June 2010 - MN Christian Prayer Request Thread: Captain Dippy apologises for going AWOL ....

[CaptainDippy]

She's back!!!!!!

Gosh, I am soooo sorry for a rather prolonged absence. Since going on holiday last month to Center Parcs I just feel like life has been zoooooooooming along at about 100 mph. I kept meaning to catch up here, but never quite meaning to do it. so sorry!! Having said that, I have been "chatting" to DO, Mary, Jen and others on Facebook a bit and Mary very^ kindly took my 'phone call about my mother outlaw's friends' daughter and granddaughter who have been involved in the horrific car crash.....

There was no one else involved. It seems that the daughter just drove into the wall of a shopping centre. No idea why. It was though initially that the granddaughter had the more severe injuries and was airlifted to hospital; but the daughter had to be cut out of the car and turned out to have the worse injuries. They have both been through hours or surgery and are now in induced comas. They both have some really awful injuries including broken bones, major internal abdominal injuries, possibly spinal problems and the granddaughter has concussion and possible major cranial injuries. It is just unthinkable awful. Please, please just pray for a miracle. The major worry at the moment is the daughter's abdominal injuries might cause Peritonitis, which could prove very serious. She also has a very dangerous blood clot in the top of her thigh. I just cannot imagine what her parents are going through, and her husband. This is all too awful.

Gosh.

Well I have a summary of all the prayer requests from the beginning of May to the present for you all. I am afraid I just simply couldn't cope with summarising April as well. I hope you don't mind!!

Here they are:

Mary - Has been very very hormonal and struggling emotionally recently. She is worried that she might be going into pre-menopause. She has also asked for prayers for DH's mum who has just collapsed following a Stroke. It seems the Stroke has only mildly affected her, but lots of prayers for her recovery please. A heart murmur has also been discovered too.

LittleFish - Praises God for the disappearance of her cousin's Cancer and for finding a new teaching job, which she will start soon great stuff!!

MrsCadwaller - Has finished her exams and coursework!!!!! Praying that they can "get back to normal" as a family now and start enjoying life a bit more!! Continued prayers for Mrs.C's DF who recently lost a baby through an Ectopic PG.

BrokenBananaTantrum - (Love the name ) Asked for prayers for another MN poster who has given birth to very prem twins. Any more news on this??

Saliswan is PG with DC3 She is worried about how she is going to cope with 3 children and scared of having a MC too. Wrap her up in your love, Lord. xx

PositiveAttitude - DH has handed in his notice at work and is now looking to see what God has in store for them Prayers that they would be clear in what lies ahead ....

Amber - was v.low at the beginning of May.

MoreTeaandCakePlease - Struggles with the complexities of her relationship with her husband who has left her for someone else. He recently said her had ended the relationship, but it would now seem that he hasn?t. Protect MTACP and her precious family Lord and show them they way they should walk in this..... Prayers for her mum who is having hip and knee problems and is in a lot of pain at present; and for her friend Emma who has two children and another on the way and is in an abusive relationship. Prayers that she can find a way to walk out ....

MadHairDay - Prayers for her friend L's teenage DD who has Anorexia and is in a very bad way at present. Prayers for MHD's poor DD whose Psoriasis has spread to her face and is causing her a lot of discomfort Prayers for her neighbour who has had to have Cervical Stitch at 24 wks and be on permanent bed rest to prevent a pre-term labour and birth. MHD also needs lots of prayers for her health as she is struggling with a lung disease which made soon need operating on . Keep her well Lord. xx

DutchOma - Prayers for her DF Kathy who is not well herself, but is also caring for both of her parents who have health problems too and whose newborn Grandson (Morgan) has been in Great Ormond Street Hospital who an undeveloped heart valve. This has been operated on and Morgan is doing well and has been transferred to his local hospital

Hermya - Praise God for a low result on her Quad Test in her PG with DC3 who looks to be a boy She has also had a scare with some bleeding too. Protect her and her unborn child, Lord. Prayers for her families financial situation, which is not good at the moment too; and for friends who have been involved in an accident and may be prosecuted.

BlueEyeShadow - Prayers that her DS would sleeeeeeeeeeeeeep!!! Also for her friend who has recently lost her Nan and for neighbours who has their son, son's GF and three yr old staying with them. Their three yr old has ADHD, which is not being handled and controlled very well.

WeirdBird - Has Polyhydramnios and is struggling with increasing gain in size. She started having some pre-term contractions and has had injections of steroids for the baby's lungs. Protect her and protect her baby too, Lord. Prayers also for the families finances too, which are in a bit of a state of flux at the moment.

WeegieMum - Has been struggling with depression recently. Protect her, Lord. xx

JentlyDoesIt - DP has been made redundant and his trial is due to start again in Dec. This a such a hard time for them as a family. Praying that God would carry them through. xx

CaptainCaveman - Her neighbour who had the brain tumour sadly passed away Prayers for their family as they come to terms with their loss. Prayers also for a colleague of CC's who has just discovered their newborn grandchild has Downs. Prayers for the whole family as they adjust.

GoatsClimbTrees - Asked for prayers for all those affected by the tragic school bus crash in the Lakes.

Soooooooz - BIG prayers for her poor DH who is suffering with a horrible abscess in his mouth

Lulumama - Asked for prayers for Baby E's cranial surgery on June 7th - She has reported back that Baby E is making a remarkable recovery Praise God!!

Phew!

Please update on any of this situations if you can and do add prayer requests as and when

Oh, it is nice to be back

GET PRAYING!!!

Thats complete and utter garbage, Amber

Please pray for my Dad, John who has dementia and either knowingly or unknowingly hasn't each or drunk hardly anything for ten days. He's in hospital rehydrating on a drip and I'm hoping that his dementia will lift a little to make him realise that he needs to eat and drink, it's not poisonous and that all his family love him and need him.

Thank you

Praying stickyj, what a worrying time for you all...

Praying for you stickyj and for your dad.
Glad you got unanimous advice on you AIBU thread tea, if it helps, I was a smacking parent, not wildly so, my daughter started out not to smack or want anybody to smack her dcs, but just recently I have heard her say "I'll smack your bottom if you don't stop that," so that it does feel a bit like swings and roundabouts.
If you had told us that you had smacked and felt dreadful about it, we would also have come out in support of you, but as it is, you are entirely right and your parents should respect that.
Prayers for Amber as always, they are bullies out of total ignorance, and, sad as it is, you need to part company, for your sanity and safety.
Dippy I finally found your "palace" photo on Facebook and you look stunning.

Praying for you and your dad sticky.

Amber I can't tell you how mad it makes me to hear that kind of thing. take no notice of them. they are speaking utter crap. Prayers.

Well I "have" smacked my DD before, particularly in the past but I'm definitely trying to use other methods first and foremost now and want it to be my call IYSWIM? So need lots of grace for my parents.

DD was picked on AGAIN at church yesterday. Am going to have to deal with this, would welcome prayers that I can handle this sensitively and well, and without losing my temper.

Mary prayers for you and DD.

Prayers aplenty...

Mary, I am praying for you and dd now. You know where I am if you need to rant/shout/cry about it all. x

Thank you for prayers. I have now raised it as an issue, although I only touched lightly on what had been going on, but made specific reference to Sunday. Turns out bully is in turn being picked on by one of DD's friends - I would say in response to what is happening with DD, so its a bit of a vicious circle! However DD isn't picking on anyone, that I can see, she is just so softhearted.

I probably didn't say enough, but at least it was done civilly, without any heat or argument, which is good, I guess. Its so hard to judge these things...

I'm praying for you all.

Just to let you know that work have reduced my hours, so am hoping that this will help me stay on a little longer but in any case it'll mean that I'll be getting the rest I need.

Sticky Prayers for you and your Dad.

Tea Prayers for grace.

Mary Glad the situation seems to be working itself out in a good way for you guys.

Tomorrow is my DD's 3rd birthday. I made the cake today and added a picture to my mumsnet profile.

I'm attempting a party and about 13 children are coming. I'm frightfully nervous as I've never done a children's party before and there's still a lot to do. I know this request isn't as important as some (I know Dutch Oma what you're thinking now ) but if you have a spare 5 mins, please can you pray that tomorrow goes well and there are no disasters.

Prayers for the party Tacp, that you can relax and enjoy it as much as all the children will. Happy birhtday to DD.

I'm pleased the work situation is better Hermya.

Mary soooo pleased that the conversatin went well, now prayers that it can all be sorted for everyone's benefit.'

Only 4 days to go before Dh leaves his job. Still waiting to hear about one that he has been interviewed for.

Someone on here said that they knew about XLP, sorry I cant find the post. If you read this, can I ask what sort of church you go to? DD3 needs to request a link with a church in her area and wants to know a bit about some of the churches. Thanks. She's off to "Re-act" on friday for 10 days.

Hope everyone's enjoying the holidays.

It was me but I don't live in London, I live in Watford and go to Soul Survivor but XLP has links with our church and Mike Pilavachi our pastor and they've come to our church a few times x

TACP Think about the hairs on your head and how they are all counted and then think about what is important to your Heavenly Father. Yes? Happy birthday TACP's dd, have a very happy day.

PA Difficult to wait, isn't it? But I'm sure God can count too and He knows your needs.

We are praying for our Romania team which is leaving on Saturday for a fortnight. One of the team had to drop out because he has been diagnosed with cancer. So we are praying for him (and his wife with severe dementia) as well as for the whole team.

tacp hope your dd has a brilliant birthday and that the party is good fun. Are you getting some of the other mums to hang around and give you a hand? I think you are brave to take on 13 2-3 year olds (so speaks the woman with no kids yet!). Prayers for all going well.

PA All I can say is to trust in God's timing. I have felt so frustrated in the past when timings haven't been as easy as I would have liked, but He certainly knows what He is doing!!

DutchOma What are the team doing in Romania? Any specifics we can pray for as well as prayers for this couple going through such a tough time?

I've got a scan this afternoon to see how the baby is and how my fibroids are progressing. I know they are still there (I can feel them) but with all your prayers I am sure they will prove to be ok. I think I get bloods taken again at this appointment as well (fun!). I will let you know how it goes.

Shieldbug It's really terrible, but I don't know. I know that Alina and Daniella, who are both from Rumania (mother and daughter) are going back to the place where they used to live and that they will have an input in a small church with a lot of special needs people who are not accepted in other churches. There are financial needs as well as needs for teaching.
But there will be a blog that I can link to when it's set up, they leave from the church at 6 am on Saturday.

Prayers continuing for all...

Party went really well, so thank you for prayers.

I sent in a card to CBeebies for today and thought it wasn't shown, but it was and I missed it and didn't record it for her. So I feel a bit sad about that.

I came upstairs to an anonymous envelope from someone with money in and my name though, so God is very good as any costs I had for today are gone! God is so good.

On a sad note, do you remember I asked for my brother and his wife to be prayed for, for their IVF treatment? The first scan after implant, looked like it was going so well. But they had another examination yesterday and the egg is still there but it's died So they're both distraught and they'd just got used to the fact they may actually be having a baby after all the years of trying. That was the only cycle of IVF they were allowed on the NHS. So prayers for peace for them at this horrible time would be very very good.

There maybe typos in this as I'm so so tired but thank you ladies for prayers x

Glad the Party went well TACP You should be able to get a recording of the card on CBeebies somehow - someone with SkyPlus perhaps!!!!? Internet?? There must be some way ....

So sorry to hear about your bro and his DW They must be so heart-broken and devastated They are very much in my prayers. xx

Prayers for your dad stickyj- how is he doing? So hard for you to watch

Please pray for me - I am on a bit of a (medically-supervised) diet and am finding the first few days rather hideous. Prayers for strength and endurance!!!

Praying...

We're off on holiday tomorrow for 2 weeks, down to Devon, so won't be around (unless I can't stay away and logon from somewhere!). Please pray for a safe journey and a good holiday

Prayers aplenty continuing...

Good news from the scan- the baby is growing well and seems to still have plenty of space. The fibroids haven't grown significantly and are in a position where their impact is minimised. The consultant also had some good news about possible non-invasive treatment we can investigate after I've given birth. She understands that I don't want surgery because of risks to future conception and is doing her best to find ways round it. Lots of thanks for your prayers.

tacp so sad about your brother and sil. Continuing prayers for them. Glad th eparty went well. How cool is the money in the envelope? God does indeed provide.

Mary Hope you have a fantastic holiday with lots of fun and special memories.

Well that's a very good answer to prayer Shieldbug Let's continue to pray that baby grows and that the fibroids shrink to such an extent that there is no need for treatment after the baby is born.
Have a wonderful holiday Mary