Humbling to be back at the hospital where so many difficult and yet wonderful things happened. It is this hospital that saved my life in the year 2015.  It was God and their advanced technology, the ECMO machine, that kept me alive. There are some very emotional stories about my time here. Many firsts. It was here where I learned to speak again, eat again, walk again, and much much more. After awakening from the, it was several weeks before I got to go outside again. I remember very specifically the ceiling of the sun on my skin, the sound of the birds chirping and the water hitting the rocks. It was a wonderful moment. Seeing the garden again brought me so much joy. It was in that garden that I felt alive again. Another very important part of my hospital story was the time that I spent in the chapel. It was my favorite place. I love to go there and pray and just be silent with God. My favorite part was the same glass windows. Seeing them again today brought me a great amount of joy. I spent so many days praying that God would continue to strengthen me so that I could get out. Then when I got out I prayed that he would guide me along the right path and prepare me for the ministry that he would put me in. I have been doing many things since I’ve been out of the hospital, one of them being my service at Scottsdale Bible cactus campus. I have very much enjoy leading the highschoolers there and teaching a sermon with them each week. My other ministry is public speaking and telling my story of being in the hospital. Of how God pulled me through and gave me purpose.
I pray that this would be an encouragement to you today. That you would be reminded of the moments in your life for God spoke to you as clearly as I am speaking to you now. Remember those moments treasure those moments and whenever you feel loss go back to those moments. God bless!