MARY'S PRAYER CONNECTION

First I want to thank all those who have prayed for my brother's recovery. After many weeks of bad news from the doctors treating him, a final surgery was performed five weeks ago.

The purpose of the surgery was to debride the open knee wound. For the previous six weeks a wound vac was used continuously however there was no evidence the wound vac was working.

Wound vacs normally draw infection from an open wound which leads to healing from the inside out. This was not happening in my brothers knee, the infection was taking over and the possibly of an amputation was fast becoming a reality.

However, when the doctor began the debridement procedure he realized the source of the infection was under the kneecap. When he turned the kneecap over he could easily see a large amount of infection below the kneecap. The doctor also found a large amount of infection had attached intself to underside of the kneecap. He was unable to remove all of this harden infection. At last he knew the source of the infection and removed the kneecap. He then washed the wound with six liters of antibiotic solution using a spray and suction procedure often used in certain types of surgical procedures.

Today my brother's wound is completely healed and for the first time since September there is not a gaping hole in the center of his knee. One more week of Vancomycin IV

therapy twice daily. The doctor has promised he would let my brother stand on both legs for the first time in six months.

Only God's intervention led to the decision for a final attempt to surgically intervene, one final time. This would be his fourth surgery and the doctor had said he did not know what else he could do. All he had to do was cut upen the wound from end to end and God led him to the source and cause of my brother's inability to heal.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him for taking control and leading the doctor to the source of the infection. Praise God because my brother will walk again one day soon.  When we ask the Father for anything in the name of His Son, Jesus, the Father will  answer in His way and in His time. All I can say is, God said He would and He did!