jonty’s story

Dear Paul and Monika and all who are a part of your wonderful church, Lighthouse Church.

Just wanted to give you an update on Jonty, and let you share in the joy of our miracle.  We want to express our thanks and gratitude to you for all your prayers, meals, accommodation, and accommodation offers while we were at the Royal North Shore Hospital with Jonty.  There are no words to express our thanks, just to say that you are a precious church and may God bless you hundred fold.

After an hour of Jonty being born, he stopped breathing and was rushed with Katie and Jono to Royal North Shore Hospital.  To cut a long story short, the doctors didn’t hold out much hope for him, but the saints were praying.  He laid on ice and had a block of ice on his chest for 3 days so his bodily functions would slow right down.  He had a heart beat, but needed a machine to breath for him.

They thought that he had a couple of seizures and so they did an MRI and EEG test for his brain.  Then, the blood tests came back indicating he had a strep infection in his blood system.  It wasn’t looking good, but the saints were praying.   Then, Jonty started breathing on his own, there were no more recorded seizures, the strep infection wasn’t there any more and the doctors could not explain that, they said they must have had some wrong readings.

Slowly slowly, Jonty fought the odds and today, 13th May, he went home.  Breathing, swallowing, moving – beautiful little baby.  Mike and I had our first hold on Thursday night, 12th May.  It was a very emotional time.  We truly believe that God has healed Jonty.

The doctors and staff are all amazed.  In fact, the “pink ladies” at the hospital, quilted a small quilt for Jonty and on the day Katie and Jonty were being flown back from Sydney, Katie asked the nurses why the other babies didn’t have a blanket to take home.  They said “They only make them for the babies they don’t believe will survive”.  Oh what a wonderful God we serve.

Helen and Mike Weaver

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