Noah Found Grace

If you're like me, the first thing you think of when you hear the word 'halo' is something like what you'd find hovering above an angel in a pre-Renaissance painting. Some have experienced the other kind, as in the photo below, when they need to have a part of their body stabilized to allow healing of bruised nerves and fractured vertebrae. That is the case with Noah. We are told that he will be in traction for at least a month, with this contraption keeping his neck/head rigid. He is 10 years old. This is no easy thing for anyone, but a ten year old boy? A ten year old boy whose head hurts when he laughs, but who needs laughter to keep his spirits up. Quite a dilemma.

Please continue to pray for this youngster. You can read the full story here on my blog. We praise God for His grace in sparing Noah's life and not allowing any major organ damage. As I said before, I don't know any word other than 'miracle' to describe it.

'We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.'
                                                                         - Oswald Chambers

Colossians 1:3  'We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you...'

1 Thessalonians 5:17 'Pray without ceasing.'

Thank you, friends, for your continued prayers for Noah and his family. 

When Noah Was Ten Years Old

View From Our Deck

 

Who says miracles don't happen? 

If you need to be reminded that they do, read the following Facebook message that our nephew posted late last week:

Italics are mine.

"Monday, [July 21] our 10 year old, Noah, fell off the balcony 6 floors onto concrete.

We were told not to get our hopes up. He is still in the ICU but the CT scan yesterday [Friday, I think]  showed that other than the damage to the lungs there is no damage to the heart, liver, brain and other internal organs. The bleeding in and around the lungs seems to be subsiding. He was in line for an MRI this morning to try to identify the cause of the pain in his abdomen but got bumped because of an emergency. His neck, back, tailbone and pelvis are broken but there does not seem to be nerve damage. His lower left arm is fractured and his upper left arm has a compound fracture. He is in a lot of pain and is a bit scared but is holding up remarkably well. He is off the respirator but still has a chest tube. He was doing fairly well this morning but he is a bit down this afternoon. Anyhow, all is not well and safe but we are all just a small part of something that is very good.  It’s not the way I would have done things, but God gets better results.
Karl”

An update via Noah's grandparents:

'This came Saturday:
They are giving him pain medications but are not keeping him sedated.  He says it is hard to sleep at night because of construction noise so he has to get plenty of sleep during the day. He doesn't like to call mom at night either for fear they won't let her visit as much during the day. He said most of today was pretty good but there were some rough patches.  He was pretty tired and looked it during the middle of the day and was in quite a bit of pain..."

The following message was in response to a friend who (probably hadn't heard about the fall) sent a message "Hope all is well and safe".

“Not safe and well, but good.

God is using Noah to reach people. Many acquaintances have come to visit and give comfort. They leave having heard the good news that is changing their lives."

We have spoken with Karl this morning (Sunday) and he reports that all of the tubes have been removed except the catheter and IV.  He is still in ICU. They are starting to feed him food. Praise God.

Again we thank you for all your prayers that have helped make this possible.'

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To my blogging friends,

please pray for this little boy and his parents

and siblings

and grandparents

and the doctors

and those who may come in contact with the Good News

of Jesus

because of this incident.

Noah's not out of the woods yet, but whoever heard of a kid falling 6 stories onto concrete and less than a week later is bumped in the MRI line because someone else has a more acute injury!

Miracles do happen.

And when you think about it, 

isn't it a miracle that each night when you go to sleep

your heart keeps beating

your lungs keep breathing air

the blood keeps flowing through your circulatory system

your hair keeps growing

your digestive system keeps working

your brain keeps working, even giving you dreams

your cells are repaired

and somehow that time of sleep rejuvenates your body.

And we hardly take notice.