Once was Blind (Audio)

Dr Fred Hollows was a living legend who restored sight to thousands of blind people.  His work continues through the Fred Hollows Foundation: “An international development organisation working towards eliminating avoidable blindness and improving Indigenous Australian health.” https://www.hollows.org

If you’ve ever seen video footage of Fred Hollows taking the bandages off a person after eye surgery, the joy that erupts on that person’s face in being able to see again is priceless. It reminds me how much I take my sight for granted. And it moves me to think of how life for that person is changed for the better with restored vision.

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Dr Fred Hollows was a living legend who restored sight to thousands of blind people.  His work continues through the Fred Hollows Foundation: “An international development organisation working towards eliminating avoidable blindness and improving Indigenous Australian health.” https://www.hollows.org

If you’ve ever seen video footage of Fred Hollows taking the bandages off a person after eye surgery, the joy that erupts on that person’s face in being able to see again is priceless. It reminds me how much I take my sight for granted. And it moves me to think of how life for that person is changed for the better with restored vision.

According to the eyewitness accounts, Jesus restored sight to many people – even a man born blind (John 9).  We meet another one in our Bible reading this Sunday: a roadside beggar by the name of Bartimaeus.

he eyewitness accounts, Jesus restored sight to many people – even a man born blind (John 9).  We meet another one in our Bible reading this Sunday: a roadside beggar by the name of Bartimaeus.

Pr Rolly Stahl