As many of you know, my dear husband Kevin woke up on Monday Nov. 22, at 3:00 am on our second wedding anniversary with chest pain. The doctor at the hospital told me at around 7am that my husband had a heart attack. This was the most shocking news and it almost felt like something so surreal that it could not possibly be true.
He was rushed to a cardiac hospital two hours away in Louisville, KY where they tested his heart with another EKG which was showing a second reading positive for an Acute MI (heart attack). The cardiac doctor and surgeon rushed him for a cardiac catheterization where they found an abnormal congenital heart defect which possibly was the cause of his heart trouble because no blockages were found. There were several doctors trying to explain their theory of what actually happened to Kevin, but none of them agreed completely.
Kevin is alive and well and I can truly say that this was the best anniversary yet because I have never been happier to be able to look into my husband's eyes as I was on Monday evening.
We spent the past 4 days in the hospital, running various tests and going through several exams to make sure that he is going to be ok. Kevin was sharing the gospel in the operating room as soon as he heard about the bridge (cross) which the doctor's found in his heart called a Myocardial Bridge.
He was able to witness to many people during his hospital stay as he shared about how we need to have the cross in our hearts, (our only bridge to God through Jesus Christ), and not just around our necks.
As I looked outside the window of the cardiac hospital room to see a cemetery, I was soberly reminded of just how important it is to have the cross in our heart before we enter eternity.
My husband certainly has the cross inside of his heart both spiritually and physically. He used this opportunity as a new mission field to share the love and the light of Jesus to all who would hear him. One nurse in the rehab hospital, named Sarah, was truly touched by the Lord's plead for her through my husband as he shared the gospel with her this morning.
We were able to come home today after our four day stay in the hospital. I have never been more thankful on any Thanksgiving than I am today. Life has taken on a whole new meaning for us. We now want to live even more for eternity than ever.
We never know how many days we have here on this earth. There is one thing we can never do again in heaven and that is we will never again share the gospel with a lost person. This is an opportunity we have now that we will not always have. One day this opportunity will be gone. Tomorrow you may enter eternity. What will you do with today?
We are so thankful to God for all of you, our customers and friends of Cheap Missions Trips. We are honored to serve you and to pray for each one of you.
Hallelujah!!! Praise the Lord Jesus Christ for HE is worthy to be praised no matter what we face or where we are!!!! Give Him the thanks and praise He is so due!
We still will need prayer as Kevin goes back for some testing and treatment of two masses of tissue that the doctor's found on some unrelated tests. We pray for complete healing in Jesus Name. Please keep us in your prayers. We are planning to use each opportunity we have to glorify Him in these trials.
We must through many tribulations enter the Kingdom of God. Acts 14:22.
God bless you this Thanksgiving,
Your Prayer Agent
Tabitha
www.cheapmissionstrips.com
