Today I want to give thanks to the Father of eternity that created us all. Also for His goodness and faithfulness for the last 30 years, by telling the story of my covenant son Ruan, that turns 30 on the tenth of next month. (10/09/2022)
When he was born he was not normal. His parents did not have any warning as to his disabilities. They were young, broken and totally unprepared for the challenges this little boy brought with him.
His kidneys were underdeveloped. He had 6 fingers and toes on his hands and feet. He had low muscle tone and no sucking reflex as well as other issues. When his parents eventually got a diagnoses from a Doctor that specialized in genetics, Ruan was 8 months old. The prognosis was devastating:
Bardette-Biedl Syndrome of which they said:
2 years to live due to his kidneys. If he would live past that, he would be blind between 10 and 12, his mind would degenerate between 20 and 30 and he would slowly become non- functioning and he would maybe live until 30.
When he was 13 we invited family and friends for a ‘Bar Barakah’ (Son of the blessing) for him. It usually is at this event that the father blesses his son to enter into adulthood. My husband blessed Ruan with a long life and many other things. The Father’s presence was so thick in the room that there was no dry eye.
He turns 30 next month. He is growing. He is not totally blind. He is a light to all those around him. The Father has used him to help several people get out of a deep hole of depression and anxiety at the care facility that he is living at since 2019. He has prayer groups on WhatsApp and Telegram and has a direct line to the Father. Many times he would contact people he knows, at times, that they are going through severe challenges without knowing what they are going through.
I had the privilege to become his covenant mother 17 years ago after his dad had raised him with his parents for 6 years and alone for the last three years before we met. His biological mom left when he was 4. Brokenness drives people to strange things. The journey with him was a challenging yet absolutely transformational and faith-building one for all that are closely involved with him.
When you work with special needs children, you work with the apple of the Father’s eye. The testimony he builds and the way he ministers to people through his childlike faith and just being who he is, is mind- blowing.
The Father’s plan and the Doctor’s prognosis did not correlate. Ruan’s life thus far has been one that is a testimony of the miraculous works of the Father that have been defying human wisdom and assumptions for 30 years.
May this testimony be an inspiration to those that are facing challenges beyond their ability. It’s in these things that the Father reveal himself most spectacularly.











