Our sister, our brother, our future niece or nephew

Patricia Ann Hess
February 6, 2011

A few weeks ago, in a dream, one of my ancestor saints told me a miracle would be happening. I didn't get any specifics, except for the feeling that it wasn't about me or my immediate family. Over the past month, in two other dreams, a grandmother spirit came and put a coin near my heart, then removed it and asked me where I wanted to put it. I said I would put it on the bonsai tree in our house. I thought the coin was like a cancer because when I awoke from the first dream, I felt a large, coin shaped lump, but it disappeared as I touched it. In the second dream, I thought putting it on the tree would do no harm because another lumpy growth on a bonsai would fit right in. The emotion communicated was that I had to transfer it to someone or something to take care of resentment over money, by paying indemnity.

Then, the day after the second dream, my friend called and asked to borrow some money. In a few days, she was scheduled to have a fertility treatment to implant an embryo by the IVF method. Her medical problem was blocked fallopian tubes. She had to come up with over a million won or they wouldn't do the procedure. She had been preparing by taking hormones and getting treatments for nearly a year. If she didn't have the IVF procedure soon, she would have to start all over with the whole process later. She had 10 embryos waiting.

I told her I would have to talk to my husband. We normally didn't have extra money, but I had just done some extra work during my vacation time, so I had enough to help her. My husband was angry at first, because he always has people asking him for money, and there are closer friends and family that could use it. Also, I had previously insisted on saving it for travel expenses to visit with my daughters that I haven't seen for 5 years. I told my husband about the dreams and how the bonsai tree probably was a symbol of lineage. He still said no and started to argue. I told him, "Come here and look at my heart," and pulled my shirt down a little. He gave up. He said, "Okay, give her all of it." Later, he apologized and thanked me for the goodness of my heart.

For my friend, it was one step toward her miracle. She will have the IVF procedure on February 9th. Afterwards, she has no place to go. Together with her husband, she has been staying at an office building owned by the church, but the church has told her she can't continue living there. She doesn't have money to rent a room or apartment. We only have a one bedroom apartment and we live 2 hours farther away from her hospital, so it is not convenient to invite her to stay with us. So, I want to tell you about my friend, because I know there are probably other people with miracles in their pockets.

Her name is L. B. her husband is F.. She is from Belarus, and he is from Russia. They were matched and blessed by True Parents. They have been full time members actively witnessing and fundraising for well over 10 years. L. is 41 years old and has not been able to get pregnant before. I first met L. during a 40 day workshop at Chung Pyung in 2005, and was impressed with her kind and sincere heart. We have always felt like sisters, even though we don't see each other often. Nearly every time I went to Chung Pyung, she would be there, liberating ancestors, attending workshops, and translating for Russian and Belarusian members; once she sacrificed her ribbon so I could go to True Parents' Hoon Dok Hae. She spent a number of years in Korea studying Korean at Sun Moon University. When her student visa finally ran out, she asked me, "What am I going to do?" I want to stay in Korea, but the church won't give me a missionary visa!" In 2010, she came back on a medical visa; her husband decided not to wait any longer to try and have a child, because of L.'s age. Just before she left to go back to Cheongshim hospital, she attended Hyung Jin Nim's healing service.

I don't know why she hasn't been healed to have a baby naturally. I don't know why some people get their prayers answered and others don't. But I know this couple has gone through an incredibly difficult course, and they still have farther to go before they will hold God's miracle in their arms. IVF treatments often fail and have to be repeated, with further expenses each time. It is a physically and emotionally painful process. The child will be that much more special, that much more precious, because of L. and F.'s long-suffering hearts.

So, if any of you have had your ancestors beckoning, please put your efforts toward helping them in the months to come. I'm sure you can coordinate your efforts through Hyung Jin Nim's church, since they are often in attendance.

Let us do it as 'parents of heavenly heart and children of brotherly and sisterly love.'

Thank you,

Patricia Hess