Amber

Some of you may know that recently a good friend of mine was in a terrible car accident. Her name is amber. She is currently in the Burn and Trama unit of Strong Memorial hospital where she has been since November 15th. She has suffered major head trama after hitting a tree with her car the night of the terrible ice storm. I just recently recieved an email from christopher, ambers brother in law, with the latest update, this is what it said:


On Tuesday the 27th, the two top neuro-surgeons in the northeast met
with my wife's parents to tell them that Amber's condition had
deteriorated so much so that they gave here a 0% chance of recovery;
0% of ever coming out of the coma once the narcaotics were lifted,
and if for some reason she were to actually wake up, a 0% chance of
ever regaining any cognitive or physical control of her body. The
damage to the brain stem and cortex was so severe, they termed her
condition a "complete brain disconnect"; not even reflex response
could be recovered (twitching to stimuli, yawning, etc.).

But faith has been SO high in the family, and with over 25 countries
(at least that we know of) praying for her, in addition to all the
words spoken over Amber in the past that have simply no come to pass
in her life yet, we have no choice but to believe for a miracle. The
news actually did something the enemy didn't count on: it increased
our resolve. It took this completely out of the hands of man, of
doctors, a system, and placed the weight solely on Jesus.

Really, nothing has changed in us; we were praying for a miracle
before and we are still praying for a miracle!

They pulled Amber off ALL her drugs, pain killers included, because
she simply "doesn't need them because she can't feel anything
anyway." That's when things started to happen just yesterday...

She started to move her legs and feet and fingers, even squeezing my
mother in law's hands when she asked, "Do you love your mommy?" Her
eyes have been twitching and she's been yawning. Jenny lifted Amber's
eye lid and when Amber saw Jenny, huge tears streamed down her face.

The behavior has obviously befuddled the doctors and, truly, they
have been speechless. They gave her a second CAT scan Thursday night,
and scheduled an MRI for last night. They aren't saying anything to
my folks right now, honestly because they really don't know what's
going on. But we do...at least in part.

We're just taking these things for what they are and trusting the
Lord, trying our best not to "read into" anything and letting God be
Himself. But certainly something is happening and today should be an
even bigger day for Amber. We know that God has already made His
decision concerning her healing 2,000 years ago.

Dozens of visitors continue to flock to the waiting lounge and e-
mails have flooded my computer. Jenny and I took two days back home
just to rest and clear our heads, back to the hospital last night.

You may wish to leave Amber a note on a blog page we created for her:

http://ambernesbitt.blogspot.com/

Blessings!

C.

Christopher Hopper


Please, if you get the chance, leave a message on her blog, even if you don't know her, pray for her recovery. I am believing for a miracle and my faith is increasing everyday. I truly believe that this isn't all the Lord has for Amber. I will continue to keep you all updated with her condition. Please pray for her family as well. it has been an increadably hard holiday for them. Thank you all for your prayers, I know that they will make a difference.