This evening, 2 years ago, was the night of the plane crash. Doctors give children with spinal cord injuries 2 years for any signs of recovery to manifest. Angela has regained the use of her hip flexors and can walk with KAFOS (leg braces) and a walker, for which we are grateful. But the slight muscular contractions in her hamstrings which were felt earlier have not materialized. It's as if there are just not enough nerve signals getting past the injury site (T12) to cause the muscles to rebuild, despite regular physical therapy and exercise. Angela was seen by her surgeon on October 3 and her rehab doctor on October 6. Both doctors noted that she has no function below the hip flexors. She cannot bend her knees, kick with her feet, or wiggle her toes.

So where do we go from here? The situation is out of the hands of doctors. But it is more firmly than ever in the hands of the Chief Physician. So we keep following the directions we were given. The Lord told me to trust Him. Over a year ago He woke Chris from a sound sleep with this message: "I will heal your daughter's legs. Prepare to tell the story." I believe that God has heard all the many prayers that people have prayed for Angela. What He chooses to do with her life in His sovereignty will be more wonderful than what we can see or imagine at the present. Tonight Angela urgently asked for prayer for "wisdom and for my testimony." She will "see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." To God be the glory!