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Created: 5/6/2005
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Dear Friends,
this is the time when i want to share what the Lord has recently done for me... May His name be gloryfied through this story, and may your faith strengthen as i share my experience with you!
The road of my life hasn't been smooth all the time, and even being 26, i have had enough pain which one day almost killed me. But the story i am going to tell you is so far the climax of all my experiences with our Heavenly Father. As many of you know, I was going to go to London at the end of April, and all preparations for the trip have gone better than good :)
Just 10 days before i was to go, i had discovered some problem within me, that could be solved only with the help of a surgery. It has appeared so suddenly and unexpectedy, that i simply couldn't imagine myself going to hospital holding my plane ticket in my hands! Those of you who have been or lived here know, that Lithuania hasn't got good reputation of medicine.Especially now, since we entered EU last May, lots of good doctors have gone abroad to make a living.
Staring through a car window and struggling the pains on my way to hospital, my heart was full of praise to the One, Who takes care of it all... I have never been in hospital nor operated before, nevertheless, my heart was calm, and i felt the Lord very close all the time... Once you experience this closeness of Him, you never want to let it go, and the only desire of my heart now is to share His love, and His peace with all of those, who don't know Him.
My friend Taja, who arrived from London to 'pick me up' was bravely next to me, holding my hand and encouraging me, though i could see bits of fear in her eyes too. I want to thank you, Taja, for your kind heart, and for being with me that day! I am sure, when I get to London, we will have a great time!
There were 4 people in the ward, 2 of us had jsut arrived, and 2 had been operated already. My eyes were fixed on a lady who had just been brought in after her surgery. The sight of her being sick scared me a little, but i never let fear to overflow me. Her daughter was sitting next to her, crying...
To brighten up her mood a bit, women in the ward started talking about daily stuff, and what is more, they all started telling how much each of them bribed the doctor before the operation. They all came up to one sum to the doctor, and another sum for anaesthesia. I was quiet, for I knew my God doesn't like bribery, and i fully trusted Him in His guidance. I was quiet till they asked me how much i had prepared.
Now that was the time for my first mention of prayer, as their eyes popped when i told them i wasn't giving anything, but the Lord was giving instead of me, and that i went by prayer. (for those who don't know, i can say, that it is almost impossible to get some operation done here, without illegally pre-paying your doctor. noone will even come up to you until you 'give')
Nevertheless, at that moment satan tried to plant the doubt seed in my heart, that i really should 'give', coz this is waht everybody does, and i will not be looked well after, if i don't.. But after asking God to protect me from all the dirt, and unfair situation, i decided to put all my trust in Him, whatever happened. I trusted Him my life, and thus i wasn't afraid not to wake up after anaesthesia. My tears rolled down my cheeks as i was praying and asking God for forgiveness before the moment i 'fell asleep'. But those were not tears of fear... Those were tears of gratitude of finding Him...
The first hours and days after the operation were hard, but the Lord gave me strength and healing. And i never realized how well He had mastered everything during the operation and after it, until the night before i went home, when some other women came to our ward to share their experience. When they started speaking, one by one, this was the time when my eyes popped out! This was the time I understood the Lord was showing me how He carried me in His hands.
One lady was about to go home, when they noticed abscess in her scar. The thing is that they bandaged it only once, and so it started to fester, so when they noticed tht they made a whole in the scar with scissors, even with no anaesthasea, and started squeezing it out!!!! They had to put a drain to help it drain out.. So defenitely, she didn't go home that day, nor the next one.
Another story was when they had to take out the stiches, and it was covered with skin already, so the doctor experimented with it like with a floss!!!! Tears bursted out in lady's eyes! I can't mention all stories of complications i heard, for you will be bored to read! But the others were not let go home, coz their fever went up. Women were murmurring, that no matter how much they 'gave', they still had problems!
It looked like I was the only one who didn't have anything bad to say! At that moment i understood how much the Lord cared for me, and saved me from any complication or problem.
Another side of the coin is that God showed me how many people there are who don't even know how close God can be and how great His blessings are for those who love Him. I used every minute to tell of His great love! Once you experience it, you can't simply be quiet about it!
Hence, i want to encourage everyone of you! TRUST THE LORD! He is worthy! He is faithful! "He looked beyond my fault, and saw my need..."
I have never felt such strong power of prayer before! I felt totally covered! Nothing could take away the peace i had, and still have...
I want to personally thank Taja, Kathi, Sharlene, Mary, Glory, Rob, Sally, Lina and Jurga, Liucija, Vilia and Louis, Valia and Serioza, Aliona, Scottie, Evelina and her family, Lena and Pavel, Raja, Mindaugas, my pastor, and others for sincere prayers for me!
May the Lord keep you all safe until His soon return!
Kristina
