Faith that the coma will end

Timothy Robinson, a high school football player in Alabama, suffered a major head injury during a recent football game. In a story on al.com, his parents recall what happened and how they know that Timothy will make it through:

Dr. Bill Admire, one of (the high school) team doctors, helped Robinson and played an instrumental role in getting the teen to the hospital quickly. Evelyn McGhee said she hopes that her son's situation will motivate every high school team to have an emergency room doctor on the sideline every week.

She said Admire's expertise kept her son from dying.

'It had to be God that intervened and had Dr. Admire there,' she said, 'because never had I seen a doctor in the stands or anywhere. And even the trainer said she's never had a doctor trained in emergency medicine' available to help a player on the field.

'It was just fantastic and an amazing thing to me to have him there. I just thank God for him.'

The McGhees also praised the coaching staff, administration and football team for their support...Said Ben McGhee: 'God spoke to me and told me everything would be all right.'

How would God run the New York City Marathon?

Ryan Hall, a marathon runner, looks to God for his inspiration. He thinks about how God would run a marathon. In fact, Hall, while working and training hard, focuses on generosity. He set up a foundation to combat poverty and give inner-city children a chance to run.

According to the Times Online, Hall was motivated by God during a down time:

His disappearing dream of Olympic triumph was about to end in a disappointing tenth place, when he says that God spoke to him. 'He told me I had everything I needed,' he recalled.

Hall already has experienced success. He's the fastest American-born marathon runner and finished third in the Boston Marathon.

An alcoholic's redemption

In chapter six of "Life's Healing Choices," Bill, a believer in recovery from alcoholism, shares his tragic story. Bill's father was an alcoholic as well, and that tendency to depend on the bottle rubbed off on Bill.

On February 26, 1999, tragedy occurred in Bill's life when he got into an accident while driving drunk (p. 197-198):

It was 8:40 on a Friday night, and I was anxious to get home. I was less than half a mile from my house as I approached the crest of a hill driving way too fast. A red Toyota coming from the opposite direction was turning left. I first saw them as they crossed into my lane. I am not sure if they ever saw me. There was almost no time to react. I lunged for the brake and started to turn the wheel to avoid them. Impact, airbags, screeching, screaming -- then silence. I was amazed to find that I could get out of my car. I didn't think the other car fared as well, but I was too dazed to be able to tell. It wasn't long before the sounds of sirens announced the arrival of the police and paramedics. I was taken away from the scene, tested, and booked. Shortly before I was put in Orange County Jail, the officer notified me that there were two people in the car that I hit. A 50-year-old woman had been thrown from the car upon impact and died immediately. Her husband was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.

The accident radically changed Bill's life, but God took care of him. God ensured that Bill was able to keep his job. God ensured that people were able to give Bill rides places. God ensured that Bill would be able to go through Celebrate Recovery to deal with his alcoholism. God made sure that the situation would further His plan.