Incredible, Beautiful, Miraculous Update on the Story of the North Carolina Mom Who Lost Her Son

 "...I woke up this morning and the title came, then the words and then the painting ... And I'm sure God has His reasons. I hope it reaches exactly who He intended it to..." -Elizabeth Londen

On October 3rd, I wrote an article, posted on Breaking Christian News, about one family's account of faith in the midst of great loss amid the devastation of Hurricane Helene. (Screengrab image: via Fox Weather)

You can read that article HERE, but to refresh your memory, Meghan Drye, along with her 7-year-old son and her parents on Friday, September 27th, had been clinging to the roof of their house in North Carolina, as flood waters from Helene rose.

As they hoped for rescue, the house eventually gave way, plunging the four of them into the raging river, along with their dog.

Meghan spent some 5 hours in the water, but was finally rescued. Much later, the bodies of her mother and father, and her precious son Micah were recovered.

Meghan described in an interview those final glimpses of Micah and how his faith helped her carry on, "I'm so proud of my son because in those last moments he wasn't screaming for me, he was screaming, 'Jesus, Jesus save me. Jesus I hear You, Jesus I'm calling upon You,'" she recalled.

"Everything he wanted to be was a superhero. That was his goal in life, and in a sense he's my hero. Because he reached for something past flesh, past human, past anything that I think even grown adults would reach for, and he called out to the One God Almighty. And I think in that moment he was rescued, and he became my hero ... he was screaming for Jesus, and I think in that moment he found joy."

But now there is much more to this story, and it's absolutely beautiful.

Elizabeth Londen is a Believer and an artist. She describes herself on Facebook as a, "Daughter of The King, Christian artist, muralist, wife and mother." (Screengrab image: via Facebook video)

She had NOT heard about Meghan Drye's loss, however, on Saturday, September 28th, Elizabeth says she woke up crying, because she had a "title on my heart."

The title was: "Can You Tell My Mommy I'm Safe Now?"

According to Elizabeth, she woke up crying, and was crying throughout the morning, as she began writing stanzas to a poem. She notes that she is "not a poet," and that it really sounded like something a child would say.

This is how Elizabeth described what she wrote and painted that day, and then posted on Facebook (View the post with the painting and poem HERE):

"This is my newest painting. I'm fairly certain I cried at least 11 times while creating it and writing those words. It's different than my normal... but I woke up this morning and the title came, then the words and then the painting. Everything else went on pause. And I'm sure God has His reasons. I hope it reaches exactly who He intended it to. And I pray that whoever it reaches that it brings you hope and a reminder of Whom your child belongs to and is with." (Screengrab image: via Facebook)

Here is the poem Elizabeth Londen wrote:

"Can You Tell My Mommy I'm Safe Now?"

Tell her I don't hurt anymore!

Tell her I feel so great. Like a superhero who could do anything!

Do I have powers now??? 

Oh. Well that's okay.

Could you please tell her I left her my favorite blanket?

Felt like the hug I got from You, warm and safe... and I know she could use that too.

Will there be toy trucks in Heaven? 

Is my dog Bella up here too?! 

Can't wait to see my grandpa, and all the angels mommy said were watching over me, and waiting for me with You! 

DO YOU HEAR THAT?! I love to sing too! 

I used to sing a song about how You loved me.

I'm just so happy that You do!

So... Can You talk to people down there?

I won't be able to. 

Can you tell my mom You'll be there with her?

And she'll see me one day too. 

Soon after the poem and painting was posted on Facebook, Elizabeth was contacted by someone and told about a mom who had lost her son in the flood.

Elizabeth reached out to Jessica, Meghan Drye's sister who had been posting updates about their family and the tragedy, telling her that she thinks she just painted her nephew.

Says Elizabeth, "We got on the phone and all we could do was cry."

"Then she goes into the situation that was the exact dog's name (Bella) that God had led me to ... that dog was on the roof with him. The blanket ... the truck ... Then I talked to the mom ... she told me that was her son, and that she'd look at (the poem and painting) every single day, and she felt this peace ... that he was with Jesus."

Elizabeth has been asked by the Drye family to speak at Micah's funeral in Asheville, NC, and she is raising money to be able to do that, and to bring Meghan Drye the painting of Micah with Jesus.

On her update Facebook post, Elizabeth says:

God will find you in the valleys, in the cracks of devastation and in the deepest of oceans beneath the wreckage.

Do you know why?

Because He never left.

The God that is closer than our next breath, doesn't leave.

I'm resting in that truth today.

And through all the tears, all the stories and God moments—I'll repeat and preach these three words to myself and to all of you:

Soli. Deo. Gloria. (Glory to God alone)

[This article first appeared on Breaking Christian News]

NC Flooding: This Family's Account of Hope in the Midst of Tragedy Will Build Your Faith

 "We were on the roof, and I considered at that moment that we were at our 'safe point.' So I took a picture, because at that point I still had service ... I thought we were ok still, until the house broke apart, and everything started to collapse..." -Meghan Drye

(Asheville, NC) — [Breaking Christian News] Meghan Drye lost her 7-year-old son and parents in North Carolina's flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. (Screengrab image: via Jessica Drye Turner /Fox Weather)

A local Fox TV station spoke with her and her sister in a riveting interview that is both heartbreaking and yet uplifting as Meghan shares how her family's strong faith in the Lord is carrying her through this tragedy.

"My grief today is unfathomable, I feel broken but ... I think that all the chain of prayers that I have felt are the things that held me up, are the things that are holding me together right now," Meghan explained when asked how she was dealing with her grief. "If it was up to my humanly flesh I wouldn't be able to do it," she added.

Meghan then told the Fox hosts what happened, "We were on the roof, and I considered at that moment that we were at our 'safe point.' So I took a picture, because at that point I still had service ... I thought we were okay still, until the house broke apart, and everything started to collapse.

"In that moment I was terrified, but all I thought about was being a mom and keeping my son safe and reassuring him that this is how superheroes are made—we survive, and we keep going." (Screengrab image: via Fox Weather)

Meghan was joined in the interview by one of her two sisters, Heather Kephart, who spoke about the immense prayer network that was initiated as Meghan sent texts from the roof where they were holed-up, and her other sister Jessica Drye Turner posted updates on her Facebook page; until "things went dark" from Meghan.

"Our sister, Jessica went into 'action mode' and started calling on the only hope that we have: prayer. And that network came through like we have never seen, it's such a blessing to our family—all the people, all the responders, all around the world ... prayed for us and our family," recalled Heather.

"And I have to say ... I was stuck there in the water for a very long time," added Meghan, who was in the flooded river for 5 hours, "I was held down by roots and trees and in that moment—in the midst of the chaos, all I heard was God telling me to 'be still, and to stop fighting the water.' That was Him, but that was prayer that told me to ... let the water carry me to where I needed to be, to be rescued."

Then the Fox hosts asked Meghan about Micah, her 7-year-old son who perished in the flooding, along with her parents.

"I'm so proud of my son because in those last moments he wasn't screaming for me, he was screaming, 'Jesus, Jesus save me. Jesus I hear You, Jesus I'm calling upon You.' ... Everything he wanted to be was a superhero. That was his goal in life, and in a sense he's my hero. Because he reached for something past flesh, past human, past anything that I think even grown adults would reach for, and he called out to the One God Almighty. And I think in that moment he was rescued, and he became my hero ... he was the bravest, smartest, hopeful ... I couldn't have asked for a better son. He was so happy up to that moment when he was screaming for Jesus, and I think in that moment he found joy." (Screengrab image: via Fox Weather)

At that point in the interview one of the Fox hosts broke down weeping, as she too is a mother of a 7-year-old.

Heather, Meghan's sister began telling about their parents, and how they instilled faith in their children from the start:

"Since the time that we could talk, in our little southern accents, they taught us Bible verses. My dad had a big piece of cardboard, and for every Bible verse we memorized, he gave us a star. And those verses—to this day—are in our hearts and our minds. And I think they wouldn't want us to do anything else in this moment but to give honor and glory to Jesus Christ," said Heather.

"And one verse in particular, Micah 6:8," added Meghan, as she and her sister recited it together, "He has shown you o man what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God."

The loss the three sisters share is deep, but deeper still is the love of the Lord, and the way He upholds His children through the tragedies of life.  

I encourage our readers to Click Here to watch this heart wrenching, but faith-filled interview, and to pray for this sweet family. 

(This article first appeared on Breaking Christian News)