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God raised our baby girl back to life

My name is Fabian and I am the campus pastor of Planetshakers Cape Town. I am married to Melissa and we have with 4 beautiful children. My eldest son is David, my second eldest is Judah, my baby girl is Faith, and my youngest son is Joseph. This is the powerful testimony of when Faith drowned in our pool, yet God miraculously brought her back to life.

A beautiful healthy little girl was born

When I was 16 years old, I made a promise to God that I would live my life by faith. Although my faith has been tested many times, today I can testify the power of Jesus for all who believe and choose to live by faith. A few years ago, my wife fell pregnant. We were sitting in our lounge praying for this pregnancy, when I heard the Holy Spirit say to me, “Your wife is carrying a girl, I want you to name her Faith.” Months later, our precious little Faith was born. We knew that there was a calling on her

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