From the threat of giving birth to a deformed child, I've given birth to a normal child.
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July 9, 2006 |
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 Cho-rong Huh (Kwangju Manmin Church)
"The condition of the baby's left lung is rather serious. You should go to a bigger hospital for a more thorough evaluation."
I heard something completely unexpected during a visit to my obstetrician at the 7th month of my pregnancy.
A diagnosis at Chonnam National University Hospital revealed the baby was suffering from "congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation" in which miniscule cysts had developed in the baby's lung, causing the left lung to become enlarged and the heart to be pushed to the right. If left untreated, my husband and I were told, hydrops could develop and the baby could die in the womb or suffer from Down syndrome or such a mental retardation condition as chromosome abnormality. Even after birth, because the baby's lungs would not be functioning properly and he would have to wait until he reached the proper age for an operation and the operation itself would not guarantee any marked improvements.
As we knew from God's Word that the illness in small children, in many cases, was the result of the sins and wrongdoings of their parents, my husband and I began clinging to God in prayer at "The Daniel Prayer Meetings" in order to destroy the wall of sin standing in our way to Him. I thoroughly rent my heart in repentance of having only kept the Lord's Day holy without living a proper life of prayer and having lived my life the way I wanted to live. My husband (Deacon Dong-pil Lee) had been healed of gastric ulcer by the prayer of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee in December 2005, but he also rent his heart in repentance of having gotten lazy with worship and prayer because of his constant night work.
 After repenting of all our sins, we came up to Seoul on February 24 and March 3, 2006 to receive the Senior Pastor's prayer prior to "The Friday All-night Service." With the offerings my husband and I had prepared with all our heart, we received his prayer. Then on Sunday, March 19, we received the handkerchief prayer (Acts 19:11-12) from Mrs. Boknim Lee, President of Manmin Prayer Center, who came to lead the anniversary service at Kwangju Manmin Church.
The March 20 ultrasound conducted by my obstetrician, who had examined me periodically throughout my pregnancy, revealed that the baby's heart, which had been pushed to the right, had returned to its place at the center and that much of harmful parts in the lungs had also disappeared. Yet, the doctor told us that while the baby's condition seemed to have improved, lungs that had been harmed once could not be made whole again.
So my husband and I received prayer for the third time from the Senior Pastor.
On my next visit to the obstetrician on Monday, April 17, I heard good news: the ultrasound revealed that the baby's heart was almost back to its normal place and the abnormal parts on his lungs were no longer visible.
Another examination at Chonnam National University Hospital also revealed that the negative prognosis could not be found.
Our son Gi-ppeum (Editor's Note: "Gi-ppeum," when literally translated, means "Joy") was born on Saturday, May 13. Yet, the joy lasted only for a little while as the ultrasound, electrocardiography, and X-rays performed at the Pediatrics Department at Chonnam National University Hospital revealed that Gi-ppeum was in a serious condition as the jaundice level was too high.
On the following Friday the 19th, Rev. Hyung-ryul Park, Senior Pastor at Kwangju Manmin Church, went to Seoul on our behalf to receive prayer from Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee on the baby's photograph. He asked Rev. Park how the faith of the baby's mother was and told him, "God has given this baby to them but he is still sick. The parents must see if there is any wall of sin that remains standing."
Once again, my husband and I thoroughly rent our heart in repentance as we looked back at our lives in Christ and received prayer from Rev. Dr. Lee again on Sunday, May 21. From that very evening onward, Gi-ppeum could open his eyes wide. His pupils, which had a shade of yellow before, turned white. The jaundice level examined three days later revealed that from the level of 19~20, it had dropped significantly to 11~13, and another evaluation on June 2 revealed that the jaundice level was normal. Hallelujah!
Ultrasound
1. Before receiving prayer: Baby's heart pushed to the right because of the cyst
oFront, heart, rear, cyst
2. After receiving prayer: Cyst disappeared and the heart back at its right position
oRear, cyst disappeared, heart, front
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