“‘What do you mean, ‘If I can’?’ Jesus asked.
‘Anything is possible if a person believes.’”
~Mark 9:23 NLT ~
Maggie Lee Henson
Friday, July 17, 2009 8:55 AM, CDT
Great night last night and wonderful morning. ICP in the low 20’s. Obviously there is a huge mountain to climb but by your prayers we are baby-stepping.
I love reading your entries and truly appreciated the on which read,”We are in this to pray for Maggie Lee for the marathon and not the sprint.” That is exactly how we feel and words can’t express adequately how grateful we are.
Even in a coma, Maggie Lee is ravishing:) I can imagine that she is having some awesome dreams about marrying Joe Jonas and opening for Taylor Swift (btw-Taylor Swift made her pressure go up, so we had to turn that off)
Friday, July 17, 2009 10:12 PM, CDT
This has been a great day for Maggie Lee, with swelling going down and our experience of stepping off the unwanted rollercoast
I am slowly learning to be patient in the wait, yet resting in the peace God is providing at this stage, especially as a result of your prayers. –John
Saturday, July 18, 2009 3:22 AM, CDT
Early Sat. a.m.-
Praise God for a stable night; ICP’s in the low 20s. Please keep up the amazing work of prayer and stand back and be amazed at what God will do. All glory to our gracious God and King.
A quote from Stacia Runnels’ Mom; “Doubt is a luxury that we simply cannot afford.” Amen and amen.
Riding the wave of your petitions,
jin
Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:59 AM, CDT
ML tolerated being moved all over creation for her well-needed change of bedding. With her toes and fingers are painted, she’s ready for prom, basically.
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Please pray for Michael in the pccu here. He’s 8 and dr.’s found a grapefruit-sized tumor in his abdomen.
Life is precious,
jin
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FLORIDA–FIRST-PERSON (Bobby Welch): Soldiers of the cross. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30913
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TENNESSEE–Oldest BP articles now available online. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30915
TENNESSEE–Woolley Award given to SBC’s archives. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30916
LOUISIANA–FIRST-PERSON (Kelly Boggs): Blind leading the blind. http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=30917
The story is told of an old country doctor who went way out to the boondocks to deliver a baby. It was so far out, there was no electricity. When the doctor arrived, no one was home except for the laboring mother and her 5-year-old child.
The doctor instructed the child to hold a lantern high so he could see, while he helped the woman deliver the baby.
The child did so, the mother pushed and after a little while, the doctor lifted the newborn baby by the feet and spanked him on the bottom to get him to take his first breath.
No sooner had he done this when another baby popped out, Then another, and yet another. At this time, the little boy blew out the lamp.
The doctor yelled, “What did you do that for?”
“The light’s attracting them,” he replied.
Spiritually speaking, there’s a great deal of truth in that last statement. We experience the “new birth” (John 3:3) only after being attracted to the “light” — the light of God’s presence, the light of God’s Word. Like moths drawn to a light bulb burning in the night, those who search with an empty and unsatisfied heart will be drawn to God’s light. And praise be to God who offers us a way to leave our world of darkness and enter his “marvelous light”:
“But you are….His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.” (I Peter 2:9-10).
Heavenly Father, I live in the midst of a dark world. Thank you for allowing your light to shine into my heart and into my life. Help me as I strive to live my life in such a way that I reflect your light so that others around me may see that light and be attracted to it. In the name of the one who is the “light of this world”, Amen.
Have a great day!
Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina
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