My Dear Friends,
I have a prayer request from a friend concerning a 12 year old child. Please keep Taylor and her family in your thoughts and prayers. They desparately need us to pray.
God Bless!
Marion
Cindy,
Taylor is the 12 year old grandaughter of our bible study teacher. Gerry is a
woman that has been a servant and one of those unique woman that walk with God
no matter what the situation is. She lost her baby daughter at birth many years
ago, this is only one struggle over the
years she has endured . She has lead many
woman to HIS forgiving, loving arms. She has counciled many woman including
myself over the years. If you ever needed someone to help you focus your
attention back on the Lord, Gerry always is there for you!!! She is a TRUE
warrior for the LORD. Please have your Mom put this on as many prayer chains as
possible to lift up this family. And send to ALL prayer warriors you
know!!!!!
Dear Cheryl,
Just wanted to let you
know that Taylor was placed in ICU yesterday morning and put on oxygen last
night. They are giving her Vitamin A to help with her clotting factor. Her
stomach is so badly distended, she looks like one of the hungry children of
Ethiopia. The liver is just not functioning, and fluid continues to collect in
her abdomen. They began giving her mega doses of steroids, yesterday evening,
hoping to jumpstart the liver. However, she had a negative reaction to the lasix
(diuretic) that they were giving to try to help her pass the fluid. So, they are
having to try the steroids in bigger dosages, right now. The liver specialist
said, today, that he hopes this works. If not, he says there is one more
medication to try, as well as a couple of "major" procedures. My concern, of
course, is his thought that the ultimate correction might be a liver transplant.
Our prayer is that God would touch her, as Jehovah Rapha, and resolve any
thought that she might need a transplant. She is a very sick little girl. As I
left the ICU unit last night, I asked her if there was anything Grammy could do
for her or get her. She just looked up and said, "A new body, Grammy. This one
is really hurting." All I could do was lay my hands on her little head and begin
to pray. Tomorrow, I will be driving Taylor’s sister to school in the morning
and picking her up tomorrow afternoon. Our son is hesitant to leave the
hospital, though, obviously, he knows his employer may be losing patience. I
said all of that just to ask that y'all pray with me not only about Taylor's
health, but also that God will use this as a time to draw our son and his wife
closer to Him, as well as to each other. I cannot tell you how much knowing that
your church family is praying for us encourages our hearts. We love you, your
family, and the church family so much...
Blessings,
Gerry
From
pastor's wife-Update as of 12-3-07 6:30 am: Georgia
Hello!
I am sending this e-mail to everyone I can think of that I have e-mail for, that
I know will pray for this little girl, that may know Gerry or her son. Taylor is
very ill. I ham sending e-mail updates to all of you ladies who participate in
the Bible Study that Gerry teaches at our church. Taylor is in ICU. I received
another urgent e-mail from Gerry during the middle of the night. They cannot
make a diagnosis on her. They only know that her liver is shutting down. This is
from Gerry...."Taylor's liver is failing, dramatically. If there is no
marked improvement by this time tomorrow morning, they put Taylor on the liver
transplant list and must begin the process of purifying her blood, building it
up, etc., in order to place her on the liver transplant list. The liver seems to
be damaged beyond repair. Please pray with us that God's hand would touch and
perform that miracle of healing." Please,
please pray for God to touch Taylor's liver and heal her completely. Please take
a moment to ask God to intervene on her behalf. We all lead such busy lives,
especially this time of the year, but Taylor's life is in jeopardy and Gerry has
done so much for all of us! Let's do all we can to intercede on this family's
behalf. We have a Great High Priest waiting to listen - Let's go boldly to the
throne of Grace and ask for mercy for Taylor!