Prayer Request Updates

1. The Pittmans (see pic on separate post below) - here's the latest as of last weekend:Praise the Lord, Gracie has not had a fever for two days, she is currently off all intravenous medications, and has been cleared to travel on Monday, the 26th. We will be leaving Bangkok around midnight, and flying to Lexington, KY with a nurse escort for the trip. We are so grateful for your prayers that have carried us each day we have been here. We are also thankful that Gracie's latest blood reports show her bone marrow has started producing healthy cells once more, and she has not had to have any infusions of sorts for several days. We are praying still for the White Blood Cells to begin reproducing in the marrow, as these remain low, but this a 'normal' side effect of the chemo treatments. Pray for her protection against germs during the long flight, and that God would bring us safely back to the U.S.



2. Our shipment arrived this afternoon - all of it, and all intact. We're thankful - thanks for praying for us.



PRAY FOR THIS BOY:

My sister Rachel's best friends living in northern Wisconsin have a 2 year old son who fell into an open septic tank. He got stuck, and when they got him out he wasn't breathing. The took him to the neighbors and got him breathing and took him to the hospital. At the hospital his lungs collapsed. Last night Beniah was airlifted by Flight for Life to Marshfield Hospital. He's on life support because his lungs keep refilling with fluid. They are really inflamed from all of the bacteria in the septic system. His blood oxygen levels and his blood pressure levels are good but he's on the life support for breathing. They're pumping him full of antibiotics. The Dr.'s say they don't know what will happen but that they should expect it to get worse before it gets better. Teresa (the mom) is almost due with their 4th child. I guess she went into labor for a bit but her contractions stopped so that's an answer to prayer. Tim (the dad) said he's continually shaking and feels like throwing up all the time. He said they got a few hours of sleep last night so that's good. Please pray for Tim & Teresa and their son Beniah. (Some of you might know the Crisco's from NTBI Waukesha) They have 2 other kids under 5 and another on the way soon. Thanks for praying with us! Scary stuff! (He's the little boy with my niece in the photo.)
If you want more updates on this, Rachel will be updating her blog at http://www.cotesatcotw.blogspot.com/.