Ivy, from Zimbabwe, had had a dream in which God told her to go and buy a Bible. She had become a Christian two months previously and had stuck at it despite opposition from her family and friends. But this latest message from God seemed ridiculous - what was the point of buying a Bible that she wouldn't be able to read? But God was persistent and she had the same dream again and again. So Ivy gave in.

She went to a Christian crusade meeting in a big tent near her house to buy a Bible. To her surprise, she had exactly the right money.

At home that night, Ivy had another dream. This time, she dreamt of a story from the New Testament of a sick woman who touched the hem of Jesus' cloak and was healed. In the dream, she could see the words in front of her face. When she woke, Ivy found the place in her Bible and found she could read it.

Doubting herself, Ivy took the Bible to her Church leader who confirmed that what she had read was right. He and some other members of her Church prayed for her and told her to go home and read more of the Bible.

Over the next few months, Ivy kept dreaming parts of the Bible then waking up and reading them for herself in her own Bible. Over the years, the situation in Zimbabwe worsened and Ivy's husband and two children died due to lack of food and clean water. Ivy and a friend came to England to seek asylum. She arrived in Leicester without money or food and feeling very ill.

Discovering that Ivy was a Christian, her social worker recommended the Jesus Army. When Ivy went along, people prayed for her. Two weeks later money from the Job Centre came through. But Ivy still felt ill, so her Jesus Army friends prayed again and God healed her head, heart and legs. At her next visit to the doctor, he asked what she was doing there as she was not ill!

Ivy thanks God for all the miracles he has done in her life and for the love of her Church family. The Jesus Army in Leicester often hear her ecstatic "Hallelujahs!" as she dances around the room!