Posted on 04/04/2012 3:57:37 PM PDT by wagglebee
WASHINGTON, DC, April 4, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Evangelical leader and frequent life and family spokesman Chuck Colson is in critical condition in hospital after undergoing surgery this weekend. He was hospitalized Friday after enduring a brain hemorrhage while speaking in Virginia at the Wilberforce Conference.
Colson underwent surgery on Saturday morning to remove a pool of clotted blood on the surface of his brain. Colson became ill while speaking at the Wilberforce Weekend conference on Friday night.
“We believe that we serve a mighty God - the ‘Great Physician’ - and are hoping and praying for Chuck’s full recovery. When I visited him yesterday, I was encouraged to see that as we prayed, Chuck was responsive,” said Prison Fellowship Ministries CEO Jim Liske.
Penny Nance, President and CEO of Concerned Women for America, said in an email comment to LifeSiteNews: “We are praying that God grants him a full recovery. Chuck is the one of the most influential Christian leaders of our time; he has influenced everyone from prisoners to business leaders, thought leaders, and politicians. CWA staff is lifting him up in prayer.”
Brad Mattes of the Life Issues Institute told LifeSiteNews that Colson “has been a shining example of where a Christian needs to be on the critical life issues and other moral and faith issues.” He added, “Our prayers are certainly with Chuck and his family.”
“Colson is listed in critical condition at this point but has shown some early signs of potential for recovery,” said Michelle Farmer, Colson’s spokesperson.
Keeping up the prayers here.
Thank you for the update. Prayers continue...
Amen!
Just learned about this this morning via your original post. Prayers up. He is a great man of God. I pray for complete healing and restoration.
Gracious Heavenly Father, we come before thee asking for the healing, recovery, and for strength, and energy for Chuck. Thou can do anything, we pray believing thy word which says where two or more are agreeing in prayer thou answers what has been asked. We thank thee and love thee, let thy light shine in the world for all to see, in Jesus name amen.
Prayers for all are on the way.
Wow, thanks for the ping!
Heavenly Father we acknowledge that you are sovereign over all things, yet we come before you and ask you for many more years for this strong and faithful warrior, Chuck Colson. We ask you for your abundant grace and mercy.
We remember how you raised up Dr. James Dobson from a nasty stroke, and healed him completely. So we are believing you are doing the same for Chuck. We thank you, Lord. We pray all of this in the name of your risen Son Jesus Christ, who conquered ALL sin and death on the cross, for our sakes.
AMEN! AMEN!
THX THX.
BTW . . . would be nice for an update . . .
"Chuck Colson, pro-life author and founder of Prison Fellowship Ministries, has shown signs of recovery after undergoing surgery to remove a pool of clotted blood on his brain, according to Jim Liske, CEO of Prison Fellowship Ministries.
“Colson can hear, process information and execute commands given to him – ‘And that makes all the difference,’ said his attending physician,” Liske said in a Thursday update."
Thx.
Appreciated.
However, I was . . . too ambiguously . . .
thinking of a different update on someone else. LOL.
LUB.
Thank you for that positive update!
We all need to keep praying!
Thank you for the update. continuing in prayers
Great news, still praying for a full recovery!
was not aware of this. Prayers up for Chuck Colson....
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