For Amanda Foster, pregnancy has always been a delicate journey. At 33, living in Kentucky with her husband Kyle and their two young daughters, she carried both joy and the weight of past losses. When she became pregnant with a baby boy, excitement was tinged with fear. Early scans revealed a potential heart defect—a serious concern involving the wall separating vital chambers near the aorta.
Every appointment brought anxiety. Each ultrasound felt like a test of her fragile hope. But Amanda leaned on her faith. “At every check-up, I prayed for God to place His hand over my baby,” she said. “I asked Him to protect him, to heal him, to let me bring him safely into this world.”
Then came the 32-week ultrasound—an appointment Amanda will never forget.
As she and her daughter Bailey watched the grainy screen, a shape emerged: a large hand seemingly resting on her baby’s head. Bailey was the first to notice. “Mom, look at the hand!” Amanda’s heart skipped a beat. Tears welled as awe and gratitude washed over her.
To Amanda, this was no coincidence—it was an unmistakable sign of divine protection. She shared the image online, where it quickly went viral. Believers called it miraculous; skeptics suggested a medical explanation, perhaps the baby’s own limb distorted by the ultrasound.
Amanda and Kyle didn’t doubt. To them, it was God’s unmistakable touch. A follow-up confirmed the heart defect had vanished. “We prayed with so many people—and the problem disappeared,” Amanda wrote. “Now I pray before every check-up, but this time, my prayers are filled with gratitude.”
