Phil,

I'm Praising God for that report. I will continue to pray for John.

I will pray for John's walk with Jesus.

I'm also praying for Vicki.

Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson


At 05:19 PM 3/21/2007, you wrote:
>John sounds a hundred percent better.  He talked to me for about 15 minutes
>today, and that's a record compared to the 1 to 3 minutes we talked before,
>but he said he feels like a million bucks.  Yesterday, when they put the
>needle in his back to reach the fluid that was depressing his lungs, his
>oxygen saturation was at 87 percent.  Ten minutes later, he was 99 percent,
>over a liter of fluid had been drained off, and he could breath normally
>again.  His voice now just sounds like he needs more rest but he has been
>sleeping 5 hours straight.  Last night he was able to sleep on his back for
>the first time.  The fluid tested benign and they believe was a result of
>some of the drugs they began giving him immediately after his heart attack.
>I am very interested in talking with him further because about a week before
>his heart attack, I prayed in church one Sunday, John wasn't there that
>Sunday due to work, that God would do something very special to bring him
>close.  I can't remember the exact words but I felt it deep within my spirit
>and said it before I realized what I had said.  That's why I cannot remember
>the exact words I spoke that day about John.  He has already reported the
>Lord has really been in his thoughts through this experience so I'm looking
>forward to hearing his testimony when he comes back to church so he can tell
>us all about it.  I'm thinking about recording our Sunday meetings,
>including our worship time, and putting the audio on our website.
>
>Phil.