God of Wonders

During worship this evening my family and I were commenting on how many miracles we've seen lately. Some people may consider them lucky outcomes to seemingly terrible circumstances but we believe they are nothing less than full-blown miracles. There is one in particular that I'd like to share with you.

My cousin, Matt, and his wife, Larisa, adopted two children, Hannah and Judah, from Uganda about six years ago. These kids have been so awesome that Matt and Larisa decided to add three more to their crew resulting in the adoption of three more Ugandans, this time all boys. One of these boys, Levi, had a fairly serious heart condition that they knew would need repair upon his arrival to the states. Once three year-old Levi's surgery was completed things began to go down-hill. He was put on a breathing machine as well as all kinds of other tubes and his prognoses did not look so good. They found out that, not only had the surgery been the wrong kind for his sort of problem but he also had pulminary problems. A reverse surgery was in order and a heart transplant eventually needed.

While all this was going on my other cousin Jesse, Matt's brother, and his wife were counting down the days until their first child made her entrance into the world. Of course the excitement was building but with all of little Levi's problems there was a heavy cloud of worry surrounding this anticipation.

Prayers for Levi were lifted constantly from all parts of the world. People everywhere were waiting and trusting, trusting and waiting. Carrie's due date, February 25, came and went. We all hoped for baby news every day.

Monday March 3, exactly one week over-due, Lily Jane Brass made her appearance. News had reached us several days before that Levi was doing very well after his reverse surgery. We were already praising God for these blessings when we read Larisa's blog and discovered the most incredible miracle: At the exact hour that Lily entered the world Levi was being released from the hospital. Isn't God amazing? If Lily had been born while Levi was in the hospital the excitement would have been hampered by Levi's condition. So God, in His providence, chose to bring Levi's cousin into the world at the hour of his release.

All I can say is: Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!

To read more of Levi's incredible story visit Levi's Heart

Precious Little Lily(Pictures compliments of Lily's and Levi's friends and family)