Day 320 - May 2 - 700 Club ®

Cherié and I have an emotional wave cycle that we ride all the time - in my case, I go through a length of time when things motor along fairly smoothly; I'm living focused on today, and trusting God for His provision. Then, I drop into a period where each moment is a struggle against despair and depression. Cherié has similar occurrences, and we stumble along trying to help carry each other through the troughs.

Yesterday Cherié was in a blue funk, and she was sitting in the living room while Connor slept, flipping through the TV channels. As she moved through the line-up, she passed the 700 Club. Now, I don't know what your opinion of the 700 Club is, but we really haven't paid it a lot of attention. But this time, as she scrolled on past that show, she thought to herself "I should go back and watch the 700 Club". So she went back and turned it on, and watched for a few minutes, until Pat Robertson started to pray for the many requests for prayer they had received. She was going to leave the room when Mr. Robertson said on TV "Don't leave - stay with us and pray", and Cherié felt she was supposed to stay. So, she prayed with the people on TV as they prayed over some of the requests, praying "Lord, let me know You hear me. Let them pray for my son." And the words were barely off her lips when Pat Robertson, on TV many miles away, began praying, with his eyes tightly shut - "Lord, there's someone with a neck injury. It's not a whiplash, it's a spinal or neck injury. we believe in You for their complete healing, that You would restore their health and remove the paralysis, that they would begin to move and feel, in Jesus' Name". Only a second or two after Cherié's request!

Here's the clip from the show (downloaded from CBN's website) -

Now, as of this moment Connor hasn't leapt from his chair and begun skipping around the room. I wish he would, but so far, no. But that's not why I tell you about this occurrence. I wanted to tell you about it because it amazes me how God can care so much for us that He will intervene to speak directly in answer to her cry. I suppose the fact that I'm amazed speaks volumes about my faith as well, doesn't it?

This afternoon, the three of us were able to attend the wedding of one of Connor's lifelong friends. We left the house about three, and didn't get home until almost 10. That's a new record right there! Connor had no physical problems at all during the experience, and was able to take part in the festivities without any difficulty. It also us gave us an opportunity to do a dry run for next month and Joélle's wedding.

If today is any measure, he'll do fine. He carried himself well and unselfconsciously, and with courage to be in front of 400-500 people. When we commented on how well he comported himself, he said "It's easy, Mom. I'm surrounded by people that love me." Ain't that the truth.

Oops, I almost forgot. In response to the last post, Joélle is much better now than she was a few days ago, and appears to be recovering nicely. Apparently hogs weren't involved in her illness after all! Thank you so much for your prayers!!!

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