The Miracle of the Green on the 13^th Hole.

Wednesday, June 21, 2006

In God's timing, miracles happen. If you are a few minutes early or late in your plans, you may have missed or just happened upon one of God's opportunities, being at the right place does happen however, when you are where you are to be in God's time then miracles do happen with you being part of them. Four others and I were, and what a great experience.

We had a shotgun tee off at #13 a foursome (Les Washington, Jack Robinson and Dennis Crean without Dr. Buddy Harwick who was late but certainly within God time. After the three of us had finished #13 having started without Buddy, Jack and I started to get in our Golf Cart I heard children making a lot of noise over the 7 ft wooden fence at Victor Ude’s home. After hearing mommy drowning, mommy drowning, I kick in the bat on board fence such that I was able to help Jack Robinson get through and dive into the pool trying to pull Mrs Ude, Uchee from then deep bottom of their swimming pool but Jack was unable to bring her up, even after repeating several dives. About this time, Buddy Hardwick and our Golf Pro Collin McGrath arrived on the scene at the pool and saw us at the pool, immediately Collin responded to help us and was able to get Uche the mother out of the pool. Dennis had phoned 911 and so had Victor the father who also had been trying but could not swim at the 9-ft deep end of the pool. He had been trying to move his wife off the deep drain using a leaf skimmer pole. 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 using rapid CPR. I estimate she was under water at least 5-7 minutes. She had the dead look and feel when she was laid on the side of the pool. Victor and Collin did rapid CPR and Victor was also praying out loud for Jesus to help his wife and save her from drowning. I too started to pray with Victor out loud in the name of Jesus Christ. Within minutes Uche started to breathe again. The paramedics arrived and transported her to Northside Hospital. She may have been on the bottom of the pool for up to 9 minutes. We are not sure of all the timing details outside of the fact that God had put certain men in hearing distance with the capacity to respond. Les, Jack, Collin, Buddy ,Dennis and Victor called on Jesus Christ to heal her and once she started to breath again , I felt she was going to be ok , right out of the healing prayer of James Chapter 5 of the BIBLE. After spending 30 day in Northside Hospital and being completely evaluated, Uche CAME HOME back to her children whose cries were heard.

Praise God in Christ Jesus. By the way later in the following year, Victor and his family became members of DCC, sponsored by Les and Jack.,

Praise God . Les Washington