Thursday, April 10, 2008

April 10th

This is the update we were given on baby Connaly:
Connlay Bell (the baby mentioned below) is home with Hospice assistance. They are doing good. Church is fixing meals for them. He is still sleeping a lot due to the seizure meds but when he is awake he is very alert. They are still not sure if all the seizures are real seizures. They go back to the Dr next week, brain surgeon. They really don’t know any more now than a week ago.

Thank you all for your previous prayer for my bestest friend (of nearly 20 years), Colleen. I mentioned a while back that she and her husband were dealing with problems concieving. Your prayers were answered and they welcomed their sweet little one, Caitlin, into the world last week. God is good.

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Prayer Requests for April 9th!

Please pray for Melissa D. who has an appointment for her eyes/glaucoma today.

Continue to pray for the Powell family as they plan Ethan's homecoming.

Please pray for the Keys family and Emory's appointments at Children's this week.

Pray for a friend whose son is undergoing testing for Aspergers Syndrome.

There are several friends who have new babies this month so please remember them as they settle into those sleepless nights. ;)

Have a wonderful week everyone!

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Ethan Powell passed away today.

Ethan Powell passed away this morning. Please keep Ben and Becky in your prayers. They are having problems with the site due to the increased hits from this morning's news. Here is a "cut and pasted" copy of what Ben wrote:

April 5th- Day 424 DAY +96
5th update 1:36pm [Ben] - Even though Ethan has passed I will never let go. Although this life is miserable without him, we refuse to give up on these other kids. Please direct your prayers to Sully and the other children on Ethan's friends list. Pray for their parents strength. Pray for his recovery. We are going to take this fight one day at a time with your help. For today, please visit
http://sullivanfarrar.com and pray with all of your might. Don't lose faith! BeLIeVe... PRAYER WORKS!!!We will update with more information about what happens next. As always we love you and thank you for your prayers.

4th Update 12:11 pm [Ben] - This is the update that I hoped never to type. At 11:37am, Ethan left this earth peacefully in our arms. I apologize for my lack of faith and letting you down. I ask that you stand strong in your faith and please continue to pray for "Ethan's friends". I thought alot about this over the last hour orso, and I have decided to keep updating for a short time. I am so angry at cancer and I plan to dedicate my life to fighting it. We need your help to do it. Please continue to check the site to find out the next step. I am speaking for myself when I say this... no child should have to die because of a lack of cure. And I plan to find that cure with your help! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me in this fight. I truly feel so lonely without him here, and I really need this to move forward. Please help me to beat this terrible illness.Although the devils wants to convince me and you otherwise, I still BeLIeVe... PRAYER WORKS!!! And I hope that you do to.

Please keep Ben and Becky in your prayer!