It is every parent’s desire to have healthy children. Adrian’s parents desired the same thing. Unfortunately, their family faced a challenge that really tested their faith. This is Adrian’s story of healing and of how God gave them a miracle.
A mysterious disease
When Adrian turned 5 months old, his mother was advised to start offering him solid foods. But instead of a successful transition to solid feeding, Adrian was miserable.
“He was in a lot of pain. He was screaming all through the night and all through the day,” Adrian’s mother shared.
“You try to do everything for him. But you can’t take away the pain,” Adrian’s father, Thomas, recalled.
They sent their son to the hospital, and they later learned that most of his symptoms were related to his digestive system. Their ordeal went on for three years, staying at the hospital 80 to 120 days a year. He was a very sick boy, so sick in fact that several times they expected him to die.
Crying Out to God for Help
Not knowing what to do anymore, Adrian’s mother just cried out to God.
“Did you forget us?”
“Are you busy somewhere?”
These were just some of her questions to God. She would cry and cry until she had no tears left. But in the midst of her anguish, she could very much feel God’s presence in the silence.
At 11 years old, Adrian was thought to have some kind of progressive muscular disease. He also had epilepsy, tachycardia, and a lot of other problems that caused him to grow very weak. At some point, the doctors told the family to just create beautiful memories together as he may not live long.
Believing For Healing
Following the doctor’s advice, the family decided to join Bethel’s church conference. They have never really been anywhere so that was something that they wanted to do with Adrian. When they got to Bethel, Adrian leaned over to his mother and said, “Mom, now I know that whatever God has for me, that’s what I want. I know He wants the best for me.”
The conference then had a breakout session on healing and at the end, someone asked if anyone needed a miracle. Adrian just raised his hand and a young man approached him, and prayed for his situation.
Adrian said that he didn’t sense anything different after the session. However, during lunch, he unexpectedly ate a breadstick, something that he would never do since he would just get sick if he eats anything. His parents were terrified, but they decided to just observe him.
The Miracle
The morning after, everything was normal and fine. Adrian even asked for breakfast and after that, their lives were never the same again. Doctors could not medically explain it, but Adrian experienced deliverance from his mysterious illness. Now he gets to grow up and live a normal life. Surely, the Lord God Almighty is still working miracles in our lives today.
