"It's just a Miracle": Jayme Closs' Church Praises God for 'Answered Prayers' after Kidnapped Girl Found Safe

Will Maule : Jan 15, 2019
Faithwire.com

"This is what we prayed for. Every day there was hope." -Elly Engelhardt, Closs' aunt

[Faithwire.com] Members of a northwestern Wisconsin church have been praising God for the safe return of a young girl from their faith community. St. Peter's Catholic Church promptly changed their sign out front to "Welcome Home, Jayme," after 13-year-old Jayme Closs bravely escaped her kidnapper following three months in squalid captivity. (Screengrab image: Jayme Closs and her aunt/via Facebook)

"God was listening to everybody's begging, multiple times we just said 'please,'" said Patty Gerber, St. Peter's parish director and family friend, told KSTP. "I believe in miracles, too. Whether you call this a miracle or not, I think the prayers of her family especially were answered."

Despite the wonderful news that Jayme is safe and well, a deep pang of sadness and tragedy has shrouded her return—Jayme's parents were both shot dead by the evil assailant, with her mother being gunned down right in front of the teenager...

Closs was discovered after she broke out of the small space she was being held in under the man's bed... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

Click here to read this article in its entirety, and of how Jayme Closs miraculously escaped.