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To be able to testify for the Lord again on Thanksgiving is in itself a thanksgiving thing, at least to show that we are alive and powerful, breathing, and experiencing God’s grace and works!
I especially like to sing “Amazing Grace.”
The poem. The lyrics in it touched my heart deeply, especially this year after going through the process of Mr. Jimmy’s illness. Whenever I sing, “I have passed through many dangerous trials and snares, and by the grace of the Lord, I am not afraid of safety, and I am led back home.”, I am full of emotion In the song, I saw how God’s hand was leading Jimmy out of the valley of the shadow of death, restoring his health, and allowing him to return to our midst, what a great grace!
Jimmy has been meeting at Bread of Life for three and a half years, and everyone knows him and knows that his health has always been okay. We have a physical examination every year, and all his physiological indicators are normal, he has no history of high blood pressure, no heart problems, and no high cholesterol. The blood item has always been good. No one would have thought that on the first day of February this year, he would have a heart attack. Due to the suddenness of the onset, he lost consciousness, and in the process of fainting, his head hit a 90-degree angle on the counter, causing a traumatic fracture of the left head, external bleeding, and intracranial hemorrhage. Lives are at stake!
When he was sent to the emergency center of the hospital by 911, his heart stopped beating twice, and after many rescues, the doctor told us that there was no value in continuing the rescue, advised us to give up, and told us that the three major arteries that came out of Jimmy’s heart were 100% blocked, one was 80% blocked, and one was 40% blocked. Although the blockage was relieved by the stent treatment, the brain was deprived of oxygen due to the cessation of the heart beating and the cessation of blood supply, resulting in brain damage, brain cell necrosis, acute failure of multiple organs, hydrops in the lungs, and kidney failure. And told me that even if I was saved, I might never wake up with a breath. Even if you wake up, you may not be able to recover your intelligence, you may never be able to breathe on your own, and you may need dialysis for life because of kidney failure, maybe. Possible. The doctors told us that they did what they had to do, what they could, and the rest was up to God!
Life is so fragile, how limited what doctors can do in the face of death, and we are full of too many questions and worries about what will happen to Jimmy in the next minute!
Thank the Lord that our God is loving, merciful, and omnipotent! Our breath of life is given by God, so what man says does not count, but what God says!
Just when Jimmy was rushed to the emergency room of the hospital for emergency treatment, and I was so frightened that I almost fainted, our Pastor Mo was the first to rush to the ER after hearing the news. God’s love and peace came into my heart through the pastor’s comfort, encouragement, and prayer, calming my heart and seeing hope in the midst of despair!
At the same time, our two churches in California also initiated church-wide prayers for Jimmy, and our daughter May’s church in Bangladesh, Heatton Chinese Church, Arcadia Chinese Baptist Church and many other churches, as well as our relatives and friends, joined in praying for Jimmy.
It was the unanimous prayer of the heavens and the earth, the shaking of God’s hand, and the miracle happened! God used His supernatural method to turn Jimmy’s condition very much around in a very short period of time – the fever subsided, the heart function gradually recovered, the blood pressure and breathing stabilized, the kidney function index gradually decreased, the hands and feet began to move, although not yet fully awakened, Jimmy began to respond to external stimuli. Until one day he woke up, his limbs could move (he was not paralyzed), and although he could not speak, he could hear our voices and respond accordingly. The hydrops in the lungs gradually faded, and they were able to breathe on their own, without the help of the ventilator, their kidney function completely returned to normal. Jimmy was discharged from the hospital, his swallowing function gradually recovered, he could eat liquids, he could urinate normally, could regain the function of speaking, and he could write, draw, stand, walk, and eat a normal diet. Every day Jimmy progresses by God’s grace! Every day we see the miracles of God’s hand in Jimmy!
In less than three months, God brought Jimmy back from death healed him, and restored the function of his body’s major organs. Now Jimmy is basically normal in all aspects except for his short-term memory, which needs to continue to recover. We believe that since God has already begun His work to bring Jimmy back from the dead, He will also heal Jimmy 100% and make his memory fully healed shortly!
When Jimmy was finally discharged from the hospital and we were rejoicing that his body had recovered greatly, we faced another difficulty – that is, his medical expenses totaled more than $1 million! More than $1 million is an astronomical amount for us! Our hearts are overwhelmed by this medical debt, and we know that we will work two jobs in our lives, and we will not be able to finish working until we meet the Lord, what should we do? The pastor’s wife knew our difficulties, prayed for this matter in prayer meetings many times, and called everyone to pray for us in various ways, and told us not to worry, but to cast our worries on God.
Allelujah, thank God that we believe in is a true and living God, our God is a God of love and mercy, our God is a God who hears prayers, and our God is mighty and omnipotent!
WHEN WE LOOK TO THE LORD WITH ALL OUR HEARTS, HE ONCE AGAIN PERFORMS MIRACLES AND DOES GREAT THINGS! THEN WE RECEIVED VARIOUS NOTICES OF FEE REDUCTIONS ONE AFTER ANOTHER, THE BIGGEST OF WHICH IS HIS HOSPITALIZATION FEE OF MORE THAN 320,000 YUAN, UT PHYSICIAN $7516, SYNERGY $3978, REHABCARE $569, ALL WAIVED, BALANCE IS 0! AND SEVERAL OF THEM ALSO GIVE US A 50% REDUCTION!
What a great blessing of grace! Once again, the Lord has delivered us from the bondage of debt and given us financial freedom! Our God is great, He is truly worthy of our great praise, the One we believe in and rely on all our lives! God knows every word of our tongue that He has prepared for us for all our needs, He is so loving, and He understands our weakness. Thank you again for the miracles that have risen from the dead, the miracles that have walked alone, and the God who has loved and married!
In this season of thanksgiving, in addition to thanking God for all the glory and praise to Him, we also want to take this opportunity to thank pastors, Mrs., and the brothers and sisters of the church for their love, encouragement, support and help in every stage of Jimmy’s recovery when we were in danger, and thank you for your prayers for us! You are amazing! It is because of God’s grace and hope that you have given us, and because of your love and support, Jimmy and I have the confidence and courage to persevere to this day. We are so blessed and happy to have this spiritual home, and to have you, our dearest family in Christ! We love you so much!
In addition, I would like to say a few more words to those of us who have not yet come to know the Lord Jesus. No one knows what tomorrow will bring, but if we know that the Lord is in charge of tomorrow, we will have peace and hope in our hearts when the storm comes. Therefore, we should seek God while He can be found, and do not delay! Because money, fame, status, and learning are all meaningless in the face of death, and only the Lord Jesus is our life’s reliance and hope! Knowing the Lord Jesus and becoming God’s children is the greatest thing in our lives, not only to bless us in this life, but also to have eternal happiness because of Jesus! Please don’t miss this opportunity to be blessed!
Hallelujah! Thank God, God’s name is worthy of great praise!
