Key Takeaway
God’s provision unfolds miraculously when we step out in faith and live with empty hands.
Surrendering control during uncertain transitions invites divine timing and unexpected breakthroughs.
Consistent obedience and quiet listening to God build greater trust and supernatural supply.
True prosperity flows from aligning with God’s assignments rather than chasing material security.
God’s provision shone brightly on a crisp autumn evening in their cozy Swiss home when Sarah and Jurg threw open the doors for a farewell party. Laughter echoed through the rooms as friends, church neighbors, and coworkers mingled under strings of lights. The couple smiled and hugged guests, yet inside they carried a quiet tension.
They were stepping out in faith to launch an e-bike business in Canada with their three children, but they had no idea how to pay for the first container of bikes costing two hundred fifty thousand Swiss francs. Trusting in the power of empty hands, they believed God would provide on their journey.
That night marked more than a goodbye. It was the latest chapter in a life once filled with routine church programs but now alive with supernatural encounters.
Sarah and Jurg had already tasted miracles.
Years earlier Sarah received healing from a serious heart condition at age ten. Jurg had been freed from lifelong severe pollen allergies at a healing conference. Those experiences stirred a hunger for more than religion. They began seeking a personal relationship with God, reading Scripture with their kids, worshipping together, and listening for His voice.
Now they stood at the edge of a much larger leap.
The Crisis: Facing the Unknown Without a Safety Net
The decision to move from Switzerland to Canada had not come lightly.
After a family vacation in Vancouver, fresh ideas about importing Swiss electric bikes popped into their minds. The city aimed to become one of the greenest in the world, and the couple sensed God prompting them to bring the booming European e-bike culture there.
They met the inventor, shook hands, and agreed to become the Canadian distributor, but the support came with a catch. They had to fund the first container themselves.
With student visas for the children and visitor visas for themselves, Sarah and Jurg packed up their life. They hosted the farewell party without ever mentioning their financial need. The risk felt enormous. They left behind stable jobs, a comfortable apartment, and a close community.
“It is like taking steps into a direction you do not know where it actually leads you to,” Jurg later reflected.
Friends warned that such a move with young children was too much. Yet the couple knew everything was possible with God. They had seen Him heal. They believed He could provide. The crisis was not just money.
It was the choice to leave security behind and trust that God’s provision would unfold one step at a time.
Divine Intervention: Unexpected Miracles of God's Provision
As the party wound down, a man they barely knew approached them.
He was the minister for prayer at a local house of prayer and had come through their daughter’s school connection. He had never done anything like this before, but he said God told him clearly to pay for the entire first container. Two hundred fifty thousand Swiss francs. No questions asked. Three days later the permits cleared and everything lined up.
“That’s our God. He provides,” Jurg said with awe.
The miracles kept coming.
After four years in Canada they sensed another shift.
Sarah prayed simply on her bike ride home one day, “God, I am done with this city. I am ready.”
Ten minutes later a friend called about a house in North Vancouver that could be free for two years. They missed the first chance through hesitation, but Sarah repented of her unbelief and asked for a second opportunity. Soon she took a job with a Swiss architect. Two months later her boss offered them a house in Edgemont Village in exchange for renovations. He paid for the structural work and, for tax reasons, they paid him one thousand dollars a month, a fraction of the market rate of three thousand five hundred dollars or more.
Their boss was not even a Christian, yet God used him. “We knew everything is possible with God. He can even give us a house for free,” Sarah shared.
Faith and Prayer: The Role of Empty Hands in Inviting God's Provision
The foundation for these breakthroughs had been laid years earlier at a healing conference in Switzerland.
Jurg, once plagued by debilitating pollen allergies, went forward for prayer. People commanded the sickness to leave and spoke the Word of God over him instead of pleading. The next morning his symptoms vanished.
“Now I love spring,” he said with a smile, thirty-five years later.
That experience, along with Sarah’s childhood heart healing, taught them to shift from begging to believing. They slowed down church busyness, spent time worshipping as a family, and listened for God’s voice through dreams, visions, and prophets.
A key lesson emerged: the principle of empty hands.
Jurg explained, “Whenever you let go what is precious in your hands and you value, he will fill again because you have empty hands.”
They practiced this in every move, from relocating to the city of Thun after their daughter expressed a desire and a perfect government IT job appeared three days later, to the risky leap across the ocean. They tithed even when funds were tight, believing it planted seed in good soil. Prayer became less about long lists and more about quiet time in nature, praising God first, and speaking His promises.
This active faith created space for God’s provision to flow.
Bold Confirmations in God's Provision
The turning points came exactly when tension peaked.
After the party gift, school visas for the children nearly expired. The family felt the pressure. They snowshoed to the top of Holyburn Peak in winter, stood in the quiet, and declared that God was bigger than the problem. Three days later the permits arrived.
“Three days later, everything ran through,” Jurg recalled. “Like we got the permits, that is our God. He provides.”
The house miracle followed the same pattern.
After missing the first offer, Sarah repented and believed for a second chance. Within weeks the architect boss handed them keys and a generous arrangement. Each confirmation strengthened their trust.
They had stepped out in faith, held their plans with empty hands, and watched God fill them beyond expectation.
Life Renewed Through God's Provision
Settling into Vancouver brought new challenges and deeper joys. The children adjusted to school. The e-bike business grew. Yet the greatest miracle was not the house or the funds. It was the transformation inside the family.
Their relationship with God became the center.
Quiet time, worship, and obedience replaced programs and striving. Jurg passed on skills to others, dreaming of new ways to teach children. Sarah found fresh purpose in architecture and community. Even in tight seasons, when the car broke down or money ran low, provision came through unexpected people.
“God provided always,” they testified.
The move also grew their character. They learned to share what God gave them and to trust His timing. Provision came on the way, not in advance stockpiles.
This journey with empty hands made them more dependent on the Father and more generous with others.
Inspiring Others With Stories of God's Provision
Doctors, friends, and even the architect boss witnessed these miracles and shook their heads in wonder.
The couple distinguishes their story from any prosperity gospel focused only on money.
“I am not a big fan of the prosperity gospel because it is all about money and possessions and material,” Jurg said. “God will provide on the way as you go.”
They emphasize stewardship, tithing, and aligning the heart with God’s desires rather than treating Him like a genie.
Today Sarah and Jurg hope their testimony encourages anyone facing financial pressure or uncertainty.
“If God tells them to do some steps, just do steps,” they urge. “Get rid of that unbelief.”
Their life shows that no obstacle has the final word when we practice stepping out in faith with empty hands. God’s provision is not about stockpiling but about a living relationship that supplies exactly what is needed for the assignment.
Watch the Miracle Unfold
The full depth of Sarah and Jurg’s journey, the farewell party surprise, the house miracle, and the lessons on trust, is best experienced in their own words. Watch the complete interview on Jan The Miracle Hunter’s YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/@JanTheMiracleHunter and be encouraged to step out in faith today.
The unexpected visit from the minister for prayer at the farewell party who announced God told him to cover the entire two hundred fifty thousand Swiss franc container.
Jurg’s healing from severe pollen allergies after people commanded sickness to leave at the Switzerland healing conference.
Sarah’s simple prayer on her bike ride followed by the friend’s call about the North Vancouver house, and her repentance that opened the door for a second chance.
Jurg’s powerful words on surrender: “Whenever you let go what is precious in your hands he will fill again because you have empty hands.”
Praise God! We give Him all honor and glory for this miracle!
