Terry’s life took a dramatic turn in September of 2023 when he collapsed at church. After recovering from an eight-hour operation and being in a coma for a week, he found out he’d had four brain aneurysms.
There’s a 50% chance of surviving a ruptured brain aneurysm. Surviving four on the other hand is a miracle. Terry attributes his recovery to the faithfulness of God—the God of miracles, and a little help from Vision.
‘My wife suffers from a bit of insomnia, so she listens to Jeff Vines and Vision at night, which helps put her to sleep,’ Terry said. ‘I found Vision that way after I was back home, and that was a source of encouragement.’
‘God is the God of miracles. He does heal and I experienced God’s peace through that time. If you look at John 14; ‘The peace I leave with you and let your heart not be troubled or afraid. That’s what I experienced.’
Recovering was a long process that shook Terry’s family to the core and had multiple ripple effects.
‘It was pretty tough. My wife was in tears for quite a while. She hung on to the Lord. We’ve come through together as a family,’ said Terry. ‘It was tough. I lost my job just before Christmas because they found me to be too risky. But God is faithful. I found that I could do business on my own from home and I was able to subcontract back to where I used to be.’
That’s the kind of God we serve. No matter what life throws at us, if we stand firm in our faith, God will look after us. It’s a test of our faith.
Terry and his family live in Fern Tree, a suburb of Hobart in Tasmania. Thanks to your generous donations in the past, Vision was able to install a high-powered transmitter, 104.3FM on Mount Wellington at the end of 2022, which now covers all of Hobart and its surrounds.
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