My daughter’s name is Cintia and she is six years old. Suddenly last June she started bleeding from the nose uncontrollably and I had to take her to the hospital for emergency care.
The doctors’ first diagnosis was not good at all and after the first blood tests, their worst expectations were confirmed: they were quite sure she was presenting all symptoms of leukaemia. When I heard of it, I felt like the floor was swept from under my feet.

I could not believe or accept that I could lose my girl from such a terrible disease. We were assisted by the best medical team offered at Sydney Children’s Hospital and blood tests were done daily showing that the counting of red cells were so low that there was not a remote possibility of Cintia having anaemia instead.

She was physically weak and suffered with constant fever, so much so that the doctors had to change medicine and dosages to stronger levels.

At the UCKG, it was the time of the Campaign of Mount Sinai and her name was taken up to the mountain to be prayed for by the Bishops and Pastors. The week following the prayer on Sinai, she was scheduled to go back to the hospital for a very serious procedure. Just before proceeding, the doctor decided to do one more blood test and he was surprised by the difference in the result compared to all the previous ones.

He has then tried different medicines and after one week realised that her diagnosis was reversed completely. Since then, she is completely healed and month after month they still test her blood and every time they are amazed with how normal the results are. I assuredly say that it was only a miracle possible by faith.

Cintia Pettiford
by  Priscila Pettiford (mother)