No Less Than A Miracle
by Mr Jason Foo
Oct 2005

Dear fellow-believers...

We write this testimony, to once more re-affirm the Marvellous and Wonderful Grace of our Lord and Saviour.

It was nary 8 months ago, that I recall being in a plane bound for home. I had left Brisbane with no idea if I was to return only to be faced with funeral arrangements or if I was to have to prepare for anything “worse”.

On the 22nd of Feb this year, my mum Mrs Catherine Foo Eng Leong had a ruptured blood vessel in her brain, - an aneurysm - often a life-threatening and otherwise debilitating condition.

Without turning this into a long conte, I would just like to testify of God’s goodness. I would actually hesitate to only speak of God’s goodness ONLY in the light of the present day where mum, having escaped near-death, is doing remarkably well, all Praise to our great Master-Physician! I truly also want to thank God for the more and most difficult times from the beginning, when we truly were fearing for mum’s life and well-being. We all know that God doesn’t allow us to be tested beyond what we can handle - and throughout the 6 initial months after mum’s diagnosed condition, we constantly were reminded of His sovereign hand, and the fact that in His higher will, he had allowed this to happen.

Turning the hospital into our home, my family spent many nights praying with mum, and together with many church brethren also (even those who previously didn’t know my mum), we appealed to our Heavenly Father to carry mum through this time of trial.

I even recall (very early on) petitioning to our Lord to allow mum to see her 60th birthday in May, and lo and behold, the Lord was gracious to not just answer in the affirmative, but confirmed His good work as we saw mum heal well. At the Ang Mo Kio Rehab Hospital our relatives who came to shower God’s love on mum were able to bear witness our Lord’s mercy as they celebrated that special day with a much-uplifted and ambulant lady who was well on her way to a good recovery.

Considering the fact that mum is a survivor of NPC*, on a larger scale many people would be considered “lucky” to have even survived such an ordeal. We know for sure there is no “luck” where God deals with us, because our lives are completely in His guiding and loving sovereign hands. Indeed today, it is a far cry from day one, where instead of being hooked up to life support machines, mum can once more stroll into the church sanctuary to offer up her thanks and praises to the one True God who has given us life, and who also preserves us therein. This can be considered no less than a miracle - God’s miracle, for nothing is impossible with Him.

Needless to say, much thanks, as always, are due to our Pastors, Elders, Ladies’ fellowship, brethren and one and all who have been there with us, for us, and praying also especially, helping to uplift us all through the one common cord we have in our Lord Jesus Christ. May we continue to always seek Him, strive to be as faithful as He is to us, and all this in spite of fair times or foul.

Soli Deo Gloria, Psa 115:1

*Naso-pharyngeal carcinoma