Posted on 11/09/2004 3:45:29 AM PST by jellybean
I just got a call from my sister. My nephew, Travis, shot himself and is on life-support. He's not expected to live. Details are sketchy at this point.
I'm calling on all FR prayer warriors to send their prayers Heavenward.
Can you please ping the prayer warriors??
Thank you...
prisoner6
Prayers are being said.
Logan, Beth & Nana
Prayers for your nephew, Travis and for your family offered.
I am so sorry. Prayers being said.
Dear Lord, please let this young man live to know your love and compassion. Please give him the chance to see the beauty of this world that you have given, and to grow in faith and joy. Please grant that he will recover. Give his family strength and guidance.
Amen,
sneakers
I pray for your nephew's soul, that it may find peace in the arms of a loving God.
I am so sorry....prayers for you and the rest of your family.
prayer bump
Prayers for young travis who shot himself.
no details.
please cast supplications home!
Dear Lord we ask as a gathering of Your adopted to watch over this young man.
"His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be
given him; his waters shall be sure."
- Isaiah 33:16
Do you doubt, O Christian, do you doubt as to whether God will fulfil his
promise? Shall the munitions of rock be carried by storm? Shall the
storehouses of heaven fail? Do you think that your heavenly Father, though
he knoweth that you have need of food and raiment, will yet forget you?
When not a sparrow falls to the ground without your Father, and the very
hairs of your head are all numbered, will you mistrust and doubt him?
Perhaps your affliction will continue upon you till you dare to trust your
God, and then it shall end. Full many there be who have been tried and
sore vexed till at last they have been driven in sheer desperation to
exercise faith in God, and the moment of their faith has been the instant
of their deliverance; they have seen whether God would keep his promise or
not. Oh, I pray you, doubt him no longer! Please not Satan, and vex not
yourself by indulging any more those hard thoughts of God. Think it not a
light matter to doubt Jehovah. Remember, it is a sin; and not a little sin
either, but in the highest degree criminal. The angels never doubted him,
nor the devils either: we alone, out of all the beings that God has
fashioned, dishonour him by unbelief, and tarnish his honour by mistrust.
Shame upon us for this! Our God does not deserve to be so basely
suspected; in our past life we have proved him to be true and faithful to
his word, and with so many instances of his love and of his kindness as we
have received, and are daily receiving, at his hands, it is base and
inexcusable that we suffer a doubt to sojourn within our heart.
May we henceforth wage constant war against doubts of our God-enemies to
our peace and to his honour; and with an unstaggering faith believe that
what he has promised he will also perform.
"Lord, I believe, help thou mine unbelief.
"
c.h.spurgeon
Praying.
Prayers for your nephew and the whole family.
Dear Lord Embrace Travis in your Grace and Love and please give his family strength at this very difficult time.Thank You Lord Amen.
What a sad tragedy! May God comfort his family, forgive his sins and receive him in His arms!
I am so sorry...prayers going out!
Lord, Your perfect will be done in this critical situation. Please apply Your healing virtue as You see fit. And grant peace and comfort to all.
My prayers are for Our Lords comfort for your family. May he wrap his arms around all of you and give you peace
Add my prayers to the rest. May God bring His peace to this situation.
Prayer on the way for Travis, and your entire family. Truly sad.
My prayers are for Our Lords comfort for your family. May he wrap his arms around all of you and give you peace
My prayers are with you and your family. May God watch over you in this time of trial.
Prayers and a BUMP!
Will keep them in my prayers this morning.
Prayers on the way!
Prayer ping!
Prayers for your nephew, jellybean. And prayers for you, and his family and friends as well.
More prayers for Travis and his family.
Prayers that He will hide your family and your own in the shadow of His wings while this time of danger and trial may last ... and that His will be done in all things.
I will pray for you all and believe all will work to the glory.
Matt 18:20
God grant that he recover..
Hopefully, this was an accident..
In the case that it was intentional, I pray that God show him the error of his ways and enlighten him about the value of life..
...........
Oh my word...Prayers are said.
Prayers up.
Jellybean, depression is an illness of the brain and is nothing to be ashamed of anymore than stomach cancer is something to be ashamed of. Travis is not a bad person because he suffers from depression and God doesn't hold him responsible for things over which he had no control.
In it's worst clinical states, depression is so painful that the sufferer can see no other way out other than ending their life. It's a horrible disease but it's a disease that can be treated. I pray that Travis survives and that he will get the treatment he needs to lead a restored life.
The good of one's life is not based on one mistake - even though that mistake is the last one they make. Do not let his family forget the beautiful and good, even though it may seem far away...
But this may not be the last mistake - I lift him up to the God who made him.
Father, you know Travis. You have loved him since first he was dreamed by You. I ask You please, in this time, let him see Your face and be aware of Your hand upon him, that he might know You and know he is loved.
I ask you to heal Travis; I do this in the name of Jesus, whom You sent to save us...
Oh no, how horrible! Prayers for your nephew and family.
<>< Tiggy
I am praying for your nephew and for you and your family. May God be with you in the coming days.
My prayers are with you and your nephew Travis. How awful for the family! Look to the Lord and continue to pray.
Prayer request recieved and prayers sent! will pray for your safty as you travel also.
My prayers for your nephew and all of your family.
O Father our King, Your children lift up young Travis to You, to our Loving Savior, our God Merciful, Loving and Kind. We Plead that Your Hand of Compassion will rest over Travis, Your Healing Power Filling both his body and his spirit, bringing Restoration, Healthfulness, and Regeneration. Gather his grieving family into Your Strong Arms of Love, Granting that the Comfort and Peace of Your Blessed Holy Spirit will flow into them all, easing their anguish and pain. We committ this situation to You, Gracious Father, begging that Your Mercies will cover Travis and his family continually. Have Mercy, Loving God, and pour out Your Grace upon Travis and his loved ones, and we will Praise You and Glorify Your Wonderful and Blessed Name, the Sweet Name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We bring before you Your child who is in tremendous need. Surely You have not let Travis out of Your sight and You know exactly what has happened to him. O Lord, by Your amazing grace, we ask You to rescue him from the throes of death and set him upon a high place. Grant him a complete restoration no matter how difficult that may be in the eyes of man. Rescue him from the lies of the devil and enable him to hear Your voice calling him back to this life. Hear us, O God. Visit him in a mighty way, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
The doctors, nurses and the entire staff did all they could, but there was no hope. After brain wave tests and response tests were negative, it was decided to remove life support at about 11:00 a.m. Travis officially passed about 10 minutes later. His mother, Nancy, his father, Wayne and his sisters Lisa and Jenny were with him at the time. He now rests with God. Please keep this family in your prayers. They're holding up for now, but have a long, difficult struggle ahead. It's been a long, exhausting day and I'm completely worn out. Perhaps I can fill in some details later, after a nap.
{{{{{{Hugs}}}}}} to you all.
I'm just now seeing this.
I'm praying for peace and comfort for those in the family and the Dr.'s trying to help this young man.
God bless all concerned.
Thank-You Father for Your love!
So sorry to hear about your nephew Travis. More prayers for his parents and the whole family.
Prayers going up for your nephew and family. God Bless.
Praying that God will wrap His comforting arms around all those that loved your nephew.
(((((HUGS RIGHT BACK, JELLYBEAN)))))
and continuing prayers.
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