By: Tom Determan
A Time for Friends & Pictures
Saturday and Sunday were really good days for Andy, mostly because friends were finally able to visit, which ultimately helped lift his spirits quite a bit. Praise God for faithful and good Christian friends who will take up one another’s burdens according to Galatians 6:1. God is so GOOD!
Janna & I are very blessed to see the hand of God at work in Andy, and as mentioned in previous posts, we are very grateful to everyone who has lifted us up during this amazing time of remarkable grace.
Also, we want to thank everyone who has prepared & brought food (dinner) to us. Every night the meals continue to get better & better. A special thank you to Elizabeth May & Carrie Henry for orchestrating this endeavor enabling us to stay focus on Andy's needs.
Now back to the photos... we decided to create a photo journal for Andy as a powerful way to help remind us how good our God is. As new visitors came on Saturday & Sunday, I took photos of them and Andy together, with Andy doing his best to be photogenic.
Hopefully, someday we’ll get to share them with you, but for now we are going to stay focused on our faith, until Andy gets the connection he needs. We will tarry until our faith becomes sight, and our faith speaks that Andy will walk, run and play sports better than ever, but with renewed purpose.
A Time to Minister -- A Higher Purpose
Something very cool happened the other night that I forgot to mention earlier. On Thursday evening /Friday morning, a couple of nurses came into Andy’s room. One of them is a singer at our church named Sarah. She just stopped by to check on Andy’s progress and to say hi to Sheree, a fellow co-worker.
Well, Sheree just happened to pick up a shift that night and was assigned to Andy. Shortly after Sarah had left, Sheree opened up her heart and spoke to us about her husband who was on drugs and needed to be set free. We all held hands & prayed together believing God for His conviction power to touch her husband and ultimately set him free from the power of sin & death.
Afterward, Andy told me that he saw people lined up and ready to come for the same thing. Good & I believe it! Because time is short and people need to be set free from the powers of darkness in the name of Jesus! The enemy overplayed his hand on this family unit (the Determan's & Family Worship Center) and now as a result, I believe we will see the fruit of many souls come into the kingdom of God.
My son, who is lying in a Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU) bed, has ministered to a wonderful nurse who has a real need. After we prayed, Andy spoke into her life and her response was, “I know the words you are speaking are from God,” …Wow, Glory to God!!
Those were the most beautiful words I've every heard someone speak over Andy, of course that is from a parents perspective!
As you know, this tragedy is one the enemy meant for evil, but God is already using for His glory.
So, even while standing at my sons’ bedside, I am praising & worshiping my God, believing Him for His miracle working power to manifest and the entire time it is already at work... getting ready to move like we have never seen before.
Amen to that!! :)
ReplyDeleteWe are so encouraged by what God is doing. He is not only healing Andy's body, He's healing hearts too.
ReplyDeleteAndy, hold onto Him, He is your source, strength and healer.
You are always in our prayers.