Homecoming

Praise that Ryan looks like he is coming home tommorrow. Whoo hoo!
I have the girls today and they seem super excited. They are very interested in my babies and each have a baby doll that they are carrying around - albeit by the hair.
Can't wait to meet Ryan.

A few requests

Please pray that the Lee's have a safe and fun trip to Florida. Ethan came down with a stomach bug the day before they were to leave, so pray that it was a short bug and that no one else got it. I can't imagine feeling nauseous on a plane!

Also, I just spoke briefly to Leighann, who said they are talking about the possibility of Ryan coming home by the end of next week!!!! Huge praise, but also request for wisdom and preparation if it comes to pass!

Finally, Nathan has thrush(furry, white mouth and gastro tract), Noah has a fever, Kathryn is recovering from a sprained ankle....as I write it, it seems crazy. Our week has been relatively calm, but just pray that the little people would all feel better soon. 

Hope everyone else is doing really well!!!! 

Seriously sick

Horrible sore throat, chills, aches, starting to cough...prayers please.

Prayer Request

Hope everyone is off to a good week. Just a quick prayer request. Some of you know this, some don't so if its repetitive, I apologize. My mother has Huntington's Disease which is a genetic neurodegenerative disease. Its basically the worst parts of Alzheimers and Parkinsons combined and its hereditary. My family is still getting used to the changes that are taking place with my mom and she will be coming to visit me on Thursday for about two weeks. Prayers for her safety and for patience for me please. I won't be able to make it Friday because my mom can't watch Connor, nor does she understand why we would have to get a babysitter, which breaks my heart obviously. Have fun on Friday and we'll see you all soon.

Thanks!
Jamie

Friday

Need a confirmation of who is coming to the service project this Friday. I need to tell them names today.

T

Date for May Feast

Hey, guys.

The Goetz's would like to host a feast next month. Please indicate which Sunday afternoons you are free/unavailable. I've listed the dates as well as known RBC activities below.

5/3 Marriage Conference (5/1-2), Awana Awards Ceremony (5/3, 4:30pm)

5/10 Jea and Ed out

5/17 Luncheon for Sunday School Volunteers (12:30pm)

5/24 Memorial Day Weekend

5/31

You guys rock

Hey guys...sorry to miss you all last night, but a huge thanks in the prayer area! Nathan slept from 10 until 3:30 and then went right back until 6:45!!! It was awesome!!!

As many of you know my blood bleeds Orange & Maroon

Today marks the 2nd anniversary of the shooting at VT and the 32 lives lost that day.

Update on Ryan

Hey all - ryan did it again! The cath procedure was a success and his blood is flowing well again. They were also able to check out the shunt they put in previously and it looks great. He is back in his room (still sedated) and Leighann said his coloring has already greatly improved. The prayer now would be that the membrane doesn't grow quickly and they would be able to put off  doing anything with it until the surgery. Praise God

Please pray...

Emergency Cath - Ryan took a turn for the worst last night and is headed to the cath lab within the hour. Please pray everything goes well and his whole body will not suffer due to different protocols necessary for a cath procedure. If this doesn't work, I'm guessing they will recommend surgery. There is a buzz in his room - they are obviously concerned about his current condition.

Thanks!

Service Project

Can I get a tally for who is wanting and able to come to do the service project on the 24th.
So far, I am gathering that Maggie, Chara and Chris, Katie and Kevin and Chad. And I know that the Lees are out.
They need to have names by the 21st. They only allow families to come based on the number of committed volunteers.

Ryan update again

Hey guys...Leighann and Henry have updated the blog with more info, but their prayer requests for this week are:

Here are the biggest prayer requests for this week:

~ The cath procedure goes as planned 

~ Ryan will wean quickly off the ventilator after his cath

~ It will be clear Ryan has no more issues he shouldn't come home with

~ Ryan will learn to suck and swallow to be able to feed by mouth

Checking in/Ryan update

Hey everyone....our  visit in Pittsburgh was great. We had some great time with the kids. The traveling was as uneventful as traveling is with 6 kids in one vehicle! Thanks for the prayers. 

I spoke to Leighann this morning and Ryan is still stable and off the ventilator. The doctors have found tissue partially blocking his pulmonary veins(returning the blood from the lungs before is is pumped to the rest of the body). His heart rate has been elevated (to try to compensate for the blockage) and he isn't progressing off the oxygen. Normally, doctors would just go in and cut out the tissue, but the docs would like to wait until the Glen surgery (@ 6 months I think) to do anything more invasive. They are going to try to get it with a catheter and balloon (not so invasive) and see if that works to free his vein up a little bit. Please continue to lift up the little warrior and the doctors for wisdom in proceeding. Thanks guys! How was everyone's Easter?

Welcome Home

Did you make it back ok Chris? How was your week Chara? Glad to have Katie back too!

Conversations

If you haven't seen Conversations, I recommend going. Only one more night...

Prayers for my friend Jenni

She's been having a lot of medical issues, and when she mentioned them to her doctor he began to ask her a lot of questions related to MS. She went to get blood wok and an extensive MRI done, and got the results back today and it doesn't look so good. She has a lesion on her brain, and inflammation around her central nervous system. In addition to some other things she is reading, she's becoming quite worried, and is questioning why God would do this to her. Please pray for healing, and for her faith and relationship with Jesus to be strengthened.

updated schedule

Bridge, want to update the calender?
We decided on April 24th for the Service Project. We are doing respite night at Mclean Bible Church. Maybe we can do some carpooling too.
I will be sending out more details as I get them.
Happy Sunday.

Snack rotation up

Ok the snack rotation is live, and I will do my best to remind the snack maker that week, though as we know, sometimes my reminder comes on Friday afternoon. Whoops!

Bridge, you and Jason will be out of town for all of June and July, or are there subtleties to your vacation schedule I'm not catching on to?

And where is group going to be in May? I'm just trying to get a grip on logistics. Because I too love logistics.

Kev sickness

I feel much better today, thanks for praying. Now Maggie will be happy the farm post is not the last note. *smile*