Saturday, March 28, 2009

I'd like to share an experience that God permitted me to experience about an hour ago.

I went to the hospital to see Jennifer and her family and was just in time to gather around her bed for group prayer. When I walked into the room, Jennifer recognized me and gave me a little wave. Let me tell you that was a major change from early Thursday morning and I might add, a pleasant surprise. There is no question about it, she is still in critical condition and has a variety of life threatening issues that she is dealing with.

Pastor Jim walked into Jennifer's room just as we were about to pray, and most, if not everyone in the room (10-12) prayed. Touching conversations with our Lord, for sure. After our time of prayer, James whispered something to Jennifer and then he turned to Pastor Jim and said, "(paraphrased) Not to put you on the spot, but we were planning to renew our wedding vows this year. Would you mind doing that for us now? Our gracious pastor, being the "instant in season, out of season" man that he is, said he'd be happy to. So, he did! That my brothers and sisters is a classic example of God's timing and I praise Him for allowing me to be there. There were enough camera phones in the room that Jennifer wrote a note stating that there had to be a good shot in one of them.

Shortly before I left her room, Jennifer's nurse told her they were going to make a change on her breathing procedure to get a better reading on blood gases (if this layman recalls correctly).

Please continue to lift the family to the Lord for his strength, comfort and wisdom. James may be faced with making a gut wrenching decision soon.

George and Jan expressed there appreciation for the support of the Apollo family.

In His service,
Floyd <><
“..Hallelujah! For our Lord God Almighty reigns. Let is rejoice and be glad and give Him glory...” Rev. 19:6b-7a

1 comment:

Pam the Realtor said...

Thank you so much for sharing this special story. Jennifer and James are both such great people, I wasn't surprised he had this spur of the moment idea. I only wish I could have been there. Please let them all know that prayers are coming their way for strength during such a difficult time.
Pam