Month: December 2012

“After Herod died,

an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt and said,

‘Get up, take the child and his mother and go to the land of Israel,

for those who were trying to take the child’s life are dead.’”

~Matthew 2:19-20 NIV~

Emma Brabham‘s surgery if over.  The doctor is pleased with the results.  Keep praying.

Richard Dees from Amite is the morning host on WABL radio.  Last week he had a major heart attack.  He is now at home with his mother serving as his nurse as he recovers.  Thankfully, he got to the hospital in time.  Pray for a good recovery period.

From Freida Angeletti  (Floyd and Freida Angeletti served in the seniors  program as missionaries in Romania.  They are extra special people.)

The following information refers to our grandson, Austin Elder. Please pray for Austin and for his immediate family.

Keep scrolling down after this article as I have posted several Facebook post.

Newton County Sheriff Keith Slape said a young man from Fort Smith fell from Whitaker Point early Saturday morning, and it was the first such instance that Slape has worked in which the victim lived.
Slape said the name of the victim hadn’t been released Saturday afternoon pending notification of family members, but he is either 18 or 19 years old.
Slape explained that two young Fort Smith college students — one who attends the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith, the other who attends the University of Denver — had been to Whitaker Point in May and wanted to return this fall.
They were camping near Whitaker Point, often called Hawksbill Crag, and decided to go down to the crag to look at the stars about 2:30 or 3 a.m. Saturday, Slape said.
One of the youth stepped to the side of the crag to relieve himself and the other one suddenly heard a scream and crashing sounds, Slape said.
The other youth ran for help, looking for cell phone service. He was able to find a spot with some cell service and called the Newton County Sheriff’s Office just before 4 a.m. Saturday. Slape said the youth was only able to get out five words, and the only words audible at the sheriff’s office were “Hawksbill Crag.”
The youth found his way back to their campsite and was able to call the sheriff’s office about 5 a.m. Slape said the Buffalo National River’s High-Angle Rescue Team was notified, along with the U.S. Forest Service, Buffalo Search and Rescue, Newton County Search and Rescue, volunteer fire departments and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center.
Slape said some rescuers repelled down the bluff and others walked in. They found the victim about 100 feet down from the crag. He was unresponsive, but was breathing and had a pulse.
Slape said the victim hit some smaller trees and broke branches on the way down, which was in part the reason for his survival.
The victim was loaded into a Stokes basket and raised up the bluff, where an NARMC crew was able to get him out of the forest and to the hospital for treatment.
The victim’s condition was unavailable Saturday afternoon, but Slape said he was seriously injured.
“I’d definitely say he’s critical,” Slape said.

Gina Angeletti Rogers
Thank you all so much for your prayers it is a great comfort to me to know prayers are going out for my precious son Austin. I am being told he fell 100 feet and my little guy is a fighter. The staff at the hospital are in awe of him. I just saw him and feel like the wind has been kicked out of me but they are preparing us that the brain swelling could get worse they were not successful at putting a tube in his head to drain the fluid so they are using medication and it’s almost ran it’s course they may have to do surgery and put a flap in to relieve the pressure. They said tonight and the next four days will determine the next year. I believe in God and His miracles and the power of prayer.
Posted at 10:55 PM

Brittan Przybysz (Austin’s sister)
We just arrived at the hospital and got to see Austin. He is on a ventelator because he bruised lungs, one collapsed, bruised spleen, kidney and liver, broken tail bone, broken pelvic bones and swollen brain with some bleeding. Waiting on CT scan to come back.
Posted Dec/8/12 4:5 PM

Brittan Przybysz
Thanks papa.. Austin needs all the prayers he can get right now. They tried to put a shunt in to relieve pressure on the brain but didn’t work because of swelling. Trying to use meds, but if that doesn’t work they will have to put him into a comatose, paralyze him, and put a flap on his brain. It’s all temporary, but the nurse tonight was trying to prepare mom and dad for that because its a high chance they will have to. Pray for brain swelling and his fever to go down!

LMCO Day 8

http://www.imb.org/main/pray/page.asp?StoryID=10721&LanguageID=1709

 There are Christmas programs and events during the month that you may want to attend.  Don’t miss out.  These can really put us in the right frame of mind to remember what Christmas is all about.

Church is the place to be today!

Anna Lee