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post-op appointment a week later and there was
an abnormal amount of swelling in her new ear.
The doctor didn’t think it was anything to be
worried about but told Erin that she would check
Mattie Rollins the next day in between her other
surgeries.
The examination didn’t lead her to any causes
for concern, so she sent them back home. But three
hours later, Erin noticed that Mattie Rollins had
developed a hematoma on her head. She took her
back to Dr. Lewin’s to be examined and Mattie
Rollins was rushed into emergency surgery where
the doctor discovered two blood clots. Dr. Lewin
told Erin that her mother’s instinct definitely saved
the new ear and probably saved her daughter’s life
that day.
Mattie Rollins went on to heal beautifully
with no other complications from surgery, and as
she began telling her story to all of her friends and
family, God began to work another miracle in
Mattie Rollins’ life. A miracle not for her ear, but
in her heart.
As Mattie Rollins began to recount and retell
how good God had been to her, she began to feel
like God was “knocking on her heart.” When she
attended kids camp that summer with Crossgates
Church in Brandon, she decided it was time to
give her life to the Lord who had done so much for
her. She also realized that not many people get to
see a miracle, but she got to be a “walking miracle”
so she should always make sure to tell other people
all of the good things that God had done for her.
And she has not failed in that task! Mattie Rollins
has already had a friend decide that she wanted to
be a follower of Jesus because she saw and heard
the power of God in Mattie Rollins and her
miracle ear!
The Cliburn family’s faith has grown in ways
they never would have imagined at the start of this
journey. They now know that the best thing they
can do with all that God has given and taught
them is to share the story of His faithfulness in
the life of their daughter with anyone and
everyone they can.
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