I shouldn’t be the one telling this story. I actually cannot do justice to it. Over the past few months I had tried to convenience my dear friend and sister to share her experiences with the world. I decided to take this step because i thought she was probably being conservative. As i settled down to write i began to understand her reluctance; it is a story too painful to tell. What you’re reading is therefore a fore-taste of the real deal.
How can a mother explain what happened to a baby who was born perfect and could read her alphabets at age 3 and then at 17 unable to even lift a spoon or even do her toileting?
I met Peculiar in church 7 years ago. Her beauty, the smoothness and softness of her skin and especially her hands got me stunned. When I asked why her hands were so tender, her mother responded; ‘She doesn’t use them for anything’. At that point she was 10 years old and now 17.
Just a few weeks back I noticed she couldn’t use those hands to even put biscuit in her mouth. This is a child who was in school and could recite her alphabet. In her lucid moments she still recites a few letters.
Physically this young lady has attained puberty but without consciousness of her identity. This places her in a vulnerable position. I wonder what that family is going through!
She was named Deborah because they had the dream of their daughter doing exploits for the Lord. Hmmmm, I make bold to say my sister; keep dreaming!
We are confident this child would be restored to her self; a Deborah who would shatter the works of Satan the destroyer.
However, could there be someone reading me who can suggest the way forward through a sound and affordable educational programme?
Could there be someone out there who would join the Engraced Ones in lifting up Deborah continually before Jehovah Rapha the healer until her change comes?