The Umpire Strikes Back with Prayer
Williamsburg, VA As a high school and college referee and umpire, Robert Calloway was very active and rarely got sick. Then in March 2020 he developed chills and stomach pains so severe, his wife Barbara had to take him to the E.R. Covid-19 had yet to take hold in the U.S. so when doctors couldn’t find anything wrong, they sent them home. Barbara recalls, “I thought, ‘Well, he's got a virus, you know, he'll get over it, just needs a few days.’” Then, four days later, Robert was having trouble breathing, so his wife and daughter, Gabby, rushed him to the E.R. again. This time he was ...