In God's timing, miracles happen. If you are a few minutes early or late in your plans you may have missed or happened upon one of God's opportunities. However, when you are where you are to be in God's time then miracles do happen, and we can be a part of them.

This was the case on Wednesday June 21, 2006 when Les Washington, Jack Robinson, Dennis Crean, Buddy Hardwick and Collin McGrath were at the green of the 13^th hole at Dunwoody Country Club and heard the shouts of young children yelling from the house on the 13^th hole. Les, Jack and Collin responded to the cry for help of these young children by opening a hole in the fence and responding to the children's cry of their mother who was lying face down in the deep end of the family's swimming pool. Buddy and Les first opened the fence enough for Jack and Collin to get through then Buddy opened the fence enough for Les to get through. Dennis phoned 911.

The father did not how to swim and was attempting to use the leaf skimmer to get his wife off the bottom of the pool. Jack Robinson jumped in the pool first and attempted to bring the woman (Uche Ude) to the surface. Jack was having some difficulty and Collin McGrath dove into the pool and together they brought Uche to the surface. She was unconscious, not breathing and in cardiac arrest. While the husband (Victor Ude) did not know how to swim, he did have an understanding of CPR. Together and while waiting for 911 responders they (Jack, Collin and Victor) managed to get Uche breathing again.

During the CPR, you could hear Victor praying out loud for Jesus and Divine intervention. All those working on Uche were supporting Victor in his prayer. The paramedics arrived and took over. Uche in currently in Northside responding to posttraumatic incident and appears to be returning to normal. She may have been on the bottom of the pool for over 9 minutes. (We are not for sure of all the timing details outside of the fact that God had certain men in hearing distance with the capacity to respond) This past week's Gospel lesson (Mark 4:35-41) of the storming sea and the fearful disciples waking Jesus who calmed the sea is an example of when we face a storm or tragedy we too need to wake the Christ to calm our fears/sea of trouble.

This coming week's Gospel lesson will be from Mark 5:21-43 provides more insight into Christ healing and I believe that when Les, Jack, Collin and Victor called on Jesus the Christ that Jesus' responded and provided the strength and knowledge to help return Uche back to her children who's cries were heard.

This is a good story that should be repeated and all of us should be able to do CPR.

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