A little baby girl, Jovilia went to heaven on Thurs night/ Fri morning. She's around 10 months old.
Me and Dez went to the funeral service at Singapore Casket today. As we were the first guest, we managed to have a long chat with Jovilia's mother and grandmother.
They showed us a video which they celebrated Jovilia's 10 month old in the hospital ward. Despite under very heavy sedation (6 medications?), we can see Jovilia opened her eyes, and moving her hands and fingers in respond to the family voices.
Jovilia was definitely very happy as the family showered their unconditional love on her.
When I saw the video, I was reminded of this story that Dez read in a book. The story which Dez cried uncontrollably as he was reading it.
We heard from the mother there was a point in which Jovilia oxygen saturation dropped to zero... but she pulled through her parents rubbed her hands and talked to her.
But God has His plans for Jovilia... And He brought her back to heaven.
Why do such things happen to little children? I don't have any answers.
The only response we had is that we know, deep in our mind, heart and soul that God loves us all.
We have experience God's personal grace many times... notably during the cleansing steam retreat and during the final hours of Charlene's earthly lives.
We pray that God give Jovilia's parents strength and comfort during this difficult period of grieving.
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Dear Dez and Alicia, thanks for praying for Jovilia and attending the wake and cremation.
ReplyDeleteI feel encourage by your blog and your testimony here. Thanks and praise God for all the works that He has done for you and through you.
God bless you as you continue to bless others.
Jovilia's Daddy.