Azusa Street Miracle: Amputee Regrows Leg

“I recall witnessing two of the greatest miracles where Seymour was greatly used by God,” said Brother Lankford, Azusa Street congregant and resident of Pisgah Home.

Seymour had approached a man with a wooden leg and asked why he had come to the mission. His leg had been crushed at his job at the railroad yards. They had amputated it mid-thigh. The man explained that he wanted prayer for his leg because it was starting to get gangrene where the wood attaches to the flesh. He said they would have to cut more leg off or he would need to be healed.

Seymour told him that he was upset because “You have the wooden leg on. It would be a challenge for God to grow a leg out when the wooden leg is attached.” After removing the artificial limb, the man stood before Seymour balancing on his good leg. Seymour laid hands on the gentleman and prayed, “Let Thy name be glorified. In the name of Jesus, I command this leg to grow out. The gangrene is gone; you are healed.” To everyone’s amazement, they saw movement in the empty pant leg; suddenly, the leg grew out. The crowd went wild with rejoicing and praise as the man ran around the room. Brother Seymour could not even preach that night; everyone was shouting and dancing until two in the morning. About 1,000 people were saved because of this one miracle.

Sister Lankford, wife of Brother Lankford, remembered one event that happened about a year after the man’s leg grew out. A man came in with one arm missing; it had been severed ten years earlier in 1897, in a work-related accident. You could see down into the hole where it was rotting and turning black; bone was visible. Seymour asked the man, “Can you work with just one arm?” The man replied that he was given minimal paying jobs and could barely make enough money to even eat. Seymour shook his head and asked the man if he was married and had children, to which the man replied yes to both questions. “This man needs to be able to make a living. This man needs to work and he needs to be able to pay his tithe. Will you tithe if I pray for you and God gives you your arm back?” Seymour asked teasingly. The man said yes. Seymour burst out laughing. “I’m just having fun.” He then laid his hands on the man’s shoulder and commanded the missing arm to grow out.

Witnesses could see the bone growing and the flesh turning pink. Within a few seconds, the arm grew out, even down to the fingernails. Completely. The healed man stood in utter amazement. A few weeks later, the healed gentleman came back and explained how his former job was restored to him. He brought 200 coworkers with him; not all at once, but at different times. All were saved and healed when the saints laid hands upon them.”