God Is So Good

God is so good

God is so good

God is so good

He's so good to me

He answers prayer

He answers prayer

He answers prayer

He's so good to me

I had quite the scare last night when my best friend Tessa called me just after 5 in the morning. She was crying hysterically and couldn't get me to understand her words. All she could say was "I can't see. I can't see. I need to go to the hospital. I can't see." She hung up before I could say anything.
It turns out that while she was working on a weed eater, the carburetor cleaning fluid back sprayed into her eyes. She was in agonizing pain. A few years ago, Tessa contracted a sickness called Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, which is a life-threatening skin condition that affects the mucous membranes. Her eyes were damaged severely during that time and still have not healed completely. Her eyes are very sensitive to sunlight, and the right one was messed up so bad she no longer can produce tears in that eye. Whenever anything gets into it, she has to use artificial tears and eye drops to flush it out. So her eyes cause her constant agitation. Having this chemical sprayed full force into these already-damaged eyes has caused her major discomfort. And that's a huge understatement. In her own words, "It was horrendous. I never, EVER, want to feel pain like that again. NEVER."
She was blinded immediately. It was a wonder she could find the right buttons to push to call me on the phone. She somehow made it to the bathroom and started flushing her eyes with water and her special eye drops. The chemicals had already eaten through the top layer of her right eyeball.
Several hours passed before she would  finally answer all of my frantic texts. I didn't know what was going on or what had happened to her. The only answers I got then were "I can't see text. I can't see. Can't text." I finally was able to get a somewhat clear answer around 10 this morning. I asked her where she was, the hospital or at home, and drove out to see her at home. The entire 30 minute drive, I prayed and prayed and prayed for God to heal her. I begged Him to restore her sight. To take away her pain. When I arrived, she was asleep. I knew she had not slept all night so I did not try to wake her. When she did wake, she was still in pain. But it had lessened. And she could start to see bright lights and dark shapes.
Within the first 15 minutes I was with her, her left eye had cleared up. The right was still unbearable to even try to open. But my prayers were heard. God chose to answer them as I requested. By the time I left her at midnight, her left eye was back to normal and she was seeing clearly through it. The right is still very agitated, but she was able to force it open to check her vision. Her vision has been restored. The burns will heal. Praise God for miracles and thank Him for His goodness!