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A 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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