Cyril Miller

Cyril Miller

Cyril Miller has seen God answer many prayers in his life. When Cyril was about 14 years old he contracted a staph infection from a scratch on his arm. In just a few hours his body was raging with an extremely high fever. This was before penicillin was available to the public. The doctors treated him with hydrotherapy and kept his head packed in ice to avoid brain damage from the fever. His temperature was 108 degrees. The physician explained to his parents that if the infection settled in his brain, heart, or other vital organs, there would be no hope. Cyril's mother quickly called some friends in two different cities and asked them to join her in prayer. Amazingly, the next morning Cyril's temperature was normal and he continued to get better each day. His parents asked the physician, "How much do we owe you?" His reply was, "Absolutely nothing! God has healed that boy."

Another time Cyril was in a dreadful auto accident with a tractor-trailer. The impact knocked him unconscious. He awakened temporarily and found himself surrounded by people trying to pry him loose from the motor that had trapped his right foot. He heard someone say, "We're going to have to cut off his foot to get him out of here." He begged them not to cut off his foot and then he became unconscious again. The next thing he knew he was being taken by helicopter to a major trauma center where they rushed him to surgery. Cyril asked for a piece of paper and a pencil. He wrote, "Please, do not amputate my foot." He handed his note to the medic and said, "Please give this to the surgeon." Again he became unconscious and remained so for about a month. Many of his bones were broken. He got a staph infection in his wounds, developed pneumonia, and was put on a respirator. However, thank God, the surgeon was able to save his foot.

One night during the 4th week of unconsciousness, the doctors told his friends he wasn't going to make it. Cyril's friends came to his bedside and offered earnest prayers for God to save his life, if it was His will, and to allow Cyril to continue his service to Him. It was a miracle! The next morning his temperature was normal and he soon became conscious and gained more and more strength every day. The Infectious Disease Specialist said with deep conviction in her voice, "there has been Divine intervention in your behalf."

Originally from:  Jewish Discoveries by Jeff Zaremsky, page 139, which contains a total of 22 fascinating chapters of biblical history and lessons plus 25 rich Jewish tradition sections, and 27 powerful testimonies, with over 40 beautifully rendered professional works of art all on over 300 jam packed pages.  You can own this treasure by visiting www.Jewishheritage.net

Picture originally from here

 

 

 

Related Articles

More From Prose

Silly George

My neighbor asked if I could watch her cats while she was away. One of her cats, George, had to…
Silly George

Angry with the GPS

I was not having a good day. I didn’t feel very well, and I woke up around 4:00 in the morning…
Angry with the GPS

Tanya

Tanya grew up in an Orthodox Jewish home in the Soviet Union. Her family's tea business was…
Tanya

East 105th Street

I grew up on East 105th Street, in Cleveland, Ohio. I went to Gracemont Elementary school. My…
East 105th Street

Burned but Beautiful

An EMT volunteer for United Hatzalah in Israel named Yoav Shemaryahu responded to a medical…
Burned but Beautiful

Joshua Sink

From as early as Joshua Sink could remember he had a passion for flying. While children…
Joshua Sink

Samuel Jacobson

Samuel Srolovic Jacobson was born in Lithuania in a loving Orthodox Jewish home. He received…
Samuel Jacobson

Bubbe Brocha

One of the greatest women to have ever come into my life as I was growing up was my great…
Bubbe Brocha

Sophie Stillman

Most American college graduates choose to start families, launch careers, and settle down into…
Sophie Stillman

The Missing Yarmulke

Do not be afraid to stand for what you believe in. Never compromise your beliefs.
The Missing Yarmulke

God’s Care

Most of the time I prefer to write humorous, light hearted things. This time I want to write…
God’s Care

The Gratitude Attitude

My friend, Bill Schiebler, is a man who lives by our philosophy that you can have everything in…
The Gratitude Attitude

Living the Mitzvah

When my wife and I moved to North Carolina from Florida, we gave up a good support system.
Living the Mitzvah

Bubbe’s Zalts

Bubbe’s Zalts (Yiddish for the word salt) On a scale of one to ten, my mother was a ten. Mama…
Bubbe’s Zalts

The Golden Retreiver

It was Sabbath and I was going to go on a walk with my mom after eating a wonderful lunch, but…
The Golden Retreiver

Sydell

Sydell Greenberg grew up in a wonderful Jewish home in Brooklyn, New York. As a result of a…
Sydell

The Power of the Book

A few years ago, in the confusion of transferring multiple pieces of luggage from one plane to…
The Power of the Book

Publish the Menu module to "offcanvas" position. Here you can publish other modules as well.
Learn More.