Faith, Hope and Miracles

Good morning! I have been away for quite some time now, but have made my way back. And I have an incredible testimony to share of God’s goodness, grace, mercy and power! It is a story of many miracles, and it is my prayer that many hearts will stirred to connect with our wonderful and mighty Lord, Jesus Christ.

Have you ever had questions about heaven, or wondered if Jesus is really there? Do you or someone you know have doubts about all this “Christian stuff”? I cannot promise you that I have all the answers. But this much I can promise…Jesus and heaven are real, and if you open your heart to His truth and seek Him with all earnesty, you will find Him!

In previous posts I have shared a little of the effects that my children have had on my heart. Perhaps God knew that it would take a child’s touch to have such a strong impact on me, resulting in a faith and love that surpasses anything I had ever imagined. I cannot explain God’s reasons for the ways that He chooses to work, so I will simply share this story, for His honor and glory. For time and space, I have to give the condensed version here.

The Accident

On November 13, 2010 my 8 year old son, Christian, was killed when he was run over by a pick up truck. The truck ended up with it’s back tire sitting directly on top of his chest, crushing his lungs and stopping his heart. I arrived at the scene of the accident within a minute or so after the crash, and I held Christian’s head (the only part of him that I could get to) and kept repeating over and over how much I loved him. As I prayed harder than I have ever prayed, I watched as my baby died in my hands. I cried out to God and said, “I believe in You and trust You. I know You are mighty and capable, and I am putting my baby into Your hands, and I know in my heart that You will heal him and make him whole again, if not here on earth, then in heaven”.

It was nearly 20 minutes before the first of the emergency responders arrived. As the truck was lifted up with a winch, the paramedics had to shovel out the snow from around Christian to get to his right leg which had been wrapped around the back axle and almost torn from his body. Once he had been pulled out from under the truck, CPR began and continued for 40 minutes. I do not know all of the details of this time, except that tubes were placed into his lungs and injections were administered directly into his heart. A faint pulse was finally achieved, and Christian was flown by helicopter to the hospital.

The Hospital

After many hours had passed, the head doctor of the pediatric intensive care unit came to us. She told us that in spite of all their efforts, there was just too much damage and that Christian would not live through the night. His lungs had been crushed, his heart was badly bruised and damaged, his liver and bowels were bruised and swollen, 2 ribs were broken, his brain was swollen and surrounded by fluid, and his lower right leg was hanging by a thread of skin and a vein. We were told to go be with him and love him while we could.

In the meantime, prayer requests had been sent out all over the country. By the end of the day, there were thousands of people praying for Christian and our family. I’ll never know the exact number or who they were, but I am truly thankful to them all!

Since it was believed (by the doctors) that Christian would not live, there was no attempt to perform surgery on his leg at the time. When he was still holding on the next day and some blood flow had actually returned to his foot, an orthopedic surgeon said that if Christian survived, the leg could be amputated later.

Christian remained in a coma for 4 days, barely hanging on to life. But as his vital signs began to improve a little, the first surgery on his leg was performed on the 4th morning. The doctor had decided to try to save the leg, but didn’t seem overly hopeful. That same night, Christian came out of the coma! A respirator was still breathing for him, and he was hooked up to every kind of machine imaginable. The neurosurgeon said that there would probably be severe brain damage due to the impact and going without any oxygen for almost an hour.

On November 20, the respirator was removed and Christian was finally able to talk. During the previous week I had been told (and already knew in my heart) that it was miraculous that he had even been revived, but to be healing and recovering at such a rapid rate was unbelievable to all of his doctors. But the most miraculous thing was what he said once he was able to talk. He asked me, “am I still in heaven”? When I answered no, he became agitated and asked, “why did you take me away from Jesus, I did not want to leave Him”! Later he described brief memories from the accident, after he had died. He also described “coming down the stairs”, to which he later added that his older brother Jason (who had died the month before Christian was born) had led him down the stairs from heaven. Christian said that Jason told him it was not time for him yet and that he would see him again someday.

To the complete amazement of all of his doctors, Christian was released from the hospital 20 days after being admitted! His heart, brain, lungs, everything except his leg was totally healed.

Full Recovery

Christian’s recovery has been published in several medical reports over the past 16 months and is still being talked about in the medical communities. One report that I heard was from a conference of over 500 doctors. It was stated that there are 2 categories: one of what medicine can do, and one of what medicine can not do. Christian’s case was listed in the “cannot do” category, and his recovery was attributed to “Divine intervention”.

Christian’s leg required several surgeries over a 1 year period, including 2 bone grafts, a skin graft, and a titanium plate placed over the shin area. For a little over 4 months, his leg was held together with 2 fixators screwed directly into the bones and he suffered from severe nerve pains as his leg was healing. He had permanent scars and his right foot is now somewhat smaller than his left foot. The tendons and ligaments were extremely tight, causing his foot to turn inward, but with stretching and exercise have become almost completely normal and he is now able to run again, with only a slightly noticable limp. Even this is expected to return to normal in time.

Throughout this entire ordeal, our faith and trust in Jesus has strengthened. He has carried us through, giving us peace and comfort in a time of great trials. In spite of his pain and suffering, Christian remained positive and confident in God’s ability to heal him. In his own words, Christian often said, “I know God is with me, and He is going to make everything alright”.

In Conclusion

One of the hardest and greatest lessons I have learned from all of this is that I am not in control. I had to learn to put my comlete faith and trust in God, to know that it is His will that must be done, even when I don’t understand it. To walk by faith and not by sight, trusting that God is watching over us and He will work everything out for good in the end brings an unexplainable peace and comfort to my heart. I felt God’s presence in and around me when I began to pray with all my heart at the accident, and I knew He was there with us. I witnessed a miracle that day, and I have been privileged to watch God take the most horrible scene I have ever watched and turn it into many miracles and blessings over this past 16 months.

There are far too many details of this story to put it all down here. But it is something that I know in my heart must be shared. It is my passion to share what God has done, and is doing, for He is truly a mighty and holy God! It is my prayer that every heart be opened to seeking and finding Him! And if it is His will, the full details of this story will be published, to honor and glorify Him.

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