Believers, I want you to know how integral you are to this process. I just went back into his room, and his SAT's were up to 90 (after dropping into the low and mid 70's). I said, "wow, that's a dramatic difference, what did you do?" The nurse said, "nothing"..."we turned the pressure up a little."
There is no doubt in my mind it is your prayer that is making the difference. I cannot thank you enough. Whatever my God has in store for my son, it must involve you all, at least it does right now. I appreciate your diligence...your knees must be getting sore. Deanna and I are forever grateful to a body of believers, worldwide that are ignoring denominational boundaries, and doctrinal issues, and just lifting a brother up who desperately needs their prayers!!!
Praise Jesus for another victory, truly...the battle belongs to the Lord!
BJ's dad
posted by Pray for BJ @ 4:13 PM
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65 Comments:
Praise the LORD!
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Know you all continue to be in my prayers and the medical staff as they struggle with decisions and timing.
Tina
Cedarburg, WI
GOD is Good!! Just wanted you to know that we in Markle, Indiana are still praying for B.J., and all of you sitting and waiting for the miracles God is bestowing on you. We are good friends of Kent and Amy Kotesky and beautiful little Shelby who just came home. We are witnesses to a miracle here and know you are there! We will pray for you and for your family continually!! Terry and Tracy
Best
Yay Jesus!!!!
Dear Ones,
"Praise God from whom all blessings flow." WE know HE is still in control.
KPO
Elsie Jay
Tears of Joy! Praise Jesus! The Vine Church is praying and praying and praying without ceasing. It is a joy and privilege to battle in prayer for BJ and your family.
To Live is Christ!
Pastor Mark and Janette Henning
The Vine Church
Encinitas, CA
Thank you Lord for hearing the prayers of your children!!
This is such a long journey, Lord. I pray that you carry Brent and Deanna along the way.
Praise the Lord! Continuing to pray.
Sarah (little Jayden's "aunt")
Greensburg, IN
The Battle Belongs to the Lord - Petra
In heavenly armour we'll enter the land
The battle belongs to the Lord
No weapon that's fashioned against us shall stand
The battle belongs to the Lord
We sing glory and honor
Power and strength to the Lord
(repeat)
The power of darkness comes in like a flood
The battle belongs to the Lord
He's raised up a standard, the power of His blood
The battle belongs to the Lord
When your enemy presses in hard do not fear
The battle belongs to the Lord
Take courage my friend, your redemption is near
The battle belongs to the Lord
**************
Still praying, Marion, IN....
Praise the Lord! Our Father is awesome.
Laura
Just arrived home and was relieved to see the last update. Jessica had filled me in around 3:15 pm at school when I dropped off Andrew. Will continue to pray for BJ to stabilize and continue healing. Also praying for your continued strength. We are all learning in this house how to pray continually!
Take care and we love you all.
Love, Nancy
Great is thy faithfulness Lord unto BJ!
Thank you for your repeated and continuing acts of love and faithfulness.
Humbly,
Susie
Praise the Lord - To God be ALL the Glory & Honor!!!! We want His will!
Amazing to see & join Him at HIS work!
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!!!!!
Awesome! But still praying.
Ashley Dawn (peru 04)
Bixby, Oklahoma
Praise GOD. That is wonderful to hear. STAY STRONG.
IN HIM
Jonathan Haag
Praise God!
God is good, God is great !!!
Still praying
Tulsa
Hey Higgins:
Wow! Praise God! The fillio girls are former volleyball players, so we have knee pads good for a variety of activities! Holy kneepads!
We're hanging in there with you . . .
Victory In Jesus.....we ARE truly family !!!! We will continue to pray without ceasing for BJ and the whole family. Do you know how much you are loved?? There are so many things we take for granted in this world but through BJ's ordeal our eyes have been opened. No one connected with this can go forward living their lives as before. We are now connected at the hip and I believe with all my heart Jesus is going to use BJ in a new and mighty way that none of us would have ever imagined before.......
I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing pow'r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, "Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,"
And somehow Jesus came and bro't
To me the victory.
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood.
We are right there with you in the room....do you sense our spirits?
Catch a hug....here it comes{{{{{{{{Hug}}}}}}}}}}}}}....We love you...Phil and Paula
May we give all thanks to our God. I continue to pray for all of you. As I sit here tonight trying to find words to offer to you I am continually interrupted by my two young sons. I asked them for a moment so I could complete a single thought but they persist. I have to stop now and think how lucky I am that I am home - able to speak to and hold (and get frustrated) with my sons. Deanna and Brent can't do that - only sparingly. The Lord humbles me and brings me back to Him to be thankful and grateful in all that I take for granted. So as you thank all of the many prayer warriors I know I want to thank you and our all powerful Lord for teaching me again each and everyday that there is a higher power - and that I must bow down. May you continue to be lifted up, and find peace and comfort in the body of Christ.
Praising our glorious God,
Julie in Westfield, IN
Wooohooo! Is our God efficient or WHAT?? Thank you Jesus for answering the prayers of your followers everywhere!
Brent, Deanna, Lauren, Whitney, and Beej... we love you... LOADS!
Nate and Amy
Thank you so much Father for once again saving BJ for us. You are awesome.
Praise the lord, we will continue to pray like warriors...Thank you lord for your precious child...Bless and keep him safe,provide for his body as it heals..
Bless Deanna,Brent,Lauren and Whitney with peace and rest..
We love you,
Lora J
Praise God. Shouting and giving Him glory. Our God truly is awesome. Continuing to pray.
In Christ's love,
Dawn D.
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty!! You are all continually in our prayers
Kansas City
Yay, Way to go God!!!!!
What an awesome, loving and faithful God we serve. We praise Your holy name Lord.
Higgin's family I just want you to know that I find it a priviledge to be able to pray for BJ and his family. The Lord continues to place a heavy burden within my heart for all of you and for BJ's healing and I am just another servant of the Lord, listening to and doing my best to obey the Lord.
Isn't it so wonderful to see the body of Christ come together, regardless of denomination, I feel it's just a small glimpse of what we have to look forward to once we reach "home".
Continuing to lift you all up to our "Daddy". May His peace flood you, His love emcompass you, and His arms surround you.
In His Love
Linda Ronne
Shawnee, Ok
Praise the Lord! As long as there is a need, we'll be praying!
Indianapolis, IN
God is so amazing. I thank Him everyday for the things that He teaches me through this situation. It is wonderful to be remided of the power of prayer. Thank you, Jesus that You promise to hear our prayers.
Love in Christ,
Kayla
Dallas, TX
Just got home from being in classes all day. Even though I was away from updates, you were on my mind and in my prayers. I'm glad to hear that BJ's numbers are going up again. I'm holding on with you concerning the bleeding and other issues. God is in control, and BJ belongs to Him. I'm praying for you, Brent, Deanna, Lauren, and Whitney, that God will continue to sustain you during these long days of waiting. May you know His peace and rest in the midst of the storm.
I'm getting ready to leave the country on Thursday night to go to our Global Partners European Missionary conference that will be held this year in Velden, Austria. While there, I will be looking for someone with a wireless connection or an internet cafe or something to keep up with what's going on with BJ. I'll be back on Tuesday the 20th. But rest assured that I will solicit the prayer support of all my fellow missionaries from the countries across Europe to be praying for BJ and for all of you. That means people serving in Albania, Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Kosovo, Macedonia, Russia, and Sweden. (Some of them already know about BJ and have posted on this blog.)
By the way, the Strongs who posted from Bolivia earlier today are friends of mine from my days of working at WGM.
I love you all. You are constantly in my thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Becky
Wilmore, KY
We pray in response to the needs of the hour and in focused prolonged prayer efforts and chains. Because we know that prayer changes not only circumstances but also the ones who do the praying!
Prayer expands our capacity to love and to live for God.
Prayer shapes and changes human history.
In praying together with and for one another we will become better equipped to serve and build together. We will be faithful to our mission and pray. We know that we will see the wonders of God unfold.
"Prayer is the most powerful weapon a Christian has. Prayer makes us effective. Prayer makes us happy. Prayer gives us all the strength that we need to fulfill God's commands. Yes, indeed, your whole life can and should be prayer."
Saint Josemaria Escriva
Dear Family of BJ,
A group of 4 pastors, 2 music ministers, and 1 director of missions in Hannibal, MO lifted up BJ in our prayer meeting today. We continued to ask God for a miracle and full healing for BJ. We also asked Him to glorify His name through BJ in whatever way He saw fit to do this. I personally have been challenged by the things you have shared from BJ's journal. He has been used tremendously by our Father. I can not tell you how he has impacted by daughter Michelle who served with BJ in Peru in 2004. We continue to ask for God's touch on BJ and your family. I remind you to consider Isaiah 31 verses 10 and 13. Milton Baumgardner
Monroe City, MO
wow... what a mighty God we serve !! I just came from teaching my music voice class.. I had everyone 2:00 - 3:00 sit at the table and we sang songs, prayed, made cards and pictures for BJ< we put God in the center and let God do HIS thing.. AMEN and Praise be to our FATHER... we love you and so do these students now. They have a new love for Jesus as well as BJ !!!!! Marlene
Hi Higgins Family:
We aer all keeping you in our thoughts.
Just remember that you all are being placed in the mighty but gentle hands of our Father in Heaven
Jeff & Family
Wow. We were at the pumonologist much of the afternoon (regular checkups--two asthmatics) and returned to see all that God had done! The doctor visits were a great opportunity to pray for BJ and the issues with his lungs and beyond. . .what a mighty God we serve!
God led me this morning to pray specifically that BJ would be awake enough for you to communicate with him! God cares for you guys so much--I know that's why He's leading all of us to pray.
love in Jesus from
Pieper family
Charleston, SC
My name is Mary, and I went with BJ to Peru this summer. I just wanted to let y'all know that ever since I first heard about BJ I haven't stopped praying! God is working through this and using it for his glory!
Mary Leestma
Houston, Texas
YAY!!! Thank you Lord!
Praying,
Atl, GA
For weeks now, I have kept up on BJ's website after speaking with Stephen and Kandis Tucker. I praise GOD for the new changes in BJ's recovery. I pray for him and your family daily, praying that GOD will teach us all and inspire us to never stop believing in him and his works. I will keep up my praying and others that I know will continue to lift him up in spirit daily for his recovery. May GOD bless your family.
Genia Spinler
Ken and Roberta Danford's daughter
Greensboro, NC
Weve been praying since the day we all found out about bj! he has never left our minds!
love always
Monrovia High School Class of 2008!!!
God is soooo good!
Thank you Lord for you are the Ultimate Healer! We praise you for Your good works!
(Carmel, Indiana)
I have been keeping up with Bj since this blog has been on. I have shared with many of Bj and the site.There has been many prayers that have gone up for you and Bj that has remained unknow. I had recieved an email form a mighty prayer warrior name Brenda from Nekoose Usa that has commited to pray for you and bj for the next 30days. I will also pray for you in a mighty way myself and believe that God is about to do some mighty works!
I want you to know i am asking the Lord that when the drs go in to take out the canula tubes out that they will not have to repair those viens and that there is little bleeding and that those kidneys will work and no more machine.! Our God can do this . Still praying Indianapolis
Our God is amazing! There was a shirt that circulated at Falls Creek (a large church youth camp in the Arbuckle Mountains of southern Oklahoma) this summer that read God has the power.. So Pray! I couldn't agree more! I love how our loving and sovreign God continues to reveal His glory!
Praise GOD!! Glad to here he is doing better. He is still in our constant prayers.
Andrew Macejak
HLG
Praise God-
The Kingdom of God should not have boundries or issues. One God, one boundry, one issue - to tell the lost about the LOVE of Jesus.
What a priviledge to be a part of God's kingdom, that He gave His life for us, each one of us.
We are constantly praying for strength for you all.
He Is Lord!
Lela, Concord, CA
I just want to return to the entire Higgins family a thank you. It would be much harder for me to pray for BJ if you didn't continue to update us on his condition. Thank you.
Charissa Six
Praise God!
WOW! Thank you Jesus! Praise Your Holy Name! Just checking after our dinner...and WOW! We are grateful for the opportunity to pray consistantly through our day. Don't worry about the knees- Steve and I both turned 51 this week and once we are bent down there...well, we just don't spring back up like we use to! And, Glory, see these awesome answers! :)
Hallelujah!
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!" I Peter 1:3
Love you all! Ann and Steve
"Great is the Lord and worthy of praise!!" AMAZING!!!
My knees will continue to bend for you, BJ, and your family. If BJ can be strong so can my faith... and my faithfulness to prayer. (and I'm sure many will agree with that). To God be the Glory!!!!
><> Sarah, Hannibal, MO
Abba Father, We praise You! We praise you for answered prayer today! We praise you for lifting the family, for the time to speak to BJ, for patience as they wait.
We praise you!
Awesome!!
"Ahhh, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for THEE>" We lift our brother, BJ, up to you knowing that your power is great and your love is everlasting.
We ask dear Lord that you fully restore him back to health and use his life as a continued testimony on this earth. (dot from wake forest, NC)
Praise our Faithful and Merciful God,
hola,soy de PERU .TRUJILLO.LA ESPERANZA....PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTIUSTA DE LA ESPERANZA....PERTENESCO A LA IGLESIA DEL Pastor tito sevilla...........en peru......solo decirles a la familia de bj....que estamos orando por su hijo ,no importa la distancia,estamos con ustedes.....recuperate pronto bj.....DIOS ES GRANDE !1!!!!!!SALUDOS A TODOS ......TRUJILLO ' PERU.......RUTH Y DAVID
Mighty pray worrior Susan for Orlando sent me an email tell me that she will be praying for bj for 30days. I am sharing with you what comes to me . Indianapolis
Thank you Lord Jesus for the continued miracles we see before us every day, hour by hour, minute by minute. You are indeed great and worthy to be praised. Thank you for letting us be witness to your power. In your precious name we pray,
Vicki Justice
HOLA SOY DE PERU.....ESPERO QUE ESTEN BIEN CON LA BENDICION DE NUESTRO SEÑOR JESUS ......NUETRAS ORACIONES PARA BJ ,Y LA FAMILIA DE EL.......Y SALUDOS PARA LA IGLESIA DE DE BJ.....SALUDOS PARA LOS CHICOS BYE
I also want you to know that I continue to keep BJ and your family in my prayers.
God's peace and care to you.
Marilyn
St Charles, Michigan
We are touched by your family and pray for all of you everyday.
Joliet, Illinois
Our God is amazing & it is such a privilege to be able to take your family before Him!
Still praying day & night!
Brad & Stacy
Kansas City
Praise Jesus! I'm still praying for Beej and I know that whatever trials come our way, HE is there for us to walk us through. This past month is proof of that! God bless you all!
wow, I'm not sure how God does it....but I'm sure glad he does. Still praying.
Sarah Landry
Lafayette, LA
Praise the Lord! glad to hear everythings doing better. BJ you will remain in my prayers until you are completely better.
Amber Luedke
Westfield IN
Continuing to stay on our knees for the whole Higgins family...we will continue to pray for BJ's healing and for the rest of the family...peace, rest, and strength for each moment, event, & report.
I so agree with the post ages ago...maybe two or three days ago that said we were holding up your arms during the battle. We will remain as God continues His work through your family!
In His precious care & love,
The McMahans
Hudson, OH
Translation of 1st Spanish Blog on this page...
Hello we are from First Baptist Church of Esperanza (Hope) in Trujillo, Peru…Pastor Tito Sevilla’s church. We just want to say to BJs Family…that we are praying for your son. It does not matter the distance we are with you. Get well soon BJ….God is Big!!!! Our greetings to all
Ruth and David in Trujillo, Peru
Translation of second blog on this page...
Hello I am from Peru…I hope that you are well with the blessing of our Lord Jesús…..We pray for BJ and his family…..and greetings to the church of BJ….Greetings to the Awestar kids…Bye
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