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With hearts broken and confidence shaken we rely on God’s Grace and Mercy for a miracle. We ask that each of you reading this story say a prayer for Rain and that you add her to your church’s prayer list. We, “the Graystone Ranch Family”, know that God hears and answers all prayers, so PLEASE pray with us. Yes, pray for Rain, but also, pray for us as a family and the doctors attending the injury. In addition, don’t forget the church lady (with whom the accident happened) and her family, as they too are suffering. As a mother I can truly say this has been a heart wrenching experience. If you too are a mother, go to your child, hug him or her, and pray a prayer of safety. If your children are grown, pick up the phone and make that call; there are no guarantees on tomorrow. Then pray a “mothers prayer” for every other mother who is suffering with the loss of a child or have children who are more ill or injured than our own. We will post progress reports as they occur.
"Loving Mother of Rain"
Adrianna Rain will under go a lens replacement surgery at the Children’s Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. The corneal laceration has caused much scar tissue in the form of a cataract, and is so severe that she still has no vision. Doctors hope giving her a new lens will restore some vision. We hope and pray that God will have mercy, vision will be restored, and all will be well. Please remember Rain and our family in this particularly great time of need. We greatly appreciate your prayers. The Eskew’s: Rusty, Kandi,
Brandon, Christopher, Rain, Jade, and Paris
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December 23, 2003 Rains
vision after her lens replacement surgery returned slowly, beginning at
20/2200 (which we were thankful for) and toped out over the next several
weeks at 20/40. This was inconceivable, as we had prepared for the
worst. The mere idea that she would have sight and that it could be
corrected further, with glasses, at a latter date was indeed exciting. The
following weeks however, proved to be a set back, as her vision began to
decrease i.e. (20/60 to 20/80 etc.). The doctors determined that cells
within the eye itself had begun to form over the new lens. The course of
action was to be laser surgery and on December 23, 2003 we arrived for
the procedure. The doctors explained that there were definite risks with
this procedure (total blindness.. especially since they opted not to put
her to sleep) but that a partial increase (in her percent of vision)
could be expected. The doctors further explained, that it would be
vitally important for Rain to wear her glasses at all times, as the
nerves connecting the eye to the brain in young children, can be weekend
if not assisted by lenses. We agreed; we prayed; and Rain hopped up into
that chair mustering all the courage the little girl had!! The doctors
kept saying the power of the laser was not enough because the tissue was
very strong, so they jacked the laser up repeatedly, notch after notch.
They then became concerned that Rain was not going to be able to
tolerate the increased pressures. There were several tense moments when
Rain cried out and felt she couldn’t go any further as the pain became
too intense with each subsequent burst of the laser. As I held my
daughters head pressed tightly against the padded faceplates, with tears
trickling down my own face, we prayed together again, only louder, and
Rain preserved. This took true grit and a strong spiritual presence. We
had to wait several long hours for the doctors to again see her and
check her vision. The technician examined her first and announced,
“Mrs. Eskew, your daughters vision is 20/20”. I don’t think I even
blinked as I replied, ‘I believe you have the wrong chart”. He again
repeated his first statement and I replied, “I think you need to get a
doctor”. I was sure there
was a mistake of some sort. The Pediatric Ophthalmologist arrived next
and made the same assessment..20/20 vision. I remember saying,
“what”? The doctor replied, “yes”. I said, “how”? The doctor
replied, ‘I don’t know”. I said, “how do you not know”? The
doctor again replied, ‘I don’t know”. I’m not sure what came
over me next, but anger swelled up inside of me as I ask her again,
rather rudely, “how do you not know”????
I suppose I was feeling “months worth” of pent up frustration
and waves of suppressed emotion, over the fact that the medical staff
had assured us that Rain would have little to rudimentary vision at
best! My husband and I had spent months, learning to accept that our
daughter was going to forever have some sort or form of corrective
vision. Never were we, not at
any point, ever given the possibility of a perfect outcome. As I stood
there, looking the doctor straight in the face, toe to toe, my internal
anger level was soaring out of control. At the point, that I was sure I
was going to explode, something hit me. A calm, that is totally
unexplainable, came over my spirit and my body. It started in my face,
then my head, and traveled down my body until I felt my keens get weak
and my toes start to tingle. I opened my mouth as said, “you really
don’t know, do you”? The doctor stared back at me starkly, without
as much as a reply. I then threw my hands up into the air and replied,
“well I do, I definitely know”. I
fell into prayer and praise with my daughter and began to explain to her
that she got her miracle and in a real big way. As I looked back at the
doctor, I felt a hollow, blank, and empty feeling. Though I never knew
the doctor’s spiritual orientation, I sure felt a real need to pray
for her too and you bet we did! Modern
day miracles do occur and HIS power and might are far too great to truly
comprehend. Again, we thank GOD for his mercy on Rain. This is our
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P.S.
The Graystone Ranch Web site is copy written, however, we fully
release the “Prayers for Rain” section for the public's use. We urge
you to copy it, share it, and tell every person you meet of God’s
mercy and grace. We hope every church that reads this section will share
this story with its congregation as a message of hope.
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Prayers for Rain 
