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Danny, Jackie and Christina Corp

 

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It was the moment Danny and Jackie Corp were told they’d never see.

Six months beforehand, their daughter Christina ended up in a coma after an horrific car crash. She nearly died on three separate occasions. Her parents were told she would have severe brain damage, that she would never walk or talk, and that she would never leave hospital.

So it was an emotional moment when the 17-year-old came home for the first time. Her family, who are regulars at a church in Swanmore, Hampshire, are convinced this is a miracle.

“According to the textbooks, we should have been planning her funeral,” said Jackie. “But God doesn’t work according to textbooks. He made promises to us about her recovery and has kept them. It’s not possible in medical terms, so we can only say that it’s a miracle.

“It’s often when you have nothing left to rely on except for God, when everything else is stripped away, that you really experience God’s power,” said Danny. “For me it was almost an experience of heaven to see God work in that way.

 “Our own faith has definitely got stronger as a result of this,” said Jackie. “When she was still in the coma, God said we should be prepared to let her die if that’s what Christina wanted. So we told her that. We gave her permission to go and be with the Lord.

“The next day, God reminded me of the story where Abraham prepares to sacrifice his son Isaac. When God sees he is prepared to do that, he gives Isaac back to Abraham. That’s what it feels like to us – God has given us Christina’s life back.

“She tells everyone she’s a Christian, though her own faith has taken a bit of a knock. But she’s very cheerful – a wonderful example to all her friends.”

Christina is now studying for a diploma in community care at Eastleigh College for three days a week, and the family are considering moving into a new home that will allow Christina to live semi-independently.