.\u201d The family would soon realize the truth of those words when, despite having been previously diagnosed by experts, Annabel\u2019s illnesses were gone.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a miracle that has received push back, even from other believers, Christy shared. She stated that the family has never declared that Annabel died, but they do believe she saw Jesus in some way. Christy addressed claims that she was \u201cpimping out\u201d her children for money or that she was committing blasphemy. She shared that she never wanted to hinder someone\u2019s Christian walk, but rather to increase the faith of others. \u201cThere\u2019s always hard times and dark days,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then I remember this is such a little fish and you are such a big God. And I just trust you.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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