Prayer and Help Needed
My good friend and guest blogger Robin sent me an email today asking for help. A young man that grew up with Robin’s children is in a tough spot and could use our prayers and any help that we might be able to muster out here in the blogsphere. This young man’s wife gave birth to their son about a month ago.
Robin told me that this couple’s son was born very premature and weighed 2 lbs. at birth a month ago. Obviously the baby’s lungs were not developed and as a result not enough oxygen could get to his extremities. The doctors recently had to amputate his fingers and feet to stop gangrene from killing him, and they give him a 5% chance of survival. The parents are being housed in a Ronald McDonald House in Columbia, SC. The parents are in their early twenties and have practically no support. They have lived with the mother’s family since they were married two years ago.
Both parents spend every possible second at the hospital, but the dad knows he has to support his family. He has a high school education and is trying to find work in t he Columbia, SC area. His employment history includes fast food restaurants only.
As many of you know, my wife and I have been through many months of hospitalization with our son Caden who continues to battle some pretty big health issues at 27 months old. It was the love, time, and gifts given from others who helped us get through some of the toughest times with Caden. My friend Robin was one of the biggest supports for our family when she moved into our home for several weeks to care for our older son Riley while Caden was still in intensive care after his first open heart surgery.
I am asking all visitors and bloggers to help this young family in any way you can. A restaurant or discount store gift card would be great. If you want to donate some money or gift cards to this family then I will tell you how you can send donations directly to them if you will contact me via email.
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No matter what the Lord puts on your heart concerning this story, please pray for this young couple and their son.
February 4th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
[...] Special Prayer Request I have posted a note on my main blog. Aunt Robin has asked me to post this prayer request for a close family friend of hers whose child was born extremely premature about a month ago. This family needs all the prayer and help they can get right now. [...]