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and seemed to balance each other. A year later, we could do, and He is not finished yet.” I knew he was
were engaged. right. I cried out to God, and He answered, “Go,
Cody, and grab her hand, and she will come back to
Rebekah was very sincere, selfless, and driven. She you.” I went straight back to the hospital, walked in
still loves God, horses, pickups, country music and and grabbed Bekah’s hand, expecting her to get up
a good time. She’s never been afraid of being herself right away - but she didn’t.
and encouraged me to do the same. She seemed to
speak my language; I felt understood and accepted. I said, “God, I thought You said to do this, and she
I know I put her through some stressful times, but would get up.” He answered, “Cody, I told you that
she was always faithful and praying. Whenever she would come back; I just didn’t say when.” From
I expressed my frustrations, she always tried to then on, I started thanking God for His hope and
understand and intercede on my behalf. Depression healing for Bekah. Little by little, she has come back to
and anxiety have plagued me ever since childhood, us. We are now back in Lubbock, and my wife is very
but Bekah always loved me during those times. content and joyful. She gives hope to all who know
her, not because she is completely healed, but because
One December day, Rebekah was at the mall with she has life and joy.
a friend. Suddenly, my beloved wife of eight years
collapsed and started convulsing. Her friend Shonda It has been almost eight years. Our hope is in
called 911; the hospital was only five minutes away. Christ alone. He did indeed improve her condition,
They rushed her to surgery within 30 minutes to stunning the doctors with signs of consciousness and
remove blood from her brain, but during the surgery, awareness. But I still hoped for complete healing;
the aneurysm completely burst. The doctor was able I prayed every way I knew. I told God, “If I had
to clip it off and save her life. the power, I would’ve already healed her.” God
answered, “Don’t be so arrogant as to think that
I got a call from my coworker, Shonda’s husband, to
go quickly to the hospital. We lived in Amarillo at
the time; my mom had come from Lubbock to visit,
arriving just before the call. The night before, I had
been feeling very restless and tormented. I had prayed
with Bekah that God would not let our lives be lived
in vain. After my mom and I reached the hospital,
the nurse told us that Bekah was extremely critical.
The doctor explained the situation and told us that
my wife would be lucky if she survived the night; he
added that he wasn’t sure that the life-saving surgery
was the right choice. In his opinion, the best-case
scenario meant Bekah would be a “vegetable”. She
was admitted to ICU and hooked up to a vent; there
was no brain function.

I had to call her parents in Lubbock at 11:30 pm to
give them the tragic news. I had been up for 32 hours
and was exhausted and devastated. My best friend
and brother were with me, and we went to a nearby
motel to sleep. On my way, a friend called and asked
me not to forget that God was the Mighty Physician
and to look to Him. He said, “Cody, God has done
things in and through you and Bekah that only He

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