Jeremiah: Marine, Iraq, Humvee accident, brain swelling, coma, critical, some loss ofg oxygen to the brain for a time, in the hospital in Germany

I got this update email from Retired Chief about his wife Von. PTL for answered prayers!


sounds like my wifes dr. she wanted to know why it took so long to see her,
Just to say thanks for all the prayers on your end Von is getting along a lot better. she still has trouble walking but as long as she uses her walker it's ok.

Now you gotta get well soon

Folks, the potential for real problems for our troops with the execution of Saddam is an IMMEDIATE concern for prayer for their safety.

Please get on your knees or however you personally pray and cry out to the Lord for his protection for our beloved men and women who are in harms way!

Let's especially lift up Carnivore and his men as they have had it rough lately anyway. Folks please believe that God still hears and answers prayer!

Andrew Heisinger- Young man on a Missions trip in Mozambique.
Got a gash on his leg a while back, his leg is now sausage shaped and he has wee nasties in his bloodstream - (bugs of an unknown description)

He needs prayer to be able to expedite his return to USA for medical treatment

From Retired Chief, an update plus some new items:


Pastor Ed,
You're probably aware of how the weather here has affected many families and business'. Fortunately we only lost power for a couple of hours, however, our online services have been sporatic. I'm just getting down to catching up on the news.

As for other things, this past wed I had to take Yvonne to the clinic because she kept falling by that time she was so covered in bruises, they decided it was best to have her taken to Virginia Mason in Seattle so a complete check up can be done. This was about 5:00 in the afternoon. By the time the tests were completed, it was nearly midnight. There were no broken bones, and blood test were neg but the urine checked showed a very extreme bladder infection that may be the source of her inbalance. Anyway, we did finally get home early the next morning. Since then it has been hard to take care of her and see to the other items that need to be done.

Von's sister has hired a Lawyer to see if we cant get Von on some kind of SSDI, but so far it still doesn't look good. Even though she has worked and paid into the Social Security for over 10 yrs we have been informed she doesn't qualify because she didn't work during the time ( 1980 - 1990). As you know we made the decision to have her leave the work force and become a stay at home Mom. both for Matt's sake and her health.

Von is still doing things she isn't supposed to like getting up and walking without assistance, and since her hospital visit, she has fallen 6 times.

That just about covers things in the past week please keep her in your prayers.

Thank you
Ray

I have a couple of personal needs that I would appreciate your prayers for.

1) I have had a cold for over a week now, and I feel worse today than any time since it started. The Lord has worked it out that I've been able to preach each time needed, but I ask that you pray that God will heal my body.

2) Our son Brock will be driving from Utah to Indiana later this week. Please pray for his safety.

Thank you all - I'm so blessed to have made friends with each of you!

Pastor Ed

Carnivore emailed today that he "lost" one of his troops yesterday. Please pray for the family, as well as Carnivore and those in his unit who are grieving the lost of a brother in arms!

Please pray for the our new blogger friend Carnivore and his fellow MP's.

Please be praying for Retired Chief's wife, Yvonne. He sent me this:

The last couple of days have been tough for her. This past Fri morning when she got up to go to the bathroom she lost her balance and took a head first dive into the bathtub. it took me nearly 20 min to finally get her standing but she now sports a huge black eye and scrapes on the right side of her face. plus she has bruising on her right hip and leg. She has a hard time standing or walking. Yesterday I had to take my son somewhere and I asked her if she would remain in her seat until I get back but she didn't and when I got home I found her laying on the floor of our bedroom. I really strained my shoulders attempting to get her up .

Please be praying for our friend Retired Chief who used to post on the blog. Below is an email I got from him when I asked how he had been doing.


"I'll be honest, I can say I'm alive and getting tired of kicking. With the Holiday season upon us again and still, no job with very few prospects, It's hard to say how I am doing. Sometimes I feel up but most of the time lately I'm down. I used to read about families having tough times during this time of year but never thought we'd be one of them."
Ray