BEACON STORY
W ednesday 9th March 1994 was a day of darkness for my wife , Kristin , and me . The CAT scan at the Subang Jaya Medical Centre on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur showed that there was a sizeable tumour in the brain of our only boy , Marcus . The suspicion of our Malacca doctor was confirmed .
OUR WORLD WAS SUDDENLY SHATTERED TO PIECES We were very confident that morning , when I was driving to Subang Jaya from our hometown Malacca , with my wife and Marcus . We had been enjoying God ’ s blessings since our whole family accepted Jesus as our Lord and Saviour in 1990 . Marcus was 12 years old , a top student in his school , excelling in both studies and extramural activities . Our other children , a pair of 10-yearold twin girls , were also doing well in school . Surely everything was going to be all right .
But God had other plans for us which we did not realize at that time . When we were told of the diagnosis that late afternoon , we were completely shattered .
“ How could this be ? Our son , Marcus , is down with brain tumour ? Lord , what is happening ?” we cried . Suddenly my wife ran out of the neurologist ’ s clinic to the hospital reception downstairs , crying all the way . I appeared strong on the outside but inside , I was no different from her . The more she was consoled , the louder she cried . The hospital staff must have witnessed similar scenes many times before , yet when they saw her sobbing uncontrollably , they cried with her .
“ GOD , WHERE ARE YOU WHEN WE NEED YOU MOST ?” We simply could not take the bad news . Not only was there a sizeable tumour but it was likely to be malignant ( as
GOD
HAS HIS HAND ON
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BY BOXSON LOW HENG ONG ( This article appeared in Asian Beacon in November / December 1996 Vol . 26 No . 6 & 7 )
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