“Trust in Him at all times, you people;
pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.”
~Psalm 62:8~
Thank you for praying for my parents, Grant and Dot Smith. Yesterday, Daddy got a good report.
Averi Strickland, the 16 year old KHS student who had a stroke, is back in school! Thank-you for praying for him. Please keep Averi and his family in your prayers as Averi continues to improve.
Colton Frazier
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR COLTON FRAZIER AND HIS FAMILY. HE IS IMPROVING EVERYDAY AND THIS MORNING WAS WONDERFUL, HE KEPT HIS EYES OPEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. THANKS TO ALL YOU HAVE BEEN THINKING AND PRAYING FOR COLTON AND HIS FAMILY. GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!
* TO GET UPDATES AND TO LEAVE MESSAGES FOR COLTON AND HIS FAMILY VISIT http://www.caringbridge.org when asked for website to visit enter coltonfrazier* LYNN WILL BE READING THE MESSAGES TO COLTON WHEN SHE CAN.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/coltonfrazier
Don Denton
Just a quick update. Don is continuing to improve. We are so grateful for that. He is continuing to taper down on his steroids and he is tolerating that very well too. As a matter of fact, he is tapering down on several medications and doing well with it.
Joshua is sick. He has had a fever for several days now. It is that time of year. I woke up with a migraine this morning but am doing better.
We are asking for prayer for several areas. We will hear from our mortgage company any day now on whether we qualify for a certain program to lower our house note. Please pray that it will get approved.
We found out that we qualify for food stamps as well. This is another place for me with being humbled. I could have never imagined being at this place in our life, and at the same time, I know this is for a season.
We are hoping that we will also qualify for the insurance reduction as well for colbra. Otherwise we will not be able to afford our health insurance. Please pray in this way. We are hoping and praying for this.
I also am working at continuing to appeal health insurance issues for Don’s hospitalizations. It is an ongoing battle. Finding the time to do all of this can feel overwhelming.
It is like putting out fires as they come.
And in the midst of all of this, some days I find myself very discouraged, but I have more days that I hold on to what we have with each other and our precious family and friends.
We could not do this without all of you and your love, prayer and support. It is because of your love for our heavenly Father that you have reached out to us in so many ways. We truly are changed because of this. We can’t even begin to put into words how you all have blessed us. Blessed us by praying, your words of encouragement, your love and support and being available when I need help with the house.
I am working on trying to get the house ready for winter and some students of Don’s continue to reach out to us. They are precious servents. They too continue teach us about God’s love.
Brice a past student of Don’s reminded us of some things Don had not thought of pertaining to God being in all of this. We find that Don’s students are now teaching him and myself.
It is a precious gift to us. Many of Don’s students have written me and been a “gift of God” to me with meeting us right where we are at. They are the ones too that have walked with us in honesty and compassion.
I give thanks to God today for another new day. Another day to give thanks for the life we have.
Bless you our family and friends.
Diane
Dukes
Just wanted to write a post to say thanks to all of you who continue to pray for Dad and Jason and me and our families. It means so much.
I also wanted to follow through on something I mentioned to you a while back. Jason wrote a book. Well, it is online for pre-order now. You can find it by clicking here. I am very proud of him. Hope it encourages those of you who read it. Mom would be very proud of her “Shug” (like “sugar” for short). That’s what she called her boys. Jason dedicated the book to Mom. He actually planned to do so even before the accident.
Please keep praying for Dad. Erin and I and the boys had a great time with him this last weekend. He is going on vacation with Jason and Jen and the kids next week. We are loving the time with him. Look for a post from Jason soon. He said he was gonna get on in the next day or so.
-E
Cheyenne Hartman
Awakened today by her coughing. Last night she was sweating profusely at church. Two symptoms of her heart not functioning right. Will this fear I live in ever go away. Turning it over to the Lord isn’t always that easy, I still have anxiety over the possibility of another heart surgery. We go back to Dr. Hixon next week, and I guess he will let me know where we stand as far as the pressure in the heart.
Both fundraisers are coming at a good time. Right now if she had to go in, her Daddy would not be able to come home and help me, we just couldn’t make it with him not working for the next 5 weeks.
Hearing someone else say what my deepest fear is makes me a bit nervous. Yesterday, we talked about not being able to get life insurance until she is 6. It is hard to imagine that God’s plan is to take this precious Baby from me after all he has brought me through. Living through that would be extremely difficult. I think about Koby Sumrall’s family and how hard it must be for them. I remember when I found my brother Jimmy, and how hard that was on my Mom. I will never forget her anguishing cry on that day and for so many days that followed. Mom said you never get over losing a child, I can believe that. God will protect me, I have faith.
With my family and friends holding up my arms, I think we can win this battle…but I do get afraid. I wish Down Syndrome was her only issue, that would be a piece of cake. This heart buisness is a lifetime ordeal.
Pray for my strength and my peace of mind. I need prayer, I need Christian friends lifting me up or I will not make it through this.
Operation Christmas Child
National Collection Week
November 16-23, 2009
It’s time to start preparing the shoeboxes!
Georgia Barnette State (LA) Missions Offering
Week of Prayer: September 13 – 20, 2009
State Goal: $1,650,000.00
FBC, Kentwood Goad: $8,000.00
The Prayer Link 