A Day of Fasting and Prayer for Jim

Today is the day our church has set aside time to come together in prayer for Jim. We are also encouraged to fast over the lunch meal today or any other day this week to keep our focus on praying for Jim.

Jim underwent another lumbar puncture procedure yesterday and received chemotherapy in his central nervous system. He tolerated the procedure well but is complaining of a headache this morning which is common with this procedure. He is taking it easy today and drinking plenty of fluids. The next procedure will be done again on Friday.

On another note, our middle son, Steven, has been running a low grade fever since Sunday. We thought it might be related to his cystic fibrosis since low grade fevers are common with CF exacerbations. However, today our youngest son, Kyle, is also running a low grade fever. So, we may be dealing with some sort of virus. We are doing our best to keep the kids separated from Jim in different areas of our home.

Here's how you can pray:

• Please pray for complete healing of this disease.
• Pray that Jim would find relief from the headaches that are common with the lumbar puncture procedure.
• Pray that the chemotherapy would be effective in treating his central nervous system.
• Pray that Steven and Kyle would be restored to full health and that Jim would be protected from whatever they have.
• Pray for wisdom and strength for me as I manage our family under these circumstances.
• Pray that God would be glorified as we continue on this journey.

I cannot express how thankful we are to have the love and support and prayers of all our friends and family. There are days we feel like we are living in a nightmare from which we will never awaken. But then a strength and peace surround us, and we move forward step by step. We know our heavenly Father is with us with every step we take. Thank you for uplifting us before our powerful God who is able to do more that we can ask or imagine.