Thursday, July 13, 2006

Does God really 'intervene' miraculously? A Testimony of a Miracle in Marilla Park..




The Bible tells us that God is a "very present help in trouble" (Psalm 46:1), and the following personal testimony is but one example...
Sunday afternoon, June 4, 2006, my 15 year old son, Daniel, along with his 18 year old sister, Andrea, and her friend, Michael went to a local skate park. It had been raining and the skate ramps were still wet. Daniel 'forgot' to take his helmet with him as well, and against his sister's better judgment, attempted some minor moves on the 'half pipe'.
His roller blades slid from under him slamming the back part of his head to the metal surface. A resulting seizure sent him into convulsions and unconsciousness.
Andrea and Michael rushed to his side calling his name, to which there was no response. Michael called 911 on his cell phone as he was running to the park's administration building, where he thought he might find a policeman or other emergency personnel. Finding no one, he stood at the buiding and conversed with the 911 operator. Back at the scene of the accident, Andrea gently held the side of her brother's head with one hand as her other hand rested on his chest, trying to calm his convulsions. He was groaning, with labored breathing, and Andrea could feel his heart beating rapidly and violently. Suddenly, the heartbeat stopped.
Frantically, Andrea felt for a pulse and could not find any. Daniel's breathing had also ceased and his body had gone limp. From the other side of the park, Michael heard a chilling cry as Andrea screamed, "NOOO!!... NOOO !!! ... DANIEL !! YOU ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE !!! JESUS HELP HIM -- JESUS HELP HIM !!!" Words you won't find in any prayer book... Words that would not be considered eloquent, pierced the gray overcast sky and echoed through the hollows of the near-empty Marilla Park.
This was not a traditionally religious prayer, but neither was it a prayer of desperation from a person who had previously rejected God and His Word... It was a prayer that burst forth from the heart of one who knew her God and her Lord Jesus was there--that He could hear her cry, and He could (and would) answer. And He did.
Just as Michael arrived from across the park, Daniel took a quick and deep breath, and for the first time in approximately ten long seconds, his heart beat again. This time it began to beat at the proper rate, and his breathing was no longer labored or in any way abnormal. Andrea put her head down on her brother's shoulder and began what would turn out to be hours of nearly continuous giving of thanks to her Lord, and the One who saved her brother's life.
The ambulance and the paramedics arrived at just about the time Daniel had regained full consciousness and was able to speak clearly. A CT scan at the hospital revealed no skull fractures or hemoraging, though the evidence of a major concussion was definitely there. Daniel spent the night and the next morning under observation and was released on Monday afternoon, with no restrictions. Daniel, Andrea, and Daniel's twin sister, Ashley (who was at home) are all very quick to proclaim their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. And as evidenced in what happened this weekend, their faith is genuine. Jesus is alive, full of power, and a very present help in a time of trouble.

1 Comments:

At 3:16 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Wow, thanks for posting this. It warms my heart to think of children trusting Jesus like this.

 

Post a Comment

<< Home