PRAYER
Dear Friends and Family,
Well, my time has come...my first surgery (the actual deep brain stimulation surgery) is on Monday, and I get my batteries installed on Thursday (this will be done at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati). So the next week will be a hard one for me. I covet your prayers. Would you pray for the Lord to guide and direct the hands of the surgeons who will be doing the operation? ...also for the nurses and assistant doctors who will be helping? Pray that no infection sets in and that the surgery does not provoke a stroke. I am at peace about choosing to have the surgery, and I believe that it will be very beneficial for me. I just would like the Father's hand to cover all the details! 
Many thanks to you all for covering me in prayer. The surgery is scheduled to take about five hours. I will be at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, and if you should like to find out how I am doing after the surgery you can contact one of the following people: Rita Baker (937-524-9390 or 937-667-7535), Sandra McIlvain (828-320-0726) or my husband Tom Marts (937) 287-8238.
Many thanks to you all for covering me in prayer. The surgery is scheduled to take about five hours. I will be at the University of Cincinnati Hospital, and if you should like to find out how I am doing after the surgery you can contact one of the following people: Rita Baker (937-524-9390 or 937-667-7535), Sandra McIlvain (828-320-0726) or my husband Tom Marts (937) 287-8238.
With love,
Kim
Kim, I hope you get to read this before your surgery. Will go to prayer now and then on my knees dear, dear sister. Please know you're loved. Love you.
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Cherie c.
Kim, I am going to be praying for you. Yes, absolutely, these are the things we desperately hope the Lord understands, which he does, all those concerns that the surgeons will be guided and rested and that every technique will be smoothly done. I pray that the Lord gives you supernatural peace and trust in Him, that He knows how you feel, how helpless we feel, when we have to undergo surgeries to improve our health and quality of life.
ReplyDeletePlease know that doctors and surgeons of course will tell us, it's their job, of all the possible scenarios and risks, and then they get us to sign on the dotted line, where we yield our life over to them. But, a child of God is in the Chief Surgeon's hands.
I remember being wheeled into the operating room. About 6 nurses and 2 surgeons and the anesthetist and they were like busy bees preparing me and everything was like clockwork. I was worried about going under, and my worries were soothed because in those previous hours I was calm and knew that Jesus knew everything and was right next to me. There are no words that I can say how merciful and loving and caring the Lord was in that moment.
Again, I know the 'fear' that can come in at certain moments. The evenings were worse for me. One moment, I was filled with faith, and the next, the enemy would steal a little faith by whispering, infection, knick the bowel, possible this, possible that. But the prayers of so many here reached the throne, and when those whispers came, I was able to call out "Jesus" and I felt His calm and precious Spirit in seconds.
Will be thinking of you all weekend and Monday, and praying. Love you, J.
See how upset I am about you Kim! I called your husband and Rita Baker because I did not pay attention to the day your surgery is scheduled. Please forgive me. I worry about everyone.
ReplyDeleteBrothers and Sisters we are under attack from the enemy and we need to Pray. Not a one minute prayer, or a quick Dear Father, we need corporate prayer as well as seeking the Lord individually. Fast and Pray if you can, but pray.
We need to lift each other up to the Lord. I have seen it work for others here and this gathering place is filled with the Body of Christ who love each other through Him whether we know each other or not. We know and love each other because we are in Him.
Please join me in a prayer ministry to pray for others. I will be getting up and going shortly. I hope you would be interested. Our brothers and sisters need our prayers. Jesus said that whatever we ask in His name the Father will do. Well, we don't need a building to have a revival. Now is the time to get on our knees for intercessory prayer. What a blessing it is to be called to pray for others. Please contact me at cchrinc@gmail.com. God bless and keep you Kim. May His peace be with you this night dear sister. We will not only cover you in prayer, but with love.
Love to all my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus
Cherie c.
Sometimes those who read and comment on my blog get involved in some insignificant arguments. But that is the rare exception. But I am so proud of this little blog family who genuinely care and pray for each other. May Jesus be glorified!
ReplyDeleteBlog family reflects Pastoral leadership. Your love for brothers and sisters and the lost is quite evident Pastor Rick. =D.
ReplyDeleteTo God our Father and Jesus our Lord be the Glory.
your sister in Christ Jesus,
Cherie c.
You better post my last comment Pastor Rick. I know I am not the only one who thinks so.
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Cherie c.
In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
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Dear Kim and Tom,
ReplyDeleteWe are praying that your surgery goes well and that you recover very quickly. Where two or three are gathered in the name of Jesus, He is there! Even though we are seperated by 1,600 miles.
Joel
Is it any wonder why we hang around here? (this blog)
ReplyDeleteI can't think of a place in this whole world I would rather be (with the exception of my pray closet with the Lord) than with my brothers and sisters. We may be 1600 miles or more away, but we are together, one spirit in Christ here together just like He wants. When you walk this earth dear brethren, you are not alone. You carry the rest of your family with you starting with the Father and our Lord.
There is not a day that goes by that I do not bring my brothers and sisters before the Lord. Even those I have not yet met. I do it because someone has too. I do it because the Lord said too. I do it because I know you do it for me.
The rest of this day I will be fighting back the tears. Tears of humble joy knowing how much my brothers and sisters love me. Oh, it is quite overwhelming and wonderful. I will be thinking of you all day today dear brothers and sisters and Glorying in our Lord for you and with you.
Love you!!!!!
your sister in Christ Jesus,
Cherie c.
I can't tell you how I feel reading these comments...so blessed in so many ways but especially to be a part of the family of God. Thank you ALL for your prayers and thoughtfulness. I am already more at peace and have surrendered the outcome to the Lord. I will praise Him no matter what. I trust my Father to do what is best for me. Thank you again!!
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Kim
If any of you would like to read about my decision to have this surgery to help me in living with Parkinson's Disease, here is a link:
ReplyDeleteOur Outward Man is Perishing.
Kim
I believe this song would be appropriate for our gathering.
ReplyDelete“Sweet Hour of Prayer”
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight:
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
To seize the everlasting prize;
And shout, while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
Joel
Kim, dear sister.
ReplyDeleteIjust went to your site to read the February posting of your condition. I'm crying right now; I'm realizing how frail we are and how we desperately need Him every moment, every second of our lives.
I hate sickness and disease that robs us slowly of our faculties. It's so true what you wrote, about how when we're faced with a life/death issue, sometimes we can't fight anymore and just yield to it, and get to that point where we're at peace with whatever comes. I remember just after my diagnosis with uterine cancer, that I was so fearful about all the 'out there thoughts and fears and what ifs' and it just sapped my energy.
I believe that when we go through a trial, that He wants us to go through it, glory to glory. I mean by that, that He doesn't want us to pray for a quick solution right now, but go through the steps of the trial - one day at a time.
How can I express this which sounds understandable? I'll try. For instance, the day of biopsy testing, I was filled with fear, yet the doctor who tested had an opening that day to do that test, and I was afforded an opportunity to have it done immediately instead of waiting two more weeks. So I praised God!! Thank you Lord, that it was done sooner than later.
Then when I got results, it was a better report, where it was less aggressive. Even though I felt like a furnace fell on me that day, I still managed to praise God, because the diagnosis could have been a high stage of cancer. I had to totally rely on those small 'glory to glory' steps, even He wasn't going to promise me anything.
Then, the operation. Praise God! No infections and such. Another step of being lifted by Him from His glory. THen returning home and realizing how blessed I am to find true friends on this blog and true fellowship. Praise God again! And, then, still waiting for news from pathology reports, and the Lord again doesn't promise anything, but I have to hold His hand and trust Him through it. And then, your post Kim, and I realize how so many brethren are going through hardships and are how they boost our faith here to keep one another lifted up in prayer. Praise God.
And Kim, I still believe in miracles. The Lord might want us to walk through that valley without knowing the end result, but the walk through that valley is our testing ground and maybe, after we are tested and reliant on Him, he could decide to give us that promise of total healing! With God all things are possible. And, we also forget that our loved ones, husbands, wives also need to walk through that valley as well, because they are fearful and need to proceed from small glory to small glory.
My young adult son calls me up and even though he can't give me any assurances, he always says, "Mom, I'm praying for you". That another thing for me to Praise God about 1!!!
Will be praying and thinking about you Kim, this weekend and on the day of your surgery, and don't forget, every second in those five hours belong to Jesus.
J.
How wonderful! Yes it is perfect brother Joel!
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Cherie c
Kim, dear sister in Christ I am praying for you too.
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L
Dear Kim, This is the first time I am posting on this blog. Dear sister in the Lord, you are in my prayers. May the Lord strengthen you. May he surround you and fill you with His presence and the assurance of his Love. Please, always remember this: You are dearly loved by the Lord and by your brothers and sisters in Christ. God bless you, dearest.
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Dear Kim, here is a verse that I have often found comfort from: "For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him". (2 Chronicles 16:9). May he strengthen you. You are much loved, dear sister. May God bless you. God's blessings also to Rick for letting the Lord use him to provide this medium for God's children to get together.
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