We ask you to pray for Todd and Debbie and family at this time. They are new to TeachBeyond this past fall and live in a neighboring town. They have 7 children and this past weekend has been extremely difficult.
On Friday Gracelyn, their youngest (14 months) was admitted to the hospital in Lorrach because she had a third seizure in the past few weeks.
On Monday morning Todd was taken to the hospital in the ambulance because of severe abdominal pain.
Monday evening Debbie and Gracelyn were released from the hospital but Todd remained for further tests.
Today, 5 of 7 children have either been diagnosed or are showing symptoms of Strep and Debbie is alone helping each of the kids through the day and night.
Please pray:
For protection for Gracelynn, that she would not get the Strep
For Todd as he is still in hospital (diagnosis seems like a kidney stone)
For Debbie looking after all the sickness
For Debbie that she may get sleep and not get sick
Caring for families with our mission is part of our Member Care here and we count it a privilege to care for these people. Thank you for praying with us!
Here’s an update on Marcia’s dad and on our camp cook Ruth:
My dad has moved back home and is settling in to life as a “heart patient”. He looks good and seems comfortable. He won’t get better, so to speak, but they are hoping to maintain his quality of life through medication. Thanks for all your prayers!
Let’s continue to keep John in our prayers. This is a long road ahead and we want to continue to pray for the people who are surrounding John in his health that God would really do some amazing work on his heart. Pray for Marcia and Ken and their family as they get back into a groove of having John around again so that time can be spent with him as is needed.
Ruth (our cook)
(Marcia) Brought dinner to Ruth this week. How ironic to cook for the cook! She looks good and is enjoying the six to eight week recoop time. We actually had dinner with her and John as she’s starting to go stir crazy just laying around. Always a good sign! All her reports came back negative, so that is a huge relief and praise! Now to get her up and cookin’ before July! Teased her husband, John, that if Ruth wasn’t up for it….he’d have to take over. Gives him new incentive to take care of her!
Keep Ruth in your prayers as she continues to heal. Pray that the Lord would allow all of her follow up appointments and any kind of therapy to go amazingly well and she would bounce back better than ever!
Joel wanted to add this to our prayer list.
Please send out the dates for my trip to Zimbabwe: March 23rd-April 7th. I’ll be teaching at a conference, working with young pastors at a Christian College there and visiting an orphanage. Pray for final trip preparations (including funds) and for sermons to be wrapped up.
Well Folks- we have some prayers to get prayin’ for our brother who is going to be doing some amazing work in Zimbabwe. Pray for safety as they travel, and while they are there. Pray that the Lord would prepare the hearts of those that are going to do just as much growing as they do leading. Pray that God would work and move in ways that they would never be able to fathom.
I have an update on my friend Gloria who has terminal cancer of the lungs. She starts her chemo in the next week or two. She and her husband were in church on sunday and they updated us on how they were doing. Words cannot express the joy and peace she was telling us she has. The joy that what shining from her was just amazing. We were all in tears as she spoke of the comfort she has in her Father’s arms to the point that she said “I can’t wait to go home and be with my Father… I literally fall asleep with a goofy smile on my face every night.” What an amazing praise! She is such an inspiration to us all.
As we get closer to workcamp, this week I want to focus on the worship team and planning that is going on for our evening sessions. Pray that God would give those who are leading the wisdom to know where the Lord is going to take our evening service. Pray that the Word would be on Super’s heart as he begins to prepare for our weeks of camp. Lift up the order of worship so that in every aspect of it, God is the focus and the center of everything that goes on. Keep the morning devo sessions in your prayers as well. That as the kids start their day, God’s Word would penetrate their heart so that they could take that to the homes they are working in… that God would use the work He is doing on their heart so they could share that love with the residents.
With that… you all have some praying to do!
Blessings,
Mel