Please pray for my sister. She is going through a hard time in her life. She is very busy working three jobs and taking a six-week Greek class. (For those of you unfamliar with Greek classes, they are very intense and have a heavy load. She will be learning what I learned in about 32 weeks in six weeks.) One of the companies she works for is Bath & Body Works. Their semi-annual sale is huge, and she is scheduled to work every available time she gave her boss(es). She is not getting much rest also. On top of all this, she is going through a desert spiritually. She is in a season in her life in which she feels far from God, and it worries her.
Again, please pray for her. Stress is overwhelming her. Pray that God will break her heart, if needed, and that His strength will empower her as she is weak. Pray that she will give her burdens to her Father and that she will trust what she knows is true during the spiritual desert in her life. Thank you very much for your prayers. God will bring her through this, even if it gets worse before it gets better, and He won't forget His daughter. Suffering produces endurance, character, and hope (Romans 5:3-4).
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Thursday, June 05, 2008
Thursday, July 12, 2007
PC--Never Mind--Faith
My dad bought a used computer from a man who lives near Manchester (St. Louis, MO). It is a 2002 Dell Optiplex GX240. I have been setting it up for my parents after Dad and I plugged everything up and got all the parts situated.
Oh! Sudden change of writing plans...
My dad was just talking about my mom's possible test of faith. My parents and my sister returned from Jeffersonville, IN, yesterday. They were moving Rachel's furniture to her new apartment. My sister's going to seminary, but that's a whole other blog.
Before they left on Monday, my mom's foot was hurting severely. (If you are unfamiliar with my mom's foot problems, check out my past posts labeled "Prayer Requests and Praise Reports." Her foot is healing now, praise the Lord.) She went on the trip anyway, and has not had any severe pain, to my knowledge, since that morning. My dad and I think that it may have been a test of faith from God for my mom. She still went, even though she was in pain. It was like a step of faith. It is also possible that the devil may have been rearing his head. She very much wanted to go on the trip, for she had not seen the apartment or the seminary campus before the trip.
I promise that was way better than what I originally was going to write about.
Oh! Sudden change of writing plans...
My dad was just talking about my mom's possible test of faith. My parents and my sister returned from Jeffersonville, IN, yesterday. They were moving Rachel's furniture to her new apartment. My sister's going to seminary, but that's a whole other blog.
Before they left on Monday, my mom's foot was hurting severely. (If you are unfamiliar with my mom's foot problems, check out my past posts labeled "Prayer Requests and Praise Reports." Her foot is healing now, praise the Lord.) She went on the trip anyway, and has not had any severe pain, to my knowledge, since that morning. My dad and I think that it may have been a test of faith from God for my mom. She still went, even though she was in pain. It was like a step of faith. It is also possible that the devil may have been rearing his head. She very much wanted to go on the trip, for she had not seen the apartment or the seminary campus before the trip.
I promise that was way better than what I originally was going to write about.
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Please Pray for MH
As my long-time readers know, sometimes I ask for prayer in my blog. It's that time again. This prayer request, however, is not for an individual's health problem as my requests usually are. My home church, Meadow Heights Baptist Church, is under either spiritual attack or is in preparation for what is to come. Whichever, we have been since the beginning of this year. God has been doing amazing things among and through us, and we believe He has much more in store in the coming months. Perhaps partially because of this we have been enduring severe health crises churchwide.
Please pray for the physical health and spiritual endurance of MH as a whole.
These crises are bazaar. For example, early this year, my pastor had to have surgery on his vocal chord because of an hemorrhaging polyp. He could not talk for a while and had to undergo voice therapy. Members of the leadership staff stood in the pulpit each week on a rotating basis, and I think our church grew closer together and to God throughout it all.
Another example: A family took their four-year-old daughter to the hospital to treat her broken leg, and in the process of treatment, someone discovered she had an autoimmune disease called Takayasu Arteritis that attacks her blood vessels. She has already experienced Stage 1, so some damage to her aorta has already occurred. Prednisone and Methotrexate were prescribed for treatment. (My mom has had to take these medications for rheumatoid arthritis, so we know the effects they can have. Having to take them at such a young age, before full development, is sad.) She is also taking blood pressure medicine.
The young child's family says she is the youngest person her doctors have seen with this disease and are praising God for her broken leg. The family has had an amazing attitude throughout all this, trusting God and knowing that His hand is on the girl's life. They said in an email that they have given her to Him and are "continuing in His strength and for His glory." I truly admire them and are thankful for people like them in the Church.
One last example: Our youth coordinator/worship leader was diagnosed with walking pneumonia a few weeks ago. He was feeling better before last Friday night, when he woke up with severe pains. He was transported to Parkland Hospital in Farmington, MO, and was put into isolation. His many visitors had to suit up and wear masks before seeing him. For a while, the doctors did not know what was wrong with him, but I was informed today that his colon had ruptured from a bubble behind his chestbone. The burst released gas into his body cavity, and he became infected. As far as I know, he is so supposed to stay in the hospital untl at least tomorrow.
These examples and many deaths/life-threating illnesses (like a man's wife suddenly collapsed and died at a gas station and a boy was paralyzed from the chest down from a serious auto accident) have afflicted MH, and I ask for you prayers in regards to strength, endurance, perseverance in believing, patience, comfort, and God's healing. Most importantly, I ask that you pray that God would be glorified throughout all this.
Thank you so much!
Please pray for the physical health and spiritual endurance of MH as a whole.
These crises are bazaar. For example, early this year, my pastor had to have surgery on his vocal chord because of an hemorrhaging polyp. He could not talk for a while and had to undergo voice therapy. Members of the leadership staff stood in the pulpit each week on a rotating basis, and I think our church grew closer together and to God throughout it all.
Another example: A family took their four-year-old daughter to the hospital to treat her broken leg, and in the process of treatment, someone discovered she had an autoimmune disease called Takayasu Arteritis that attacks her blood vessels. She has already experienced Stage 1, so some damage to her aorta has already occurred. Prednisone and Methotrexate were prescribed for treatment. (My mom has had to take these medications for rheumatoid arthritis, so we know the effects they can have. Having to take them at such a young age, before full development, is sad.) She is also taking blood pressure medicine.
The young child's family says she is the youngest person her doctors have seen with this disease and are praising God for her broken leg. The family has had an amazing attitude throughout all this, trusting God and knowing that His hand is on the girl's life. They said in an email that they have given her to Him and are "continuing in His strength and for His glory." I truly admire them and are thankful for people like them in the Church.
One last example: Our youth coordinator/worship leader was diagnosed with walking pneumonia a few weeks ago. He was feeling better before last Friday night, when he woke up with severe pains. He was transported to Parkland Hospital in Farmington, MO, and was put into isolation. His many visitors had to suit up and wear masks before seeing him. For a while, the doctors did not know what was wrong with him, but I was informed today that his colon had ruptured from a bubble behind his chestbone. The burst released gas into his body cavity, and he became infected. As far as I know, he is so supposed to stay in the hospital untl at least tomorrow.
These examples and many deaths/life-threating illnesses (like a man's wife suddenly collapsed and died at a gas station and a boy was paralyzed from the chest down from a serious auto accident) have afflicted MH, and I ask for you prayers in regards to strength, endurance, perseverance in believing, patience, comfort, and God's healing. Most importantly, I ask that you pray that God would be glorified throughout all this.
Thank you so much!
Monday, March 05, 2007
Praise for Mom
As you may have read in previous posts, my mom has been enduring a foot wound since September 30, 2005. She had her third surgery last week, and we are really encouraged. What makes this surgery different from the other two? First, the surgeon "cleaned out" her foot completely. Second, she is using a vac in her foot that is sucking up all the fluid and moisture (as opposed to her foot draining and soaking her bandages which can hinder healing and lead to infection).
Mom has absolutely no infection in her foot now--not staph, not strep... nothing! We consider this surgery a blessing from God and an answer to everyone's prayers.
She is recovering nicely. She uses a knee walker to get around. It is like a regular walker except it has a cushion for her to rest her knee on, so she is not walking at all on her foot.
My mom is up-beat and looking forward to being able to walk on both feet again. Thank you all again for your faithful prayers. You guys have helped us so much by letting us know you're praying and checking up on her progress from time to time. You guys are awesome and great examples of prayer warriors!
Mom has absolutely no infection in her foot now--not staph, not strep... nothing! We consider this surgery a blessing from God and an answer to everyone's prayers.
She is recovering nicely. She uses a knee walker to get around. It is like a regular walker except it has a cushion for her to rest her knee on, so she is not walking at all on her foot.
My mom is up-beat and looking forward to being able to walk on both feet again. Thank you all again for your faithful prayers. You guys have helped us so much by letting us know you're praying and checking up on her progress from time to time. You guys are awesome and great examples of prayer warriors!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Prayer Request Update
If you don’t know the situations and are confused when reading the following, read my previous posts “’Revive Me’ and a Request for Prayer” and “Prayer and Praise for Dad.”
My mom had another doctor’s appointment today at Barnes Jewish, and it did not go well. After trying to heal her foot from the outside, the doctors decided to try healing from the inside. That didn’t work either. Her bones are shifting in her foot, so her doctor is going to try to heal her foot from the outside again. If that doesn’t work, they will have to bore out the bone(s) in her foot. In other words, they will have to amputate. Please, I urge you, continue to pray for her fervently. If you just have a shred of faith, pray for her without ceasing, please. Thank you so much. Please pray for the rest of our family as well; this is tough for all of us, especially my mom.
Status on my dad: His arm was doing better after seeing the chiropractor, but it is on the fritz again. His hand will shake, he cannot stop it, and he has trouble writing. He is planning on visiting the town physician soon. Also, Dad is still very fatigued from the diagnosed upper-respiratory infection. He does not usually sleep well, and he has not had much of an appetite. I know he does not feel well when he is quiet, and he’s definitely quieter than usual! Thank you for your prayers.
God will move. Surely he will get much glory out of all this.
Psalm 42
My mom had another doctor’s appointment today at Barnes Jewish, and it did not go well. After trying to heal her foot from the outside, the doctors decided to try healing from the inside. That didn’t work either. Her bones are shifting in her foot, so her doctor is going to try to heal her foot from the outside again. If that doesn’t work, they will have to bore out the bone(s) in her foot. In other words, they will have to amputate. Please, I urge you, continue to pray for her fervently. If you just have a shred of faith, pray for her without ceasing, please. Thank you so much. Please pray for the rest of our family as well; this is tough for all of us, especially my mom.
Status on my dad: His arm was doing better after seeing the chiropractor, but it is on the fritz again. His hand will shake, he cannot stop it, and he has trouble writing. He is planning on visiting the town physician soon. Also, Dad is still very fatigued from the diagnosed upper-respiratory infection. He does not usually sleep well, and he has not had much of an appetite. I know he does not feel well when he is quiet, and he’s definitely quieter than usual! Thank you for your prayers.
God will move. Surely he will get much glory out of all this.
Psalm 42
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Prayer and Praise for Dad
Prayer: Please pray for my dad. He became faint at work last night and started blacking out. He was taken to the emergency room and was diagnosed with an upper respiratory viral infection. He was not given any antibiotics because the infection is viral, not bacterial. He is supposed to see the doctor tomorrow morning and isn't supposed to return to work until the doctor gives permission (though he was saying he was going to work tonight--He better not have gone!). This explains why he has not had an appetite the past week or two and has not been sleeping well.
Praise: Also, Dad has been losing sleep over a pinched nerve in his shoulder/back. He has visited the chiropractor a couple times, and his latest visit seems to have helped him significantly. His arms (which were sore/going numb) are feeling better.
Thank you all for your prayers.
Praise: Also, Dad has been losing sleep over a pinched nerve in his shoulder/back. He has visited the chiropractor a couple times, and his latest visit seems to have helped him significantly. His arms (which were sore/going numb) are feeling better.
Thank you all for your prayers.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Alphabet Soup of a Blog Post
First and foremost, I want to release another prayer request. A friend I met in high school has been through some tough times, climaxed by being diagnosed with skin cancer. She finished her first round of chemotherapy treatments recently and has a very weak immune system. Right now she has strep throat and has not been able to care for her little baby girl, Addie, in about two weeks. Her aunt and uncle have been taking care of Addie. Even though I haven't seen my friend in around two years, I've been deeply bothered by her trail of events and have been following her condition via email. Pray for her faith and immune system to strengthen, her health to improve, and for her ability to love on and care for Addie. Also pray for the endurance and faith of her aunt and uncle and the rest of her family. God's healing and sustaining grace will provide; God will answer our prayers for He is faithful. Thank you.
Now for a few paragraphs about Homecoming...
Homecoming chapel was in the gym, as usual, and four athletes shared their testimonies and life stories. It was good.
Homecoming was the best for me when Fiddler on the Roof began. Friday night's show was awesome! Everybody did great, and the musical was hilarious. I loved Jose Silva and Dr. Cox on the clarinets!
After the musical, my roommates and I took the seemingly long, bitterly cold trek to the gymnasium for The Perk. It definitely smelled good in there, and I enjoyed listening to my talented fellow peers.
Enough about that. Thanksgiving is only one and half days away! Turkey Day is one of my favorite times of the year--fun with family, great food, relaxation during football... oh, yeah, and the awesome church dinner!
Celebration weekend was last Sunday. My church family, Meadow Heights, just wrapped up the NEXT series with ImagineNEXT. (For more information, you can probably visit the site to the right.) Five hundred of us met in the high school gym to celebrate what God is doing in us and through us, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Plankrode Inn catered, and a group unofficially named the Giant Elves by Michael Goldsmith sung some Christmas songs after the feast. Mmm... fun times with MH!
That's all for now. With the good times and a bad time of the weekend and week, I have plenty to be thankful for. Praise God for His grace and mercy, my blessings, and how He is going to move in my friend's life!
Now for a few paragraphs about Homecoming...
Homecoming chapel was in the gym, as usual, and four athletes shared their testimonies and life stories. It was good.
Homecoming was the best for me when Fiddler on the Roof began. Friday night's show was awesome! Everybody did great, and the musical was hilarious. I loved Jose Silva and Dr. Cox on the clarinets!
After the musical, my roommates and I took the seemingly long, bitterly cold trek to the gymnasium for The Perk. It definitely smelled good in there, and I enjoyed listening to my talented fellow peers.
Enough about that. Thanksgiving is only one and half days away! Turkey Day is one of my favorite times of the year--fun with family, great food, relaxation during football... oh, yeah, and the awesome church dinner!
Celebration weekend was last Sunday. My church family, Meadow Heights, just wrapped up the NEXT series with ImagineNEXT. (For more information, you can probably visit the site to the right.) Five hundred of us met in the high school gym to celebrate what God is doing in us and through us, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Plankrode Inn catered, and a group unofficially named the Giant Elves by Michael Goldsmith sung some Christmas songs after the feast. Mmm... fun times with MH!
That's all for now. With the good times and a bad time of the weekend and week, I have plenty to be thankful for. Praise God for His grace and mercy, my blessings, and how He is going to move in my friend's life!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
"Revive Me" and a Request for Prayer
Consider my affliction and please deliver me/Plead my cause and redeem me/Salvation is not for the wicked/For they don't seek your word/Great are your tender mercies, Lord/Revive me, according to your loving kindness/Revive me, that I may seek your word/Revive me, according to your loving kindness/Revive me, oh Lord/You give me understanding/According to your word/Great peace for those who seek your face/I long for salvation/My lips shall praise your name/I rejoice in the treasure of your keep/Chorus/For all my ways are before you/I let your hand become my help/My soul longs and adores you/Let my cry come before you, oh Lord/Chorus/Oh, Revive me/Revive me
This is the song that seemed to echo my heart Tuesday afternoon and this morning. Around four o'clock yesterday I called my mom to check up on her. She had an appointment that day with her arthritis doctor at Barnes Jewish Hospital. The appointment didn't go well.
September 30, 2005, my mom had surgery to remove a nodule on her foot. She contracted strep and staph infections in her foot, most likely from the surgery. She had surgery again on my dad's birthday, June 23. It has been an on-going saga--her foot isn't healing. Because of the arthritis medications she has taken over the years, my mom's immune system is ineffective for her foot. She's been passed back and forth like a hot potato between Appleman Pediatry in Cape Girardeau and a wound specialist in the Wound Care Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Nothing is being done! She is a tough case, I'll admit, but isn't there something they can do? She can't take her medication for rheumatoid arthritis now because it interferes with her foot's "healing," so without God's care, she'll likely be sore for the holidays.
Yesterday she found out that the hole in her foot is growing deeper, and she's supposed to get a second MRI done to check for infection in the bone. At worst, her foot would have to be... you know. After I got off the phone with Mom, who has maintained a fantastic and, for the most part, optimistic attitude about the whole thing, I filled my sister in on Mom's status. I then went out to the car and wept.
This has to be so difficult for Mom. Can you imagine the emotional struggle? She's been through so much pain throughout the majority of her life--and for her to know that her body isn't able to repair itself! At least in this situation anyway. She has a cold right now, and I'm confident she'll get over it just fine.
I'm deeply burdened over the whole thing and frustrated with how the doctors have handled Mom's situation. My aunt Cindy, a very good nurse, has done more than anyone, in my opinion. Many are praying for my mom, but the more the merrier, so please pray for her. God will answer in His timing.
In light of this situation, the events that took place this morning are not worth writing about.
"Revive me... Let my cry come before you, oh Lord."
This is the song that seemed to echo my heart Tuesday afternoon and this morning. Around four o'clock yesterday I called my mom to check up on her. She had an appointment that day with her arthritis doctor at Barnes Jewish Hospital. The appointment didn't go well.
September 30, 2005, my mom had surgery to remove a nodule on her foot. She contracted strep and staph infections in her foot, most likely from the surgery. She had surgery again on my dad's birthday, June 23. It has been an on-going saga--her foot isn't healing. Because of the arthritis medications she has taken over the years, my mom's immune system is ineffective for her foot. She's been passed back and forth like a hot potato between Appleman Pediatry in Cape Girardeau and a wound specialist in the Wound Care Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Nothing is being done! She is a tough case, I'll admit, but isn't there something they can do? She can't take her medication for rheumatoid arthritis now because it interferes with her foot's "healing," so without God's care, she'll likely be sore for the holidays.
Yesterday she found out that the hole in her foot is growing deeper, and she's supposed to get a second MRI done to check for infection in the bone. At worst, her foot would have to be... you know. After I got off the phone with Mom, who has maintained a fantastic and, for the most part, optimistic attitude about the whole thing, I filled my sister in on Mom's status. I then went out to the car and wept.
This has to be so difficult for Mom. Can you imagine the emotional struggle? She's been through so much pain throughout the majority of her life--and for her to know that her body isn't able to repair itself! At least in this situation anyway. She has a cold right now, and I'm confident she'll get over it just fine.
I'm deeply burdened over the whole thing and frustrated with how the doctors have handled Mom's situation. My aunt Cindy, a very good nurse, has done more than anyone, in my opinion. Many are praying for my mom, but the more the merrier, so please pray for her. God will answer in His timing.
In light of this situation, the events that took place this morning are not worth writing about.
"Revive me... Let my cry come before you, oh Lord."
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