Mother-In-Law's Cancer Surgery and God's Encouraging Miracle

[jabcat]

My mother-in-law had a recurrence of her breast CA, and had to have a mastectomy last week.  She gets violently ill from anesthesia to the point where they were going to heavily medicate her to keep her in "twilight".  She got very nauseaus anyway.  After I left the hospital, I was at work, and I wanted to eat dinner.  God was telling me to pray for her comfort and wellbeing.  I did, thought I was "through" and again, wanted to eat.  He stopped me and had me pray for her comfort.  I did.  I took a few bites of my food and my wife called.  She said her mother was doing great, not sick at all, setting up talking...and that "she was sick for 2 hours then IT SUDDENLY WENT AWAY".

OK.  The rest of the story is a) this is the lady my wife recently shared our UR beliefs with;  her mom, Southern Baptist for years, great lady, but, uh, Southern Baptist.  When told, she cried, upset that we'd believe such things.  Maybe (I don't know) God was confirming some things to her by using this unworthy (true) heretic (true) in His awesome blessing of her.  And b) I can take no credit, because God chooses to use us cracked vessels to move through sometimes, including using a donkey in the OT once.  My friend says God has now used a donkey twice   :bigGrin:.

To God be the glory.  Great things He has done.

[sparrow]

How wonderful, Jabcat!!

Thank you for sharing that with us..

Awesome!!

:HeartThrob:  :HeartThrob:

[WhiteWings]

 :thumbsup:

Jabcat you think there is any connection with UR that she will now quickly turn to UR?

[jabcat]

 :hihat: Ms. Sparrow.  Thank you.

I really don't know WW...my first reaction would be "I doubt it will be an instant turn-around, it will be a longer process", but I don't know what God will bring about.  All His timing, and He's certainly at work  :bowing:

[martincisneros]

To God be the glory.  Great things He has done.

I saw this thread when it first got posted and have been rejoicing with you.  I'm going to spend a day with Daddy, and perhaps much interpreting of other tongues (1Corinthians 14:13-18).  [I'll send a quick though perhaps brief PM on why.]  I pray she remains cancer free, in the Name of Jesus, and that God would do other things for her that would be important and deeply comforting to a woman who's just gone through that.  As long as she's fully persuaded of God's love for her, then not much else matters.  When we're fully persuaded of God's endlessly intense inferno of love for us, then believing He has certain unorthodox plans for the rest of mankind is easier to privately start entertaining.  But while one's belief is that they'll narrowly be saved, then the attitude is pretty much always going to be "good luck" when it comes to the rest of the world.  I'm not very persuaded that very many Universalists are fully persuaded of the depth of God's infinitely passionate love for them individually.

[jabcat]

Good points.  Thanks.  TCB.

[Cardinal]

 :cloud9: That's awesome Jabcat, and a living illustration of why obedience (to His Spirit) is so much better than sacrifice. Obedience to do what He says to do when He says to do it, ALWAYS yields fruit. Rejoicing with you..... :banana: :trampoline: :angelharp: and agreeing with you that her eyes will opened to the Truth. Blessings...

[jabcat]

Mother-in-law doing well.  Thanks for any prayers.

Thought I'd hijack my own thread with the following story from just up the road from where I live (and Tim B., and trettep, and Gary, and....  :bigGrin:).

Anyway, thought you might find this touching/inspirational. 

I'll label it "Forgiveness"

ST. CHARLES, Mo.  —  Brryan Jackson has been left out of birthday party invitations and asked not to use water fountains. His daily routine at one point included 23 pills, three IV medications and two injections. But the toughest part of growing up with AIDS for him may be knowing how he got it.
When he was a baby, his father entered his hospital room and injected a syringe of HIV-tainted blood into his tiny body. At times during his childhood, he was expected to die.

Now 18, he'll put on his black cap and gown Saturday and graduate from Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, near St. Louis. Shielded from the public for much of his life since his father's high-profile criminal trial a decade ago, Brryan is now an outspoken advocate for people with AIDS, and the power of faith and forgiveness.
"I expect to break the barriers between what people think this virus is, and what it really is," Brryan said Thursday during an interview at his home. "I hope to eliminate a lot of ignorance and change people's minds."
Then he breaks into a few lines from a Lazlo Bane song: "I can't do it all on my own; I'm no Superman."
Brryan's mother, Jennifer Jackson, and his father, Brian Stewart, were together for about two years, off and on, in the early 1990s. After Jackson became pregnant and had the child, Stewart denied he was the father. Paternity tests proved he was.
In 1992, Brryan was 11 months old when he was hospitalized with asthma. After leaving the hospital, he was constantly sick. Doctors ruled out one illness after another.
Finally, in 1996, the child was near death when he was diagnosed with AIDS. But doctors were puzzled about how he got the disease. He wasn't born with it, and had not had blood transfusions. That's when suspicion turned to Stewart.
Stewart worked at a St. Louis hospital as a phlebotomist — his job was drawing blood from patients. Brryan's mother said Stewart came to Brryan's hospital room during that 1992 stay and suggested she go get a bite to eat.
Prosecutors said he had a syringe filled with HIV-tainted blood tucked inside his lab coat. They said he waited until he was alone with the boy and injected him.
There were no witnesses, but at trial in 1998, Jackson and others testified that Stewart had access to tainted blood and previously had threatened to use it as a weapon.
Stewart was convicted of first-degree assault and received the maximum sentence, life in prison. At sentencing, Judge Ellsworth Cundiff said he was in the same category as "the worst war criminal" and added, "I believe when God finally calls you, you are going to burn in hell from here to eternity."
To distance himself from his father — and to protect his identity growing up — Brryan changed his name from "Brian." He has not been in contact with Stewart but said he has forgiven him.
"God wants us to forgive people," he said. "Am I going to make myself as low as he is? ... I've got to be the better person."

In many ways, Brryan is a typical teen. He became a cheerleader after his sister dared him to try out for the squad; he's learning how to play the guitar.
With improvements in AIDS treatment, he's down to just five medications these days. He said at his last doctor's visit, they didn't draw blood because he has overall been in good health.
Still, he has missed long stretches of school battling AIDS and admits that some days, it's hard to get out of bed.
Friends say Brryan is known for talking animatedly with his hands and making people laugh. And he's fiercely loyal.
Kendra Sontag, 16, said if she has a bad day, Bryyan will often show up at her door to make sure she's all right. His sunny outlook has made her a stronger person, Sontag said.
"He could be mad forever but he chooses to forgive, because that's what God would do," she said.
He plans to eventually go to college, and hopes one day to go into politics, but for the upcoming months, he'll spend his time advocating for others with AIDS.
Brryan has started a nonprofit called Hope Is Vital. He will work this summer with Project Kindle, a Valencia, Calif.-based organization that sponsors summer camps for children affected by the disease. He also serves as a speaker with that group and a St. Peters, Mo.-based ministry, Upward Bound Ministries.

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[sparrow]

Wow... what an inspiring story.
Thanks for posting that, jabcat.. :HeartThrob:

I'm glad to your mother-in-law is doing all right!  :HeartThrob:

[jabcat]

Thanks dear one.