Second Christian Aid Worker Thanks 'God's Grace' After Being Released From Ebola Treatment

Nancy Writebol, the second American aid worker infected with the Ebola virus, has privately left the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia where she was being treated.

Writebol's husband announced Thursday that his wife had been discharged from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. David Writebol said in a statement that Nancy "was greatly encouraged knowing that there were so many people around the world lifting prayers to God for her return to health. Her departure from the hospital, free of the disease, is powerful testimony to God's sustaining grace in time of need."

Writebol had worked at an Ebola clinic in Liberia for the evangelical humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse when she became infected with the virus in late July. She and another worker at the clinic, American doctor Kent Brantly, were transferred to the hospital in Atlanta, Georgia to receive treatment.

Although healthy, Writebol is reportedly in a weakened health state and has been dispatched to an undisclosed location to continue her healing.

Brantly was also released from the hospital Thursday, and delivered a heartfelt and grateful televised statement in which he thanked the medical staff, his family, and Samaritan's Purse for their undying support for his recovery.

 "I am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family. As a medical missionary I never imagined myself in this position," Brantly said, holding his wife's hand as he spoke and choking up occassionally. "God saved my life," the American doctor added.

Since the Ebola virus epidemic broke out in West Africa earlier this year, over 1,300 people, including aid workers and doctors, have died from the disease.