----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich&Pam Stauter" <rstauter@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "yahoo Leah Leaders" <LEAH-Leaders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:22 AM Subject: [LEAH-Leaders] FW: Little Bear's urgent prayer request > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Holden [mailto:familylight@xxxxxxxxxx] > Subject: Fw: Little Bear's urgent prayer request > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Wheeler" <mantleministries@xxxxxx> > To: "Little Bear 's e-mail Specials" > <mantle_ministries_specials@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:53 PM > Subject: Little Bear's urgent prayer request > > > > This is our latest Mantle Ministries Special of the week > > Dear Friends of Little Bear and Family, January 19, > 2002 > > > > Joshua and I Just returned from our sucessful "Little Bear Outdoor > > Adventure Camp" at Horn Creek Camp, Westcliff, Colorado. > > > > This is the soonest I could ask you to go to the Lord with us in > prayer. > > > > Here is the scoop: > > > > Last week January 12, Noelle our daughter, and her new husband > Joshua > > came to the camp with us to minister throughout the week. On that > evening > > Noelle began to have some signs of early labor. The next morning our > music > > team member Andrea Salter, a former labor and delivery nurse gave > Noelle a > > partial examinations and advised us to immediately leave the camp and > take > > Noelle to a hospital in Pueblo for a fuller examination. At the > hospital > > she was found to be fully dilated and the baby to be 22 weeks old. > Medical > > intervention and care has confined Noelle to a hospital bed rest,and > > miraculously her water has stayed in tact and baby in the womb. > > > > This is Josh and Noelle's first child and Marilyn and my first > > grandchild. You can well imagine what stress is upon all of us. There > are > > some immediate prayer requests for you on our behalf. > > > > 1. Pray that the bag of water remains in tact so the child will > continue > > to grow for as many weeks as possible. Each day is critical,at 22 > weeks > > 40% of babies die at birth, 40% have serious physical damage, and 20% > grow > > up healthy. We are praying for a miracle birth. If the baby will hold > out > > for 2 weeks and more the opportunity to live alive and well greatly > > improves. > > > > 2. Noelle's water is on the verge of breaking, she cannot move from > flat > > on the back position the rest of the pregnancy while in the hospital. > Pray > > she does not develop an infection for it will break the water and the > baby > > will be born. Pray the Lord will hold the water like He did the Red > Sea > > for the Hebrew children to escape the hand of Pharaoh. Pray for no > > infection. > > > > 3. Pray for a long, long, long, lay for Noelle so baby can grow. > > > > 4. Pray that the baby will supernaturally grow faster than normal and > that > > the child will be a healthy and a chosen vessel for the Lord. > > > > 5. Pray for Joshua who is staying at Noelle's side 24 hours a day that > the > > Lord will provide for them by his freelance graphic work. He is able > to > > work using his industrial strength laptop while Noelle and baby pass > > through this trial which may take at least 2 months. They eventually > will > > live at Marilyn's sisters house in Colorado Springs until it is safe > for > > them to come home. The Lord will have to somehow provide for the > expense > > of hospilitation because they do not have insurance. > > > > 6. Pray for supernatural wisdom for the medical teams involved on this > > birth. > > > > 7. I left Marilyn and Aimee there until the Baby is born. Joshua our > son > > is with me, and I will continue to travel and minister. I am playing > Mr. > > Mom for now. > > > > It is amazing to me that while millions of people every year work > hard > > to figure out a way to terminate their pregnancy we are fighting for > all > > we got to have a child. What a contrast. I cried enough tears to fill > a > > bottle for 3 days and I am all cried out. The Lord has encouraged me > to > > believe that it will be His will for this child to goforth. This was > the > > word He gave me about 5 days ago. It is neat because their last name > is > > Goforth. We are all in peace at this time. > > > > Below is the Hospitals address for you to write a note if the > Lord > > gives you a special word from the Bible, or a word by Him through > prayer. > > It would not be wise to visit if you happen to live close by, so > outside > > bodies do not bring infection into the room. Flowers are not necessary > > because the room is too small. Phone calls are taxing so just good old > > fashion prayer it the key at this time. Letters will also encourage > them > > both. > > > > Thank you our friends for standing in the gap on our behalf. I > will > > keep you informed as time allows in the near future how all went. I > will > > not be able to handle calls while playing Mr.Mom so I will let you > know > > what came as a result of your love and prayers > > > > In His Providential Care, > > Little Bear and Family > > > > PS Pass this on to your freinds that may be the kind of people who > would > > care to pray with us. > > > > Hospital: > > St Mary-Corwin Medical Center > > C/O Labor and Delivery > > 1009 Minnequa Ave > > Pueblo, CO 81004 > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to mantle_ministries_specials as: > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > leave-mantle_ministries_specials-4786354I@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > Community email addresses: > Post message: LEAH-Leaders@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subscribe: LEAH-Leaders-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > Unsubscribe: LEAH-Leaders-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > List owner: LEAH-Leaders-owner@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Shortcut URL to this page: > http://www.onelist.com/community/LEAH-Leaders > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >