Day 22

Zach Romain | Re:Hope Online

On the 24th May 2024 I was admitted to hospital for a suspected heart attack. I was terrified as I was prepped for surgery. I remember the guilt and fear I had before I went under. My wife and two beautiful girls were going to be alone. I hadn’t prayed in decades really but I did that night.

I awoke on the 16th of July from a coma, and found out over the previous weeks, I’d had an abnormal aortic dissection and as a result I’d lost my left leg. Due to nerve damage I had also lost the use of my remaining right leg. I had a lot of serious stomach issues and basically it was a miracle to be alive.  

I have been in hospital ever since, and after 27 surgeries and 53 blood transfusions and too many illnesses to name, I’m finally going home — hopefully for good — tomorrow. I’ve been stripped down to my bones, and questioned many things. At times I even asked God for mercy; to free my family from all the suffering they were enduring because of my pain. Through the love of some great people, in the last 14 months I have found my faith and Jesus. I feel that I have returned and have been accepted which has replaced my fears with joy. I’m not sure what my future will bring but I will be with my loved ones where I can begin to live a fulfilling life with God and full of love. I’m sorry for the cheese but this has been the hardest period of my life, but also the most blessed.  

I’m new to this and new to this church, but I’m excited to be a part of it and most of all for my second chance.

Janice McCulloch | Re:Hope West End

I previously told the story of how God had answered my prayer by guiding our daughter to finding her new home. 

On the day she was to pick up her keys, her solicitor called telling her that they couldn't complete the sale as an important certificate for the property was missing. At this point she didn't know when/if the sale would be completed. I tried to remain positive and remember that God had a plan. I didn't know what it was, but I trusted that ‘God works for the good of those who love Him’ and I felt at peace that things would work out.

Her solicitor called the next day stating the sale could go ahead as the seller's solicitor had guaranteed that a copy of the relevant certificate would be supplied within 30 days. She now had to get to the estate agent’s office to pick up the keys before they closed at 5pm. In normal traffic this would take 40 minutes, but this was Friday afternoon during rush hour on the M8! 

I offered to drive, leaving her free to rearrange the moving company. During that time she received an email with the relevant building certificate attached. It didn't take 30 days with God's help. We made it to the estate agents with 15 minutes to spare and she got her keys.

This whole situation was a reminder for me that God is always at work on our behalf. We don't know what is going on behind the scenes. It's our job to trust and leave the rest to God.

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.  Romans 8:28 NLT

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