Prayer for Bro. Clayton Brown and family!

I was saddened to hear the news of Sis. Janiver Brown passing early this morning! Yet, we rejoice because she has entered into paradise! Our prayers go out to Bro. Clayton Brown, his family and the church in Napa! May God's comfort envelop you and His strength sustain you! We love you all!

Tom Foster Update

Bro. Foster is now back in his room. He had surgery today! The doctors found that the mass was much smaller than first diagnosed. (Go God Go) It was causing a blockage and therefore causing the pain. They are waiting for the pathology report to determine his recovery treatment. If it was 1st or 2nd stage cancer, then there will be no chemo or radiation. If it was 3rd or 4th stage cancer, then chemo or radiation is required. Thank you all for your prayers. They made a difference. He was talking with Gayla and his parents when we called. God is good!

Tom Foster Update

Tom was rushed to the ER tonight as he was in severe pain. They are giving him pain medication through an IV. X-rays determined that the mass was the cause of his pain and it may cause them to operate sooner than his January 8th scheduled surgery. Thank you for your continued prayer for him and the family! He should be able to rest tonight. They have admitted him and will be there until they operate.

Tom Foster Update

Tom's surgery is scheduled for Friday, January 8th @ 7:00 a.m. We covet your prayers!

Tom Foster Update

If you haven't already heard, Tom's surgery was postponed for two weeks. He was given another test on Tuesday to check for other issues in his body. Results of the test will take two weeks. We are believing God! We are planning to go to Dallas on Christmas day and spend the day with them. Thank you again for all the prayers, texts, emails and phone calls.

Prayer for Tom Foster

We are asking all of friends and family to pray for Tom Foster. They found a mass in his colon yesterday and are awaiting results from the biopsy and will be consulting with a surgeon today based on those findings! We are trusting God for his healing!

Prayer Updates

I talked to my friend, Melanie Elms today. She arrived in Denver early this morning to be with her Dad, Bro. Hale. She said that he was doing better, still in ICU. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. You can be updated on him by visiting the church that he pastors, Landmark Tabernacle's website.
Please continue to keep Kris Anderson in your prayers. I received this e-mail from her husband, Mike today:
Words are not enough to express our appreciation for the support we feel from all of your prayers. This is truly an unusual trial of Kris and my faith. In spite of some not so positive reports yesterday, our trust has continued to be "who's report do you believe, we shall believe the report of the Lord". Last evening, I went to the hospital chapel and asked the Lord to give me a word and He gave me a scripture from the Psalms. "Wait I say on the Lord and be of good courage and he will strengthen your heart, Wait I say, Wait on the Lord". I received this as a direct answer.
Today the reports were much more encouraging. Kris is still being assisted to breath on a Bpap machine, but it is better than the ventilator. If everything continues to go well they will do a heart cath on Tuesday. This is very trying for her, as it requires total bed rest and no relief from the routine of ICU until then. Please pray for God's extra grace. The prognosis is she can be restored to a more normal life. Which is what we all asked for.
No one knows what it means to us to have such a powerful network of family, friends, and our Christ Church saints. The nurses and those attending Kris keep asking me "Are you Okay?" I say, “We have a tremendous support group”, and I mean that with all my heart. We thank all of you for standing with us. We are not quite out of the woods yet, but we do see that light of hope for the future.

Urgent Prayer Request

Bro. Billy Hale of Denver, CO (District Superintendent) suffered a heart attack tonight after their Weds. night service. A report from Ed Cantu said that he was in surgery late tonight and they were putting in two stints in a couple of arteries, one of which had 100% blockage. Please pray for Bro. & Sis. Hale and their family!

Prayer Request

Our friend, Kris Anderson was admitted again on Wednesday night in the hospital with some of the same symptoms and is currently back in ICU. Please keep her in your prayers.
Thanks.

UPDATE

I received this e-mail from Mike Anderson about his wife, Kris.

"Praise the Lord and thank you to all of our friends and family for your prayers in our scary happenings of last week. We are home from the hospital and Kris has been given good prognosis for complete recovery and long life. These words are a great comfort to us both. We are so grateful to God for his sparing her life and a return to normal life. We love all of you and are so glad to be networked with so many Holy Ghost filled prayer warriors that get things done in prayer. What a change in just one week. The Glory goes to God, in Jesus Name."

Prayer Request

Please be in prayer for our friend, Kris Anderson, wife of Pastor Mike Anderson. They pastor Christ Church in Houston, TX. Kris was rushed to the Hospital early Monday morning unable to breathe. She was extremely critical, but because of prayer she has responded very well to treatment. The cardiologist ruled out a major heart attack. Her doctor says this is severe flu causing pneumonia which triggered heart stress. Today they were able to take her off of the ventilator. I talked with Mike earlier today and he said she was resting and doing better. The Anderson's are dear friends of ours and I know that they appreciate your prayers.

Thank You For Your Prayers!

I want to say "Thank You" to all of you that have been praying for my Mom through her surgery and hospitalization. She came home last night (Sunday PM) and is glad to be at home to recuperate there under the care of my sister Margaret who flew down on Thursday and is going to be with her and Dad for a few more days. It's great to have friends and family to rally with you in the time of need!

With much love and appreciation!

Steve

Nana's Miracle!

Thank you to everyone for your prayers for Nana. Nana is not one to let people know she is ever in pain. The pain became so strong on Wednesday that she had to leave during service that night. Afterwards, we took her to the hospital. While in the ER, just before seeing the doctor, Nana tells us that she has been feeling a mass in her lower right abdomen for quite some time, but has not said anything about it. They ran lots of tests all through the night on her. On the CT scan it showed a hernia that had one of the small intestines pertruding through it. All day they worried over her blood pressure. So many people from our church and across the country were praying. When the Doctor went inside, she found a much smaller hernia and no intestine pertruding in it!! She was very amazed because that was not what she had seen on the CT scan!! In fact, she wanted to run some dye today to make sure everything is okay! We know what happened!!! God did a work between the CT scan and the actual surgery!! To God be the glory!! Today Nana has sat up in a chair and has taken a walk. God is so good!! Thank you for your prayers!

PRAYER REQUEST

Please be in prayer today for Steve's Mom, Margaret Saiz, or as she is affectionately called, NANA. She will be having surgery later on today. She was in the emergency room all night and was moved to a room a couple of hours ago. Margaret, Steve's sister, will be flying in this afternoon. We appreciate your prayers.

Urgent Prayer Request for Bethani Roam

I am sure many of you have already heard that Bethani Roam was airlifted to a San Francisco Hospital for an emergency liver transplant. Please pray for her and Brian and of course all the family. The family has set up a blog to keep everyone posted of her progress!

http://bethaniroam.blogspot.com/