Joel's Journey: URGENT Pray for Joel

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

URGENT Pray for Joel

Joel's oxygen level has been dropping and now his heart rate is dropping. Please CRY OUT, even as David the psalmist did, for God to hear, answer and rescue Joel from this trial. CRY OUT right now for Terry, Cindy and the family as they make urgent decisions and seek do all they can to trust God to sustain Joel's life during this critical time. Pray for them to have wisdom beyond themselves meet Joel's needs. Pray that their minds would be stayed upon Jehovah the giver and sustainer of life.

Posted by Johnny Burnett for the family

7 comments:

Teena said...: praying RIGHT NOW~ praying.... lifting Joel up to the Father...

praying for Cindy, Terry and all the children, family.....

will check back ...

Father God, we just come to you now asking you, crying out to you Lord, right now to heal Joel... to raise Him up.... Lord, give Cindy/Terry the strength they need right this very moment.... Lord, you know all and we do not... Your thoughts are not our thoughts... please Father God... give us a miracle... Amen~; January 23, 2007 at 12:57 PM
By the grace of God ... said...: Praying, praying, praying!!

Please keep us updated, if possible.; January 23, 2007 at 1:13 PM
Rebecca said...: Prayers being said for precious Joel right now.; January 23, 2007 at 3:05 PM
LJR said...: We will continue praying, please keep us updated as you can. My family is so worried about Joel.

Lori R Norman OK; January 23, 2007 at 3:06 PM
Christine said...: We are praying for the little sweetheart.; January 23, 2007 at 3:14 PM
Debbie said...: I was just reading Luke 18: Jesus reassures us that our Father hears His people's prayers. He gave the disciples the encouragement "that men ought always to pray, and not to faint" (18:1). And He also gives us this certain hope: "And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?" (18:7)

We are praying for your family and little Joel!

In Christ, Ken, Debbie & Lisa Fields; January 23, 2007 at 3:34 PM
Unknown said...: Saying many prayers for Joel and your family. Update as often as possible.; January 23, 2007 at 4:07 PM

Joel's Story

Joel, our 11th of 13 and a twin of Josiah, at age 3 was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer, on December 6th, 2006. Joel had three perfect years of health and he and Josiah celebrated their 3rd birthday Sept. 13th, 2006. The first of Oct. Joel started having unexplained fevers for a few days and would return to active play. After the fourth round of fevers we took him to our family Dr. which they said his iron was low, so we treated that for a few weeks and took him back only to have his hemo. showing lower than before. We were referred to a hematologists and saw him a few weeks with blood checks twice a week. At a visit on Dec. 4th we showed the Dr. the bumps, (which were tumors but we did not know at the time) on Joel's head and he was very concerned and we were told we needed to admit him immediately and start extensive tests the following day. Joel went through rigorous testing and then the dreaded results were given. Joel was at a stage IV the most extensive stage, but we were hopeful that the Lord would use the means of Chemotherapy treatments to restore Joel's body. Joel endured 8 1/2 days in the hospital, came home for Christmas, and returned for his second round of chemo Jan. 3, 2007. Joel had a seizure that night after midnight and went into a coma due to a tumor bleeding in his head area and causing his brain to swell. After tests the following days, the Dr. declared Joel "brain dead" and took us to court to force us to take Joel off life support, as we did not agree with the medical field's definition of death. Our family sought to stand with the scripture, "life is in the blood,"and until Joel's heart quit beating naturally, he was living. We were making arrangements to bring him home and on January 23, 2007 his little heart stopped beating and he went to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven. Our lives are changed forever. God is faithful in the midst of this trial and we look with great hope to be with him someday.