Mar 01 Martha's Musings

For those of you who have not heard this story, the Arizpe household has had a miracle! An absolute astounding miracle of epic proportions! This miracle occurred to my husband, Joe, who has been legally blind for a little over 25 years. He had to take early retirement, because he could no longer drive, as required by the USPS. His issues began when he had two retinal detachments about two months apart, followed by double vision, glaucoma, and chromic iritis. About a month ago, he could perceive a change in his vision, so we followed up with his regular ophthalmologist and retinal specialist. After loads of tests, nothing new was discovered, so he was told to follow the ever popular “wait and see” plan. Hubby didn’t care for this idea, and wanted to try just getting prescription glasses, which he has not worn these past 25 years. The doctor was very nice, and had carefully reviewed his records, and she just said “Well, let’s take a look.” As she did a very thorough eye exam, she was able to correct his vision to 20/50! He burst into tears, as his prior vision was 20/400. He is now wearing his new glasses, and when we are out, he will read signage to me, including the house numbers on the front of our home, which he has not seen since we moved in. It is shocking and marvelous, not to mention over whelming. God’s blessings come at their appointed time, their very perfect and surprising time, and his life, as well as ours together, is forever changed. God ALWAYS answers prayers. So, I wanted to share this amazing gift with my church family. God is so very good.

Blessings,
Martha Arizpe, St. John’s Prayer Team