I spent yesterday afternoon with Matt and Lorraine. For those of you that do not know, Matt and Lorraine they have accepted a call on their lives that many look on with a raised eyebrow. Matt and Lorraine have three wonderful kids. In addition to their birth children, they have adopted three kids. While adoption is not confusing, the adoption of Chrissy caused some, even their own family to question their direction. Matt and Lorraine felt that God was instructing them to adopt a young child that would medically not survive without some special intervention. They adopted Chrissy from Serbia. Chrissy is a beautiful little princess that after only 6 months has already developed a Texan drawl.
Chrissy’s medical condition: “Chrissie is a miracle child, as she should have died within the first 2 days of life since she was born without a pulmonary artery or valves in her heart, amongst other defects, such as a large hole between the lower right and left ventricles of her heart. As we reported before, Chrissie is being kept alive by 3 God-made vessels (which none of the rest of the world has) which are working independently of her heart. Our hearts pump blood to our lungs to be oxygenated through the pulmonary artery and valves; since Chrissie lacks these, there is NO blood flow to her lungs from her heart. However, God created those 3 God-made vessels to work independently of the heart to pump blood to Chrissie’s lungs to be oxygenated. There’s also a large hole between the lower right and left chambers of Chrissie’s heart, which must be closed. I know there were some other issues with Chrissie’s pulmonary system, but I can’t recall all of the details. I just know that it’s a HUGE miracle to be able to repair all that is wrong, and I thank God for His healing hands in Chrissie’s life and for sending Dr. Mary Porisch (pediatric cardiologist) into our lives.” (From Lorraine’s Blog)
They researched surgeons who would be willing to perform the surgery and met a lot of resistance. When all hope was just about gone, they got a phone call from a doctor in San Antonio. Dr. Mary Porisch and her team travel the world performing surgeries that most people would never attempt in the hope of giving children a chance at life. Dr. Porisch considers her work as her contributions to missions on behalf of the Father.
Yesterday was a tough day for Chrissy. Her heart stopped for 45 minutes. She is connected to an ECMO machine that is doing the job of her lungs and heart while her heart heals from the surgery and compressions. Chrissy is fighting for her life. But not just her life, she is fighting for the life of other orphans around the world who have been abandoned by their parents in countries where the medical field has not advanced to the point to keep them alive. There are people in the United States who would love to adopt these babies, but the countries in which they live will not allow them to be adopted because they fell they are not worth the effort and will die anyway. The world is watching as Chrissy fights on a bed in San Antonio, Texas. Many are praying, many are weeping. Me, I have been inspired by a 4 year-old Serbian born Texan. I want to share the rest of her story with you. If you want to read about it, go to Lorraine’s blog at http://www.allarepreciousinhissight.blogspot.com/ and join us in prayer for Chrissy.
Are you bold enough to pray for Perfect Healing?