My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call

My son went blind all-of-a sudden, I can’t replace the eyes; I can’t do surgery on it.

God did it; his sight was restored and restored fast!

By Ella Silver

– 3 weeks on oxygen

– Sudden blindness

– About a month in the hospital.

– But God came through.

I don’t know where to start thanking God from.

My experience is not something I would wish on anyone.

Like God said, He will always be there for us, no matter the temptations, and He indeed showed up for me.

2024 was a year I will never forget.

Early in 2024, I experienced a day I will never forget—a day my heart almost stopped breathing,

a day I felt so much emptiness and questioned the reason for my existence.

2 days before we took my baby to the hospital, he was running a temperature.

We all thought it was the baby’s usual teething; however, that very day, we decided to take him for a checkup.

Before I could even boil water to bathe him, I noticed he was breathing in an unusual manner.

I abandoned everything and rushed him to the nearest health centre.

Getting there, we were referred to another hospital, which later referred us to a teaching hospital, saying that he needed oxygen immediately.

“Oxygen? How?”

My heart almost stopped; I couldn’t even comprehend what was going on.

At this point, I had called everyone, and they had started praying for him.

My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call

My son kept bringing out his white eye; and I was confused. I kept slapping him to keep him from sleeping.

For the first time, I was praying for my baby not to fall asleep.

A lot of things were going through my mind: “What if he closes his eyes and doesn’t wake up?

Why is he bringing out his white eye?” I kept tapping him; my heart was bleeding.

My husband was praying and declaring.

My baby was already looking pale—carrying him at that point was so difficult.

I felt like I would faint, but I just couldn’t. I needed to be strong for him.

Getting to the children’s emergency ward at the teaching hospital, the nurses and doctors immediately started stabilizing him with different injections and all.

They told us that he was having seizures.

“Ah! Seizures!”

I didn’t even know what a seizure was then.

After stabilizing him, he was placed on oxygen and drips.

For three good days, I didn’t blink my eyes to sleep: sitting beside him, lying unconscious, was too much for me to even think of sleeping.

He kept having multiple seizures; it was hard to watch. It was so hard! It was really hard to watch, in fact, more than hard.

We were made to run tests for the doctor to ascertain the real cause of the seizure and know what exactly was wrong with him,

but there was a general light outage in the hospital: the laboratory couldn’t function for days.

To think that the hospital is even one of the best and the biggest teaching hospitals in the country, yet no light.

That was how he kept having seizures.

The doctors kept doing their best; we kept buying oxygen every 2 days.

I tried my best to be strong. I was still carrying out my online activities; I couldn’t afford to break down.

Prayers were made; people prayed like never before.

Fast forward to when he regained consciousness after a week+, I noticed something unusual. I noticed he couldn’t see.

I called the attention of the nurses, saying, “I don’t think my son can see.”

They kept saying he was seeing, and they kept questioning me, asking me how I knew he couldn’t see when I’m not a doctor.

Me: “I know my son. If he can see me, I know the expression on his face. He is just looking, but he can’t see.”

I called the doctors.

After some days of persistence, they called in an ophthalmologist, who later confirmed that he couldn’t see.

That was how he went blind oh – all of a sudden, just like that!

My son went blind before my very own eyes.

I ran mad in the spirit, but my body was so calm. I couldn’t even cry. My head almost exploded; my heart sank.

My son went blind, all of a sudden. I couldn’t bring myself to accept it.

My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call

At a point, I just had to lay aside the fact that he couldn’t see. We kept praying for his recovery.

He was still on oxygen and drips, and an NG tube was passed down his throat so he could eat.

! He was being fed through his nose.

Oh, my God! This baby suffered. Seeing the doctors pierce him every now and then was heartbreaking.

His cannula in his hand got swollen and later burst; the head too got swollen.

We spent a lot, spending nothing less than 50k (fifty thousand Naira) daily, buying oxygen every two days.

One of his injections then was 16k,(sixteen thousand Naira) and he had to take it daily, buying here and there.

I wasn’t left out. As I bought oxygen, I cried in my heart.

So I bought chicken and ate to clear my eyes.

Yes, oh! I kept eating chicken and fried rice daily, to the extent that it looked as if I was enjoying my stay.

Most times, I eat fried rice when I’m angry and sad. It may seem weird, but it helps to calm my nerves.

The tension and anxiety were high. Every day, you hear people cry; children were dying.

Seriously, the hospital is not a good place to be – you will be drained.

I was told to start playing nursery rhymes for him, even though he couldn’t see.

Every morning, I would play our Bishop’s prophetic declaration for him; I would anoint and declare his healing, declare his vision.

After 3 weeks and some days, we were discharged from the children’s ward, and we were asked to resume visits at the eye clinic.

In our first appointment, the doctor checked and later reconfirmed that he couldn’t see.

My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call

According to the doctor, “His eyes were okay, nothing wrong at all, but the part of the brain that is responsible for sight is not working; the sickness has affected it.”

I asked for a remedy; I was told there was nothing they could give. “We should keep holding on to faith,” they said.

According to the doctor, he may see again after a long time – the brain may redevelop – or he may not see again, depending on the damage.

Oh, I forgot to mention that he was battling with meningitis.

This sickness is deadly; it affects the brain and can lead to different health conditions and death. It is not communicable.

The vaccine is usually given at 9 months, so mothers, please don’t miss this vaccine.

Meningitis can also affect adults who are not immune and damage the brain.

A few days after the discharge, he fell sick again, and the doctor was suggesting a second admission.

At that point, I knew it was time to go home because I wasn’t myself.

I fell sick as well; the stress was too much.

My sister, who was with me all through, also fell sick. Who would then take care of the baby this time around?

We travelled home. I took him to ISTH, another teaching hospital, and they said the same thing: that he couldn’t see.

I took him to a private hospital, and the doctor said the same thing – that he was blind.

This doctor fueled up the whole thing.

He said, and I quote:

“Madam, your son is blind, but it’s not the end of the road. Ensure you talk to him more, since he is just a baby who hasn’t attained his milestone.

Don’t deprive him of his education. Start looking for a school for the blind and enrol him when it’s time. He will grow up just like his mates.”

Me: “School of the blind? God forbid! I didn’t give birth to a blind child. My son will see.”

That is what I kept declaring after leaving his office.

I was exhausted; and I was tired.

So, I would cry secretly, then come online and continue my business to clear my head, because billings were choking.

To the glory of God, we didn’t beg anyone for a dime or run around scattered. God provided.

We took him to different hospitals, where it was confirmed that he was blind.

All the doctors kept saying there was no remedy.

Only one out of all gave us a drug to give to him, saying that it was not a cure and that we should continue to pray.

‘Omo,’(My friend!) everyone began to pray like never before.

My mom was just running around, looking and asking for herbs she could use.

Different suggestions started coming in.

Someone even suggested that we visit a prayer house, and I said to myself, “Ah, Silver, is this how your life is going to be now?

Is this how you are going to start searching for miracles? As young as you are?”

I just knew I couldn’t do that. We were not taught to do so.

And We are anointed, and therefore, we can call things to life. We don’t need to run from one prayer house to another.

The first Sunday I went to church, my heart was so heavy, it was as if they had added a weight on me.

During the special ministration, I wept like never before.

So, I cried out my heart till my eyes became red—the first time I had cried so bitterly since all this began.

That night, when I got home, I was forced to question God.

This was my message to God:

“God, why will my son go blind?

God, we don’t deserve this. We can’t be serving you and have our son just go blind.

This boy is too handsome to go blind. I am too young to carry this weight. The sickness and all was enough to bear. How do I take care of a blind child?

You said it’s my year of fortune; now, why am I spending money on drugs?

And You said I am redeemed to flourish. Is this how I am going to flourish?

Okay, God, your son (my husband) is a pastor – how will it sound when people find out that their pastor’s child is blind?

God, where is our testimony?”

“God, come and do a miracle. I need it now. I can’t wait for long. I can’t bear this anymore.

Two months is enough. My heart cannot carry these thoughts anymore. Heal him and restore his sight.

This sickness and blindness came all of a sudden; let the sight be restored miraculously.”

My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call

That was when I knew that prayer was more than just speaking English.

I was talking to God like I was seeing Him face to face. I didn’t care about anything; I just wanted my miracle.

Deep down, I knew I didn’t want a blind child, and I couldn’t accept a blind child.

My son was never blind and could never be blind. I knew the eyes must open! Even when I didn’t know how it would happen.

Oh, my!

Our God, who hears the cry of His people, did it. It was a miracle.

A few days later, I noticed that Zoe (My son) could see.

I shouted and called my mom.

We tested his vision, and he could see.

The next day, I rushed him to the doctor, who confirmed that his gaze was different, and he was different.

My God, who never sleeps nor slumbers, answered my call.

Oh! How would I have done? And How would I have explained?

How would I have lived? Where would I have started from?

Ehn! Blindness is not a headache oooo—I can’t replace the eyes, I can’t do surgery on it. God did it; his sight was restored and restored fast.

Above all these, God restored all the time we wasted in the hospital.

Despite all the money we spent, we were able to meet up our goals as individuals and as a family.

My son came out looking fresher than he was.

God said He will restore the days the locust and cankerworm have eaten, and He did.

A few days from now, my son will be one year old.

Joel 2:25 KJV

[25] And I will restore to you the years that the locust hath eaten, the cankerworm, and the caterpiller, and the palmerworm, my great army which I sent among you.
https://bible.com/bible/1/jol.2.25.KJV

God of Winners is real, and He answered: “I AM A WINNER… WE ARE MORE THAN A CONQUEROR.”

So, dearly beloved, no matter what you are passing through, never neglect the place of prayer.

Never forget God, because God will never forget you.

You are your first prophet; open your mouth and pray ohhh!

Anyhow you want it, say it – God hears the prayer of His people.

Also Read: Don’t Rely on Your Understanding. – Diademng

My 2024 Testimony:  God Answered my Call