Prayer requests

[Ariel]

I haven't been here for a few days. My daughter had a terrible reaction to the pain meds she's been on. She has been in the hospital since Sunday.

If you can, please pray for Michelle.

Things don't look good right now. But I know that my God is good, and He is with her. I know He kept her from getting killed in that accident, and He will keep her now. I am putting my trust in Him and refusing to be afraid. Surely He will deliver her even out of this.

 

[clairefish]

Dear Ariel,
You and all those you love are in my prayers. Please, please, please keep us posted.
Claire

 

[mommysue]

I haven't been here for a few days. My daughter had a terrible reaction to the pain meds she's been on. She has been in the hospital since Sunday.

If you can, please pray for Michelle.

Things don't look good right now. But I know that my God is good, and He is with her. I know He kept her from getting killed in that accident, and He will keep her now. I am putting my trust in Him and refusing to be afraid. Surely He will deliver her even out of this.

Ariel~
I'm so sorry to hear about your daughter's reaction to her meds. I will be praying that she is able to recover completely, very quickly from this. I will pray for your strength also.

 

[Ariel]

Dear Ariel,
You and all those you love are in my prayers. Please, please, please keep us posted.
Claire

Claire, I am terrible at communicating when things are horrible. I'm sorry.

Michelle is better today. It's still very much touch and go, but she is better.

This has been a frightening experience. I have found myself pacing the hospital floors, praying and quoting Scripture out loud. It gives me comfort.

Someone told Michelle that God caused the accident to teach her something. I was horrified. What terrible theology. It is just one more thing that has made this nightmare worse than it already is.

I know my God is good.

My God is love. My God is good. No matter what happens, I still say that my God is good. I trust Him. I commit this to Him, all of it, and thank Him that He is working in even this horrible circumstance.

Thank you, all of you, for all your prayer. This morning there is again a glimmer of hope.

God is good.

 

[clairefish]

No need for you to apologize, dear Ariel. I guess it's more so that it's frustrating that prayer is all I can offer, when I know how much your dear daughter and family mean to you, as mine do to me.
Pray hard, hard as you do and have for others here on this forum. And know we are praying for your daughter, and praying for your faith and strength to hold.
In deepest prayer,

 

[davedajobauk]

Hey Mods--how about a permenent, sticky prayer request thread? Seems like at our ages they would be appreciated more frequently

What do the Golden Eagles think?

I have a prayer request for a lady I have not met
Mary Collins and also her grandson Lucas aged 18
who was, particularly close to her
I am right now being made aware of the need for them

Please see some of a current IM connection I have with Mary

MARI says (11:40):
just talking to my grandson Dave he is worried about his other nana
dave says (11:41):
oh ? plz explain
MARI says (11:41):
i was suppose to go shopping with pat this morning as you know
dave says (11:41):
she dint turn up?
MARI says (11:43):
well she goes shopping for her Mum as well today, she lives alone
in a flat,
we got there pat went upstairs and found her
Mum on her side on the settee
half unconcious she has a slight bad heart,
been sick and was lying in it terrible colour
my nerves are right on edge hope she is okay
dave says (11:44):
did she look 'drained' my love
MARI says (11:44):
ohh yes
dave says (11:44):
oh I am ever so sorry you should find her like that
dave says (11:45):
my mum was like that several times before she left us
MARI says (11:45):
i feel drained now too
dave says (11:45):
my mum had strokes you remember
MARI says (11:45):
she is 79
dave says (11:45):
I think mine was 66
MARI says (11:46):
yes the ambulance ppl said she might have had one of those
dave says (11:46):
I had to let her body go and stop concentrating on it
for life's sake
again I am so sorry for everyone that loved her
MARI says (11:47):
yes my knees are like jelly now Pat panicked which made things worse
because we had to get her on the floor on her back
dave says (11:47):
try to remember how she used to be
MARI says (11:47):
she is still with us love
dave says (11:48):
yes but death is claiming her body
MARI says (11:48):
not yet its not she wont let go
dave says (11:48):
Man has no power without the holy spirit
MARI says (11:49):
a know love i feel a bit sick now after all that
dave says (11:49):
what is her name and the name of your g/s plz
MARI says (11:50):
her name is Mary Collins and my grandson is Lucas
dave says (11:50):
ty
MARI says (11:51):
am talking to him as well as you but he has gone for the moment
dave says (11:53):
I will ask for prayers at CF
that the family especially Lucas
be made strong of heart and that Mary's spirit will live-on in all of them for she did contribute to their being there and watched them growing
MARI says (11:54):
yes she did and i tyvm love i did what I could
to help because Pat panicked and ran downstairs
dave says (12:05)it is 'a wake-up call' so-unexpected!! yes of-course it reminds us of how fragile we humans are
MARI says (12:06):yes too true love, think i need calming down now but will be back later
MARI says (12:07):things like that are such a shock sometimes
dave says (12:07):my love be brave and know that we really just have-to accept that those that came before us almost-always lead the way
MARI says (12:10):if ur busy today loverrrrrrr, i can speak to you later wont keep you on all day lol
dave says (12:10):pray that she completes her journey into heaven peacefully with Jesus watching over her
dave says (12:16):yes I have-to do shopping David isnt here for the weekend I will give him a meal for his-assistance I wanted to pop up there t you this weekend but I will soon be there PERMANENTLY
dave says (12:38):I will make a move to the shop at 1pm and will call you on my return
MARI says (12:39)ok my darling tyvm tyvm
dave says (12:39):be strong for Pat The Love of our Lord is infinite
MARI says (12:40):i will be
dave says (12:40):Look how he has been looking after me
dave says (12:41):He gave me an angel to care for
MARI says (12:41):yes he has my love and i pray he keeps on doing it as well
MARI says (12:42):and he gave e one to care for too u know
MARI says (12:45):and i think we will do well together love dont you?
dave says (12:48):oh yes I REALLY DO
MARI says (12:48):mmmm me tooooo

Oh Dear Father who art in heaven
I pray for your care for Mary Collins
who, now struggles here on earth
for your loving support for Lucas
and his family who know what Mary is worth
Lift from them the fear of death
and remind them of your life-everlasting
and strengthen me in my support of Mary
the angel you so lovingly sent to me

amen

dave

 

[Ariel]

Claire, thank you so much. Yes, I have been in prayer a good bit, and not only for Michelle.

When I went to see Michelle yesterday she was better again. Oh praise God! Slowly, slowly she is recovering now, I think.

Thank you so much for your prayers.

 

[Ariel]

Update--Sunday, June 17th.

Michelle is better again!

She is hoping to go home soon. She was so ill that I dont know if they will release her yet.

She was able to see her children today for the first time in more than a week. How much she has suffered in the last two weeks. But today she got to hold her baby, play with her two-year old and talk to her four-year old.

She told me that this whole thing has seemed surreal. It has. Or maybe something like a nightmare.

But I want to report that God is enough. Even in all the horrible moments over the last two weeks, God has been enough. He was there. He is so good.

And I wanted to say thank you for all your prayers for Michelle and her family and even me. I have really felt the support of my Christian family. Thank you so much.

 

[clairefish]

Hoping and praying all is well with Ariel's daughter.

 

[mommysue]

Ariel,
I have also been wondering how things are going with your daughter and her family. We would love to hear from you when you get time.

 

[Ariel]

Dear Claire and Cindy,

It has been a tough month. First that initial phone call at about 7:00 PM Saturday, June 2. Driving to the hospital, uncertain what we would find. Realizing that we may find that our daughter was dead by the time we got there. Expecting major trauma at the very least....and praying, praying all the way there. Then at the hospital, seeing her for the first time. So thankful that there appeared to be no damage to her beautiful face or head, but realizing that she was very hurt below the neck...And then seeing that gradual recovery, coming home--and then a serious drug reaction. Once more, we realized we could lose our lovely daughter....But then four days later she began pulling out of it.

She is home now, in her own home, with her husband and children. I've been over there a lot, babysitting mostly, taking meals, etc. This last Saturday we got an SOS for help with the boys because her husband had reinjured himself and needed to lie still. So we picked up the four- and two-year olds, and kept them until their daddy thought he could negotiate with life again...

There have been times through this where I just paced a hospital floor or home or my own garden and said to myself, "God is good. No matter what happens, no matter what this looks like, I choose to trust Him. He is good." There were times when praise came with tears.

But God is good! He is so good! And Michelle and her husband Sean are getting better.

I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for the body of Christ, for the love and care and prayer you have offered as we went through this trying time. Thank you so much. It means to very much. There have been times when I've woken up at night and realized that people were praying. I could feel it.

Thank you. Thank you so very much.

God is good!


With much love,

Ariel

 

[clairefish]

 

[mommysue]

Ariel,
So glad things are much better with your kids! I love how your posts always bring honor and glory to our Lord. In spite of trials, you were still intent on praising Him! Thank you for being such a great example to me!
Bless you!
Cindy

 

[Savedsis]

I am praying for you now that I know about this...May God continue to strengthen her and you and the entire family.....God bless

 

[gratefulgrace]

Ariel thank you so much for taking the time to update us all. I rejoice with you and will continue to pray for you and your family. God is Good and your attitude of Faith in that truth is awesome. Jan

 

[davedajobauk]

http://www.inspirationalpoetry.com/personal/alovestory.shtml

 

[Ariel]

Thank you so much for your prayer and kind responses.

Michelle continues to heal, and once again life is becoming almost normal. She and her husband seem to be doing well now on their own and don't need as much help as before. But I'm still praying!

Through all of this we have been looking for a church. We realized even before this happened that our teens, 14 and 16, had nothing for them at our church. There was no youth group, and they seemed unable to relate to the sermons. Then this crisis.

In many ways this trial was made tougher by feeling so detached from the body of Christ here in our own city. Even though we had not yet left our own church, we did not feel like they were there for us. Instead I realized even more how much we needed to leave. But we've made it through this as well, and to God be all the glory.

Recently we found a little church where at least my 14-year-old is listening to the sermons and wants to go back. There is a youth group. He says he can feel the presence of the Lord. So can I. While my husband and I are trying to be cautious, still we can't help but feel God's presence. It feels like a warm embrace.

Our God is good, so good. I see so much good coming out of all of this, and I know it's because He is moving to help us.

Now my prayer is that my daughter and her husband will come to church with us, and feel God's comfort and love there.

I can't even begin to express in all of this what it has meant to know that others were praying. Thank you so much.

 

[gratefulgrace]

It is hard to change fellowship I have only done it once and it took me ages to readjust in the new church. We have been there now for 23 lyears and have seen many changes. I believe God will show you where you are to go. I am so glad to hear that Michelle much improved. Jan

 

[Ariel]

Thank you so much, Jan.

Yes, it's tough to change churches, but I am so glad that we have. Last night we took our teens to the youth group, where they played hard and made connections with other Christian youth. I was so happy to see it.

My daughter's husband still does not feel well enough to attend church, so they did not come. I'm still praying.

My daughter has several doctor appointments coming up, so I'll be spending a lot of time babysitting again. Hopefully the tests and X-rays she is going in for will be encouraging.

I just praise God for all He has done for us. This has been a tough summer, but we are getting through it. And look at all I have to praise Him for--God is so good!

 

[gratefulgrace]

This seems like such a puny prayer request but I am having trouble not worrying about it. My hubby and I have planned and paid for a holiday out of our country. We have applied for Passport renewals but our system here is really really slow it has been 12 weeks already and they still haven't looked at our application. In the meantime I have had to send for a new birth certificate as my other one is with the pp application. If I get that in time I will be ok as the country we are going to just needs photo id and a bc. It has been 2 weeks already and I still haven't heard . We are leaving in early August. I would appreciate any prayer support you could lend me. Thanks Jan