Community Update, Dec 1

From Maria Wilson: Update 28Nov: Marla is doing much better. Her infection is draining on it's own now, so the surgeon says no more surgery!!! Doc says she will still be in the hospital with iv antibiotics for another week or two.
Marla had surgery on the infected location and it went well. They are waiting on the culture to find out what kind infection this is. Consensus is it is a type of staph. Please wait to visit until we find out. Thank you for all your prayers...keep them coming!
Please pray for Marla Belcher, our secretary, who was admitted to Baptist Hospital with a staph infection.

From Judy Wooster: Pray for family friend in Texas. Their 14 yr. old is undergoing tests for a tumor in his leg, they just got a letter in the mail that their house if being foreclosed on, and the mother has the flu. I am possibly going down there on Saturday--pray for words of wisdom and God's spirit to comfort them as they go through this unbelievably hard time.

Prayer for restoration of my daughter's marriage and protection for two little ones--aged 4 and 5.

From Tracy Smith: Update 25Nov: Melissa made it through the 9 hour surgery. They were able to remove 90% of the tumor. The remaining 10% is embedded in the brain and cannot be reached without compromising her motor skills. They discovered the cancer is Geoplastoma and is stage 4. Melissa will start chemo and radiation treatments in 6 weeks. Please continue to pray for this family.
Mr. Tim Rawls (Junior High Principal) sister, Melissa, was diagnosed with a Stage 3 malignant brain tumor today. She will undergo an 8+ hour surgery to remove the tumor on Tuesday, Nov. 24th. Melissa has 3 small children and lives in Texas . Please pray healing for Melissa and peace for the family as they deal with this. Pray guidance for the surgeons at MD Anderson as this is a very difficult/delicate surgery because of the location and size of the tumor. Thank you.

From Paula Bays: Please pray in two specific ways for a Midwest City pastor and his wife (Dan and Michelle). First for Michelle. Michelle is currently in ICU after her latest fight with cancer which is attacking her bones. Secondly, Churches in the Midwest City area are in the process of doing their own version of "Home Makeover" for this family. Many have volunteered and resources are being gathered. Pray for God's complete provision and He would be lifted high above Midwest City for all to see His glory.

From Beth Anne Brown: Logan Brown: Update 21Nov: Talked to Logan late last night. He seemed to be in good spirits with no depression. He has been able to work full time and his blood counts are good. Everyone's prayers are being answered! Just 10 more months of chemo to pray him through. We are so grateful for everyone's prayer support! Keep up the good work!Logan called yesterday and let us know how he is doing. He is tolerating the chemo as well as can be expected. He says it feels like he has the flu all the time. Thankfully he has been able to work at this level of chemo. He didn't miss any work this last week and work is going well. He said he isn't having the trouble with depression that he had been having either. That is a real praise! Thank you all so much for your prayers. We know he is doing this well only because of them. Please keep them coming and may God bless you for your part in this ongoing battle.

From Darlene Dawson: Jena Channel: Update 21Nov: Jena is doing better and she saw the doctor Wed and weighed in at 9.5 She is still on the feeding tube and the doctor has changed her medication for the thrush and she seems to be doing better on it and hopefully it will go ahead and knock it out and then get back to feeding with the bottles again. She also had an appointment with the cardiologist that afternoon. All her stats were good. Her oxygen level was in the 90's on its own and her blood pressure was good. She was to have her second surgery next March but the doctor said he is hoping that with her oxygen level being so high on its own, that they might be able to postpone her next surgery until next summer. She has another appointment with the cardiologist in 6 weeks. We are so Thankful for all your prayers and do keep praying for her as she still needs lots of prayers

Please pray for our little Great Granddaughter Jena. She is not gaining weight and not taking much milk from her bottle. She was taking 2 oz and now she takes only about 3/4 oz of milk. The doctor said she has done all she knows to do. She's more concerned about her not gaining weight than anything else. The doctor suggested they call the cardiologist tomorrow and ask him if he knows what else to do. It seems she is not absorbing the calories from her milk. She is not gaining weight. They want her to gain 2 pounds a month and she has only gained 1/2 pound. She is still on the feeding tube as well as the bottle. I know we have a big God and he is in control. Please pray that she will be able to eat. Darlene

Jena went for her first follow up visit yesterday with the cardiologist since her surgery and being released from the hospital. She had blood work, and lots of other test and they are were good reports. They said her kidney function was back to normal. They took her stitches out. The shunt was working like it is supposed to. She still has the feeding tube in and they give her a bottle every 2nd feeding. She had gained more weight now weighs 8 lbs 5 oz. She will have surgery again when she is 6 months old. Do keep praying for her as she still needs lots of prayers. Thank You so much for your prayers and we have such a Great God.

Baby Jena is home and we are so Thankful and appreciate all of your prayer's. God is so good. She is still on the feeding tube. She goes to see the pediatrician today in Duncan and then to the heart doctor at children's hospital in OKC the 19th. Her mother and dad gets very little rest or sleep. Shes still not out of the woods and sill needs lots of prayers.

Jim Harris: Father of Cindy Barnhill: Update 20Nov: Dad will have a PET scan on 11/24/09. This will indicate if there is any areas of concern remaining that need further treatment with the Chemotherapy. The past few weeks he has made progress in tolerating the nutrition, medications and increased strength. Praise God.! Thank you for your continued commitment to pray. Psalm 103:1-5