hit by a truck while crossing the
street on Nov. 18. Injuries to Amre's brain left her in a coma for weeks and
short-circuited control of her muscle groups.Last
week, doctors declared Amre had fully emerged from the coma. She is now at Elks
Rehabilitation Hospital, where she receives daily physical therapy to help restore the
connection between her brain and her muscles.
"She's not talking yet, but she's progressing each
day," DarNell says. "We strongly believe that Amre can hear and understand most
of what we say."
DarNell said Amre is starting to regain control of her
muscle groups and can follow certain commands. "We're working on different cues to
help her communicate," she explains. "With Amre's condition, it's definitely a
lesson in patience."
DarNell and her husband, David, are extremely appreciative
of all the support they've received from their family at the Vineyard.
"All the meals, and all the prayers _ I could go on
and on," DarNell says. "God is using so many people, whether they know it or
not."
One of the greatest blessings to the Haskells has been a
woman named Nancy, a night attendant at the hospital. She's a Christian, and she reads to
Amre and holds her, DarNell says. "She watches over Amre like a grandmother."
About a month ago, a CAT scan showed that Amre had suffered
a small stroke. "We thought it was a setback, so we totally prayed that God would do
something," DarNell says.
A subsequent MRI revealed absolutely nothing _ all
indicators of a stroke had vanished. It's clear to DarNell that "God did not
cause this accident. He doesn't want any of his children to come to harm. What the enemy
intended for harm, God intended for good, to accomplish what he's already doing _ the
saving of many lives," she says, quoting Genesis 50:20.
Throughout the entire situation, God has been there to
provide, DarNell says. "He has taken care of every little detail."


KTVB featured Cami
Kopsa in a recent newscast
Another young Vineyard girl, 2-year-old Cami Kopsa,
will travel on Tuesday to Salt Lake City, where doctors will harvest her stem cells for an
upcoming bone marrow transplant.
Cami was diagnosed with leukemia in November.
This week she finished her fourth chemotherapy treatment at
St. Luke's hospital.
"Everything's going really good right now," says
Cami's mom, Brenda. "She's doing better than most kids her age would be doing."
KTVB news even aired a short feature story about her
remarkable progress.
Cami often laughs during blood transfusions and runs up and
down the hall while receiving chemotherapy.
"She's an incredible kid. God's definitely healing
her," Brenda says.
"I made the news guy promise me that he would come back after God heals her and do a
story on miracles."