Sunday, September 30, 2007
Tori Magness
Please add Tori Magness to your prayers. She was involved in a head on collision Friday and is now in the hospital at St Johns. She was in surgery this morning and it was scheduled to last 11 hours long if she could tollerate it. Tori is the daughter of Mike and Cindy Magness, memebers of our church (Northside church of Christ) and has a brother named Joseph. Please remember the Magness family in your prayers!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Please pray for Ethan!
This is a copy of what Becky just posted on Ethan. Please take time to pray for Ethan right now!
It's official, the "abnormal" cells are leukemia cells. We expected that to be the case. It's the same kind of leukemia he had when he was diagnosed, so it has not mutated into something different. Ben went and donated his cells today. They are waiting for Ben's blood tests to come back to make sure all is clear before they give Ethan the infusion. PLEASE PRAY for Ben's blood tests to be okay so that they can give Ethan the cells. If there is a problem on his tests, they would probably start preparing Ethan for another transplant.
So if they give Ethan the cells tomorrow, we'll wait a couple of weeks and have another bone marrow asperate done (unless they started seeing blasts aka leukemia cells in the blood before then.) If the leukemia cells go down or stay the same, they would probably continue to give him a boost of Ben's cells every so often until the leukemia cells are gone. If the leukemia cells increase, we would be forced to start chemo and preparing for another transplant. If they did another one, they would probably use me. We DO NOT want it to come to another transplant. PLEASE PRAY harder than you've ever prayed, that Ethan will be able to receive the cells tomorrow and that those cells will go destroy the leukemia cells!! I wish this wasn't so critical, but it is. We desperately need your prayers. KEEP PRAYING! BELIEVE! PRAYER WORKS!!
It's official, the "abnormal" cells are leukemia cells. We expected that to be the case. It's the same kind of leukemia he had when he was diagnosed, so it has not mutated into something different. Ben went and donated his cells today. They are waiting for Ben's blood tests to come back to make sure all is clear before they give Ethan the infusion. PLEASE PRAY for Ben's blood tests to be okay so that they can give Ethan the cells. If there is a problem on his tests, they would probably start preparing Ethan for another transplant.
So if they give Ethan the cells tomorrow, we'll wait a couple of weeks and have another bone marrow asperate done (unless they started seeing blasts aka leukemia cells in the blood before then.) If the leukemia cells go down or stay the same, they would probably continue to give him a boost of Ben's cells every so often until the leukemia cells are gone. If the leukemia cells increase, we would be forced to start chemo and preparing for another transplant. If they did another one, they would probably use me. We DO NOT want it to come to another transplant. PLEASE PRAY harder than you've ever prayed, that Ethan will be able to receive the cells tomorrow and that those cells will go destroy the leukemia cells!! I wish this wasn't so critical, but it is. We desperately need your prayers. KEEP PRAYING! BELIEVE! PRAYER WORKS!!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Friday, September 21, 2007
Prayer Requests Updated September 21st!
Please pray a TON for Ethan Powell this week. I am giving you the (very) brief synopsis but it does appear that his leukemia is back. They should know for sure sometime soon but the preliminary results were disappointing. It was hard to read through the tears so please check out Ethan's site. I do believe that God will heal Ethan and I am comforted by the words of Christ Jesus!
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22
Thank you for praying for the Steece quads... they are all home and doing well. Pray for Joe and Suz and they now take on all the load of caring for these precious babies!
Ben Lamb is back home and continuing to recover from gasteric bypass and the complications post surgery. He has (yay) lost 65 pounds so far and is feeling much better! Keep his journey to better health in your prayers.
Continue to remember our friends who are pregnant (all SIX of them). I am not listing their names for privacy reasons and will not do so unless they specifically give me permission.
Thank you for praying for Kristen. The growth/calus on her vocal cords responded to the vocal rest so she will not have to undergo surgery. She has been gradually getting her voice back and I am LOVING getting to talk with one of my best friends again!
Please continue to pray for Kristen's mom Carol as she continues to deal with Marvin's death. Pray that what ever decisions she comes to with regard to the home and business they shared will be finalized with as little stress as possible.
Please remember Stephanie as she continues to deal with loosing Keith and Stephanie’s friend Jordan as she continues to fight cancer.
Please continue to remember Emory.
Please remember Matthew and his family as he is fighting cancer.
Please pray for eight year old Bailey as they determine what to do about her brain tumor.
Remember our missionaries... The families mentioned below who have recently had some difficulties (the Smith, Roland and Westerholm teams) also Butch and Mary Lou Cope as they return to TX at the end of this month to work more with Gospel for Asia.
Thank you for praying for Grandma Terry in the past. She will be celebrating her 88th birthday next month. Please continue to keep her and her spiritual (and physical) health in your prayer.
There is a family here in Harrison who recently lost everything in a house fire so please keep them in your prayers as well. I know several churches and groups are trying to help them right now so pray that God will open hearts to give freely to these poor people and that in giving we may lead them closer to Him.
I just wanted to take a minute of time to thank all of you wonderful friends who have been praying for us! I am so blessed to have each and every one of you (and a few of you really gave me a lump in the throat with your quick jump to prayer and encouraging words). Keep them coming! ;) Please remember our Girl's Night coming up and pray that it will (again) be a source of encouragement, laughter and fun for all of those involved!
"Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours." Mark 11:24
"If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." Matthew 21:22
Thank you for praying for the Steece quads... they are all home and doing well. Pray for Joe and Suz and they now take on all the load of caring for these precious babies!
Ben Lamb is back home and continuing to recover from gasteric bypass and the complications post surgery. He has (yay) lost 65 pounds so far and is feeling much better! Keep his journey to better health in your prayers.
Continue to remember our friends who are pregnant (all SIX of them). I am not listing their names for privacy reasons and will not do so unless they specifically give me permission.
Thank you for praying for Kristen. The growth/calus on her vocal cords responded to the vocal rest so she will not have to undergo surgery. She has been gradually getting her voice back and I am LOVING getting to talk with one of my best friends again!
Please continue to pray for Kristen's mom Carol as she continues to deal with Marvin's death. Pray that what ever decisions she comes to with regard to the home and business they shared will be finalized with as little stress as possible.
Please remember Stephanie as she continues to deal with loosing Keith and Stephanie’s friend Jordan as she continues to fight cancer.
Please continue to remember Emory.
Please remember Matthew and his family as he is fighting cancer.
Please pray for eight year old Bailey as they determine what to do about her brain tumor.
Remember our missionaries... The families mentioned below who have recently had some difficulties (the Smith, Roland and Westerholm teams) also Butch and Mary Lou Cope as they return to TX at the end of this month to work more with Gospel for Asia.
Thank you for praying for Grandma Terry in the past. She will be celebrating her 88th birthday next month. Please continue to keep her and her spiritual (and physical) health in your prayer.
There is a family here in Harrison who recently lost everything in a house fire so please keep them in your prayers as well. I know several churches and groups are trying to help them right now so pray that God will open hearts to give freely to these poor people and that in giving we may lead them closer to Him.
I just wanted to take a minute of time to thank all of you wonderful friends who have been praying for us! I am so blessed to have each and every one of you (and a few of you really gave me a lump in the throat with your quick jump to prayer and encouraging words). Keep them coming! ;) Please remember our Girl's Night coming up and pray that it will (again) be a source of encouragement, laughter and fun for all of those involved!
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Another update today...
Please continue to remember Ben. He in back in the hospital (after gasteric bypass surgery) due to a blood clot, pneumonia and bleeding spleen. You can click on Ben's link and read his blog to find out all the details. Please pray for a quick healing for Ben!
Remember Ethan... he is undergoing another asperate on Wed the 19th at 9am to determine if the leukemia has returned. Please pray it will show no leukemia cells.
Three of the four Steece quads are home and doing well. Please pray that Andrew will pass his car seat test and will be home with his siblings soon.
Please remember Kristen as she travels to the doctor tomorrow to find out where they will go now in the treatment of the problems with her vocal cords!
Remember Ethan... he is undergoing another asperate on Wed the 19th at 9am to determine if the leukemia has returned. Please pray it will show no leukemia cells.
Three of the four Steece quads are home and doing well. Please pray that Andrew will pass his car seat test and will be home with his siblings soon.
Please remember Kristen as she travels to the doctor tomorrow to find out where they will go now in the treatment of the problems with her vocal cords!
Please add this to your prayer list...
I just got this letter from Jeremy and Martha Smith (see the list of missionaries on the side for more info on their family) and wanted to share a portion of it with you:
We would really appreciate your prayers for our family and our team. First of all, we headed out for a team retreat this last Tuesday. On the way there Aaron and Mika Roland had car trouble and had to be towed. While being towed the cable came loose and hit the windshield, breaking it. Aaron and Mika had a few cuts, but nothing major. After the retreat we and the Westerholms were to stay in Pemba for a weekend seminar at the church there. Amy Westerholm decided that she would go on home with baby Maggie. During the seminar we got a call from a Mozambican saying that Amy had gotten into an accident on the way back to Montepuez. That man brought Amy and Maggie back to Pemba. Maggie was completely unhurt, even though the car had rolled and the top and sides had been smashed in. Amy, however, suffered several head wounds down to the skull and some other wounds on her right arm. A South African doctor friend of ours looked her over and recommended we have her medically evacuated to South Africa since health care in Pemba is so limited. We worked out all the details and that night a small jet came and picked her, Chad, and Maggie up. She was admitted to a hospital there where they redid the stitches in her head. She spent a couple of days in ICU but is now being transferred to the normal ward. Praise God that she’s okay! No other cars were involved in the accident, she stayed conscious the whole time, Maggie never even cried, and one of the first people to help her was a Mozambican doctor.
Another big item of news happened to some of our other teammates in our organization who live in Nampula. Their baby, Caleb, had major health problems just last week. His windpipe constricted so much that he couldn’t breathe due to an infection. The doctors in Nampula saved his life by inserting a tube and hand pumping air into his lungs for several hours until the medi-vac airplane from South Africa could arrive. The doctors on the plane were pretty concerned when they saw his condition. Many people were praying for him since hour by hour his condition seemed to worsen. He is still in ICU in S.A. and will be for another week or two. He is still on a ventilator and trying to fight the swelling in his windpipe and lungs. Please keep Caleb and his family (Shawn and Sarah Gardner) in your prayers. It was a very scary experience for them and for all the rest of us, as well. (Before they could arrange for the airplane to come and get him they had to come up with $23,000. The Westerholms, however, had insurance that covered medi-vac so they didn’t have that complication)
The day before yesterday Andrew came down with a fever so we took him to the local hospital to get tested for malaria. His test came back positive so he’s been taking the appropriate meds. and is starting to feel better. Our little teammate Josiah Roland also has malaria.
So many things have been happening at once. We don’t fear, but we do solicit your prayers. Satan tries to attack in many ways since he doesn’t want us here doing the Lord’s work. Please pray especially for the Gardner and Westerholm families as they recover from these traumas both physically and emotionally.
I believe in the work these wonderful families are doing in His name. I know that satan tries to attack those people who are living and working for Christ. Fortunately we have a "weapon" more powerful, PRAYER. Please take the time to remember these families this week! Thank you!
We would really appreciate your prayers for our family and our team. First of all, we headed out for a team retreat this last Tuesday. On the way there Aaron and Mika Roland had car trouble and had to be towed. While being towed the cable came loose and hit the windshield, breaking it. Aaron and Mika had a few cuts, but nothing major. After the retreat we and the Westerholms were to stay in Pemba for a weekend seminar at the church there. Amy Westerholm decided that she would go on home with baby Maggie. During the seminar we got a call from a Mozambican saying that Amy had gotten into an accident on the way back to Montepuez. That man brought Amy and Maggie back to Pemba. Maggie was completely unhurt, even though the car had rolled and the top and sides had been smashed in. Amy, however, suffered several head wounds down to the skull and some other wounds on her right arm. A South African doctor friend of ours looked her over and recommended we have her medically evacuated to South Africa since health care in Pemba is so limited. We worked out all the details and that night a small jet came and picked her, Chad, and Maggie up. She was admitted to a hospital there where they redid the stitches in her head. She spent a couple of days in ICU but is now being transferred to the normal ward. Praise God that she’s okay! No other cars were involved in the accident, she stayed conscious the whole time, Maggie never even cried, and one of the first people to help her was a Mozambican doctor.
Another big item of news happened to some of our other teammates in our organization who live in Nampula. Their baby, Caleb, had major health problems just last week. His windpipe constricted so much that he couldn’t breathe due to an infection. The doctors in Nampula saved his life by inserting a tube and hand pumping air into his lungs for several hours until the medi-vac airplane from South Africa could arrive. The doctors on the plane were pretty concerned when they saw his condition. Many people were praying for him since hour by hour his condition seemed to worsen. He is still in ICU in S.A. and will be for another week or two. He is still on a ventilator and trying to fight the swelling in his windpipe and lungs. Please keep Caleb and his family (Shawn and Sarah Gardner) in your prayers. It was a very scary experience for them and for all the rest of us, as well. (Before they could arrange for the airplane to come and get him they had to come up with $23,000. The Westerholms, however, had insurance that covered medi-vac so they didn’t have that complication)
The day before yesterday Andrew came down with a fever so we took him to the local hospital to get tested for malaria. His test came back positive so he’s been taking the appropriate meds. and is starting to feel better. Our little teammate Josiah Roland also has malaria.
So many things have been happening at once. We don’t fear, but we do solicit your prayers. Satan tries to attack in many ways since he doesn’t want us here doing the Lord’s work. Please pray especially for the Gardner and Westerholm families as they recover from these traumas both physically and emotionally.
I believe in the work these wonderful families are doing in His name. I know that satan tries to attack those people who are living and working for Christ. Fortunately we have a "weapon" more powerful, PRAYER. Please take the time to remember these families this week! Thank you!
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Trying this out....
Ok guys, I am trying this out as a better method of keeping the prayer request list updated. It was hard to balance the need to keep things updated without totally bombarding your inboxes all the time. I did not want to end up in the position of "choosing" which prayer requests took enough precident to warrent a new list. This way I can update as needed and you can check the list in your "free time". God bless you all for taking time out of your day to pray for these people! If you have a request to add you can e-mail me or leave it as a comment to any post. I will leave you with one of my favorite scriptures on prayer!
"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for eachother so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" James 5:13-16.
"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for eachother so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective" James 5:13-16.
Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray for Ethan Powell. He is having complications that they believe are due to a virus (which may be meningitis) that is causing seizures and high fever. His last bone marrow asperate showed a few abnormal cells. Please pray the next asperate will be clean and that there will be no signs of leukemia!
Please continue to pray for the Steece quads. They are hoping to have all four babies home shortly. Pray they will each pass their car seat tests with flying colors!
Please continue to remember Ben Lamb as he is recovering from gastric bypass and also in the coming months as he begins this journey to better health.
Continue to remember our friends who are pregnant.
Continue to remember Kristen. She is STILL on vocal rest and will be back at the ENT mid-month to determine if she will need surgery to remove the growth on her vocal cords. Please pray surgery won’t be needed, but if it is needed please pray the path report will come back benign (non-cancerous).
My sister in law, Christi, requests your continued prayers for her friend Julie as she fights cancer.
Please pray for Kristen’s mom Carol as she continues to deal with Marvin’s death and deciding what to do with the home and business they shared
Please continue to remember Mattie.
Please also remember those who are doing mission work in other countries (See the list on the sidebar).
Please remember Stephanie as she continues to deal with loosing Keith and Stephanie’s friend Jordan as she continues to fight cancer.
Please continue to remember Emory.
Please remember Matthew and his family as he is fighting cancer.
Please pray for eight year old Bailey as they determine what to do about her brain tumor.
Please continue to pray for the Steece quads. They are hoping to have all four babies home shortly. Pray they will each pass their car seat tests with flying colors!
Please continue to remember Ben Lamb as he is recovering from gastric bypass and also in the coming months as he begins this journey to better health.
Continue to remember our friends who are pregnant.
Continue to remember Kristen. She is STILL on vocal rest and will be back at the ENT mid-month to determine if she will need surgery to remove the growth on her vocal cords. Please pray surgery won’t be needed, but if it is needed please pray the path report will come back benign (non-cancerous).
My sister in law, Christi, requests your continued prayers for her friend Julie as she fights cancer.
Please pray for Kristen’s mom Carol as she continues to deal with Marvin’s death and deciding what to do with the home and business they shared
Please continue to remember Mattie.
Please also remember those who are doing mission work in other countries (See the list on the sidebar).
Please remember Stephanie as she continues to deal with loosing Keith and Stephanie’s friend Jordan as she continues to fight cancer.
Please continue to remember Emory.
Please remember Matthew and his family as he is fighting cancer.
Please pray for eight year old Bailey as they determine what to do about her brain tumor.
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