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Giving birth with Jesus

On a Sunday after church, Ilse, 39 weeks into her pregnancy, told us she had been feeling so much better at the same moment during her two previous pregnancies which had been very special and God-blessed.

Both times there were clear signs in advance that her body was preparing for childbirth: the softening of the neck of the womb and already a bit of dilatation.

Healed from chronical bronchitis and healthier than before

Bronchitis was a phenomenon Josée was very familiar with... a few times a year she had to contend with it and then she had to stay inside for quite a time and to take medication. As a child already she was troubled by it...she often coughed yellow lumps and she drank quite some cough mixture in the course of her life. Having a phone call with Ann she told that she invariably used to have a bronchitis in the period between Shrovetide and Easter.

Praying with the neighbours, with results!

Carine and Patrick have a nice testimony after praying with the neighbors:

“Alessio, a two year old boy is the grandson of our neighbor. He was only a moment alone in the kitchen of the restaurant of his daddy and grandma when his mama was upstairs. Jerisa, his mama, heard a noise in the kitchen. She ran downstairs and saw that her little boy had splatters drain cleaner on his skin and clothes. She tore the clothes from his little body and speeded to the hospital in Bonheiden.

After having received first aid for the burns Alessio was transferred to the University Hospital in Leuven. Quite soon the physicians were talking about skin transplant. After two weeks in the
hospital the doctors noticed a slight improvement in the large burn under his left arm. His mama asked if she could take Alessio home for the weekend. She kept the agreement not to take him
outside.

Patrick, Lies and I could visit them that Sunday afternoon. Jerisa said she hoped for a favorable ruling from the doctor that only a limited transplant would be needed. Alessio was standing right next to me. I touched him just a moment and said a simple prayer for a speedy recovery in Jesus’Name. Sunday night Alessio returned to the hospital.

On Monday our neighbor told Patrick that the doctor said the burns had healed wonderfully well and Alessio could go home. A skin transplant wouldn’t be necessary anymore!
What a joy there was in Alessio’s family… and what is so special is that our neighbor acknowledges Jesus in this.”