My family has a friend named D. He is a man who my dad mentored. He was at Bathesda Mission for a while. D was in a biking accident a few months ago. He broke open his skull and had some fluid build up in his lungs. He also had kidney problems so he had to have a dialysis machine hooked up to him for about a month. He also hurt his foot. This was a terrible accident and it is amazing he is still alive. He has now moved out of the hospital to a rehab center where he is going to learn how to walk again without a walker. We were able to take him out to dinner a week or two ago and it was very encouraging that he was able to come and move around using his walker. The most amazing thing about D is his attitude toward the whole situation. He told my dad that he knows that God has a reason for not healing him fully yet. He says that God wants him to be able to tell his story to show God's healing power. Whenever he is telling someone the story of what happened, he always ends it with saying that God has healed him, or he wouldn't be here right now, and talks about God's amazing power. I don't think I would have that good of an attitude if that happened to me, but it is encouraging to me that he has such a good attitude toward it.
When I saw him at Hoss's that one night, he did not look like someone who had been in a serious accident, he looked very happy.
ReplyDeletewow that is a powerful story and a great example to everyone..i agree i dont think i would react that way either but u never know unless ur put in that situation
ReplyDeletethats amazing!! ive never met him before but he sounds like an awesome guy to be around, and definately a Godly man. Im so glad that he's doing better and i hope he heals fully soon!
ReplyDeletehe is very happy and that is what is so amazing about the whole thing. you cant tell just by looking at him that he has been through so much, it really shows God's great power.
ReplyDeletemissed ya today hun!! hey this is truly the love of God!!! instead of complaining that God has made this happen, he was very humble about the thing!! i will continue to keep him in my prayers every day. i hope that he will continue to be healed!!! luv ya
ReplyDeleteOh wow that's amazing someone can live through all that. It's incredible what God can do. I think it's cool he's telling his story to others. I will pray for him.
ReplyDeletethats a really cool story sarah. It made me think about if i were in that situation would i have that kind of additude and not be mad at God.
ReplyDeleteaw i hope your friend dyrk gets better soon. Thats really sad but i'm sure w/ god he can heal soon
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