Just a brief update...we are told that beej won't come off of ECMO until tomorrow (9/9/05), so that his lung will have opportunity to re-expand overnight. He is still on blood pressure meds (low doses), and his numbers are stable for now.
posted by Pray for BJ @ 8:29 PM
23 comments
BJ spent 5 weeks on a mission trip in Peru spreading the love of Jesus. A few weeks after returning home he was diagnosed with pneumonia, which quickly turned much more serious and became the lesser concern as an infection throughout his body was discovered. After six weeks of fighting, Beej finally got to go Home to be with Jesus on September 26th, 2005. Thank you for your prayers for BJ, and please continue unifying as God's children as we have seen throughout this God-glorifying situation!!! Higgins Family c/o Awe Star Ministries PO Box 470265 Tulsa, Ok 74147
23 Comments:
I'll be praying that God will touch his lung during these night hours and strengthen his body for the procedure tomorrow. I am also praying for all of you that God will give you peace and rest through the night as He holds you in His almighty and loving arms.
Love,
Becky
Praying hard that everything works out. STAY STRONG
IN HIM
Jonathan Haag
Lord, please place your healing hand on BJ's lung. Please help it to work and re-expand tonight. Just please sustain him.
Amen
Still to praying...
Ashley Dawn (peru 04)
Please have a restful night. Our prayers here will keep on. My God gather you close and refresh you.
In Him,
Jamie
My mom works at St. V's and has told me about your trials. Just want you to know I'm praying for you, and that you're being a light to all the staff at the hospital up there. They can see the difference. Stay strong. God will bring you through.
In Him,
Sarah C.
Dear Lord, please help BJ get the rest he needs tonight and allow his body to respond to the medicsl attention he has recived today. Be with the medical staff that is caring for him give them the strength to do all the right things he needs. Please be with Deanna, Brent and the girls hold them up and keep them strong, they all love you so much Lord and put their trust in you. All these things I ask in your name. Amen
We love you guys,
Evelyn
I just can't stop thinking and praying for you guys. Even though I've never met BJ, I think he'd find it pretty cool that so many Christians--across denominations, across borders, across continents and languages--are uniting to lift him up in prayer. To his family, rest easy tonight, knowing that there are so many lifting you and BJ up to the God who not only knows our needs, but has all the resources and power to meet those needs. Much love in Christ.
i hope u have a nice and peasefull wrest of the night thanku 4 the ubdates i will pray 4 good news i love u all
WE LOVE YOU BJ!! STAY STRONG !!
Lord, we just keep coming back asking for more, and asking for more. And the sweet thing about it, is that you want us to do that...not like the parents we are who get frustrated when our kids keep asking for stuff. Thank you for inviting us to ask and ask and ask for more. So tonight I ask you to give Brent and Deanna rest. I ask you to strengthen BJ's lung and let it expand and contract and get stronger and stronger. Thank you for loving this young man and sustaining him thus far. Lord we know you have a plan for him.
Please provide rest through the nighttime hours. In the name of the Prince of Peace I pray.
Amen
Psalm 63:1-8
1 O God, you are my God,
earnestly I seek you;
my soul thirsts for you,
my body longs for you,
in a dry and weary land
where there is no water.
2 I have seen you in the sanctuary
and beheld your power and your glory.
3 Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
4 I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands.
5 My soul will be satisfied as with the richest of foods;
with singing lips my mouth will praise you.
6 On my bed I remember you;
I think of you through the watches of the night.
7 Because you are my help,
I sing in the shadow of your wings.
8 My soul clings to you;
your right hand upholds me.
Dear Higgins Family,
Remember there are others who will be lifting BJ and the rest of you the Father tonight, even as you try to get some rest. Let our prayers carry you. We love you, even those of us who have never met you.
"His blood pressure did stabilize, with very little of the BP meds still being infused (what a huge answer to prayer!!!). "
After reading this im crying, God is so Awesome.Thank you Lord. Dear God, please bring Bj's lung healing thru the night that only YOU can do.You are truly amazing.Please bring comfort and strength to his family during these rocky times.in Jesus name,Amen
To the family:
what an inspiration you are to us all. God bless you.
Paula
Brent, your regular updates on B.J.'s condition mean so much. Thank you for sharing all of these details with all of us who then are able to bring them to the Lord in faith. Thank you, Brent and Deanna.
Thank you, Jesus.
Northside Friend
Our Father,
i come humbly before You, seeking you with all that i have to use your mighty power and love on my brother tonight as we sleep, Lord grant him peace,comfort, and rest. God, i call upon Your mighty strength to inflate the lung, and restore it to perfect strength so the ecmo can come out tommrow, with no complications. keep the numbers stable, heal,restore and bring resolution to the family and bj. God we know Your will must be done, and Father we praise You for You are recieving all the glory for this instant. God bring your healing, bring your love, and bring your grace. We love You our Lord and Sustainer.
"satisfy us in the morning, according to Your unfailing love."
amen
love and prayers to all
michelle
We are praying for God to preform his miracle on his lung tonight. We also pray for the family to have strength and a good night's rest.
Love In Christ,
Mike & Nancy Napier
Martinsville, Indiana
Father,
Thank you for loving us! You are truly amazing! We praise Your name for the work You continue to do in B.J. Lord, I pray for complete healing in his body. I pray that his lung would expand to full usage and that all of the other complications would vanish! You are the great Physician! Already You have worked so many miracles in B.J.'s situation. We praise You for we know that You will continue to be faithful! Please give the Higgin's family the rest that they need. Strengthen them when they are tired and carry them when they feel that they can't go any longer.
You are our treasure!
In Your Holy Name,
Amen
"Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." Heb. 4:16
Dear Heavenly Father, tonight we are approaching the throne of grace with confidence trusting that you will pour out your mercy and grace on BJ and his family. We are so grateful that you invite us to come to you in this manner and that you delight to answer our prayers. Boldly, as your children, we ask for complete healing and restoration for BJ. We are standing on tiptoe with expectation to see what you are going to do. Thank you, Lord. Amen
God's an awesome Gods, i'll be praying that He'll heal Bj over night, keep the faith up!
Kaitlin
Seguimos en oracion por BJ, rogamos a Dios que mañana sea un dia de VICTORIA. BJ TODO LO PUEDES EN CRISTO PORQUE EL ES TU FORTALEZA.
TITO SEVILLA
PASTOR PERUANO
Checking the web site late at night and PRAYING FOR BJ and his family. Oh Lord, give to your beloved in their sleep. Please give each one Your peaceful rest through these hours. Thank You that You are such a loving Father who delights to hear our requests. Thank You that You alone have all power and authority. Thank You that BJ's lung has this extra time to reinflate. Thank You that You can use doctors and nurses and all kinds of technology--but You can also work above, beyond and without any of these. Thank You that BJ's great need and incredible testimony of grace are drawing so many so much closer to You. Thank You that we have the privilege of joining with brothers and sisters in prayer for this precious family. Thank you that we can pray in your Son's holy name,
Marti Pieper
Awe Star Mom
"So we're not giving up. How could we? Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the lavish celebration prepared for us. There's far more here than meets the eye. The things we see now are here today, gone tomorrow. But the things we can't see now will last forever." (2 Corinthians 4:16-18, The Message)
We hope that you have a restful night. You are all in our thoughts and prayers. Keep your faith alive.
bj has a good heart! i am definately praying for him, stand strong!
"You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand."--John 13:7
Post a Comment
<< Home