Sunday at Claire's

My Hero Son, George

It was in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, in the year of 1969-1970. My son George, fighting for his life. He was a Medic, dragging his comrads to safety to care for their wounds. He was only 18 years of age, just graduated from High School, when the Government grabbed him and shipped him to a battle the Government had no intentions of winning.

One evening, as I was sound asleep, right in the middle of the night, God woke me up to pray for my son's safety, though I had been praying daily for him, but this time it was a "PRAYER ALERT" with an alarming concern!

So, I got out of bed and prayed for my son non-stop 'till morning, at which time, about 7am, I got up from my knees to go downstairs to make breakfast for my two younger children and my husband. When I did go downstairs to make breakfast, my daughter said alarmingly, "Mom, I had a vision that George and his two other buddies were walking together and they all got shot and got killed!"

This grieved my heart like something quickly had stabbed me right through my heart, yet, because I had been praying for my son all night long, the pain in my heart left me just as quickly with great peace, knowing that he was all right. This came from God!

If I had any doubt of his safety, I would collapse! Two weeks later, from the Vietnam hospital, I received a letter from my son George, telling me of the incident, that he and his two buddies were walking together and all three got shot. That was the very moment of the night I had been praying for my son's safety. By God's Grace, he survived!

But my heart aches very heavily for the mothers of the two other boys who never survived! Loosing a child, at any age, is a very excruciating, painful experience, especially when you can't be there to comfort the child.-----------it's the very tearing of the soul! My heart yearns for our God of all comfort, to touch the hearts of the mothers whose sons gave their lives for their country..........though politically undeserved!

For my part, I want to conclude with Praises to our Mighty God in Heaven, in our Lord Jesus Christ, for His MERCIES! I, Clairesunday, have documented what the Lord Jesus has done for me for the sole purpose to share with anyone who reads this, for them to KNOW what God is able to do for them, also!
cvl-----January--1998

LUKE 6:12
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posted by Ron @ 10:29 AM