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I don’t often make prayer requests on behalf of others, but I know that there are some true prayer warriors on this forum so I would like to ask you to pray for a dear friend of mine who delivered twins at 25 weeks on November 12. Initially they seemed to be doing about as well as could be expected under the circumstances, and their daughter still is (although she still has a long road ahead of her.) However, in the past week their son has taken a turn for the worse. He is now in critical condition and they have been told that he is sort of teetering on the verge of either making an improvement for the better or for the worse over the next 24 hours. Would you please pray for this sweet family? These are very long anticipated first children after they were both in their 30’s before they got married, and then suffered a miscarriage last year. Please pray for their wisdom, strength, and peace for them, and for God’s will to be done.
Thank you!
Jen
“Father God, in your mercy, we pray that you would wrap this sweet family in your arms. Let the comfort of your Holy Spirit surround them, and your peace fill them. I pray that you would give the doctors wisdom, the nurses compassion, and this momma and daddy patience. We know that you are Jahova Rapha-our Great Healer, and that nothing is impossible with you. I pray for complete healing for this baby boy, and that he would be a witness to your might. Father whisper to this sweet baby as only you can; give him strength for today. You are mighty, Father, and you made this sweet babe. We know that you knit this baby together with your own hands (Psalm 139:13), and that you carry him still. As your will is carried out, bless this family with your presence and assurance of your plan for this baby’s life. Remind them of your words through Jeremiah: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you, not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)
We bless you and praise you for this little life, and trust you in this circumstace; that it will help us all to remember that you are the Great Architect of our lives, and indeed carry us in your loving arms daily.
In the precious name of your son, Jesus,
Amen!
**Jen, although a slightly different situation, my very best friend had a sweet baby in the NICU almost 9 years ago. She was terribly sick, and her prognosis was at times grim. In fact, they finally told my friend that her daughter had Failure to Thrive besides all of her other problems….they sent her home the very next day! She’ll turn 9 the day after Christmas, and is a healthy, spunky, thriving little girl. But I remember those days of sitting in the parents’ corridor with my dear friend and her husband, and just getting through the days when they didn’t know if their daughter would make it another 24 hours. It was hard, and it was heartbreaking. But we learned to see the hands of Jesus in the nurses who cared for that baby, and how to let His Spirit work in our hearts toward peace. What a good friend to bring this family to a larger community for intercession-bless you ((hugs!))
We’ll keep praying.
LillyLou
Thank God for His precious meracles. I am praying for this family and their little darlings. God is Good. He will do it again. I loved your prayer LillyLou.
My daughters were born at 26 weeks and were tiny, 1lb 14oz and 2 lb – I remember the scary time it was nearly 20 years ago now – as such I will pray hard for this family and hope their outcome is as good as ours has been though there have been challenges. Precious little babies and parents receiving lots of prayers from this home. Linda
May God’s hand rest on these tiny babies and give them the life He wishes for them. Give the parents the strength they need and then understanding through it all.
Thanks to all of you who have been praying. Keep praying! I have just heard that their son has made some improvements in the last day or so, although he is not out of the woods yet. One of the issues (among several) they are dealing with with him is a fairly severe level of bleeding on the brain which they won’t know the long-term outcomes of for awhile, even after the more immediate issues that are concerning them resolve. Their daughter continues to hold steady.
I will try to keep you posted as I know of any changes or developments. Thank you for praying for them. I am in a different state right now and so I can’t be anymore support to them other than prayer right now either, and it means a lot to me to know there are others praying with me.
Blessings,
Jen
Jen, one of my preemie girls had a grade 4 brain bleed and we were told by a rather unpleasant doctor that she would be a vegetable and that she would be of no use to society and to look for a home for her to go to. I said have you proof of all that – he said no, but grade 4 bleeds are very serious indeed and that is the usual outcome. I told him that until I saw for myself what she could and could not do, I would not make such a determination – and until then I would treat her as if nothing was wrong.
When we got her home, she was a few weeks behind her sister twin in doing the various milestones, but she did them, and she talked on time and had no deficits there. At age 2 she was diagnosed with mild left sided hemiplegia (cerebral palsy) and she wore a brace on her left leg until she had surgery at age 11 and now does not have to wear one anymore. She will always have a weak left side, and there is a slight deficit on how she visually processes things, which is why she may not be able to drive – but there are no academic delays, she cooks like a dream and is a lovely girl all around. She is now a young adult and even though she has some frustrations that her sister does not have to contend with, even her doctors say her disability is extremely mild – all this to say even if these parents have a grade 4 or worse bleed to deal with, keep the faith and don’t ever give up. I feel that because we were always an encouragment to our daughter and did not give in to despair – she did better, she also always wanted to do what her twin wanted, so that was another encouragement – they should always believe that things are not always as the doctor says – God sometimes has very different ideas…..I will continue to pray – I know exactly how they are feeling….Linda
Hi all…
Just thought I’d let you know that both of the twins are “holding steady” according to their latest update. Their son is making vast improvements – in fact today they shared: “He is doing so much better and is active in his incubator from time-to-time! We enjoy watching him open his eyes, and we cherish the times we get to “hold” his hand!” The long-term effects of the bleeding on his brain won’t be known until later, but it sounds like for now he has pulled through the worst of the short-term issues they were concerned about. It sounds like they have a kind and compassionate team of doctors and nurses working with them as well. Thank you for praying for this dear family.
Linda – Thank you for sharing your story as well. Sounds like a very similar situation to what they are dealing with. I believe they are dealing with a level 3 brain bleed on one side and level 4 on the other. However, like I said, it sounds like the medical staff they are working with have been helpful and encouraging, regardless of what the long-term outcome may be.
Blessings to you all!
Jen
Jen I am so happy to hear that – it is a long road to travel wondering what the outcomes will be, I remember it well. Recently at the age of 19 my daughter found out she may not be able to drive because of a spatial difference in her brain, something that has not shown up until now but is a result of her brain bleed all those years ago – so it is something that is ongoing – but the point is, a lot of these kids do so much better than the medical profession thinks they will – it is tougher that he has sustained a bleed on both sides, ours was just the left side – but even so I would never give up hoping and praying for a good outcome and always try and have a positive attitude. With the right attitude and lots of work and encouragement miracles can happen. If you think our girls were born 19 years ago and the strides that have been made in Preemie care since then, I would be very hopeful. God bless them all and I will continue to pray. Linda
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