Monday, September 14, 2009

Prayer Request for My Parents

I have a BIG prayer request. As I mentioned a couple months ago, my dad has been having some severe (nerve-related) back problems. When they were home from January to June, he saw many doctors, got several epidurals, was on pain medication, had chiropractic care, and even tried acupuncture. But nothing seemed to cure the pain. They decided to go ahead and go back to Kazakhstan as they had a missions team coming over and a wedding that they were helping with this summer. So they went back in faith hoping and praying that my dad's back would get better while they were there. Well it hasn't. If anything it has gotten worse. It's so bad that he is having to lay down 80% of the time. He said even if he gets up to take out the trash he is in severe pain for the rest of the day.

So all that to say they have decided that they will be moving back here to get my dad some help. Here are some specific requests for them:

A. Please pray that they can sell their condo over in Kazakhstan. The sooner they sell it, the sooner they will be able to move back and get my dad help.

B. Please pray for my mom as she packs up all there stuff over there (as my dad is unable to lift or be of much help right now).

C. Pray that once they do get back to the U.S. the doctor's will be able to find a treatment that will work and give my dad some relief.

D. Pray that my mom can find a job that will provide them with insurance to be able to cover some of the expenses for my dad's back.

E. Please pray for their long term plans. It has become very evident to them that the Lord is changing their ministry.

We are obviously excited to have them coming back to Birmingham. But ultimately we just want my dad to be back to normal. For those of you who know my dad, he is a very active person for his age, so we want him to be able to get back to his normal self...


2 comments:

Heather said...

Wow. What a change of direction for your folks. Dan and I will pray that God's guidance will be sure and clear.

Kate said...

So sorry to hear about this! Praying that God will ease some of his pain during the packing, leaving process...extra grace and strength for you mom...wisdom and clear direction, provision for them!! I'm sure you are happy to have them back as well, Jac! Love to y'all!! xoxo