Day 94 - September 17 - Crash
It's time for more prayer. For some reason this evening, when Connor was turned onto his side his heart rate dropped to the mid-30s and he turned ashen. The nurses were there in a moment, and he was quickly stabilized, but there were about fifteen doctors, nurses, and various technicians clamoring around his room for thirty minutes or so. It was fairly exciting, with lots of speculation about vagal nerves, and barycardia, and glucose levels, and all sorts of very medical-sounding things.
After much rummaging around; after a stat X-ray that confirmed that his lungs are healthier than they were when we got here; and after a stat blood test that showed that his white count was 6.8K (remember that under 10 is good?), they have tentatively decided that the possible explanation might have been that one of his ventilator hoses may have come disconnected. While there may be a different cause, that seems to be the most likely explanation, since all of the checks they did afterward were all just the way they were supposed to be.
The event shook the boy up pretty badly, so I am spending the night in the hospital with him tonight, just to act as a sort of moral support, as it were. We would appreciate your prayers - first, that this might have been only an equipment problem and nothing more; that Connor would remain calm and trust God in this; and that his condition would continue to improve even more dramatically than it has thus far.
Tomorrow, 9/18/08, is "N" - how about "near". James 4:8 tells us to draw near to God, and He will draw near to us.
Move over - we're scrunching in.
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I know this verse has popped up numerous times over the course of the past three months, but it's true, nonetheless. But I want to include several of the verses that precede it because the aching of the Psalmist is so palpable, which makes his declaration all the more amazing.
I have been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
So I say, "My splendor is gone and all that I had hoped from the LORD."
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall.
I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me.
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are NEW every morning; great is your faithfulness.
I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."
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Wait for the NEW mercy His word promises. It will come to pass. I pray God will grant you patience and a complete trust in His timing.
Love in Christ,
Jenann
I think that kind of episode would scare anyone, let alone someone who at this point in time must rely on the quick thinking and actions of others.
Continuing to lift Connor up to the Lord in prayer. May his fears be lifted away and may he rest in the knowledge that God is with him.
My word is...
"NAME" Jesus, Saviour, Lord God Almighty, the Great I Am!
Lark
Whooops...forgot the address up there.
Lamentations 3:17-24
LORD, please wrap Connor in your love and bannish all his fears.
LORD, he is your child and he is fearful. He is trying to be brave and trust in You, let him feel You near. Through the HOLY SPIRIT give him comfort, a blessed nights sleep, and renewed joy and faith in the morning.
This I ask in JESUS' name, in faith believing, Amen.
GOD bless you Eric and Connor - good night.
~Shayne Barker, Hollister
NEVER ending, Never far away~
luv ya buddy and im praying for you i will see u soon and remember your awesome and am totally going to show u what i was talking about the last time i was there with the funnies =o)
Never leaving, Never forsaking (Joshua 1:5).
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you;
Isaiah 43:1-5
In Christ,
Chris Gatihi, Morgan Hill
Name above all names.
Lifting you up in prayer. I hope that your night together was a special God appointed time.
I lay awake last night trying to think of an "N" name, knowing that it would be the letter for today, and the only word that popped into my head at the time was "Ninja."
Okay, do not ask me why. I am not trying to be disrespectful either. Maybe, it was because I was with little boys all day long, but I could not get that dumb word out of my head. I literally was like, "Get out! Get out! Get out!"
Anyway, after some thought, I did come up with "Name Above All Other Names, but Charlene took it.
Man, one comment too late! :)
I will be lifting you all in prayer! I pray that God will bless you with a miracle today!
God's love is Neverending...He will Neverend.
May you continue to have little victories today. So glad you were able to move your head! What a praise...Im praying for you all.
"For with God nothing shall be impossible." Luke 1:37
"My God shall supply all your Need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."Phillippians 4:19
"When I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me."
Micah 7:8
In His Grace,
KC, Morgan Hill
NOTORIOUS
for performing miracles..for loving us
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the Lord is your Nectar! Drink Connor Drink!! love you miss you all...Sara
God is Noble
noble (adj.) Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor: a noble spirit.
noble (n.) A member of the nobility
Proverbs 8:6 NAS
"Listen, for I will speak noble things ; And the opening of my lips will reveal right things.
Connor, as I looked at the deffinition of Noble I noticed that it is a characteristic you also posess. You have shown so many people courage, generosity and honor. I am praying for your daily. I know God is doing great things through you.
Keep Pressing On,
Karon Lee
OK, N is a toughie! Couldn't think of an N attribute that hasn't already been said, but came up with Nazareth...and it sort of ties in with drawing near:
John 1:45-46
45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, "We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 "Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?" Nathanael asked.
"Come and see," said Philip.
The Jews were not expecting anything good to come from Nazareth, let alone their Messiah. Rather than trying to explain things, Philip just answered Nathaneal's question with, "Come and see." The disciples and many many people did come and see Jesus and found that indeed something good did come from Nazareth!
Things we aren't expecting - tough times, diving accidents, serious injuries and trials - can anything good come from these things? "Come and see" goes well with the ConnorWatch t-shirts - "Watch God at Work". He has and will continue to do good things - some we get to see right away, some will be seen at a later time, and some we'll never even know about.
Romans 8:28
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Come and see. Draw near to Him. God is working and He is good, all time. Continuing to pray for you all!
~Amy
(I hope this makes sense to someone besides me, and that I'm not just out in left field! LOL I'm not always good at getting my thoughts into print - too many things rattling around in my brain!) :)
Nature,
Psalm 104, please read on your own, it's to long for the comment section, ha,
unless your name is Lee :)
theme: Appreciating God through His creation (NATURE) He not only creates, but maintains His creation. The Lord's care is the source of our joy.
Blessings today, In Chris Jesus,
Praying in downey
Neversleeper! always alert and aware!
God is NOT OF THIS WORLD. (I think I'm cheating a little again...)
When Jesus was being questioned by Pilate about why the chief priests delivered Him up, we read this:
John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I should not be delivered to the Jews; but now My kingdom is not from here." 37 Pilate therefore said to Him, "Are You a king then?" Jesus answered, "You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice."
Keep your eyes on the prize, Connor!
Phil. 3:14
Amy, that was beautiful, thank you
God is near!
He is needed!
He is necessary!
Never failing.
He will never fail us, Connor! Keep believing that you are a miracle because you are! Ask your parents. Every day you wake up is another miracle.
Neverending...
Praying for you Connor.
Love you,
Evalena
I would love to know about Connor's day today: what he was able to do, what he enjoyed for his meals, what occupied his thoughts particularly, what his doctor said, what made him smile, etc.! God is nigh, Connor...and we are with you as well.
Navigator and Nurturer - by faith we know that God is always there through the storms of life whether or not we feel His presence in the moment:
May the God of Hope fill you with all joy and peace Romans 15:13
The Lord, He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you.
Deuteronomy 31:8
I will never leave you nor forsake you Hebrews 13:5
Connor, we continue to lift you up every day that God will navigate you through this storm and that you will sense His presence and strength through positive moments and challenging times as well.
BE NOT AFRAID.... I GO BEFORE YOU ALWAYS... COME FOLLOW ME AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST (words from a contemporary hymn from the 70's but I can't recall the artist or title."
Joan G (Drew Delgadillo's Aunt)
Eric,
Fair? Fair? Really? Fair!? What really would be fair? What would we like...we....like....God to be fair about? Be fair? Why? Again, what would be fair? What about the millions through history who lived and died without knowing the word of God? The love of God. Suffering? Why don't we just end war, world hunger, pangs of death. It sounds like heaven. There we are not. True fairness from God would be eternal damnation and separation from HIM. For the wages of sin are death and all have fallen short. What you are looking for you have already received...Grace. You have been given a son who believes. A son who has and will receive the greatest gift of all...life eternal. Grace eternal, love eternal, peace eternal. This life is a vapor that will soon pass away.
That being said I love you and Connor and your family. You are all beautiful and are my brothers and sisters in Him. I see people in this situation everyday. I personally cannot fathom being in your shoes or Connors. I wish I could take it all away for you. It pains me to see you struggle and I barely know you. I too pray Connor will be healed. But, beware, of asking for fairness. God is just and absolute he will provide....maybe not what you want or think you want but in the end or beginning whatever you perspective on true life.
Stay the course. The path is narrow and few will find it. That is the true tragedy. Few will find it. You have a great gift and so does Connor. Who could better benefit from this than those poor unbelieving souls. Benefit from God's strength in ultimate human weakness. Having faith when everything is like heaven on earth is one thing. Having faith when we are broken is another. In essence, we are all truly broken. Connors faith has shown me how absolutely weak mine is. May God bless him and you.
Your Brother in Him
I put NATURE earlier as in all that He created, Now I will put Nature again but His DIVINE NATURE,
Romans 1:20
For ever sense the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see His invisible qualities-His eternal power and DIVINE NATURE.So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
Praying Connor had a good day 8)
NOTHING is impossible for You
You hold my world in Your hands
The precious love of the Lord never ceases, it never comes to an end. It is new every morning, new every morning, Great is thy faithfulness, oh Lord, Great is thy faithfulness.
Well, that's the best I can do at the letter "N" but the song is very special b/c God's faithfulness is what this struggle is all about--or we wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Thank you, God, for your abiding faithfulness, even when we are weak.
anonymous at 8:40,
I'm truly sorry to have to ask this, but could you please point me to an occasion when I demanded fairness from God? I can't think of one personally, although I'll be the first to admit that my memory isn't what it used to be. I'm the first person to acknowledge how blessed I am before God - spiritually, relationally, and materially - as I'm also vociferously reminding God of HIs own words in the Bible, and expecting Him to be faithful to them.
Yes, I bemoan the fact that my son has been stripped of so much, while others are granted such blessing. To do otherwise would be to deny my own humanity. But I take exception to the idea that this somehow means I'm whining about fairness. Not to compare myself to the Psalmists, but many of them asked the same question - "Why do the wicked prosper while the righteous are destroyed?" Also, if anyone here thinks they would never question God's direction in our situation, I respectfully suggest that you try it with your own son.
Finally, I have asked before, but many people come and go, so I'll ask again - I have placed my inner thoughts onto the web for all the world to see, pick apart, laugh at, or whatever. I respectfully request that, if someone wants to challenge me or my views, they do me the honor of using their name. In my humble opinion, someone who will not stand openly behind their own views doesn't really persuade me to consider them...
(God) Never changes.
That comes with being perfect.
He said it like this to Moses "I Am Who I Am"
The big word: He is immutable
Per Vince Grimes, (to song) "He never changes, never changes yesterday, today and forever."
Numbers 23:19 "God is not man,that he should lie,or a son of man, that he should change his mind.
Has He said, and will not do it?
Or has he spoken, and will he not fulfill it?"
James 1:17 "Every good and perfect gift comes from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to the change."
He will be who He will be.
We change. He never changes.
He is the rock..no other.
Rest in His protection.
The Perteets
I too was wondering when Eric ever complained about things being unfair. I know for myself I have said many times, "It seems so unfair for a seemingly wonderful young man to have to go through this." My daughter had to do a paper in school about when God seemed unfair and instead of using our situation because of the nearness of it to her she wrote about Connor's situation. But I can never remember you saying that, which is amazing.
We all know that life isn't fair and that only God sees the big picture. How many questions I will someday have for Him!
I know whom I have believed and am pursaded that He is able to keep that which I've committed unto HIm against that day.
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