Stories of healing and freedom.
Esther and Daniel helped me to order my spiritual life. We first prayed together in 2018, where I was able to identify and deal with wrong dependencies from the past and to make a fresh start. They showed me that the important thing is what Jesus thinks about me and not the opinion of others. This was so liberating! They equipped me with spiritual tools which I have been able to use over the years to become steadily spiritually stronger. At the beginning of the Covid19 lockdown, they encouraged me to read Christian books and to search the Scriptures. Doing so has enabled me to grow spiritually and has given me a totally new persepective on life. It became clear to me that I am not disadvantaged. I have found my identity in Jesus!
"I have just started reading your book, Parents Empowered, and am already a quarter of the way through. Recently my kids have been turning to their mommy rather than me when they get nervous and upset, which I have found frustrating. I found myself overreacting as a result with both of them. Last night, something special happened. My daughter had a nervous moment in the night. With the message of the book in my heart and God's presence with me, I had my first serious, and I guess heart to heart, conversation with my daughter. Even though she is just three and a half years old, it was quite intense. I will keep reading and am getting ready to have a free life and be able to give my kids the same."
"At probably the worst time of my life, abandoned, broken and bound, God freed me from arrows of accusation, enabling me to forgive and healing my broken heart. Daniel's pastoral care was a life saver for me and brought me an incredible peace. It's not time that heals all wounds, but Jesus Christ! I am healed and free – thank you!
"Although I love my 10 year old daughter dearly, our relationship was marked by conflict and a certain distance to each other. As we prayed about it, God revealed the roots of the problem. I asked for forgiveness for not accepting my daughter unconditionally, and for rejecting her in my heart again and again. In the days following the prayer ministry session, I noticed that something had changed; it was as if what stood between us had dissolved into thin air. We now enjoy closeness and a warm relationship. I am very grateful and rejoice at how lovingly God intervenes again and again in our everyday lives."
"I came from Finland exhausted and restless, taking wrong responsibilities and false guilt. And I go back with the knowledge in my heart, and not only head, that God created me and loved me from the very first beginning! That my destiny not is to suffer but to rejoice in Him, and He will take care of the rest and show me how to serve Him! And my knee was healed also.
I am so happy for the inner healing and deliverance Jesus provided me, using His obedient servants Esther and Dani! The love, grace and acceptance was huge in their home! A big thanks to their precious sons too!"
"For so long, I have wanted to be free. I lived with the feeling that something was holding me back inside, squeezing my chest. During the prayer ministry, I felt my chest expand and I could breathe deeper and more freely. I saw, in my mind's eye, a picture of a new butterfly emerging and opening its crumpled wings. I felt I was that butterfly and am curious as to where I will fly to now. Two words come to mind to describe my new inner state – freedom and lightness. God bless you both, you are precious".
"I have suffered for over forty years from rejection and loneliness which started in my mother's womb. Daniel and Esther prayed for me at a seminar and set me free for an "heavenly adoption", along the lines of Psalm 139 and Psalm 27, where it says that even though father and mother leave you, the Lord will receive you. During prayer I felt a great supernatural peace fill my heart and the deep feelings of loneliness left me. Since that moment I can say that I feel loved and accepted for the first time in my life. This is a great miracle! Thank you Jesus Christ and thank you Baumgartners for your precious and powerful ministry"
"I was amazed to watch my eleven year old son, usually a whirlwind of nervous energy, sit down beside Daniel on the sofa. As Daniel stroked his head and prayed for him, he grew totally still and calm. Esther also found a way to reach him quickly with the story of a shepherd dog who had been mistreated and was in pain. Through the patient care of a skilled shepherd, the dog got better and became what he was born to be. This resonated with him and we prayed together for healing and freedom. Since then, his father, who had left me when I was eight months pregnant, has started to become more involved in his life, which is helping my son too. God answers prayer and is good and faithful."
"I sought prayer counselling because I wanted to get to the bottom of my inability to make decisions. We talked about negative experiences I had had with men over twenty years ago. I was finally healed and set free. As a result, I was able to make the decision to marry the man who is now my husband. I have been able to discover and enjoy wonderful sexual intimacy with him."
"Esther and Daniel welcomed me in a quiet environment, where I felt respected and comfortable. This atmosphere enabled God the Father, the Holy Spirit and Jesus to speak freely to both them and to me. And God began to heal me. I am being restored and getting freer and freer each day. I am becoming the woman God had in mind for me to be. I am very grateful to have found this couple, and for all the miracles that God is doing in my life".
"I had tried everything to experience God as a loving Father. I read books and tried my hardest... I am no longer afraid of God and feel His closeness and love!"
"Every time I come to see you, I am filled with a deep peace"
"I now feel the presence of God the Father and am able to set boundaries with men much better than before".
"I think I've finally reached the Jesus Island! I'm not out there in the sea swimming on my own anymore. The feeling of not being eaten up inside anymore is amazing. I can hardly find words to describe this incredible, wonderful feeling!
"I have felt threatened all my life. But that's gone now!"
"As you know, ever since I was forcibly injected into my hip, I have had pain there. After counselling, I went home and my hip suddenly cracked very loudly. Something was released and I have no more pain! Greetings and thanks".
"I was able to attend an event without feeling the urge to flee from people."
"After years of chronic tiredness, I went home after counselling and had the strength to clean up my whole apartment. I got rid of lots of unnecessary things and returned books that didn't belong to me. I did everything in one go, which was unthinkable before. I was even able to plant flowers on the balcony and brighten up the apartment with decorations. I look confidently into the future"
"I knew that if God healed me, I'd be able to dance again. I have just come back from a worship and dance conference! Soli Deo Gloria
"I now know that I am truly loved!"
Healing and deliverance as a process
It can take time and commitment to get to the place of wholeness you long for. But make a start and keep going; keep pressing in to receive all God has for you! Read about for one lady's journey to from severe rheumatoid arthritis...
My problems started in January of 2017. At the age of 67, I felt hopeless. My pains had worsened to the point where my fingers were rigid and my ankles, knees and hip joints were so swollen that I could no longer stand on my own. Studies confirmed rheumatoid arthritis. I started taking medication and initially responded well, but after 8 months the treatment had triggered cerebral vasculitis so I had to stop.
Esther Baumgartner told me that the Lord Jesus Christ wanted to heal me because He loved me. I had a hard time believing her words. At the time, I felt that my sickness must be the due punishment for my sins. Esther encouraged me to give God time to treat my soul; my mind needed to go through a process of renewal in order to feel loved and forgiven... and to come to the place of firmly believing that God did indeed want to heal me. I began to read the Bible daily, to retain verses about love and healing and to personalize them in my prayers. I asked forgiveness for my unbelief and slowly my mind began to find peace and I could trust the Lord more.
Throughout this delicate process of inner healing and deliverance, Esther guided and encouraged me. She related the physical pain of my arthritis to the pain in my soul and to my lack of forgiveness towards those who had hurt me. I asked the Lord to show me the situations that had left wounds which needed his healing. And day after day, he worked with me, allowing me to access memories that I had long forgotten, as far back as my childhood. I “saw” to my amazement, that he was there in those moments. His presence made it easier to forgive others, and to receive his forgiveness for so much bitterness and resentment accumulated in my heart over the years.
Parallel to this process, however, my pains actually got a lot worse. And my heart began to fail producing a severe pericardial effusion, which required surgical intervention. I felt discouraged and began to fear that the healing process was failing. But Esther encouraged me, saying that sometimes when things get worse, it can actually be part of the spiritual battle as the powers of darkness fight to keep us in bondage. They want us to give up. We need to keep going and not give in to discouragement. Esther encouraged me to rise up in righteous indignation and speak to the powers of darkness, commanding them to release me in the Name of Jesus Christ.
So, I continued on with new strength, forgiving others and expelling demonic spirits from my life. During those prayer times on my own, I experienced physical manifestations: coughing, sneezing and yawning. More importantly, however, I noticed significant changes in my character: I was less aggressive, better able to cope with situations that before would have filled me with great sadness. I was surprised to find myself standing up for others more quickly and I made less negative comments. I realised the Lord was taking my tormentors captive and breaking my chains.
Two years have passed since I began this healing and deliverance process. And the latest studies show that I am now practically healed! Some values are still a little high, but doctors are amazed by the level of joint recovery and heart regeneration. What is even more amazing to me is that, though, is that during this process, I have known the living Christ. The one who, not only restored my body, but healed my soul! My faith has grown, fear has no place. At all times, I thank God because I know that even when things look bleak, if we persevere and remain in him, victory is assured. I no longer place my hope and security in what I have and in what medicine can do for me. My gaze has been lifted up towards the Lord; he is my source. Even if there was nothing on earth, he would do something new. He is able to create resources from nothing. To the Lord God be the glory, the honour and all the praise!