Chapter^2
2 From Jaffa to the Ends of the Earth................................
It was December 1952 in Jaffa, Israel.
Clemence Hinn, about to give birth to her second child,
was in the hospital, gazing out the window of her maternity
room at a beautiful sight. The deep blue waters of the
Mediterranean were stretched to infinity. But the heart of
this small woman of Armenian descent was troubled. She
was torn with bitterness, fear, and shame.
Off in the distance she could see the black cluster of
rocks in the sea, Andromeda's Rocks. Greek legend holds
that the maiden Andromeda was chained to one of them
when Perseus flew down on his winged horse, slew the sea
monster, and rescued her.
Clemence wanted someone somehow to swoop down
and save her from another year of humiliation and disgrace.
She was a devout Greek Orthodox woman, but she didn't
know much about the Lord. In that humble hospital room,
however, she tried to make a bargain with Him.
As she stood by the window, her eyes pierced the sky,
and she spoke from her heart: "God, I have only one
request. If you'll give me a boy, I'll give him back to you."