Monday

“But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly;

the Lord will hear when I call to Him.”

~Psalm 4:3~


Pray for Judy Easley’s son-in-law, Shawn Boddin, as he has surgery tomorrow at the Neuromedical Hospital in Baton Rouge.  He will be having two vertebra fused and should only be hospitalized overnight.  This is because of the boating accident.

Pray for Mrs. Evelyn Bridges who is experiencing a throat problem.

Maggie Lee Henson

Sunday, July 19, 2009 11:55 AM, CDT

Generous, generous friends-

We are so grateful for all of you.

Please, please,plea

se do not stop petitioning God to heal Maggie Lee.

Currently, her ICP is 31. ok, it’s now 26.

I have not ever noticed the dog in the lower left hand corner of this picture of Maggie Lee at our front door. That would be Jack’s venti terrier, Fiona. She is really hacked off in the kennel this morning with our grande dog, Bandit. Ellie, of course, being the tall 🙂

Perhaps that is why we have each other on the road of faith, to point out things along the way that we would otherwise miss. Thank you all for pointing out your favorite promises from God’s word and prayers this past. To God be all praise and glory.

love
jin

Sunday, July 19, 2009 3:06 PM, CDT

Maggie Lee’s favorite picture of herself. Please keep praying!
ICP Creeping up to higher twenties, still on saline to keep it down.
Keep the vibrant faith!

Sunday, July 19, 2009 9:10 PM, CDT

Sunday Night Our daughter is a fighter. We full well know we need a miracle and are awaiting that. As much as we watch and pray and hold our breath, we know that Maggie Lee is utterly in God’s hands. Her lungs look FABULOUS, the ICP the dr would still like to be under twenty and not spike to 30 like it did occasionall

y today. We have a 2nd opinion, with a dr. who read the CTs and notes and gave us some great perspective in all of this. We feel very good about where she is and every day that she is here is a miracle. Her nurses call up there all the time to check on her and many even check her carepages. Bottom line, only a miracle will help Maggie Lee, so we pray for that and wait for God’s provision however we see fit. Last year after being so sick, maggie Lee was discouraged. She then said, “It’s OK, Mom, I know my time will come.” I cannot help but think

Monday, July 20, 2009 1:30 AM, CDT

I am arriving at the hospital and relieving Jinny’s mom–Judy/M

imi–from her 8pm-1am shift.  Maggie Lee’s ICP is still in 20’s but apparently has stayed in higher 20’s.  The plan of care is being tweaked some and I think there will be some variations from the norm as that takes place.

Please continue to pray that the pressure will go down on its own more as each hour passes.

My favorite Psalm is 139 and it has a great reminder to read at night/early morning.  I ran across it and other Scripture in the Daily Evening Prayer in the BCP:

Yours is the day, O God, yours also the night; you established
the moon and the sun. You fixed all the boundaries of the
earth; you made both summer and winter. Psalm 74:15,16

I will bless the Lord who gives me counsel; my heart teaches
me, night after night. I have set the Lord always before me;
because he is at my right hand, I shall not fall. Psalm 16:7,8

Seek him who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep
darkness into the morning, and darkens the day into night;
who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out upon
the surface of the earth: The Lord is his name. Amos 5:8
If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light
around me turn to night,” darkness is not dark to you, O
Lord; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to
you are both alike. Psalm 139:10,11

Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me
will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12

It ends with Jesus as Light of the World.  Jesus has been Maggie Lee’s Lord and Savior since age 7 and he continues to be her light, even in the night.
Funeral arrangements for Bennie Gaylon Simmons are still incomplete.  Please continue to remember the family in your prayers.
FBC, Kentwood – Deacons of the Week – Larry Miller and Henry McKenzie
KneEmail

Testing

apressure5.jpgWHENEVER YOU FIND yourself going through times of testing, there is always a reason…a very good reason…

In fact, there are several reasons. Testing times are to:

UNCOVER something: When God allows pressures and trials, it is so that you might uncover something in your life He wants to deal with. Hardships reveal areas of weakness and vulnerability. God wants to strengthen us in those very areas, and better equip us not only to stand strong in the storms ourselves, but also to be a shelter for others.

RECOVER something: God allows us to be tested so that we might recover something we’ve lost over the months and years. Perhaps it is our delight in the Word of God, a habit of daily prayer, or the delight of regular fellowship with those of like-precious faith. Trials may force us back to that “first love” walk with the Lord that has slipped away from us.

DISCOVER something: Even though it’s a test you may not like or enjoy, you discover that He’s your God, you’re His child, and that He loves you. He’ll care for you and see you through.

I hear people talk about this trial and that trial, this test and that test. People will say, “Pray for me, I’m going through a trial in my marriage (or in my job or in my finances or in my relationships at home).” But in reality, those aren’t the things being tested at all. What’s being tested is our faith, whether we will really trust Him to work in and through our circumstances.

That’s what’s really at stake. When the heat’s on…when the shadows fall…when disappointment rips through my heart…am I going to trust Him? Am I going to wait on Him, worship Him, and give my anxieties to Him? Or am I going to turn away from Him in my doubt and discouragement? (Ron Mehl)

“And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations,

knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;

and perseverance, character;

and character, hope.

Now hope does not disappoint,

because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts

by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”

Romans 5:3-5

Posted by Mike Benson
Have a marvelous Monday!
Anna Lee

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