Day 12 - June 27 - Day's End

Another day draws to a close. Connor now has a tracheotomy tube, a feeding tube in his stomach, and is in good spirits. We were having a bit of trouble trying to read his lips tonight, and his rolled eyes and grins showed that his parents are already trying his patience as we try to figure out what he's trying to tell us.  There's a prayer request - that he would not grow frustrated at the difficulties we'll face as we learn to communicate with him.

All in all, a day of some improvement. I continue to pray for his complete restoration, and I hope you are too. I find it too easy to rely on the medical stuff, so I continually gird myself to pray and plead for my son.

 

Tonight will be the first night that both Cherié and I will be removed from the immediate hospital environment. We will be staying about 20 minutes away at our host's home, which is further than we are comfortable being away. Although it will be difficult to be that far, we will enjoy being able to have a few minutes with Joélle. Cherié has a strong desire to grab both of her children, pull them close and cuddle on a big bed somewhere. Please pray that God would somehow soothe her during this time, and that it would not be long before she is granted that desire. Her mother's heart is aching for her kids.

Please pray for continued protection for Connor, and comfort for all of us tonight. Pray for continued improvement in Connor's physical condition - lungs, heart, nerves, muscles and mind. Pray for his spiritual comfort - that God would be his strong tower each step of this journey. And please continue to pray for God's miraculous touch on Connor's body. I desire to be like the centurion - 

When Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help. "Lord," he said, "my servant lies at home paralyzed and in terrible suffering." Jesus said to him, "I will go and heal him." The centurion replied, "Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and that one, 'Come,' and he comes. I say to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." 

Then Jesus said to the centurion, "Go! It will be done just as you believed it would." And his servant was healed at that very hour.

- Matthew 8:5-9, 13

This is my prayer tonight.