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FAMILY'S BLESSING
Submitted
by: Cheryl McDougall
It is not
often that that people send
me writings so captivating
and full of hope, as the one
below. If you have an unsaved
loved one...that you have
"just lost hope
in"....DON'T GIVE UP!!!
Cheryl knows and has
experienced the power of
prayer...and the patience
when trusting God.
I loved my
Mother very much, But as many
times as I tried to talk to
her about Jesus she just
didnt seem to care enough to
listen to anything about him.
She always said, "I know
God and thats good
enough!" So after many
years I stopped trying to
talk to her about him and
said, "Lord I give this
to you." I knew in my
heart some how she would be
saved.
She became
very ill and still she would
not talk about the Lord, but
I begin to realize it was not
me who would bring her to the
Lord! I started to see little
things that gave me hope. I
received a phone call That
Mom was back in the hospital
again. ( she was in Fla. and
I was in Ga.) and was told to
come, I had made several
trips down to see her each
time she went into the
hospital, But this time I
felt it was diffrent, so I
told my husband he needed to
go with me this time . So we
left very early next morning.
When I entered
into her room I knew the time
had come Mom was going to
die! I knew she was not
going to be with us long. I
prayed to God for some wisdom
and direction , I tried to
talk to her but she was not
really able to
understand............Only a
miracle could save her now!
She went down so fast that by
the next morning she was on
life support. I walked the
halls of that I.C.U unit
Praying, "God please
help her."
Mom did not
attend any church and we did
not know the area very well
so we didn't know any Pastors
there, so as I was praying a
lady from Hospice was
standing there and I asked
her if they had a chaplain I
could talk to and she said.
"yes I will call
him." He told her he
would be there in five
minutest - and he was! The
very first thing he asked me
was is your Mother saved?
Praise God! I knew I had the
right Person! And so I told
him no, and told him a little
about how I have tried to
talk to her, He said lets
pray and as we prayed he
asked God to open her ears to
hear and Eyes to see, I had
told him she was in a coma
and no one could get a
response from her.
We went to her
bed side and I touched her
hand and said mom there is
some one here to see you, and
she opened her eyes the
chaplin asked her if she
wanted to receive Christ and
if she did and understood
what he was saying squeeze
his hand, and she did, with
tears in her eyes! He Led her
to Jesus!!! As soon as we
were done praying with her
she fell back into a coma.
The next two
days there was no life at
all, only the machines
keeping her alive. The
doctors told us it was time
to take her off the machine
there was no use. They
told us to stay with her as
long as we wanted to because
she would'nt last long once
they shut off the machine.
Well, God
showed up that night Mom
lived threw the night. My
sister and I sat by her side
all night as Mom opened her
eyes and talked about all the
angels how beautiful it was
there and she has seen
Jesus! Then as morning
came the nurses told us she
is just about gone now.
We all left
the room and left Dad alone
with her. I waited for a
while and then went back in
the room and she was laying
there with a big smile I
thought she was gone and as I
walked to her and touched her
hand, She sat right up in the
bed and said, "where
have you been? I have so much
to tell you!" I almost
had a heart attack ! She
said, "I want to see
every one!" So the
nurses opened the doors of
the I.C.U unit and let every
one in.
She sat up in
that bed like there was
nothing wrong with her and
greeted people as they came
in telling them all about
Jesus! She asked for a
chocolate shake (her
favorite) and then another
one ,and a cup of tea. All
her vital signs went to
normal , all was normal! My
mother was gone and now shes
very much alive!! My sister
and I went out into the hall
just to pull our selves
together we wre so over
whelmed by it all. When a
strange Man just appeared in
front of us and asked what is
going on in that room? I just
cried trying to tell him and
he looked into my eyes and
said, "ENJOY THE MOMENT
!
W hen God is ready He is
going to take your
mother."
I turned to my
sister and when I turned back
to him he was gone!! He
was beautiful ! And as he
spoke to me he touched my arm
ever so gentle. Mom was a
totaly different person even
her voice was different...
she was almost angelic!
This went on four, about four
hours then they came to
transport her to the hospice
home. As she was leaving I
told her I will be
there in a little while I am
going to go and clean up and
eat, then I will be there!
Told her I loved her and
left. About one hour later we
arrived at the home and she
was back in a coma! And never
woke up again. But God was
not through yet!! They told
us she will not lastt through
the night. Well, that was
Monday and then Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Now, in three
days we got to witness to
alot of people and tell them
what God was doing! That
evening we all left the room
so they could bath Mom and
when we came back in the room
we all just sat and stared at
her,we could not take our
eyes off her and there was
such a wonderful feeling in
that room no one could move
as we watched Mom grow
younger and more beautiful!
Every wrinkle disappeared
from her face, it was as if
God wanted us to see her
perfect body before he took
her home. Sunday morning came
and the nurse told us she had
no pulse and no heart beat as
we all prayed around her bed
she continued to breath for
two more hours and then my
sister said, "I hear
music. I have never heard
anything so beautiful!"
(no one else heard it) and as
she said it, I layed my head
down next to moms and said,
"Mom, its time to go.
Joanne hears the music and
the gates of Heaven are open,
Go home! God Is
calling." I said,
"Joanne, Mom took her
last breath." I looked
at Joanne and she said,
"I know the music just
stopped!!"
Mom went to be
with the Lord on Febuary 17th
2002.
Submitted by:
Cheryl McDougall
You may write
Cheryl at:
scmcdougallga@juno.com
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