From a Deadly Accident to a Remarkable Recovery: A Living Testimony of Beloved Brother Jose Mari Belonia Gay

From a Deadly Accident to a Remarkable Recovery: A Living Testimony of Beloved Brother Jose Mari Belonia Gay

“… Everything is possible for one who believes” (Mark 9:23)

Beloved brother Jose Mari is an Overseas Filipino worker in Doha, Qatar and a member of the JESUS Miracle Crusade International Ministry (JMCIM). He started to serve the Dearest LORD in the Philippines after receiving water baptism in the Mighty name of JESUS in 1996 at the JMCIM Central Church. On September 16, 2009, he went to Doha, Qatar, as an Overseas Worker and continued serving the LORD. But due to his work, he admitted that he sometimes missed fellowship with other brethren in the church before his accident. However, despite his shortcomings, he had been doing his best to cope through prayer, fasting, and sharing the word of GOD with his fellow workers at his company. Little did he know that a great miracle was going to happen that would change the path of his walk to the LORD, an accident that would push his faith and realize the importance of serving the Lord despite the busyness of this world. His testimony proves that the Almighty GOD is still a miraculous GOD up to this time. It is my prayer that his story will inspire others, as it did to me, to fully trust the LORD in all circumstances of our lives. This happened on February 17, 2018, in Doha, Qatar.

Faulty Forklift

It was a sunny day after a short break from morning work. Brother Jose decided to rest outside their company building with a fellow worker when they saw a chopper passing by. Without a joke, he boldly uttered to his co-worker that someday, he would also be flying on that chopper. After a few minutes, his supervisor called him to assist a staff member in arranging some items in their storeroom using a 3-ton forklift. They started working when he noticed the forklift seemed to be having a problem with its brakes. When the time came for him to drive the forklift back to its parking spot, he passed through a steep road and suddenly lost the brakes.

GOD is in Control

He panicked and jumped off the forklift. All went too fast that he could barely remember the next thing that had happened. When he came to his senses, he felt that his body had numbed. Half of his body was caught underneath the engine. The forklift literally collapsed around him, trapping him under. The forklift barely missed his head but practically severed his arm. As he opened his eyes, he was terrified to see an amputated hand a meter away from where he was lying. But he was amazed that not so much blood was gushing from the stump! He immediately cried out to thank the LORD that his life was spared, that it wasn’t his head nor his spine that was hit by the forklift that could have killed him immediately. He began crying to Dearest LORD like a child asking for a favor. “Mahal na PANGINOON, wala na akong isang kamay, paano na ako papalakpak sa pagpupuri sa Iyo? Mahal na PANGINOON, wala na akong isang kamay na maitataas sa pagpupuri at pananalangin sa Iyo? (My Dear LORD, I don’t have my other hand anymore. How can I clap my hands in praise to You? I don’t have my other hand to raise in worship and in prayer to You?)” As he was crying in prayer, he tried to reach for his amputated arm, but it was quite impossible because half of his body was stuck inside the forklift engine. It was this time that he released his 100% faith to the Lord and repeatedly shouted, “Hallelujah, Praise the LORD!!!” Miraculously, he noticed that the engine was slowly moving and was able to escape its weight. Glory to GOD, Hallelujah! When he got hold of his amputated hand, he was amazed at how it was cut so straight and in his eyes it was shining so bright. “Napakalinis ng pagkaputol ng aking kamay at sa aking paningin ay para siyang nangniningning!”

The Unexpected Transportation

It took minutes for him to be noticed and assisted by his co-workers, who saw and heard him shouting and crying to the LORD. After some hours, the company flew him by helicopter to Rumailah Hospital, one of the largest medical service providers in the state of Qatar. While on the chopper, he was again thankful that his prayer of flying on a chopper was granted by the LORD, despite the reason for being on it.

Miraculous Preservation
Upon arrival at the hospital, he immediately underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), a CT scan, and other necessary medical procedures to assess his condition. Incredibly, all test results were normal, and despite his amputation, his blood pressure turned normal, still! No complications and aftermath of severe trauma at all, except his detached arm. The doctors were also surprised that the cut was straight and clean that one could surely doubt if it was really cut by the prongs of the forklift. One can just imagine how thick and heavy the forklift tynes are to cut his arm so straight and clean. As medical experts would always say, “the cleaner the cut, the better the chance for reattachment.” Oh hallelujah, what a miraculous GOD you are! Despite the amputation, Dearest LORD totally preserved his hand and made it possible to reconnect. It is also amazing to note that despite the lack of proper emergency medical care during his accident and the long hours spent before he was admitted to the hospital, he did not even develop secondary complications, as noted by the doctors. Because of the good condition of his hand, the hospital sought medical experts within Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to perform the surgery.

“This case involved two main teams, one from Orthopedics that worked on joining the bones, and our team that worked on repairing the nerves and vessels and connecting the arteries using microsurgical techniques, which requires a high level of expertise and skills,” HMC doctors noted in their report.

The experts added that his hand should have turned dark because it had been cut short in the vein, and it took hours before he was admitted to the hospital. But again, to their surprise, his hand didn’t change in color. After 12 hours of operation, the doctors told him that they could not guarantee that his hand would function properly as it had before. “It is always a 50-50 chance, no guarantee,” medical experts say regarding post operations. Brother Jose reported that he was clearly told it may take 6 to 12 months for his veins, vessels, and bones to be properly reconnected and for him to fully recover. But he was determined that the Loving GOD would perform a miracle once again. He was immediately visited and prayed over by church workers and brethren in Doha, Qatar, upon knowing his condition and through the leading prayers of Hon. Evangelist-Pastor Wilde E. Almeda. Incredibly, just a week after, he was able to move his fingers, and after a month or two, he had fully recovered, and his separated hand functioned properly! Glory to GOD, Hallelujah!!! It was during those recovery periods of his stay in the hospital that he felt the great comfort, mercy, and the power of GOD moving in his life. Every day, doctors and nurses were amazed at how quickly his recovery was compared to that of other patients at the same hospital. Brother Jose had been the talk of the town, and his case was even recorded as one of the monumental achievements of Rumailah Hospital under the Hamad Medical Corporation. In addition, his company provided him with substantial cash assistance for a year while he recovered.