4-year-old Zola Tomic from Ohio testified of the moment when she saw God and hugged Jesus when she nearly died due to a rare disorder.
Zola was born healthy but as she grew older, she started getting fevers and would scream through the night. Soon her ear infection turned into pneumonia and she started suffering from seizures.
When a doctor recommended a routine procedure to treat her sleep apnea, the procedure was successful and they went home. But once in the middle of the night, Zola came to her parents’ room and suddenly fell on the floor.
She was covered in blood, lying unresponsive, and was rushed to a children’s hospital.
Zola was fighting for her life and that’s when doctors discovered that the hemorrhage was linked to a rare genetic disorder in her body.
It was Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a condition that weakens the body’s connective tissues and causes fragile skin and blood vessels. There is no cure and it can only be managed with extensive treatments.
Zola would have a lifetime of bleeding, bruising, and pain.
The little girl was discharged from the hospital. Over the months following her recovery, Britney noticed a change in her daughter. One day while getting ready for gymnastics, Zola suddenly asked, “When will I see God again?”
Britney looked at her daughter and asked, “When did you see God?” Zola quietly replied, “The night I died.”
Zola told her parents about the time she died and went to see God. She said that she sat next to Jesus, gave Him a hug, and that everything around Him looked like a rainbow.
She said Jesus thanked her for being His friend and for loving Him.
Britney found out through Zola’s school teacher that she started drawing pictures of God. Also, the school teacher told Britney how Zola often has an argument with a classmate about God being real.
“These are not things that we’ve put in her head,” Britney said. “She had an experience, like she went through something that we can’t explain. And most people can’t.”
Britney shared that the experience renewed her family’s faith and brought them back to church.
Now Britney and Zola have founded Zola’s Zebras to help other families with children suffering from rare disorders like theirs.
Let’s keep this family in our prayers as they press on in their new endeavor.
WATCH: 4-Year-Old Says She Met Jesus And Hugged Him After Nearly Dying From Rare Disorder
