A touch of love-Part 2

THE VERY FIRST TIME

Andrés was born with just one kidney and he had his first surgery when he was only three months old, for what I remember. His kidney wasn’t function very well and in that time the health insurance covered the cost of everything except one shot that an unknown man paid for him. Lorena (his mom) always says that it was an angel. It was a man that was at the hospital that day and saw her crying; after asking her what was going on, he gave her the money to pay the shot. Andrés came good out of the surgery although the doctors had told his mom that she needed to pray for a miracle and thank God, she got it! After that surgery he got another one, which the insurance covered too. When he was two years old the insurance refused to pay and with some people from the University we did different activities to collect the money to pay a third time. The Lord opened the doors and we got the money she needed at that time. It was at 2005 and the name for the big activity we did, one Sunday at the principal park of the city was “All together for Andrés”

Back in 2006, I was living at Coronado, Ca. I was attending to Living waters fellowship Church and my friend Lorena told me that she needed to take Andrés to the doctors again. They said about another surgery and there was no money to pay for it. This time there was no even money for the shot. That Sunday afternoon, I met a couple from Mexico. It was the first time I met them and they heard me talking to my friend by phone. They asked me what was going one and I shared the story with them. After I finished talking they gave me some money to send to my friend and I couldn’t believe it. Yes it is true that the Lord works in mysterious ways. I felt in my heart that I needed to help Lorena and that God was going to guide me. I shared the story with Pastor Gary from the church I was going to, and I asked him to let me share it with the people at the end of the praying meeting and see if they wanted to help. I remember that he looked at me and said: “Yadith, this is very important, you don’t have to wait until the end, you can talk to them now” and that was the first time I spoke in front of more than three persons, but the Lord was with me. They not only listening, but also helped. They helped Lorena and Andrés. Oh, I wish I had written all down. I don’t remember how much money we collect, it was like $500 I think and with the money the couple from Mexico had given to me, I sent it all to Colombia.

Lorena graduated from the University as a teacher of English and French as a second language and Andrés is going to be seven years old on March. His kidney works very well now and according to the doctors, he doesn’t need more surgeries…Praise God! Thanks to all of those who helped, may the LORD himself pay you back every penny you gave them!