berter, my bro, and the great physician

me, mynor and anthony were walking around today letting all 30 rhinos know about the parent meeting for this saturday. when we walked by our friends anna & berter's house (12x12 house, 3 precious boys, long history with this family) we noticed there were tons of people in their yard, mostly crying. turns out berter, the dad, following the death of their 4 month old a couple months ago, had a stroke and has been in bed ever since. (crazy they never told us.) we went inside. he had just had a 2nd stroke, and half his body is paralyzed and he cant talk. he looked disabled and deformed.

we surrounded him and prayed over him as he cried and mumbled. he looked into my eyes intently - i have never seen eyes so desperate. when we got home we called a doctor who i just went down and met at their house. he said his blood pressure is dangerously low and he needs immediate attention. it is likely he could die or be paralyzed for life. when he said the exams (just to find out what we're dealing with) could be anywhere from $400 to $500, the family just cried. they said "that is impossible, there is nothing we'll ever be able to do."

i told them about my brother chad, and that i had just received a donation from him that was designated to help someone sick. unbelievable. they rejoiced, praised God, cried, hugged, thanked, and prayed. tomorrow we're taking him to get tests done. please join us in praying for the best. we already know that our God is the Great Physician and he holds it all in his hands.

of course i could have blogged this story, sent it out to people and asked for help. but the urgency would have made the wait super tough. if he has the slightest stroke in the next 24 hours, doc said he will almost certainly die. plus the fact that the check had already been sent gave God all of the glory in that moment! just crazy. as often as God does these amazing things, i still get blown away every time! unbelievable stuff. so thankful that people listen and obey the Spirit. awesome, awesome, awesome.

tomorrow we take berter in for tests. pray for him... i will keep you posted.