Homestead Haven Beginnings

Better than a birthday!

Today marks one year since we almost lost our Abraham!  So, I thought it would be appropriate to give our little testimony of how our Heavenly Father healed our little boy.  In September of last year, I began bringing him to the Dr. because he was having severe stomach aches, and the Dr. kept telling us it was either constipation, gas or milk allergy.  I must have brought him in at least a dozen times.  Finally one night, I think it was the 2nd of October, I waited till the Dr. office was closed and took him to emergency, I knew they would not let him go until they knew what was wrong with him.  By this time, the pain was so terrible that they were giving my 4 yr. old boy shots of morphine just so he wouldn't be able to stand up on the bed and try to pull out his IVs.  Even with this pain med. he was thrashing around on his bed.  We waited in the emergency room 16 hrs. until the surgeon finally came, and within a half an hour he was in the OR.  The surgeon was sure it was an appendicitis and the surgery would last about 45 minutes.  6 1/2 hours later, the Dr. emerged, I cried when I saw him.  When they opened him up, he was full of infection and a wierd murky fluid, and when they got to his appendix, it was enlarged but hadn't ruptured so they knew it wasn't that.  They removed it anyway and then did exploratory surgery where they found a Diverticuli (sp?) He had diverticulitis, which is VERY rare in children, even more rare, his was ruptured in 2 places which is virtually unheard of.  They had to remove over a foot of his intestine.  The Surgeon said he would not have lived but a few more days.  Not only this, they overdosed Abraham with anesthsia (sp?).  They gave him an adults dose, and he had a 90% chance of going into cardiac arrest.  Do you know what I told the Dr. when he said this to me??  I said,  "That's okay, everyone makes mistakes, God will heal my baby"  This was totally God!!!  I was a mess, how did this forgiving comment come out of my mouth??  Later, the Surgeon told us that this comment had touched him, and he was prepared to be slapped with a lawsuit.  Even the nurses several times said they were touched by Abraham.  Everytime they would come in to draw blood, Abraham would tell them, "Don't give me pokies, Jesus healed me."  Even at 4 yrs. old, he was a light to those around him.  To make a long story short, after almost 1 month in the hospital, Abraham was released.  And as if God wanted to reaffirm that He is in total control, in one year, Abraham has been so protected that he hasn't even gotten a sniffle, fever, tummy ache...nothing in one year!!!  God is good, and still in the business of miracles!!!

Amazing Story!

{ 11:04, Monday, October 30, 2006 } { Posted by pamasey }

Wow, what an amazing story!! It brought tears to my eyes and a "warm fuzzy" to my heart! ... Hallellooo!!!

Have a wonderful day!

Pam :>

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{ 12:37, Monday, October 30, 2006 } { Posted by Kitty }

Girl, what a story. I have chills up and down my spine. I have never had an experience like that with one of my kids, Thank God, I can only imagine what you were feeling at the time. God was and is and will always be good to us.
Take care of those little miracles and yourself. God bless.
Kitty

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{ 03:59, Monday, October 30, 2006 } { Posted by lynjc }

God is so good Rossie, everytime I hear that story I get goosebumps!

praise god

{ 04:24, Monday, October 30, 2006 } { Posted by deedee06 }

Praise God for His mercy upon your family! Beautiful story!!.............................Denise (prairiemom)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

{ 02:45, Tuesday, October 31, 2006 } { Posted by YPAmy5 }

We serve an Awesome God who is soooo good to us!
Thank you so much for sharing this story/testimony. God has great plans for your Abraham!
Amy W