- [Narrator] As a high school

and college referee and umpire,

Robert Calloway was veryactive and rarely got sick.

Then in March 2020,

he developed chills andstomach pain so severe

his wife, Barbara, hadto take him to the ER.

COVID-19 had yet to take hold in the US,

so when doctors couldn'tfind anything wrong,

they sent him home.

- I thought, "Well, he's got a virus."

You know, "He'll get over it.

"Just needs a few days."

- [Narrator] Then, four days later

Robert was having trouble breathing,

so his wife and daughter, Gabby,

rushed him to the ER again.

This time, he was admittedto the hospital immediately,

suspected of having COVID-19.

- I didn't even get to say anything to him

and it was kindaheart-wrenching after that,

just because I was like,

I didn't even get to saymy last, like, I love you.

- It was horrible.

Sending him back there and not knowing,

you know, at that point,

we're like, "Are we gonna see him again?"

- [Narrator] Robert was givenoxygen and put in isolation.

Within days, his breathing was so poor

he had to be put on a ventilator

and into a medically induced coma.

- The same day, we actuallygot the COVID results back

to say that he was positive.

The doctor called me and said,

"His breathing has gotten worse

"and we're gonna need toput him on a ventilator."

It made us very nervous.

- It was just kind of likewhy, you know, why him?

And so, that was a little discouraging,

when he did go on the ventilator.

- In the condition he was in,

I was very concerned.

I came home and cried.

- [Narrator] Unable to staywith Robert in the hospital,

the family dealt with itthe only way they knew how.

- As we were praying andfriends were praying,

they just kept encouraging me.

And I think that increasedmy hope for the situation.

- The church family would bring us stuff,

our neighbors would drop stuff off,

and we just, we werejust here for each other.

- [Narrator] Then afterone week on the ventilator,

Robert took another turn for the worse.

His heart rate and fever shot up

and his oxygen levels plummeted.

- At that point, theydidn't know for sure why.

It was pretty scary.

I would just talk to God

and at one point I did have to say,

"God, you know, if this is his time then,

you know, at least I knowhe's gonna be with You."

I was confident in that.

- [Narrator] One of Robert's doctors,

told Barbara a CAT scanrevealed he had blood clots,

several in his legs and one in his lungs.

They put Robert on bloodthinners, but made no promises.

- He said it does not look good.

She said that there's some things

that a bigger hospitalcould be doing for him.

But she said, "Honestly,at the point where he's at,

"he might be too late for that."

- [Narrator] Barbara sentout another urgent request

for people to pray.

Then over the next two days

Robert's numbers startedreturning to normal.

Soon, doctors were able totake him off the ventilator

and bring him out of the coma.

- We knew that he stillwasn't out of the woods yet,

but it was just very joyful

just to have him awakeand breathing on his own.

So that was awesome.

- They said, "It's gonna bea long road for recovery,

"but we're pretty confidentthat he is gonna recover."

You know, you coulddefinitely see the prayer.

The prayer for healing was working.

- [Narrator] As the prayers continued,

Robert was well enough to bereleased from the hospital

to go to a rehab facility.

It had been 41 days since he arrived.

- Just to see all of thehospital support that he had,

and then the friendsand family that came out

just to see him.

It was just, it was awesome.

And it was just, like, a miracle. (laughs)

And I could just see the joy on his face

to be leaving the hospital.

- I was just overjoyed with elations

of these many people that saved me.

It showed the power of prayer and love.

- [Narrator] Then on May12th Robert went home.

- It was great to bring him home.

It was really surreal.

I didn't even wanna leave hisside at that point. (laughs)

- I wanted to hug and touch everybody.

- [Narrator] Today, Robertis back to his active life

and enjoying time with his family.

The blood clots have disappeared

and he has no lingeringissues from COVID-19.

- I know that so many people, you know,

stood and prayed forhim and for our family.

It's definitely given me adifferent outlook on life.

Sometimes you might not seean instant gratification

or an instant answer,

but if you wait andyou stay in the Lord's,

in the Bible and in His word,you know, He's faithful.

He's faithful, no matter what.

- Have faith, believe the Lord,Jesus Christ, is our savior

and you too will beatmore than just the COVIDs.

You'll beat anything else that's coming.

- No matter what thecircumstance looks like

and no matter how bad thingsget, or how bad they look,

that it's nothing is toofar gone for God to redeem.

Nothing is too broken for God to fix.

And so continue to pray,continue to have faith

and trust in His plan and inHis timing and not in our own.