I'm That Guy

Saw my friend Bill tonight. He was wearing a t-shirt with "I'm That Guy" emblazoned on it. He really is that guy too. Survived a 3 month battle with sepsis so bad that he was on every life support machine and probably even the vending machines at Tampa General for a LONG time a few years ago. In ICU for about 2 months, in step down for another month and finally discharged and sent home after 3 months.

He lost the sight in his right eye, but otherwise he was good to go. However, he needed a few follow up surgeries....Asking for prayer in a group before the last surgery, the leader of the prayer group asked for his name, when he said it a hush fell over the room...everyone whispered..."He's that guy......you're that guy we've all been praying for ...you're him!"

Seeing Bill was made all the more awesome this evening because he drove his Firebird to our church's BikeNight tonight. So not only was his resurrected body there, but his resurrected car project which I only saw in his garage like 6 years ago...at the time not much hope for seeing it running....ever. He said, "Did you see the Bird out in the parking lot?" I wasn't sure what he meant...then he explained he had the car there...it was running!!! I started jumping up and down with happiness.

When we went out and looked at the car, he talked about how he lost his job a few weeks ago and didn't blink. He knew God had it. And He did...Bill got a new job doing what he loves to do this past week.

Bill is "that guy" who gave me confidence to pray for people to heal, cuz his healing proved to me that prayer can bring someone all the way back. I have subsequently prayed earnesly for healing of another person destined only for death because of what happened with Bill. She is now home.

Bill gave me confidence to persevere in the scariest situations. My bank account threatened to go belly up last week after the mortgage payment, but I heard God say I didn't need to draw money out of the last bit of retirement money I haven't touched. And I had a wonderful week. I was 41 dollars from bouncing checks...but I trusted in God and got paide today and have enough until I get paid in two weeks, and I made all my bonuses ahead of schedule.

Bill's near death...well, let's just say...death to life experience changed my life and made my faith and prayer life so much stronger. His smile and his voice and his wife's strength and honesty about the whole thing to this day showed me in no uncertain terms how God works in the lives of real people and those who love them.

So glad I saw "that guy" and his beautiful black firebird tonight. Praise God!

Annie Quicksilver
5-7-10