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MY WOBBLY FAITH
The other week I did a podcast with Rebecca Southey from New Zealand (who was staying with us at the time) where she tells her story of God’s grace and blessing upon her life. She mentioned on the podcast of how I printed a testimony by her mother, Maureen Green, who gave birth to a spinal bifida daughter. Can you believe it? It was printed in the No. 3 issue of Above Rubies, away back in 1978! Here’s the testimony.MY WOBBLY FAITH
How thrilled and grateful I was when my young daughter, Lois gave birth to a big bouncing baby boy. She had a perfect pregnancy and an easy natural birth. Little Joshua was my 15th grandchild, so why was it so special?
I thought back to a day 21 years ago when I lay on a hospital bed with a gynecologist/physician/surgeon surrounding me saying that this pregnancy must be terminated! This was because of my acute physical condition and the risk of childbirth. My previous pregnancies and births had been very difficult, and they did not think I could survive this one.
I was faced with an issue of life and death. How could I destroy life which God had put within me? No. I couldn’t allow it, even at risk to myself. I remember saying to the physician, “My faith is wobbly, but I will wobble on with the help of God” and I went through the pregnancy.
Lois was born with difficulty at five weeks premature, RH negative, and spinal bifida! She was operated on at two days old to close the opening. After the operation there was no reaction or sign of reflexes. Her legs just dangled. The doctor said they had done all they could.
My husband and I had many times experienced a touch from the Lord and so we turned to Him again. We took her to Wellington where a visiting evangelist from America prayed for her.
Nothing apparent happened, but my husband, being a man of faith, kept telling the Lord what we had read in His word: “They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover” (Mark 16:18). Each night as we put her to bed he would say, “Lord, we’re still waiting. We thank You that this baby will walk.”
The night she was one year old we were bathing her and suddenly she moved, and her legs kicked for the first time. What excitement as the whole family came crowding in the tiny little bathroom. Such shouting and rejoicing.
From this day on she grew stronger and began to hold her head which she could not do before. We decided to treat her from this day just as we had our other five children.
We had many opportunities to tell of Jesus and His love through what people saw happening over a space of time.
At 15 years she was last seen by the specialist who was surprised that she was just like any normal girl. However, he did say that if one day she should marry and have a child that she would need to give birth by c-section. How wonderful is the goodness of God that she had a beautiful natural delivery.
We have been a family who have known what it is to have sickness come our way, but we have seen the Lord’s hand on our lives and have been granted the ability to rise above it.
I strongly recommend this wonderful friend, Jesus Christ, to anyone needing healing, whether it be spiritual, physical, or emotional.
MAUREEN GREEN (who passed away many years ago).
(Maureen was also Sue’s mother who did the podcast, A LIFE POURED OUT, and Rebecca’s mother who shared her story in the podcast, GOD’S FAITHFULNESS.
Here's the link to Rebecca’s great testimony.
Picture: Cover of Above Rubies, No. 3. I wonder if anyone in the world still has this copy of Above Rubies!
