Baby Greg

One of the great things I witness every day is our ward disciplers. They come around the ward to talk to each person, to lead them in a time of prayer and to sing with them. It always happens when you need it most. Well this week has been no exception. We have a tiny tiny baby called Greg who has been with us for several weeks now. He had a large mass attached to his trachea which was removed in major surgery. He appeared to recover quite well from it initially, but in the last weeks his situation is becoming more desperate. His trachea is such that it is too 'floppy' to support itself for him to breath and do everything else his body does. He is on a mask which assists in forcing the air into his lungs.
At home there would be more that could be done for this little one, but sadly the country does not have the hospital care needed to go down such routes, because the care he would need after we left could not be given.
We are doing the best that we can right now, but the situation is so hard. His parents are young and frightened. The disciplers on the ward have been an absolute beacon of light. Every day they pray for Greg and every patient is interested and concerned for him, and asked to join in with praying. Each day the prayers that go up in the ward from patients for patients gets me right in the gut. Why we have so little gusto and faith when we pray sometimes is beyond me when I see these guys!
People may well ask me how I can believe that what is hapening to this little baby is right, all I can say is that I can only trust in My Creator, that he has this little boy in his hand. He needs a miracle, and I can only continue to pray for that miracle to happen, and soon.