Gene Brought Back to Life, Part 1

Gene came to a turning point in his life and realized that the way he was living needed to change. As he drove home from work one day, he asked Jesus to come into his life and take over. Slowly, the Lord began to work. Gene and his wife began to occasionally attend a Sunday church again, usually on special occasions like Easter or when there was a guest speaker.

Soon after, while watching TV, a new program caught Gene’s eye. It was called Amazing Facts. “I was immediately attracted to the title of the program because I like facts. I base my life and my work as a rancher on solid evidence. When Pastor Doug Batchelor spoke of a free offer on the program I ordered it.

The resource I received spoke of the Standard Oil Company president reading Exodus 2:3 and the pitch used on the basket in which Moses was laid as a baby. Since I had been working in and around the oil industry for over 10 years, the article grabbed my attention.”

For several months Gene continued receiving materials from Amazing Facts, but eventually this stopped coming. “I saw Pastor Doug preach a few more times on the television, but then I couldn’t find his program anymore, even though I tried again on several occasions.”

Several years later, Gene went through a life-changing experience while undergoing surgery for cancer on his right kidney. The operation was only supposed to take a couple of hours, followed by two days in the hospital and a couple weeks to recover at home. But during the procedure, things went downhill fast.

During the operation, Gene began bleeding and the surgeon had a difficult time stopping it. At one point, after the surgeon had done his best, Gene was sent into recovery. Then the doctor met with his wife, June, and two daughters, and said, “Gene is bleeding and I don’t know why. His blood pressure is dangerously low and I can’t do anything about it.”

Immediately, Gene’s family began to pray. Then the doctor, with the help of other physicians, took Gene back into surgery. His two-hour surgery ended up lasting 14 hours, but God brought him through.

Reflect: Have you ever faced the possibility of imminent death? Where did your thoughts turn? God is just a prayer away. Turn to the Lord for He will hear your every cry for help.