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Crawling back into bed, she picked up a book from her nightstand by Stormie Omartian titled "The Power of a Praying Parent." On the dedication page she read for the first time, Lamentations 2:19: “Pour out your heart like water before the face of the Lord. Lift your hands toward Him for the life of your young children” ("New King James Version"). That had not been her plan, Jessica thought, but that was just what she’d done.
Each week Jessica saw the doctor, and each week nothing changed. Each week she was told, “Chances are you won’t be bringing your baby home from the hospital.”
While their families at first didn’t agree with their decision, in time they came around. Joe’s mother even paid for a full-time nanny for Joslyn so Jessica could stay in bed.
Joe and Jessica had no idea their Life Group had been fasting concerning their situation. Nor did they know the group had enlisted help from the church to provide meals while Jessica was on bed rest. One day, when Joe went downstairs to pick up a meal that was being delivered, he looked in shock at the woman making the delivery. It was the doctor they had met from the British Columbia Women’s Hospital—the one who radiated light!
“You’re that doctor!” Joe said.
“You’re that couple!” the woman responded. “I’ve always wondered what happened to you. I’ve had my Life Group praying for you!”
Neither had known they were each members of the same church.
Having Done All…Stand
Two weeks later, Jessica was back in the hospital due to bleeding and was preparing to be released to go home. A friend had come to visit. Leaning over to give Jessica a hug, she gasped.
“You’re bleeding!”
Without thinking, Jessica jumped out of bed. When she stood, it felt like water balloons filled with blood were dropping from her body. She jumped back into bed as her friend called for help. Jessica was rushed into the operating room for an emergency C-section. Three separate teams were working on her and the baby when Joe arrived.
Outside the operating room, realizing he could lose one or both of them, Joe dropped to his knees and prayed for God’s glory to fill the room.
Then, dressed in hospital scrubs, he went inside the operating room.
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