Leg Like a Balloon: My Supernatural Healing!

by Martin Coykendall

I had a vein-stripping operation on my left leg around 1992. The doctor told me to stay in bed for several weeks because of the swelling and sutures. I used crutches to get around, but otherwise was confined to bed.

After about a week, I remembered I’d registered for a Christian convention I was going to attend with several men from my Bible study group.

I needed to try to get up and test my limits so I could ride in a car.

I stood, using my crutches, and put a large trash bag over my bandaged leg and foot, and got in the shower. When I finished showering, I had the thought of putting my swollen foot on the ground first to see how much weight I could bear. 

My foot and leg were swollen about twice their normal size and my foot felt like a balloon ready to pop. As soon as my foot touched the floor, there was a distinct “pop." Not audible, but a sensation or knowing.

To my surprise, I could put all my weight on the foot and bend my leg! The swelling was completely gone.

I dressed, called my mom and told her I was healed. She didn't believe me, so she drove over to my apartment to see for herself. After she saw that I really was healed, we got in the car and drove to my brother's house. He wasn't totally convinced. He reminded me that I had just had surgery and that I should "take it easy". 

On Sunday morning, I went to Sunday school and told the people there. Everyone I told said the same thing: “Take it easy. Don't push yourself." No one seemed convinced I was healed. But, as they say, I knew that I knew that I was healed, and I didn't care what others thought about it.

Two weeks later, I went to those meetings and never had a problem. Praise God! 

—Martin can be reached at martin.coykendall@att.net