Saturday, January 31, 2009

Isaiah prayers and worship

You may remember me asking for your prayers for my friend's son who had menningitis. This little boy is only 2 1/2 years old and in the last 8 months has faced deadly disease/complications no less than 3 times. He is once again in a precarious situation. Due to the menningitis, he has a cochlear implant in one ear and hearing aid in the other. He also had tubes in his ears. He grew out of his tubes and the doctor had him scheduled to get new ones in. Within a day or so he must have gotten something because before a week had passed, one of his eardrums burst (the one with the cochlear). He was already on antibiotics due to some fevers he was having, so now they have him on the highest dose of antibiotics hoping that he won't get an infection- the fear of another menningitis attack lingers, plus the hole goes straight to his brain and to the cochlear implant, both of which do not need to get infected! He is in pain and so he's also on pain medication. He, his mom and dad are exhausted. They also have a 8 month old baby. It is a very stressful situation and they have to wait until the hole scabs over before surgery can be performed, which can take 2 weeks. Please pray for their strength, health and for healing for Isaiah. The Lover has rescued him over and over from the brink of death, from brain damage and further hearing loss. Now is the time to make war with the principalities for this little child and his family.

My friend is not sure why all this is happening to her little boy, but they are standing firm in their love for the Lord and teaching their son to praise through his trials. At one point, when there was nothing else they could do, they turned on praise music and sang to the Lover saying they loved him and would follow him no matter what. My friend said her son was there, with his arms raised, singing his love to Jesus while blood oozed out of his ear. She said that she doesn't know what he is destined for, what all he will face in his lifetime, but that maybe they are to teach him to keep turning to the Lover through it all and to draw strength from the Great Healer.

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