Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ:
Let me share a miracle with you! Yesterday I called my husband asked if he could
put dinner on the stove, as I was going to be a little late getting home from
work. I told him how to go about getting dinner started (he's not a cook- haha)
and he said "Sure - be careful on your way home and watch that traffic!"
When I walked in to the kitchen (arms loaded with groceries) I noticed that the
very large pot on top on the stove was boiling at a level that was way to high
(I guess I forgot to say simmer - not rolling boil - haha). I walked over to the
stove and turned down the heat and picked the pot up with two pot holders. I
turned to take the boiling pot to the sink to let it cool, as it was way to hot!
As I turned, I caught a glimpse of my six year old daughter, she was right
underneath my feet, anxiously awaiting her "hug and kiss and love" which is what
we call our greeting to one another after a long day apart.
In a split second, my heart jumped and I stopped myself short, when I did this,
the hot boiling liquid splashed over the top of the large pot and spilled down
the front of her shirt. She started screaming and wailing in a way I have never
heart! I dropped the pot in the sink and ran to her, yanked her shirt off and
almost died! There were large blisters already forming and she had been burned
all down her right side! I laid her on the couch, got a wet cloth - applied it
to the burns and started to pray, on my knees - right out loud with every ounce
of faith I had!
"Lord, if you don't intervene, I'm going to have to take her to the hospital and
Lord, it's not easy what burn patients have to go through, please intervene! I
said to her, "Baby, pray with me!" She began to pray and as we prayed, I saw her
face relax and the redness from screaming starting to disappear. She stopped
shaking and started to breath normally. I knew the Lord was working, but I
didn't yet know to what extend! I lifted the cloth and right before my eyes, I
saw blisters disappear and saw white skin literally over- lapping and covering
the very red burned areas. It was healing before my eyes!
I started praising the Lord! I sang and I praised him and the more I did, the
more the redness just disappeared! After about what must have been an hour, my
daughter said, "I'm ok now, it doesn't even hurt - now what's for dinner, I'm
hungry!" PRAISE THE LORD! I'm telling you that was boiling hot water that made a
direct hit right down the front of her body! There are some red marks there this
morning, but she is not sore and she is at home with Daddy, pestering with all
she's got!!!! (LOL)
I cried and praised God all the way to work this morning!!!! WHAT A WONDERFUL
FATHER WE HAVE!
Penny (Received on Friday March 2, 2001)
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