Prayer for Moriah

Tomorrow morning (Monday, 12/14) we (Moriah, my parents, and myself) are heading to Hershey Medical Center for Moriah's surgery to remove her AVM. We have to be there by 5:30 AM, and her surgery is scheduled for 7:30 AM. This is an invasive brain surgery to remove the malformation and also the dead brain tissue surrounding it. The surgery is supposed to take about 6 hours total, and then she will be in the intensive care unit until Tuesday. She is supposed to be able to come home from the hospital on Friday, or Saturday, of this week.

Moriah is in good spirits and is staying positive. Everyone is starting to get a little nervous, but that's to be expected. She even said that she was excited, because this is something new. We a great support base, so thank you all for your support and encouragement. Thank you, also, for your prayers! Please be praying for Moriah, the doctors, and our family through this. It is greatly appreciated. God is in control!

War of the World

There are times when I feel like constantly asking people for prayer makes me out to be a "charity-case," but I know that is definitely one of the ploys of the Enemy to keep us from asking for prayer. I've come to better understand that we are in a constant state of war. War for our hearts and souls. As Christians, we have the rest of the world fighting against us. In the words of John Piper, prayer is not our casual intercom, but rather it is our wartime walkie-talkie to God. In looking at it that way . . . I can definitely use reinforcements, everyday.

And to update you all on my little sister, Moriah . . . She goes into surgery to remove her AVM one week from today (next Monday, 12/14). Please be praying for her, our family, and the doctors as we prepare for this. Overall though, Moriah is doing very well and is staying positive. God is in control.


Thank you for your prayers!