There is NO HOLE! (A wonderful story from our Columbia program)
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Stellita (Luz Stella) was a waiting child in Colombia. She was born with a cleft lip and palate. She had been waiting since 2005.
I received an email from her adoptive mom, the other day. Stellita had 2 palate surgeries that were unsuccessful since her arrival.
Read on...
"On November 18, Stellita again had cleft palate surgery, this time on her soft palate trying to re-attach a muscle back in the palate area so it could work as God intended that muscle to work. The goal of course, to give Stellita clear speech. Five days after surgery a hole opened up in her soft palate. A hole in a place that did not have a hole since her initial cleft palate surgery when she was a baby. We all were devastated. And admittedly did wonder why God would let this happen. So many people were praying for Stellita. And so much of scripture talks of God's love and care and compassion for these orphans. In fact in my prayers I claimed all God's promises to care for these dear ones. How could this have happened? And yet, our faith in a good and gracious God did not waiver, we just did not understand. So with gratitude we gave thanks for what did work out right in the surgery and left the rest to God.
Yesterday I think I saw a miracle. Stellita went to the doctor for a check up on her palate. Every day I would look into her mouth to see how the 'hole' was doing. Yesterday I did not. Her appointment was in the morning and being so busy getting kids off to school I just did not take the time to look. We we went into the doctor and he looked into her mouth and with surprise he said, " She has closure!" He said the top layer of tissue had closed. We all were elated. Not only was this unexpected news but he also looked at the "hole' that had formed from her previous surgery in 2008 on her hard palate and said that, that hole was also closed. At this time I did not look into Stellita's mouth. I assumed I would still see the 'hole' which was the size of 3 pencil erasers, still opened and that the tissue closing the hole was above this, out of sight. It was not until late in the afternoon that I finally did look into Stellita's mouth and this only because our son did so first and said, "There is no hole".
There is no hole. The surface is not smooth or perfect as many people's palates, but it is beautiful. So Yesterday I saw a miracle and today I am singing songs of praise to an awesome God."
Many of you prayed and advocated for Stellita. Today, Stellita will celebrate her second year with her forever family!!
GOD, in all HIS glory and grace, is celebrating with us!
I will sing about your strength, my God, and I will celebrate because of your love. Ps. 59:16
Bookmark :
Stellita (Luz Stella) was a waiting child in Colombia. She was born with a cleft lip and palate. She had been waiting since 2005.
I received an email from her adoptive mom, the other day. Stellita had 2 palate surgeries that were unsuccessful since her arrival.
Read on...
"On November 18, Stellita again had cleft palate surgery, this time on her soft palate trying to re-attach a muscle back in the palate area so it could work as God intended that muscle to work. The goal of course, to give Stellita clear speech. Five days after surgery a hole opened up in her soft palate. A hole in a place that did not have a hole since her initial cleft palate surgery when she was a baby. We all were devastated. And admittedly did wonder why God would let this happen. So many people were praying for Stellita. And so much of scripture talks of God's love and care and compassion for these orphans. In fact in my prayers I claimed all God's promises to care for these dear ones. How could this have happened? And yet, our faith in a good and gracious God did not waiver, we just did not understand. So with gratitude we gave thanks for what did work out right in the surgery and left the rest to God.
Yesterday I think I saw a miracle. Stellita went to the doctor for a check up on her palate. Every day I would look into her mouth to see how the 'hole' was doing. Yesterday I did not. Her appointment was in the morning and being so busy getting kids off to school I just did not take the time to look. We we went into the doctor and he looked into her mouth and with surprise he said, " She has closure!" He said the top layer of tissue had closed. We all were elated. Not only was this unexpected news but he also looked at the "hole' that had formed from her previous surgery in 2008 on her hard palate and said that, that hole was also closed. At this time I did not look into Stellita's mouth. I assumed I would still see the 'hole' which was the size of 3 pencil erasers, still opened and that the tissue closing the hole was above this, out of sight. It was not until late in the afternoon that I finally did look into Stellita's mouth and this only because our son did so first and said, "There is no hole".
There is no hole. The surface is not smooth or perfect as many people's palates, but it is beautiful. So Yesterday I saw a miracle and today I am singing songs of praise to an awesome God."
Many of you prayed and advocated for Stellita. Today, Stellita will celebrate her second year with her forever family!!
GOD, in all HIS glory and grace, is celebrating with us!
I will sing about your strength, my God, and I will celebrate because of your love. Ps. 59:16
