Joel's Journey: a new name....

Sunday, January 6, 2013

a new name....

There's a new name written down in glory and it's Mercy's......

A few weeks ago Mercy invited Jesus into heart. She has been inquiring a long time but you know sometimes it's hard to tell. But like the scripture says the Spirit moves and works in ways we can not see. Jesus says to let the little children come. She followed the Lord in baptism today at our church. She was very very excited and as the Pastor asked her a few questions prior to the service, she answered like it was just "old hat." ......like please, I know that I know!!!!! Hahaha!!!! Childlike faith is so simple. May we all return to just that. I think we adults make life to complicated. So, rejoice with us!!! We are so thankful that God has granted grace and mercy to each of our children. A parents greatest and most desiring prayer.....not for wealth, beauty, success, or fame but just knowing Jesus and living for him all their days! Imy prayer extends beyond MY birth children but that God would grant faith to all those that are yet to come through our children. And like the missionary to China prayed, that faith would be given to them until the appearing of Jesus Christ. (that would cover every grandchild terry and I have even after we are gone) :))))))))))

Praise God for his mercies upon us.....

4 comments:

Unknown said...: This just makes me so happy to read this and see the pictures. I like, "There's a new name written down in glory, and it's Mercy's"; January 6, 2013 at 3:03 PM
sarah b said...: oh so happy!!! so very very happy!!!!!! I can just imagine Jesus and all of heaven celebrating as she accepted him into her heart!; January 6, 2013 at 5:04 PM
-stephanie- said...: I rejoice with the angels in heaven! So awesome!; January 6, 2013 at 6:56 PM
Rachel said...: Wow! That is what it's all about!; January 6, 2013 at 10:41 PM

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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.