by Donnita Barron

Created on: January 22, 2009   Last Updated: February 08, 2009

Faith through a Tragedy

I could tell something was wrong but I couldn't comprehend what it was. What is happening to me? My body didn't feel right, I couldn't see out of my left eye nor could I feel that side of my face at all. I was touching the side of my face and warm sticky substance was on my hand it was red I knew it was blood, where was the blood coming from. The fear and panic was rising all over me. I wanted to run but I couldn't move. I cried out for help. There was so many thoughts racing through my mind, I am dying, how long have I laid there and what happen? I asked God to please help me. I immediately began to calm down and peace began to flow through me, I no longer felt the tremendous fear and panic. Now, emergency workers had arrived and were talking to me to keep me conscious.

The EMT worker said "No, I can't let you go to sleep, you have been in an accident and you have a severe brain injury, you must stay awake until we reach the hospital.' I argued back to let me go, he said no I had too many things to live for. Two surgeons performed emergency surgery on my eye. reconstructive surgery and over one hundreds of stitches; too many to count the doctor told me later in recovery, through several layers of muscle and tissue. I was at risk for brain swelling, loss of my eye, infection on the brain which any of these could mean death.

I pulled through surgery like a champ. I felt blessed and that God had intervened on my behalf. I didn't understand why and I had a long road of recovery. The kind of injury I sustained was like a stroke. Things looked very bleak at this time. I couldn't make sense of my life. My motor skills were off; I had double vision for quite sometime. I had tremendous physical pain throughout my body. I had no insurance. How would get the therapy and care I would need. I would need a miracle.

Through prayer and faith in God, I recovered fully from this accident. God says he won't hand us anymore than we can handle. i had alot of bible study and a couple of theology classes. Through this horrible circumstance my understanding of the bible became clearer and with with much profound meaning. i could find many scriptures that told me the blueprint God had created in me to live.

I couldn't see God, yet I knew deep down he was handling my mountain of physical injury. The next two years I was provided for in every way from food, clothing, and shelter. I knew it was not my time to go, and I wouldn't go until my time on earth was fulfilled by God's standard not by man's.

Is there life after death, yes there is! Through this I met the creator in person I don't doubt the universe was spoken into existence. God ordains each of us in a spectacular way with purpose whether it be the president or the housekeeper it all is a part of the big picture.

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