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Today’s story is unique. In Bakersfield, California, 41-year-old Suze Lopez thought she was simply having an ovarian cyst removed but a routine pregnancy test revealed she was expecting. What doctors discovered shocked them: her uterus was empty, yet a baby had been developing outside it in her abdominal cavity, a rare form of ectopic pregnancy that usually ends in tragedy.
A medical team performed an emergency delivery while removing the massive 22-pound cyst, saving both mother and baby in a situation doctors call almost unheard of.
Baby Ryu, born healthy and strong, is being praised as a miracle, and the Lopez family sees his life as a gift from God a reminder of the dignity and worth of every unborn child.
Dr. Jim Garlow spoke to the congregation at Ark Church in Redlands, CA on January 4, 2026. In his message, "The Church Under Fire: A Global Report," he discusses a long term (throwing in a tad of church history) and global look (nation by nation) at the condition of the church, and what is required to live out a vibrant Christian faith, even when in an hostile environment.
Dr. Jim Garlow has partnered with Pastor Mario Bramnick and Terry Barnes to bring you World Prayer Network (WPN), which seeks out Holy Spirit given strategies for how to be an effective and contagious Christ-follower in our present national situations. WPN hosts weekly prayer calls to seek out strategies for the transformation of nations, including our own. During these live calls, we share briefings from key leaders and then pray into what we see and hear from the Lord.
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Anne shares about fear, discouragement, trust and God's power from Isaiah 43:18.
As Dr. Jim walks through the Mercy Ship, he squeezes the hands of those he passes.
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