My dear friends
Some of you will remember that it was on 11 May 2004 that my
right lung collapsed and I fell unconscious at Entabeni Hospital. The doctor and the other
medical professionals worked hard at trying to resuscitate me but at the same time they
gently prepared my wife and members of my support team for the worst.
Only God knows the amount of tears shed, prayers that went
up to Him on my behalf and distances travelled to be at my bedside in those difficult
moments. Our gracious Lord intervened from above and pulled me out and through.
It was only three days later that I woke up and slowly
realised what had happened. By then a tracheotomy had been performed on me and my
ventilator, the Breas PV 403, had to take the breathing mechanism over completely.
Two years later, I look back with a heart full of gratitude
to my Lord and Master. There is so much to be thankful for. Just on the family side, in
these two years Lindiwe and I have celebrated our 25th Wedding Anniversary, we have seen
our youngest son matriculate and enter university, our older boy has just earned his
degree and our baby girl had her 10th birthday last week.
If you ask me what it is I have treasured most in the last
two years I shall tell you that it has been the fellowship and walk with my heavenly
Father.
"Abide with me, ’tis eventide!
Thy walk today with me
Has made my heart within me burn,
As I communed with Thee.
Thy earnest words have filled my soul
And kept me near Thy side."
The Lord has led me onto a very special path with Him. For
the body it has been a path of immense suffering but for my soul it has been a feast in
the heavenlies. Sharing some of my experiences with you remains a great joy.
Again, where do we go from here? I do not know but I know
Someone who does. It is my privilege to entrust my life fully into God's hands.
As long as there is breath in me I believe that I shall keep
praying for a divine miracle. I do that because I am aware that I am in contact with the
ultimate Source of Power. I am only a few seconds away from a miracle - whichever way it
goes!
"Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget
not all his benefits—" (Psalm 103:2)
Have a blessed weekend.
Pressing on!
In His love
Fano Sibisi
