Saturday we will be attending the funeral service of a baby girl who never experienced the pain of this world. As her mother and father say, she was born to save her mother. Below is an excerpt from the mother's caring bridge page...
"She was 32-weeks pregnant, went into congestive heart failure due to a congenital heart issue which was worsened by an infection in her heart which decreased her pumping ability making her heart unable to pump and certainly unable to pump the extra blood volume from the pregnancy. They did an emergency c-section which the baby did not survive, then CPR began because her system crashed and had no heart rate. Once she was stabilized enough for transport, she was flown to [a near by city] where an emergency 9-hour open heart surgery was performed in which multiple complications were encountered. Her aortic valve was replaced at that time, the infection was removed, and she was placed on a heart-lung machine to keep her alive because her heart was not functioning. The next day, she had another emergency open heart surgery because one of the cannula got dislodged and she was starting to crash. Her chest was closed at that point. She was on ECMO (heart-lung machine) for 7 days....”
The ECMO machine was removed and she began recovery. In the beginning all of the options were grim. If she survived, if, she would need a heart replacement. I think there were also options of permanent technical assistance from a machine. But the point is, in the beginning it was bad, really bad. God reached down and healed her, He displayed his power of healing. Jehovah Rophi - God who heals. She left that hospital with her own heart, truly amazing! Doctors were astonished at what she'd been though. Countless people from every corner were praying for her and desiring for God to be glorified in all this.
She went home just 20 days after this all began! Amazing! Her and her husband, along with her church family, give all the glory to God. This journey is truly a miracle. Her family in Christ poured out prayers and pleas to God and He bestowed His grace on her life. I have seen God using this situation to bless many, to strengthen faith, to teach, to show His awesome power. And we are honored to celebrate the life of this little baby, who truly did save her mother's life. Their journey does not end here. We continue to pray for strength, faith, and hope as the family faces the grief of loss.
Sunday is the celebration of the 3rd birthday of my niece. She's a sweet little one that is in God's hands.
When I saw my calendar with these seemingly opposite occasions a verse came to mind.
"The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD." - Job 1:21
I have to remember in both occasions to celebrate. Celebrate the blessings of Christ. God was the one who placed these girls in their mother's wombs. Before the foundations of the earth these little girls were in God's hands. He knew the plan for thier lives. I will praise the Lord in all things, for He does give and take away. But after all they were His in the first place, and still are His! =)
If you know someone who has lost a child please take a minute, right now....right now, not later (cause you'll probably forget) and pray for them. Pray God's love wraps around them, that His peace flows in their lives and that they know the love of Christ every second.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
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