We can all use those prayers? Thanks Pat.
Vicki
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> On Sep 14, 2015, at 9:31 AM, Pat Ferguson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Vicki,
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> I'm so happy that you were there for Phil and Big Everett.
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> I'm praying for you and John too.
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> That's really cool that you are an intercessor, as well.
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> Thanks much.
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> Many Blessings,
>
> Pat Ferguson
> "I can Do all Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me" Philippians 4:13.
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> At 05:16 PM 9/13/2015, you wrote:
>> Oh Phil,
>>
>> I so remember that night you were with me the whole night in ER and more. And I just kept clinging to those words of yours for the same reason. I knew you were an still are, an intercessor. And John in deed didn't die. He's very much with us today. That was 8 and a half years ago. John and I are thankful for each and every day God has given us since then.
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>> I think most everybody currently on e-church was also on at that time. And how y-all prayed for us. Nobody can tell me that a blind pastor cannot be with a church member in their hour of crisis either. Just sayin'.
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>> When John gave me your message. I was just going to leave a text on Sandy's phone which I did. I didn't want to bother either of you. I figured you were together. I kept hearing that I needed to communicate with you as well. Thus the audio message. I kept speaking words of life for big Everett.
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>> I'm sorry the little guys had to have all that trauma. How hard for all of you. Praying the enemy won't be involved in any of the memory there.
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>> I was just thinking this morning how the enemy never, never plays fair. But then why should the father of lies be counted on to play fair.
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>>
>> Happy Sunday all.
>>
>> Vicki
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Saturday, September 12, 2015 10:10 pm
>> Subject: By the way
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>> >
>> >
>> > My two younger grandsons were going to stay with me so they wouldn't be in
>> > the way. I have no idea whose idea that was but I thought they should be
>> > with their dad. So, Ryan and Cooper, ages 9 and 5, came into my office and
>> > my daughters son, 16, whose
>> > name is Taylor, brought them over and they all explained what they saw.
>> > Taylor ran back to the house and Ryan said, hear the ambulance siren
>> > Grandpa? I heard it a couple of seconds later but I told him the fire
>> > department would likely come first because they had medical helpers that
>> > would be helping his dad before the ambulance could arrive. That is exactly
>> > what happened. I told the boys, since I felt bad they were made to come to
>> > grandpa's house because they would be in the way if they staid, to open the
>> > door so they could see the firetruck and ambulance. Then I told them, as
>> > they watched the men getting out, to go out and stand in front of my office
>> > so they could see. I went out with them but by then, the first responders
>> > were in my son's house. We came back into my office and then Ryan said,
>> > Grandpa, can you die from having a seizure? I almost started crying. I
>> > explained by saying, Ryan, you can die from anything. I said, even a broken
>> > leg can make a person die. It can get infected, if not taken care of
>> > properly, but I said, Your dad is not going to die. He asked, What will
>> > they do for dad in the hospital. I explained, in basic terms, what they
>> > would do for him and they would probably give him medication to help him
>> > feel better but, I said, he won't die. I don't know if Vicki, here on the
>> > list remembers, but the night she called and said her husband, John, was
>> > back in the hospital and they were going to rush him into open heart surgery
>> > right away, the Lord told me, John isn't going to die yet. I climbed out of
>> > bed about 1 in the morning and rushed up just as they were wheeling John out
>> > to the surgical room. I stayed with Vicki, and John's sister who came up,
>> > until 9 o'clock that morning. I had been asleep for about an hour and I
>> > never got sleepy all night. I was sitting in an empty waiting room next to
>> > Vicki the whole night and occasionally Vicki would say something like, I
>> > sure never dreamed I'd be planning a funeral tomorrow. I always said the
>> > same thing, John isn't going to die, Vicki. You see, it is what Jesus said
>> > to me so I just repeated his words; John isn't going to die yet. What was I
>> > thinking and feeling you might ask? I was hearing the same things Vicki was
>> > hearing, he is going to die, he isn't going to make it, how am I going to
>> > handle the funeral arrangements, and more. Each time I heard such things,
>> > on the other hand, I said, John isn't going to die yet. Vicki couldn't do
>> > it by herself because circumstances out of her control were pounding her
>> > into the ground. As an intercessor, I could speak in her behalf. Besides,
>> > Vicki is an intercessor, too, and I knew, just like today, when she called
>> > and said I'm praying for you guys, I knew she not only would indeed pray for
>> > all of us but I took great pleasure in knowing she is an intercessor and
>> > knows how to pray for others in need. In fact, the Lord reminded me of
>> > exactly that when I heard her audio recording come in to my iPhone. In this
>> > case today, on the other hand, I heard no such assurance from the Lord.
>> > Believe me, as I waited at home for two hours to hear from Sandy, I prayed
>> > fluently and aggressively and strained to hear the confirmation, your son
>> > won't die, but it never came. So what did I do? I spoke what God said to
>> > the children of Israel in Deuteronomy, speak life and not death. I have
>> > told you all of this to also ask you to pray for the four boys whose dad had
>> > a seizure today in front of them and had to watch as their father was
>> > carried out to an ambulance. Tony, Elijah, Ryan, and Cooper. Things of
>> > this nature, if used by the Enemy, can have life time ramifications and
>> > unholy effect on people and that is something, as long as I am alive, won't
>> > be the spiritual heritage of my grandchildren. Just mention their names
>> > when this comes to your mind; Jesus knows the rest.
>> >
>> > Phil.
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