Please Pray

John wrote:

I would like to ask you, our friend and partners, to pray on behalf of a dear friend of ours. At our appointment service in California a young pastor, named Stephen Jones, walked up to us and, after getting to know us, offered to have his church partner with us. Since that time, he has turned into a great friend. Their church, First Baptist Church of Yucca Valley has really taken care of us. They have truly loved on us.

Please be in prayer for Stephen's son Dylan, who will be having open heart surgery next Tuesday, Oct. 23. Dylan is almost two years old and has a condition called an “Atrial Septal Defect” (ASD). This means he has a hole between the two upper chambers of his heart which causes it to work inefficiently. Because of the hole’s size and location, the only way for the doctors to fix the problem is to give him general anesthesia, cut into his chest, and patch the hole in his heart. During the surgery, his blood will be pumped through a heart-lung machine. The whole process, from start to finish, is expected to take about three hours.

To me this all seems pretty scary, but Stephen's attitude is, “In everything give thanks” (1 Thess. 5:18) and "God is in control." What a great encouragement.

Thank you for your prayers.