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!!!

Quick urgent prayer request please. A good friend's 13 year old daughter has gone missing. Please pray for a safe and quick return and pray for her mum who is absolutely beside herself with worry.

Thanks.

Praying, PositiveAttitude. How long has she been missing?

A very selfish update from me coming up because if I don't do it now, it won't get done before we get back from the Lakes.

My bleeding seems to have settled down and all went well with the MW on tuesday although she was a bit cautious about how things will turn out. Hopefully the sonographer will be able to find out what was causing the bleeding when I have my 20 week scan on the 20th (which incidentally is the 20th anniversary of my grandad passing away). I'm 17 weeks tomorrow.

Our other drama recently was me calling an ambulance for little B on sunday night as she appeared to be struggling to breathe and was turning blue. Turns out that she only had croup but she was struggling. She was given steroids in A&E which worked a treat. She is loads better now and seems to have given me her bugs as I'm full of cold. Praise the Lord for paracetamol as my head isn't spinning now.

We go to the Manchester tomorrow and then onto the Lake District on sunday for a week then down to Derby for a few days. We're leaders on a venture for 14-18 year olds. We never have a good run up to the venture. All of the leaders come under attack but I did think that using my littlest girl was a low blow even for the devil So, prayers please for the venture. Prayers for safety, fun and energy for all would be fab but most of all that people will really know God's presence and come to know him better.

Oh, and prayers against any more attacks would be greatly appreciated. It would be amazing to have one year when the journey/packing doesn't cause a marital

See you all when we get back!

Praying for all that SS and for the safe return of your friend's dd. PA What an awful worry that is.

Praying SS for your venture, bet it will be great.
PA, praying for the missing girl.

Sorry haven't been around much - rough week with the chest. we're off to New Wine on saturday so I'd really appreciate prayers that I will cope and be well enough to enjoy it, also taking dd's best friend with us so have an extra one to look after, could do with more energy. I had a panic attack about it all in the night which I haven't had for ages - hadn't realised how low my body is at the moment. seeing my consultant again in mid august so will see what happens.

Continuing in prayer for you all. Mary, well done on having a word. It may only seem a small thing but it's a start. will keep praying for you and dd.

PA, praying for the missing girl. Please let us know what happens. I lost DS for 3 minutes in Tesco last week and it was the most frightening thing.

Just to update you on my brother and SIL - I took SIL out on Monday afternoon with my boys and we had a chat. Not much can happen until after September, when my brother has to give a second sample to confirm the results of the first one. They are only allowed one cycle of ICSI on the NHS but my lovely parents have said that they will pay for another one if the first one doesn't work. It's still a way off though, and SIL told me that in the meantime are just going to carry on trying very hard to conceive naturally without getting too stressed about it. I think they're dealing with it brilliantly, and God is helping them so much to accept whatever course He has planned for them.

Have a great venture SS - madhairday I really hope that you can enjoy New Wine.

Thank you all for your prayers. She's still missing. She was at a friend's last evening and left to go home at about 8. Its less than a 5 minute walk and she never go there. Police are being really good. We live on an island, so as long as she didnt get off the island immediately, the chances are she will still be around here.
Awkward family situation though, which may have caused her to run. Not sure if she ran or not, though. Dont know what to think, can just pray.
I will keep you updated as I get any info. She lives with mum and sister, 15 yrs old. Both girls abused by father as young children, supposedly "Christian" man. mum is a Christian youth worker. We spent all weekend together and everything seemed fine, but teenagers can just flare up, cant they. praying that she just needed some space for a while and she will return soon. Dont want to even think about anything bad happening to her. She's a lovely, quiet, beautiful girl.

tHANK YOU ALL.

Positive stuff about being on an island PA - praying that she is found safe & well ASAP. Do keep us updated.

That is soooo lovely of your parents sleepychunky Really do pray for success for them. Give them a warm and reassuring feeling, Lord

Prayers for your travels MHD and for a brilliant New wine for you all

So pleased baby is doing well Sheidlbug and that the Fibroids seem to be behaving themselves too Totally echo DutchOma's prayer. xxx

Glad things seem to have settled with the bleeding SS Praying for that precious little life. xx So horrid with your DD - I do know exactly how what you went through feels and it is just awful. Indescribably awful. So glad your beautiful DD is ok though, does she seem much better now? Prayers and Love. xx

Bit insignificant; but I am on a very strict diet and I starving. I am only on Day Three (sounds like the Big Brother House) and I know this will get better; but I am grumpy and struggling. Please pray for perseverance. Thank you.

PA Praying for that girl!!

Can I slink back in after being away for months on end?

I am the one that had the heroin addict husband with one small boy??

Hello ladies. Sorry for disapearing and hope you accept me back.

H is gone and divorce is starting in November. Contact with him and son isn't happening and that is how it will stay. I am doing well and am very happy now

Give me chance to catch back up!!

wb MC, glad to hear you are happier! No-one is ever turned away here

Praying for that girl PA. Also good to hear from you SS - sounds like you've been through the (spiritual) wars a bit. Remember to find time for yourself as well as others...

SC - sorry to hear about your brother/SIL and the IVF treatment. I know the heartache my own brother/SIL went through, it isn't easy.

MUST leave the PC alone and finish getting ready to go on hols...

Lovely to have you back meltedchocolate!! So pleased things are going better for you now

Have a wonderful holiday Mary!!!!

Will be doing a new thread and summary soon; so it will be easier to catch up MC

I'm pleased that life is good now for you MC.
Have good holidays, Mary.

Have been up into the small hours with my friend. Good news is that her DD has contacted another friend, but wont say where she is or who she is with. She is alive, at least.
Police have now become useless, since learning that she has chosen to run away. I think we are going to be doing a lot of driving around today and seeing if we can see any sign of her, or any friends that we dont have contacts for.

A few hours nap, then I was up at 5am to take DD2 to the boat for her to travel to Londan for "Re-act" for the next 11 days!

On a more mundane level, DH leaves job tomorrow. So far this week: car has broken down, Needed to throw out my grill and buy a new one (use it nearly daily, so was essential), car insurance up for renewal, that we had totally forgotten about, DD4's birthday las t weeekend, DD1's this weekend, all expensive , expensive, just as we are having to grit our teeth and survive with nothing!!!!
BUT, we did this in faith, so we have to believe God knows whats happening and will guide us through this.
I am just feeling emotionally and spiritually incredibly vulnerable at the moment and lack of sleep is not helping!!

PA I'm just so sure that God will show what He can do here. In all the circumstances. I was directed to Haggai 2:9 and read the rest of the chapter, strong stuff.
Let us know how it goes. Thoughts and prayers are with you.
MC I had forgotten your user name, but have kept in touch on Facebook. Glad things are better for you.
Dippy Hope you have a good fourth day on your diet.

Teenager is home safe and well. I dont know any more than that at the moment, but thanks for all the prayers.

I need to sleep now........

Please could you pray for me...really stressed at the moment. im a new mum of a 9 weeks old baby, tired, stressed and hardly spending anytime with God since baby born...Can you pray for a time and a real encounterment with him.. Thanks

((hugs)) Charmaine, it is pretty full on at 9 weeks. Praying for you x

Thank God that "your" teenager is home and safe PA. They will probably still need you to talk to, both mum and dd, when you've had a rest.

Praying Charmaine, especially that you will feel God near you at the times you are stressed and tired. You know, when we can't do the praying ourselves, not only do your sisters in Christ take on that task for you, but the Holy Spirit Himselves will intercede for you. So relax, God is still very near you, whether you have the energy to look for Him or not.

Hello everyone.

Thanks to MaryBS I have found this thread.

Please can I ask you for healing thoughts for M who means a lot to me and is very ill at the moment.

My head is all over the place at the moment, but, will read thru your posts shortly.

Thank you so much.

Praying for peace of mind for all who need it.

My parents are coming up for a few days tomorrow. It will be lovely to see them but we can all end up falling over each other. Please pray for safe travel and good sleep - DS2 has been tons better, but we've had a few bad nights thanks to some random virus.

Thank you.

Prayers continuing for all.
Not in a good way. Trying very hard to hide it from people in real life as they have enough to worry about already.

Prayers please for S, a lad I've known all his life. He's on the autism spectrum and was beaten up last night by a gang of youths. Bruised and swollen, glasses broken, really shaken....as are we all....

That's all anybody needs. Prayers for you, your family and for S.

Amber - You are loved and you are special Praying for S - that is just awful Have the culprits been caught? Just terrible. Praying for him and for his family as they deal with the aftermath. Unjust. .

9 weeks is a very full-on time Charmaine - Do you have much support around you? Do get out and about, makes you feel so much more human - go and stuff yourself with coffee and cake in Starbucks - you'll be missing the opportunity to do it in a few years time xxx

Prayers for M, Magic - any more news??

How is it going with your parents so far BES? Hope it is a really peaceful and lovely time for you all this visit xx

Diet is going ok, on day 6 and going to be weighed etc tomorrow. Definitely lost weight, but am now completely staaaaarving - eeeek!

CD, thank you. Out of danger now, but,still very ill. I have everything crossed.

Good luck with your diet. Mine starts tomorrow

Best wishes for peace for all those who need it.

Out of danger is good Praying for progress to continue.

Another day in Dippy Land ..... Let's hope it's a good one .....