WestHillsPres’ Weblog

Isaiah 64:4

Since ancient times no one has heard,
       no ear has perceived,
       no eye has seen any God besides you,
       who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with Neil Board (or Corn as his friends call him), he’s made an amazing journey. (For the full scoop you can visit his page: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/corneliusboard).

Just 100 days ago Corn fell 90 feet from a ledge just off of the Cherokee Trail and was brought into UT Medical Center with virtually no hope of survival (for you medical types, he had a blood pH of 6.8–in other words, he was just as good as dead). Pam got a call from Corn’s dad that Sunday morning. :Mike could barely breathe, so she prayed, and God gave the Boards the strength that they needed for that moment.

And God hasn’t stopped yet.

Early on, the doctors wouldn’t even give the Boards the hope that Neil would last for one hour, so I prayed for one hour more, one day more, one week more. Praying like that made me look like a man of faith. But then a funny thing started to happen. Corn stabilized and here at West Hills Church we started to pray for him to go home. The doctors said it was possible, but not before Christmas, the doctors said. So I prayed for Neil to go home by Thanksgiving. After all, that was a big prayer. Then those caring for Neil moved the prayer to late October, so I move my prayer to early October. After taking a one-week vacation, my famly returned to find that Corn would be released this Thursday.

As Jesus said to Peter after the apostle’s short lived stroll on Lake Galilee, “Oh you of little faith, why did you doubt?” God has shown me so much in the wake of what was a tragedy for the Board family. When we have been weak (even our prayers) God has been so immensely strong. God has shown me time and time again that it doesn’t matter how big I think my prayers are, because God is so much bigger.

Grace and Peace to you,

Bill