Marlana Vanhoose is 20 years old. She was not expected to live past her first birthday. She was born afflicted with congenital Cytomegalovirus. Blind, her optic nerve never formed. At the age of two she was diagnosed with a mild form of cerebral palsy. God gifted her with musical ability and she has made a career for herself as a singer. A Christian, she does not let her lack of sight slow her down in this Vale of Tears. She has said that in Heaven she knows she will have sight and that the first thing she will see will be the face of Jesus. In the presence of such faith all the terrible evils and ills of this world are so much dross and dust.
Just beautiful. Goosebumps. You go, girl. Whitney Houston would be proud.
She is proof that the vision of the heart far exceeds the limited sight of those with 20/20 vision. To see with her intensity is to see with God’s eyes. “Blessed are those who haven’t seen but believe.”