Chris was diagnosed with diabetes aged three and doctors said he must never do contact sport

 

IBO welterweight champ Chris Van Heerden believes that God healed him as a child.

At just three months old, doc tors told Van Heerden’s parents he was strictly forbidden from any contact sport, but his dad believed God would heal his son.

South African born Van Heerden said: “I’m blessed by Jesus Christ. Win or lose, I’m blessed.”

Van Heerden, who turns 28 this month, is the current holder of the IBF International welterweight Title after winning on points at Madison Square Garden in January 2015, but without his family’s faith, his life journey could have been very different.

He said: “My dad simply said, ‘Ain’t no doctor gonna tell me what my kid can and cannot do.’

“He just believed: ‘In Jesus’ name, my son will be OK.’

“I’m glad he did that. I’m glad he prayed and believed for me to have a normal childhood. I played rugby and boxing. I was a fit kid.”

Buy the June issue of New Life Newspaper to read Chris Van Heerden’s amazing story and many more 

 

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