If Philip Can, You Can Too: How I Survived Abortion, 24 Surgeries and High School

by Philip Mathews, Susan Mathews, Jennifer Edwards (Editor)

Philip Mathews lived nineteen years on earth. He was a typical teenager in every sense of the word--but his very birth and life was anything but typical.After identifying a cleft lip, holes in his heart, absent right ear and eye, and missing parts of his brain, Philip was given little chance of survival and his parents were counseled to have an abortion.But he did survive and go on to live 19 years of purpose, spreading his message of hope and help in 48 states and 13 countries. Philip was born with many facial differences, holes in his heart, and a missing portion of his brain. The corpus callosum, the band of nerve fibers connecting the left and right hemispheres of the brain was absent. When he was asked how his brain works even though he is missing key components, Philip responded, “It’s wi-fi!”If Philip Can You Can Too is a profound journey of an extraordinary young man who chose to use what made him different to make a difference. It is the story of the global impact of one young man, the unknown connection between clefts and human trafficking, and the brave case for the unborn.The legacy of Philip was simple.- Give every unborn baby an opportunity to fight the odds- Work until the world is cleft-free- Prove nothing is impossible with God- Fight the evil of human trafficking with goodIf Philip Can, You Can Too! will make you believe in the power of gratitude, giving, and never giving up."Philip was an extraordinary young man whose love for life and people was not hindered by his physical condition" -- Missy Robertson, Duck Dynasty"If you ever wondered if your life had any meaning, then you should read “If Philip Can, You Can Too.”Pat Robertson, CBN

234 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2020

Reviews

[Parke Fowler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing story!

This book is a true testimony to the fact that it is not our outer appearance that has great value, it is content of our soul. Thank you Susan for sharing all that God called Phillip to do in his short years here on earth. Thank you as well for continuing his mission, and having my son along for the ride in Kenya. Until all the world is cleft free, and no one is enslaved.