Prayer for a Friend

Hey Family,
I have a friend here at work (Brittany) who is having some major problems in her life right now and is in need of prayer. Here is the deal:

Her Mother was diagnosed with cancer a couple years ago. She's been going through Chemotherapy since but the tumor is still growing. So this week, the doctor's just found a blood clot that is on top of the tumor and preventing its removal. Doctor's are telling them that its hereditary, since her grandmother died young from similar causes and around the same age. Also, doctors are thinking that Brittany herself needs to get re-tested for this particularly rare form of cancer.

The last doctor (of 4) put the mother on Xanax and she is now experiencing schizophrenic episodes and reduced mental capacity as she has been, at times, unresponsive to her family.

Lastly, her parents are on the fritz and are going into bankruptcy and having already separated.

So thats the gist of it.

Here are some specifics to pray for:
Strength in their time of need
Healing
Godly encouragement
Deliverance from habits
Wisdom
Patience
Peace
Salvation for the Mom (and family)
God's will be done

Thanks all.
Call me with questions.

949*278*6963

JG

Hailey Follow Up

My friends, it is my prayer that as witnesses to the Lord's miraculous hand that we can memorialize this moment which He meant for US to experience as a group to "further advance the Kingdom."

Rob

This is from Jeff, our friend whose niece is Hailey (See May 16th Post):

"It was definitely a crazy couple of days. Definitely the power of prayer that pulled this whole thing to a good spot. She is good to go as of right now, been at home for the last couple of days. They think that she might have had a seizure or just tried to hold her breath too long while under the water.

Thanks for the prayers."

Jeff Sherod

From Christy:

"But the quick synopsis, is that God heard everyones prayers, and performed a miracle. Yesterday, it was doubtful that Hailey would live, and this morning, she is BREATHING, TALKING and they have confirmed that there is NO brain damage. Absolutely amazing. She went from being blue, unresponsive and on life support, to possibly getting discharged as early as TONIGHT! The doctors are attributing the quick recovery to the fact that the dad immediately did CPR on Haily, and therefore got crucial oxygen to her brain at a key moment. But we are attributing it to a Great God who hears our prayers, who still works miracles today, and who holds the keys to life and death. Praise the Lord that he gave this little girl back to her parents and those who love her. He is good. His love endures forever!"
Christy

From Meegs:

"Good is good.
Thank you, Lord, for restoring faith in prayer for me!
I'm sorry, God that I doubted you for a long time when I heard you say, 'no' or 'wait'.
Thank you, God, as you ARE good.
please forgive me, Jesus.
For you, in fact, are good."

Megan (Meegs)

GOD IS GOOD-- MIRACLES HAPPEN!

I AM BLOWN AWAY BY HIS FAITHFULNESS AND GOODNESS! And to be quite honest with you, I've been wanting to see Him work in a situation that is close to me so I can bear more witness to His Kingdom with my personal experience.

Last night at LG, all of us were given some disturbing news. A dear friend's niece had fallen into a jacuzzi for numerous minutes and was motionless. She was taken to the hospital and given a very bleak diagnosis-- basically guaranteed brain damage of some kind and no guarantees of coming out of her coma (from what I understood). On top of that there may have been water in her brain and lungs.

Well as a group we prayed for this little girl (Hailey)-- passionately and pleading with the Lord. Mid-way through LG we received a call from the little girl's aunt and it turns out that when they took out the breathing apparatus she gasp for breaths on her own. Apparently this was a good thing because it meant that her brain was working! Still we all acknowledge that the Lord was above all this and could perform insane miracles. We prayed again at the end of life group and passionately called out to God to rescue and save. See the email conversation between Tracey and Megan Beeney (aka Meegs) below:

From: Beeney, Megan [mailto:MBeeney@usa.norgren.com]
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 10:03 AM
To: Beeney, Jacob; Susan Beeney
Cc: Espero, Tracey M; Ashley Beeney (hurley7142003@myway.com)
Subject: God is sooooo good, Good all the time!!!
Importance: High

Beens, I just needed to update you.
I just got a call from Christy Norland, from life group.
Hailey, the one that we prayed for last night, IS TALKING THIS MORNING!!!!
after being found under the water, presumed dead from drowning, with only small brain activity.....
THEY MAY EVEN RELEASE HER TONIGHT TO GO HOME!!!!!

GOD, YOU ARE SO GOOD.
WE PRAISE YOU, AND THANK YOU, FOR THE ANSWERING OF THIS PRAYER.

The medical doctors will blame it on the fact that she had a seizure from the heat of the Jacuzzi, and the fact that she was only under the water a few minutes, and because CPR was performed on her....
BUT WE KNOW THE REAL REASON - PRAYER.
God may have used all of those things, but she was saved by God's Holy sovereignty!!!
they only had her sedated a little bit last night, then she was breathing on her own.
and this morning, she started talking
WITH NO BRAIN DAMAGE AT ALL!!!

Thank you, Lord, for saving that little girl, we praise you, and thank you for the innumerable blessings we are surrounded by each day.
and thank you, Lord, for using this to remind me how awesome and amazing you are.

trace, thought you might like an update.
ash and sue, just thought that you should know that I got a HUGE reminder today that God is so good... sometimes we don't understand it, and sometimes we do.....
last night, I got it!

Thank you,

Megan Beeney
Direct Sales - LA Area
Norgren, USA
562-331-6672
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