Life story 7

Life story 7
‘My family was told that I would surely die’

On the 28th April 2001, I was suddenly admitted to the Singapore General Hospital with very serious lung infection which developed into Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. One of my lungs had collapsed completely and the other was on the verge of collapsing too.

I slipped into a coma and was given a very slim chance to survive. My condition deteriorated and the doctors had to cut a hole on my throat to get air into my lungs directly. My family was told that I would surely die.

In a coma, my condition became even more critical as the doctors found that the virus had infected my liver which was falling and I was turning yellow. They were not expecting me to make it through that week.

However, my friends in church came to visit me. They prayed, laid hands on me and commanded life to return to my body. God in His mercy began to restore strength and energy to my body. My liver began recovering and I started breathing on my own. God was healing me.

The doctors were amazed by my speedy progress and the professor said he had never seen someone in my condition recover so quickly. I was discharged from hospital with a clean bill of health on the 7 June 2001-- a date I shall never forget. I was discharged without any need for further medication! Praise the Lord!

Today I can testify that Jesus has healed me completely! Praise His Name. I am a healthy person, exercising and playing sports. God has healed me and I know He can hear you too.

Derrick Lim, 24, is a student.