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Thank you!
Brooks is my very preemie great nephew.. He is hanging in there...many episodes of not breathing..He is gaining weight and outlook looks better today than when I posted prayer requests..Still has a long way to go. Prayers he doesn’t have brain damage and eyesight is OK.

His grandmother is my sister in law and is beyond wonderful, his grandfather is my husband’s youngest brother..My son and he bear a strong family resemblance.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brooksgantt/guestbook
I get updates here and write notes.
His dad was the youngest at our family dinners.
Happy Memories

My nephew and his wife are very strong in their faith and are an inspiration.

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April 27, 2010

For The Sake Of His Name

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READ: 1 Samuel 12:19-25

I will never leave you nor forsake you. —Hebrews 13:5

The ancient Israelites gathered at Gilgal for the coronation of Saul as their first king (1 Sam. 11:15). The Lord was not pleased that His people had asked for a king, yet on this occasion Samuel uttered these words: “The Lord will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the Lord to make you His people” (12:22).

We too are God’s “own special people” if we have trusted Jesus as Savior (1 Peter 2:9). He will not forsake us even though He knows we will fail Him. He knows what we are like—sinful, weak, and frail. He knew it before He called us and drew us to Himself. The certainty of our salvation rests not in ourselves but on the character of God (1 John 5:20). He will keep us to the end.

This does not give us an excuse to continue in sin. Paul said, “Certainly not! How shall we who died to sin live any longer in it?” (Rom. 6:2). Our choices do reflect on God’s reputation, our witness in the world, and our fellowship with Him. But God will never reject His people, those who are truly His. The Lord cannot and will not forsake His own (Heb. 13:5).

We can rest assured. What God saves, He keeps—for the sake of His great name!

“Able to keep!” how sure is the word!
He is my Keeper, Savior, and Lord.
“Never shall perish,” one of His sheep,
Glory to God! He is able to keep. —Anon.

Lives rooted in God’s unchanging grace can never be uprooted.

Bible in One Year: 1 Kings 1-2; Luke 19:28-48

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brooksgantt
Should have checked for update..Brooks eye exam went well!
Thank you, Father.

So sorry you all are going thru this. Will certainly keep him in my prayers. That for letting me know!

Brooks was born Sunday, March 7 at 8:54 a.m., weighed 1 lbs. 14 oz. and was 13 1/2 inches long—15 weeks early.

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 7:56:57 AM · 2,911 of 3,284

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Thank you!
Brooks is my very preemie great nephew.. He is hanging in there...many episodes of not breathing..He is gaining weight and outlook looks better today than when I posted prayer requests..Still has a long way to go. Prayers he doesn’t have brain damage and eyesight is OK.
(Update...eye exam OK)

His grandmother is my sister in law and is beyond wonderful, his grandfather is my husband’s youngest brother..My son and he bear a strong family resemblance.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brooksgantt/guestbook
I get updates here and write notes.
His dad was the youngest at our family dinners.
Happy Memories

My nephew and his wife are very strong in their faith and are an inspiration.
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/brooksgantt/journal