J.A.M.

Helen’s and my day began this morning at 3.40am. Helen’s Mom, Cynthia Becker, has not been well now for the past five weeks. She has spent most of the time in bed with a back injury that she has struggled to conquer. It has left her in a lot of pain and breathless much of the time. We have been very worried. She phoned us at 3.40 this morning to say she was not feeling well. By 5.30am the ambulance had arrived to take her to St. Dominic’s Hospital. Helen went with her thinking it would be a relatively simple procedure and that she would be home in an hour or two. Our car packed up yesterday and is needing attention before it can be used again so a friend was going to fetch her at the hospital and bring her home.

By mid morning, when Helen was still not home from hospital, we realized things were getting complicated. We had at first been told that because of changes in my Mom In- Law’s Medical Aid, a R15 000 up front payment was required by the hospital in order to admit her. Tests were done in the waiting area and it was determined that she had developed Pneumonia in one Lung and because of this complication the admittance fee was increased to R30 000! We do not have that kind of money and it seemed that we would have to admit her to Frere Hospital instead. We were loathe to do that as she needs a lot of very specialized medical care and as a result of previous bad experience with the Frere and a generally bad reputation it was a terrifying thought.

We were both desperate as we knew there was no way we could raise that type of money in such a short time. By lunch time though, God had made a way for us and provided the full R30 000 through a very special person. I arrived at the hospital around lunch time and she was admitted to a ward where she is now being looked after. A rough road lies ahead as we are not sure how long she will need to be there and what the costs will be – but we are confident that God has got everything under control.

This evening friends of ours brought us supper so that we did not have to still organize that after such a rough day. The lesson in this for me is that God WILL make a way where there seems to be no way – and very often right at the very last minute as He did with us today. I want to encourage you that if you are going through a tough time right now in whatever area of your life – keep trusting that God has you in the palm of His hand. You can never fall out of His hand! He WILL make a way.

I cannot understand how people who do not have a relationship with God cope. What or who do they hold on to in times of crisis. Having a Christian family at Church is such a blessing and such a wonderful support as well. We’ve been receiving messages throughout the day and it has really been a wonderful support for Helen and I.

“I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!” – Isaiah 65:24

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