Posted on 02/20/2004 4:48:12 PM PST by Brad’s Gramma
Well everyone, I'm back with an urgent prayer request for yet another tiny baby. I don't know what the outcome of this will be, our Lord knows, and only He can handle this situation.
My niece Ann and her husband Mike were married this past September and became pregnant on their honeymoon. They found out last Tuesday during a doctor's check-up that something was not right with the pregnancy. She went in the next day for an ultra sound and found out the baby is severely physically handicapped. He has a disease that will not enable him to live out of the womb.
The doctors gave them the choice to abort the pregnancy, but they could NOT do it. Ann said she could NOT stop a beating heart.
Ann and Mike named their precious baby Matthew Paul. He's almost 23 weeks "old". The little guy is moving around in the womb, his Mommy can feel him. She may or may not be able to carry this pregnancy to term...this is all in the Lord's hand.
The bottom line here is one of three things....Matthew will NOT make it to term, or he WILL make it to term but still not live, OR our God will heal him in the womb. We've all heard of cases where the doctors HAVE BEEN WRONG, urging an unnecessary abortion. I don't have an answer ... none of us do. I DO KNOW that God is an AWESOME GOD and is able to use this baby and his parents in a mighty way.
My friends, we prayed for another baby and look how that turned out. I beg you to pray for Ann, Mike and Matthew.
Dear Heavenly Father, we come before you again, on our knees begging you to heal a baby whose chances are mighty slim. Lord, we KNOW that You're the Great Physician and can heal whomever You wish. We also know, and acknowledge, that Your "yes" is not always OUR "yes". Please Lord, give Ann and Mike the spiritual, physical and emotional strength to go through with the remainder of this pregnancy. Lord, please give every health care provider YOUR wisdom. Please let Your words be their words. Please let Your decisions be theirs. And Lord, if it's Your will that Matthew not spend time with his parents here on earth, we thank you for that, too. We know that he will see YOUR face, he'll stand before YOUR throne, and for that we thank you. In Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
WOO HOO! Prayers will continue for Matthew.
BTTT!!!!!!!
G_D is great! Praise him with all his glory!
Amen ~ and ~ Amen!
Blessed IS The NAME of The LORD!
Prayers Continue for BABY MATTHEW and his Proud Parents!
OUR GOD IS SO FAITHFUL, Thank You LORD!
Good News and praying for even more good news
Wonderful news! More prayers lifted for Matthew and his parents.
This is wonderful news. God bless this family.
Thank you God.
great news!! Thank God.
That's great news. Praise the Lord. Please pass on my congratulations. Also, keep us update as much as you can.
More prayers for Matthew coming up. God Bless him.
Hallelujah! I read about the baby being born alive. Keep us posted. I'm so happy for the parents that they got to hold and rock their little angel. God bless them.
Awesome news BG.
... continuing prayers.
Great! continued prayers for all. Keep us informed
What a gift to be able to hold him and love him. Continued prayers.
Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks that You have brought forth Matthew Paul and that his parents have been blessed with the sweetness of his breath and the warmth of his precious body. Multiply this many times over, that he would have length of days that stretch into years, for in Your hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. We offer our praise to You, O God, and thank You for Your goodness and mercy ... in the Name of Jesus, Amen ...
Prayers for Baby Matthew, Ann and Mike...and prayers for you, too, BG.
Such wonderful news!!! God Bless little Matthew and his parents.
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