Right Where I Needed to be!

I live in Maryland, my family lives in NC. I have 5 sisters; all 6 of us were planning to get together for WOF. One could not make it, so there were the 5 of us.  Before we got to the hotel, my son Jim called to tell me my precious daughter-in-law, Becky was on her way to Baltimore for a heart catheterization. After hanging up the phone, we began praying for Becky.

[Later] I returned to our room and heard a beep. I had left my phone to recharge the battery. I picked up my phone to see I had missed a message. It was from Jim. I read it and almost fell in the floor; my legs went limp. My sister asked what was wrong. I just handed her the phone and fell on the bed; I was a total wreck. The message said, “Surgery Monday…four way bypass…will call later.”

I did NOT want to go to the conference. I wanted to get back to Baltimore as fast as I could go to be with my son, daughter-in-law and 13-year-old granddaughter. My sisters and I had prayer for my family. I decided surgery was not until Monday, there was NOTHING I could do. So I would stay. But I needed to talk to my son.

Jim is also a Baptist Minister. So needless to say, his faith in Christ is very strong. He told me they had done a catheterization on Becky and she had an 80% and a 90% blockage. (I had a heart attack in October 2002, so I knew how scared Becky must have been.) My precious, sweet Christian granddaughter said, “Mommom, You are where you NEED to be. We will be OK.” My “mother’s heart” wanted to be with my babies and hold them. However, I knew she was right.

We had prayer again and then we left for the conference. Let me tell you, girl…..when you walk into the arena, YOU FEEL GOD!!!! WOW, Thank You, Jesus!!! I felt HIS presence. I raised my hands with tears streaming down my face and prayed my heart out. At the end, I said, “God, please don’t take Becky, take me instead.” 

All of a sudden, my sister Becky slapped me on the arm and said, “No God, Don’t listen to her!” Then she said “You get out of God’s way and let him work a miracle!” With that, we laughed, hugged each other and cried some more.

I asked everybody to pray for my daughter in law – the people I bought shirts from, the people that served food, women that were there for the conference. Hey, what better place to ask for prayer then a Christian Conference…right?  I totally enjoyed being at WOF in October….and YES, Amanda was right, it was where “I needed to be” Praise God!

Becky had surgery. The last thing she told my son before they took her in to the OR, “I will see you when this is over. If not here on earth, I will be waiting for you in Heaven.” To me, that was a true testimony, one that means a lot to me. Being a mother, there is no greater gift then KNOWING your children and grandchildren are born again and they will be with you in Heaven.

Becky is doing good. Her surgery went well, her healing time was shocking….she was out of the hospital in 3 days! God is working in Becky’s life. He is not done with her yet. I praise Him for letting her stay with us a while longer.

Thank you my WOF Sisters for having a conference for others to share their faith, song and thought in Jesus and get a little drink from Heaven.

In His Love,

Judy T.