Carol,
I am praying for you and Mike and resolution for your situation!  I am also 
praying for the Lord's intervention and that His will be done for your 
friends wife.  Keep the faith He is truly an awesome God and He is the Light 
at the end of that dark tunnel!  Huggs and blessings!
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 4:43 AM
Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE


> Hi Dave and all,
>
> Well, there's been a development here, so I'm going to share it with all 
> both for prayer and to show you how the Lord has worked - so sit back with 
> a cuppa and pin back those ears . . ..
>
> After our friend had been to this elder and Mike had subsequently spoken 
> with him, he told Mike "He was still praying and thinking of us".  This 
> made us kind of mad really because all the prayer in the world, if you 
> don't give the coat you own, won't keep your friend warm!  But I must not 
> judge and must continue to love my brother . . ..  I sought the Lord about 
> my attitude and told Him I wanted him to do what He would to bring about 
> right responses of my heart and opportunity to ensure that things were put 
> right.  For a few days He said nothing to me and I gently reminded Him 
> that I wouldn't (couldn't) move until He did.  . . ..
>
> Yesterday I got up early to see an "Urgent Prayer" email.  It was from our 
> church asking for urgent prayer as our friend's wife (a very good friend 
> of mine for some years before I came to live here again four years ago) 
> had been taken into hospital in the middle of the night following a 
> seizure. She was still bearly conscious yesterday, early afternoon and 
> didn't appear to recognise her husband.  They'd done a CT scan which 
> looked clear.  They had made a decision not to perform a lumber puncture 
> but to give drugs anyway just in case it was a form of Meningitis, though 
> this is not very likely.  They did however find her to be extremely 
> dehydrated and her sodium levels (by last night) were still very low.  She 
> was by that stage off the ventilator and oxygen and had been able to 
> understand she was in hospital.
>
> Again I have prayed for them though have found this difficult.  There is 
> nothing practical that I can do, but I have agreed with the Lord about 
> something which I may be able to do later.  Other than this, I am no 
> further to getting an opportunity to sort out this situation.
>
> Meantime we asked our closest friend, who bails us out of every crisis, to 
> pop by regularly over the next month or so, just to keep other matters 
> going until we can sort out some more permanent solution.  We don't want 
> him to be involved on a longer term basis because he already carries a 
> large load, has a family to support and is not physically as strong as 
> some.
>
> There has however been a further development which we think is significant 
> and the Lord's absolute timing is really wonderful!  I'll spare you the 
> details here.  (Dave, being up with procedures here you'll understand the 
> thrust of this one.)  Finally, after what would appear to be an 
> unacceptable delay, bungles, inefficiency, bad reporting etc by our Social 
> Services over about sixteen months, we got a call earlier in the week and 
> then a visit yesterday from someone who knew what she was talking about, 
> was pleasant and kind and wanted us to have the money allowed for us to 
> employ more help to meet our daily living needs.  This will take a while 
> to go through and still has to get a "Yes" from the high-ups, so I'd value 
> prayers about this.  This independent monitary support would enable us to 
> specifically pay for the kind of needs to be met which are essential and 
> some have been met by friends from church and we have had to do the best 
> we could in other ways. I personally believe this is waht the church 
> should be doing, but there are those who do not agree with me, so I accept 
> gladly the Lord's provision, even if it does sadden me greatly that 
> brothers and sisters will not extend their care.
>
> Well, back to the Throne of Grace, please!
>
> I'll keep you posted about our friend's progress.  Oh, by the way, 
> although she could not focus on others or recognise her husband, she was 
> calling out to the Lord for His help!  Amen!
>
> --
> Carol - Reading, UK
>
> To you, o Lord, I lift up my soul;
> In You I trust, o my God.  . . .."  PS25:1-2 NIV.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Weston" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2006 8:58 AM
> Subject: Re: A FEW PROBLEMS FOR PRAYER, PLEASE
>
>
>> Carol,
>>
>> Thank you for you openness to us. We will continue praying for your needs
>> and that the Lord will bring some one else into you life that can meet 
>> your
>> needs.
>>
>> Love, David and Ginny Weston.