Buffalo Bills star safety Damar Hamlin has sent a heartfelt message to everyone around the world who prayed for his recovery.
After Hamlin, a devout Christian, suffered a cardiac arrest mid-game earlier this month, his story touched people around the world.
The football star has made a miraculous recovery after he was resuscitated twice when he collapsed on the field.
Many have spoken out to say that the prayers for Hamlin’s recovery brought them closer to God through his ordeal.
People who never pray found themselves on their knees asking God to save the young man after they watched team trainers perform CPR on him for nine minutes on national television.
Even his superstar quarterback Josh Allen, who has everything in life one could ask for, revealed the horrific injury and recovery brought him closer to God.
Allen said: “I said this in my press conference the other day, there was just kind of kind of a spiritual awakening really for me, and I know for a lot of other people that maybe didn’t have the strongest belief, or wasn’t one of the biggest, strongest Christian followers.
“To see what’s transpired here, it’s a crazy, crazy feeling.
“It’s something I’ve never felt before.
“It’s something I know a lot of my teammates have never felt before.
“You can’t really do anything but accept it and lean on your brothers and share that moment with them.
“That kickoff return was pretty crazy, too.
“So there’s a lot of things that went on and a lot of eye-opening situations that have stumbled upon us, or we’ve stumbled upon them.
“I think it’s been crazy, it’s been not fun, but at the same time it’s been very validating.
“I was just going around to my teammates saying, ‘God’s real.’
“You can’t draw that one up, write that one up any better.
“It’s been so long since I’ve actually been to church. I went this last offseason one or two times, but not as much as maybe I should.
“But again, I think this conversation that we’re having right now, we’ve had all these conversations in our locker room.
“It’s been really cool to see how guys have been moved and touched by this whole instance and situation, and to see the country come together in support for Damar and maybe having those talks.
“Again, it doesn’t matter what you think and who you think in; I’m not going to judge based on any of that.
“But to hear some of these stories and just feelings from our guys, to be going through this situation, it’s been really cool to see that unfold in front of us.
“Again, I can’t chalk it down to anything else but a Higher Power.
“Yeah, I’m extremely moved. I don’t really have the words to explain it.”
Today Hamlin issued a heartfelt thank you to Allen and everyone else in the world who took the time to ask God to save him.
“Thankful for all the GENUINE love, thoughts & prayers from all across the world.. y’all will hear from me soon!” Hamlin said.
Thankful for all the GENUINE love, thoughts & prayers from all across the world.. y’all will hear from me soon! 3️⃣🫶🏾
— 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@HamlinIsland) January 24, 2023
March for Life in DC right now. Coach Tony Dungy, calling on God with Prayer to save the unborn. Acknowledging the millions of Prayers that saved Damar Hamlin. The left right now at this moment is trying to cancel him. Pray for him and his courage to continue to speak of the lord pic.twitter.com/B5mcJUel7h
— feeling free (@1x2_many) January 20, 2023
“Clone” 🥷🏽 pic.twitter.com/CLpfDsNzrV
— 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@HamlinIsland) January 24, 2023
We’ll be back… don’t even trip.
— 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 (@HamlinIsland) January 23, 2023
