“For God is not unjust to forget your work and labor of love
which you have shown toward His name,
in that you have ministered to the saints,
and do minister.”
~Hebrews 6:10~
Pray for Jesse Dean as he recovers from yesterday’s hand surgery.
Pray for Cissy Cutrer as she has surgery today and as she recovers later.
Pray for Elizabeth H. Cooper as she continues the long road to recovery. She’s at home now, but will be having work on her mouth/teeth for a while.
Pray for Melissa S. Johnson as she undergoes tests and waits for results.
Continue to pray for Mrs. Faye Price. She has some good days and some not so good. Pray for her family as they have stuck with her through the last six months.
Mrs. Annie Belle Harrell continues to see various doctors. She’s better, but wants to get even better. She looked very well at church Sunday.
Pray for my mother, Dot Smith of Roseland. She has had two more falls. Pray she will begin to use her new walker. Pray for Daddy as he is with her each day and for my sisters and me as we assist as needed.
From Mr. Luther Ricks (yesterday)
I will have Radation treatment #21 today, only 22 more. Doing great, have some minor problems, but nothing major sofar. Thanks again for all the prayers. They do work. Thanks again.
Jimmy and Retia Dukes
< standing tall. >
Yesterday was a BIG DAY for both Mom and Dad. The t-shirt Dad had on yesterday that I mentioned in a quick post read “STAND TALL.” He did, working hard in out-patient therapy. Mom did, too.
After his 8:00 and 11:00 appointment
As you can see in the picture, Mom needed a lot of help. They helped lean her forward in the chair. They helped set her feet. They helped by holding under her arms. They helped by lifting her out of the seat. They helped by holding her up. They said she did bear some weight. She stood there for about 20 seconds. She did it three straight times.
We cheered!!!
That is a BIG DEAL, and an answer to prayer for sure. The standing exercise sapped her of energy. They asked her how she was. She said, “About dead.” But she pressed on, doing about six or seven more exercises with her shoulders and arms and hands. She did really well. She stood as tall as she could. Which is saying a lot, considering how short it has been since she lay motionless on Chef Menteur Highway.
Mom continued to talk through her passy muir valve. She did today, too, when Dad and I were there. We are about to go back up. When we were there a little while ago, she interacted with us really well. Even initiated conversation. It did Dad’s heart good.
We are about to go see her again with a husband and wife that Mom and Dad knew when they lived in Atlanta. Afterward, something else is going to do Dad’s heart good. Well, maybe not physically. I’m not sure. But definitely a comfort and feel-good. DRAGO’S. More char-grilled oysters. I’ll get the pasta.
Still working on figuring out how to get Dad preaching from Sunday up online. YouTube said it was too long. Pretty bad when a website is calling you long-winded. I’ll let you know when it is available.
Also, please pray for Dad tomorrow. He has his next appointment with the neurologist. He is definitely hoping for good news about that neck collar.
Keep praying for Mom and Dad as you are able. It means so much.
Tonight, I am going to try to post some other pictures on my blog from the last two days. I will let you know tomorrow if they get up.
Thankful for y’all.
-jason
We met with doctors this morning. They have started Don on a new med to help with the pain. He is responding. They also now feel that this headache pain is from “low pressure on the brain” from the lumbar drain.
Don actually ate ceral for breakfast this morning and he kept it down. Yes!
He feels somewhat better today. He is still not able to sit up but soon I feel he will be able to.
No test results have come back as of yet. Today as I was “waiting”, I realized that since the end of March we have been at Barnes 3 times totaling 34 days today. Ugh! Now I know why Joshua “hates” hospitals.
David Rice and John Smashey are still taking care of our pets and our house. WE are so grateful to them. So grateful. I could not do this without you all. I just could not.
I so hope that these tests will tell us something. My precious husband is amazing through all of this. He continues to hold onto each day. I am so thankful that he does.
Please pray for his spirit. Pray that he will be encouraged from these test results. Pray that the doctors will find the best kind of treatment for him.
Bless you our family and friends.
Diane
Dear Teammates,
This Saturday will mark 3 weeks until we leave for El Salvador. We have a few more prayer requests, and as we get closer to the date of departure, I’m sure we’ll have some more!
Dwayne and I have been assigned to be small group leaders within our team. Our major role is to be the facilitators when we go into a classroom to share the Gospel……introducing the team, transitioning between games/ice breakers to someone sharing his/her small group presentation, transitioning to the Gospel, and then transitioning to giving out care packs. There are other roles, too, such as being the communication link between our Team Leader and our small group, keeping track of our group, and preparing our group for each site (to name a few). Please pray that we will do our best to fulfill our role and also that we will enjoy it and have a great bond with our small group.
I thought I’d leave you with a list of those going with us. I have been praying for one of these people each day lately because team unity is huge in these kinds of trips. I know Satan would love it if we cannot work well together or get along!
(Names omitted by ala)
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Dwayne and I still have a bit to do to prepare our small group presentations (especially Dwayne). Please pray we will get this together soon, also that we will be very familiar with sharing the Gospel bead bracelet!
All for now,
Tricia
| Linda Jean Roland Harrell | |
| Linda Jean Roland Harrell, born July 4, 1956, passed away in Dallas on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, in the company of her husband, three children, parents, sister, brother and devoted friends. She was a native of Baton Rouge, where she was christened and married in the First United Methodist Church. She graduated from Robert E. Lee High School in 1974 and attended LSU where she joined her mother’s sorority, Delta Zeta. Following her graduation from Centenary College in 1980, she moved to Dallas. Linda then embarked on her true calling of devoted mother. She immersed herself into whatever schools and activities her children were then engaged, ranging from classroom mom and Cub Scout leader to football mom and Highlandette officer mom. The mere suggestion that a child of hers would enjoy less than an optimum experience would galvanize her into action. An accomplished seamstress with an eye for color and a talent for design, her children were always assured of original, hand-sewn clothes and extravagant Halloween costumes. Events in which she participated were always well decorated. Despite shuttling kids to two or three practices or rehearsals each day and numerous games and performances on weekends, her neighbors and friends knew she could always be counted upon in time of need whether it be the stray ride or errand or the care and feeding of those in need. Friends of her children always knew where they could come for a midnight feeding, which always included a large bowl of her legendary chips and queso. As her children grew, her activities revolved around Lake Highlands High School and later Texas Tech University, Ole Miss and the U.S. Naval Academy where she became the president of the Naval Academy Parents Club of North Texas. With her children “out of the house” she turned her maternal attention to our service men by becoming very active in the Lake Highlands Military Moms. She is survived by her husband, T. Michael Harrell; children, Michael Linder Harrell, Lauren Elizabeth Harrell and Ensign Robert Alexander “Alex” Harrell; parents, Robert Linder Roland and Betty Shirley Roland; brother, Robert Langford Roland, his wife, Erin, and their children, Ashley and Gage, all of Baton Rouge; sister, Sissy Roland Broome, of Kentwood; and aunt, Naomi Shirley, of Baton Rouge. Visitation will be at First United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, on Friday, June 5, from 3 p.m. until memorial service and inurnment at 4 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First United Methodist Church – “The Future is Now” fund, 930 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or a charity of choice.
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