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Monday, 05 July 2010 17:36 |
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Ralph –a 15 year old boy born with downs syndrome and many other health challenges is blessed to be BORN AGAIN in the kingdom of god on June 26th 2010! I am filled with tears of joy and gratefulness to witness my son gets into the waters of baptism. I am also reminded of the pain and suffering god let us endure under His loving care from birth to this wonderful "MIRACLE".
Isaiah 49:15-16--"can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you. See I have engraved you on the palm of my hands; your walls are ever before me. (My sharing) Has there ever been a time when you feel forgotten by god? 15 years ago I felt forgotten by god when my son Ralph was born with a chromosome disorder called downs syndrome. Two years after my marriage I got pregnant and had a baby boy. I was so excited and happy. But in the 2nd week my son became sick and serious and had to be admitted in the hospital in Nepal. His birth weight was 1.9 kg, a weak and fragile child. It was at this time that the doctors told us that our son was "ABNORMAL". My heart sank, I was numb I couldn’t think or feel anything. The doctors and nurses wouldn’t really take care of him in the hospital because they told us that "he is a waste to the society so let him die". He also had a hole (less than half a centimetre) in his heart and would need a surgery when he turns five. Ralph’s disorder was a SHOCK. The whole world fell apart. I lost my trust and faith in god. The shock of reality led me to read an article written by my friend Gail who also has a child with downs syndrome. Through her experience she understood that there is no such thing as "NORMAL". EVERYONE HAD HIS OR HER PROBLEMS". AND THE ACCURATE DEFINATION OF NORMAL WAS "RIGHTEOUS". THIS CHANGED ME COMPLETELY. I decided to look at life from a spiritual perspective and god restored my faith and I and my husband David decided to fight for Ralph and give him "OUR BEST". We decided not to run away from god because we believed god is at work and he is in control of our life. I can say for sure that the last 15 years of my life with Ralph has been "NO ORDINARY LIFE" it’s an "EXTRAORDINARY LIFE" because he has taught me and brought me closer to understanding my purpose on earth as a mother, to embrace the good and the bad and enjoy this journey which is life less perfect but more meaningful! I have experienced powerful moments of god's unconditional love, hope, kindness, peace and joy and learnt to celebrate the joy of being different, to press on in the face of adversity and to honour "LIFE" (doesn’t matter how many chromosomes one has!). I have understood why god gave him that extra chromosome--- it’s that extra chromosome that makes him an EXTRA-ORDINARY CHAMPION, AN EXTRA-ORDINARY PERSON GOING THE EXTRA MILE TO OFFER AND EXPRESS HIS LOVE WITH A GENTLE EMBRACE, A WARM HUG AND A UNIQUE SPECIAL SMILE. {THANK YOU RALPH I WILL TREASURE IT ALWAYS!} .Ralph does everything with complete joy and ease and sincerity even when it comes to confessing his sins and repenting and loving god. my son, whom I had thought will not speak, walk, run or understand is today standing in front of all his friends and elders to take the pledge to WALK, SPEAK, RUN AND LIVE FOR JESUS HIS CREATOR AND MAKE HIM THE LORD AND SAVIOUR OF HIS LIFE, ITS TRULY A MIRACLE. QUOTE---"WHEN WE TRY TO TEACH OUR CHILDREN ALL ABOUT LIFE OUR CHILDREN TEACH US WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT" |
