A God of Miracles!
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Date: 29 December 2008 21:28:00
The last couple of weeks have been hard, really hard and yet at the same time I've been blessed, surprised and encouraged through them, and have been much to be greatful for!
Kole had 2 strokes, lost the use of his left side, and at 1st they weren't even sure he'd make it. But God is good and he's come through it all and came out of hospital on Christmas day, making my day! We don't know what the repercussions are or whether there are any long term consequences but we have been blessed through the circumstances. Through out it all Kole never lost his speech and so I was able to chat to him everyday. There were people in the hospital that God put on Kole's heart, and he had the opportunity to share with them the love of God, particularly to some old guy in the next bed. He also played hours of tetris and ate horrible food!
We were blessed by the many people that prayed from around the world, the many prayer chains that started, support from facebook friends, offer of finances for travel so we could be together and then finally the provision through another friend of money to pay the hospital bills. Both of us felt upheld and loved by people that we know and don't know, but who are brothers and sisters in Christ, showing that this is such an amazing family to belong too!
We found that in the hard time we had much to be thankful for and to shout God's praises!
Through it all I had a song that kept going round my head and became a source of encouragement to me:
Kole had 2 strokes, lost the use of his left side, and at 1st they weren't even sure he'd make it. But God is good and he's come through it all and came out of hospital on Christmas day, making my day! We don't know what the repercussions are or whether there are any long term consequences but we have been blessed through the circumstances. Through out it all Kole never lost his speech and so I was able to chat to him everyday. There were people in the hospital that God put on Kole's heart, and he had the opportunity to share with them the love of God, particularly to some old guy in the next bed. He also played hours of tetris and ate horrible food!
We were blessed by the many people that prayed from around the world, the many prayer chains that started, support from facebook friends, offer of finances for travel so we could be together and then finally the provision through another friend of money to pay the hospital bills. Both of us felt upheld and loved by people that we know and don't know, but who are brothers and sisters in Christ, showing that this is such an amazing family to belong too!
We found that in the hard time we had much to be thankful for and to shout God's praises!
Through it all I had a song that kept going round my head and became a source of encouragement to me:
I will bless the Lord forever
I will trust Him at all times
He has delivered me from all fear
He has set my feet upon a rock
I will not be moved
And I'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength
My portion, deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help in time of need
Whom have I in heaven but You
There's none I desire beside You
You have made me glad
And I'll say of the Lord
You are my shield, my strength
My portion, deliverer
My shelter, strong tower
My very present help in time of need
Two things kept going round my head, God is my strength and my rock, and to be grateful in every circumstance. God always keeps his promises, and he was my strength and my rock through it all, and I was blessed on top of that by the people God placed around me!
'He shall be the stability of your times...... Isaiah 33:5-6