A picture began circulating in November. It
should be "The Picture of the Year," or perhaps,
"Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact,
unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which
published it, you probably would never have seen it.
The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby
named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated
on by surgeon named Joseph Bruner. The baby was
diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if
removed from his mother's womb! Little Samuel's
mother, Julie Armas, is an obstetrics nurse in
Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable
surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt
University Medical Center in Nashville, he performs
these special operations while the baby is still in
the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus
via C-section and makes a small incision to operate
on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed the surgery on
Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
developed hand through the incision and firmly
grasped the surgeon's finger. Dr. Bruner was
reported as saying that when his finger was grasped,
it was the most emotional moment of his life, and
that for an instant during the procedure he was just
frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with
perfect clarity. The editors titled the picture,
"Hand of Hope." The text explaining the picture
begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel
Alexander Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to
grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph Bruner as if thanking
the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's
mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the
picture. She said, "The photo reminds us pregnancy
isn't about disability or an illness, it's about a
little person." Samuel was born in perfect health,
the operation 100 percent successful. Now see the
actual picture, and it is awesome....incredible. and
hey, pass it on. The world needs to see this one!
P.S. Don't tell me God isn't awesome!!!!!
