The other side of the Story.

“Even when I don’t see it, You’re Working.”

4-5-23

Gail Ruth

 

This is a testimony concerning Ben who was formerly married to my neice and is the father of her three girls.

This past Sunday, April 2, 2023, Ben was in church and literally dropped dead. He is mid 30’s, no history of heart conditions.

He was revived 4 times and is now recooperating from this experience.  Here is the other side of the story:

 

The following note was sent to the pastor from the young man who used the AED on Ben (automated external defibrillator-used to help those experiencing sudden cardiac arrest) 

This is a mighty testimony of how God had everything orchestrated for Ben’s protection.  (See the man’s text below.)

 

What a miracle!  I wish you could have see the team of people that came together to help Ben.  I honestly wouldn’t have been able to recognize any of them as we all had our heads down, but I can remember clearly that there was a man on his hands and knees holding Ben’s head and praying in his ear.

 

It is amazing to see a miracle from God first hand.  The crazy thing about this is that I was an EMT (emergency medical technician) 9 years ago. I haven’t officially practiced for almost 8 years. However, I’ve been keeping my EMT recertified through online training which I completed on March 31st. (The event happened April 2nd)

 

As I walked into church during worship, something popped into my head about Bill (another church member) with all his heart trouble and it prompted me to look up how to administer an AED for someone with a pacemaker.  So, as worship was going on, I was refreshing on the proper placement of an AED. As I read about the pacemaker and how to be prepared for a cardiac emergency for Bill, the Spirit was preparing us to go to battle just 40 minutes later for Ben.

 

(The AED was used 4 different times on Ben to revive him.)

 

Do you have a testimony that you would like to share?  Send it to me, or write it up and give it to me at church. It builds up our faith to hear wonderful stories of how God is at work in the lives of his children.