Happy 4th of July!! Today was full of tender mercies, miracles and of course more tender mercies. To start off today we went to the hospital, all our patients were quick on their visits except for one, Ruth. She had fallen and broken her hip and they were trying to decided what to do with her. Both Ruth and her husband have leprosy, so she can't really take care of herself and either can her husband. The doctor wanted to know if we were going to admit her or not. I turned to Navamani, the nurse in charge at Rising Star, and she looked at me and said, "Amy what are we going to do?"
Wait what!? You want me to decide if we should admit Ruth for six weeks in the hospital? I had no idea what to say, I told them to wait and I tried calling Doctor Susan. My panic started to rise when after a few calls Doctor Susan still didn't answer. How was I to know if we should admit her or not? I tried not to show my panic but inside I was freaking out, Navamani, the doctors and nurses and Ruth and her husband were all waiting for an answer. There was only one thing I knew I could do, pray. I pleaded with my Father in Heaven to let me know what to do, to give them the right answer. I tried calling Doctor Susan a few more times but with no luck. They needed an answer, so I whispered another prayer and said, Heavenly Father I'm going to admit her and if this isn't the right thing to do then please stop me. I gave them my answer and they all went into action mode. Everyone was going different ways, a doctor started taking one of my volunteers and Ruth out of the room. I was trying to talk to the other volunteers and explain to them what was going on when I heard a voice, follow them. So I turned and ran before I even knew what I was doing. I followed the doctor as he took us out of the hospital into another building to admit Ruth. I soon realized that if I had not followed them there was no way I would have been able to find this volunteers again. For I would have had no idea that they would have left the hospital. Even in a busy hospital the Holy Ghost will still speak to you, give you promptings and watch over you. We always need to be listening for it so when he does choose to speak we will listen and hear.
We admitted Ruth and as we sat there waiting for the doctor to come back Ruth wanted to say a prayer. We all gathered around her bed and she said a prayer. I have no idea what she said for it was all in Tamil but the spirit was so strong. The strength and spirit this woman had was overpowering. I am sure she was scared but she didn't let it show. Before I had to leave Ruth blessed me and kissed me, she just kept thanking me for everything that I had done.
I felt so bad walking away and leaving this sweet lady to fend for herself but I know Heavenly Father will take care of her. Her spirit and strength touched me today as I know it touched others. How grateful I am for the spirit and tender mercies. For a Father up in Heaven who hears my prayers and answers them in ways I would have never guessed, for a voice to whisper, Follow them..
Wait what!? You want me to decide if we should admit Ruth for six weeks in the hospital? I had no idea what to say, I told them to wait and I tried calling Doctor Susan. My panic started to rise when after a few calls Doctor Susan still didn't answer. How was I to know if we should admit her or not? I tried not to show my panic but inside I was freaking out, Navamani, the doctors and nurses and Ruth and her husband were all waiting for an answer. There was only one thing I knew I could do, pray. I pleaded with my Father in Heaven to let me know what to do, to give them the right answer. I tried calling Doctor Susan a few more times but with no luck. They needed an answer, so I whispered another prayer and said, Heavenly Father I'm going to admit her and if this isn't the right thing to do then please stop me. I gave them my answer and they all went into action mode. Everyone was going different ways, a doctor started taking one of my volunteers and Ruth out of the room. I was trying to talk to the other volunteers and explain to them what was going on when I heard a voice, follow them. So I turned and ran before I even knew what I was doing. I followed the doctor as he took us out of the hospital into another building to admit Ruth. I soon realized that if I had not followed them there was no way I would have been able to find this volunteers again. For I would have had no idea that they would have left the hospital. Even in a busy hospital the Holy Ghost will still speak to you, give you promptings and watch over you. We always need to be listening for it so when he does choose to speak we will listen and hear.
We admitted Ruth and as we sat there waiting for the doctor to come back Ruth wanted to say a prayer. We all gathered around her bed and she said a prayer. I have no idea what she said for it was all in Tamil but the spirit was so strong. The strength and spirit this woman had was overpowering. I am sure she was scared but she didn't let it show. Before I had to leave Ruth blessed me and kissed me, she just kept thanking me for everything that I had done.
I felt so bad walking away and leaving this sweet lady to fend for herself but I know Heavenly Father will take care of her. Her spirit and strength touched me today as I know it touched others. How grateful I am for the spirit and tender mercies. For a Father up in Heaven who hears my prayers and answers them in ways I would have never guessed, for a voice to whisper, Follow them..
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