Healings at Radiant Springs
Brent Braunberger believes whole-heartedly in the power of prayer. Since 2005 when he started as lead pastor of Radiant Springs Church in Crete, Nebraska, he has seen God answer the prayers of His people.
In the recent past, physical healings at Radiant Springs have given Braunberger even more confidence in prayer’s power and has bolstered the faith of his congregation.
Two of those healings involved Rebecca Seely and her son, Myles. Seely, 45, has a long history of medical problems, including ovarian and cervical cancer. In mid-December 2024, she went to her gynecologist because of experiencing some symptoms that troubled her.
After running tests, the doctor found she had an advanced stage of cancer. He recommended surgery and told Seely to return to his office after Christmas to discuss their plans.
She recalls, “It was like, how do you have a good Christmas? Yeah, right.”
Snowstorms in the area prevented Seely from returning to the doctor after the holiday. In the meantime, her friends at Radiant Springs prayed for her healing, as did Braunberger.
When Seely returned to her doctor in early 2025, something had changed. Test samples taken that day came back negative. No cancer!
Braunberger, 57, says, “She had it and she went back, and it was gone — without any treatment, without any intervention.”
Seely left her doctor’s office that day singing “God, You’re so good.” That praise probably wasn’t just for herself but also for her son, who was healed from kidney failure just five months prior.
Myles, now 13, was born with Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD, something that runs in the family.
At birth, Myles’ right kidney was ruined due to reflux, and it never grew. His left kidney was oversized due to a large cyst.
Because of these issues, the Seelys were told that Myles should be put on the transplant list when he was 10 years old to start his wait time. That way, Myles would have a better chance of getting a kidney before having to go on dialysis. In Nebraska, it can take anywhere from three to five years for a kidney transplant.
When Myles turned 10, the wheels started turning for the transplant list. But Seely wouldn’t give approval. “It’s a really hard life with a transplant,” she explains, “and I didn't want to go through it. So I was leaning on God to wait till Myles was in high school.”
Despite her prayers, Myles’ health spiraled downward. By age 12, his GFR (Glomerular Filtration Rate) dropped and continued to drop. A transplant looked inevitable to save his life.
The day before his appointment with the kidney doctor, Seely asked her friends at Radiant Springs to pray. One friend, Denise Howe, said she would pray for Myles’ healing.
Seely remembers, “I was like, ‘Just stop. There is no hope with this disease. There's none. Just pray for his appointment to go better than it did last time.’”
The next day when the ultrasound was done of Myles’ kidneys, the Seely family saw something they’d never seen before: blood flowing through the right kidney. It had grown as well. The doctor confirmed what Seely was too afraid to believe: Myles had a normal 12-year-old kidney. He would never need a transplant.
Today, Myles is a typical teen and continues to do well.
Another couple at Radiant Springs, Jason and Oneyda Wit, went through deep waters with their child’s health as well. Three years ago, their baby son, Jared, nearly died.
Jared had a normal birth, as had the Wits’ other sons, Jace (10) and Jayden (7). But within 24 hours, Jared turned purple and began having seizures. After he was transferred to Children’s Hospital in Omaha for better treatment, tests there revealed that little Jared had a brain bleed.
The Wits were stunned. “Oneyda never drank, never smoked,” Jason says. “She took prenatal vitamins. We did everything like we did for the first two, thinking we were correct.”
Oneyda, 39, says that God urged them not to lose faith. But it was no easy task. Seeing the myriad of tubes hooked up to Jared’s body devastated them.
Jason, 46, recalls his struggle. “All I could do was pray. I could have the best job in the world. I could have every doctor. I could do whatever I want, but I couldn’t fix my son.”
The folks at Radiant Springs prayed, but the news wasn’t encouraging. One day while the doctor was checking Jared, she told the Wits that he might not have movement on one side of his body due to the brain bleed.
While the doctor was still talking, Jared lifted his arm on the “paralyzed” side.
“Good job, little guy!” the doctor exclaimed.
“For me, that was like God saying, ‘I'm with you, and I am with your baby, and everything will be all right,’” Oneyda says.
Day by day, Jared made more progress and, after three weeks in the hospital, he went home to a family and church rejoicing in God’s miraculous answer to prayer. Today, Jared is a normal walking, talking three-year-old.
The Wits and Seely shared their testimonies at Radiant Springs during a church service.
“It was a good encouragement to the people that God heals, that we can come to Him in prayer,” Braunberger recalls. “We continue to pray for people to be healed and for God to change and transform lives. There again, I know there's physical healing, but sometimes what God does in our life is just as important through those times.”
Seely would say “amen” to that. So would Jason and Oneyda, as well as the Radiant Springs Church that stood by in prayer — and will continue to do so.
TOP IMAGE: Brent Braunberger with Jason and Oneyda Wit family.
LOWER IMAGE: Rebecca and Myles Seely