Dan and Marcia have been a joyful and faithful part of the NHC family for a number of years and are actively involved in the “serving” ministries. Recently their family experienced the trials and testings of life, as well as some amazing miracles from God. Marcia shares their story…

Several weeks ago Pastor Steve taught on the subject of faithfulness. How my family and I needed to be reminded of God’s faithfulness especially during times of despair and crisis. God gave me a renewed strength and courage in what was to come in the next weeks.

Our grandson, Carter, was born with a rare liver disease called Biliary Atresha. Babies who are born with this disease have an 85 percent rate of needing a liver transplant in their life. Each case differs at what age that may occur. We prayed it would be years before he actually would need a transplant. God had His plan already in place and it was different than ours. You see, God wanted to show us and all those who have come into contact with Carter that He was in control and still doing miracles daily.

Carter’s health deteriorated quicker than we had even imagined it would. He was put on the transplant list in June. There were 74 others ahead of Carter. People are put on the list according to how quickly they are in need of a liver. Carter began to retain fluid, meaning t that his liver was starting to fail. We know of the power of prayer, so we enlisted our prayer chain in addition to family members who put Carter on their church’s prayer chains. Hundreds were lifting this baby to Jesus to work a miracle.

Only one month after being put on the transplant list, on July 7, we received a call from the transplant doctor. We heard the words we and so many others had been praying for, “We have a possible liver for Carter. Can you be here in an hour?” We were singing praises to our King all the way to the hospital. To be called so soon after being put on the list was miraculous!

The liver that he received fit into his body cavity “as if it were made for him,” the doctors said. We were told of many complications that follow a good majority of transplants. Everything from bleeding, to blood clots, to infections, besides rejection of the new liver. They did scans in surgery after everything was connected and everything looked okay. As they kept scanning over the next three days, things looked perfect. The liver was functioning quicker and better than they had ever seen.

The doctors came in each day, amazed at how well everything was going. God was healing this little boy before our eyes and how we cried with gratitude and praise. Seeing his eyes that were so yellow turn to pure white for the first time brought tears to all who cared for him. Carter was out of Intensive Care by the morning of the fourth day. He came home nine days after his surgery. Today, he’s home playing and looking healthier than we have ever seen him. All the levels that were elevated and dangerous are normal now. The doctors comment that this surgery was a perfect success. They used the word “luck” quite often. God gave me a new acronym for LUCK – Leaning Upon Christ my King. I shared that with his surgeons and nurses and they agreed, God had worked through them to save Carter’s life.

We know whatever Carter does in life, God will use him in a powerful way to serve Him and give Him praise. Thank you for all your prayers for us and for Carter’s parents. We know our Redeemer lives! Praise and honor and glory to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords! He is faithful!