November 19, 2008

Urgent Prayer Request from Brazil

Hey folks, we have car problems, but car problems are a mere inconvenience when compared to what some people are facing. Today I received an e-mail from Ben and Dani Jacobs--colleagues who work in southern Brazil. I will let you read what they have to say, and then take them before the throne of Grace.

Ben and Dani

Many people I know have had these days come into their lives. But for me it is the first time. It was supposed to be a normal day, a normal check-up with the baby, but it just simply wasn’t.

I don’t have the time to go into all the details, but our day took a drastic turn as the once exuberant nurse that was doing a doppler ultrasound became very serious. Her body language had changed, and she said that we should wait right there until she had called our doctor. Soon we had the exams and had the doctor visit no one wishes for. Our little daugher’s life was in danger. A lack of blood flow is not allowing her to grow, and although the blood flow to her brain was better than the other areas of blood flowing in other areas, it also was diminishing. At just under 7 months we also realize the other dangers.

Through many tears and fears, we decided the danger of waiting with little possible growth due to the lack of blood flow, not to mention the dangers of the blood flow diminishing even more, especially the brain was not worth the risk, and we will be going through with an early birth through C-section probably during this Wendsday evening.

Especially those of you who might be going to prayermeeting and receive this email, keep Daniele in your prayers at your church, and keep our little one in your prayers through tonight and tomorrow. I will try to keep you update as I have ability to do so.

We are worried and even at times scared, but are trusting in the Lord who is the one who created this little child, and is the one who gives breathe to all. We are placing our little one into the Doctor’s Hand.

I never imagined yesterday that “tomorrow” would actually arrive, but it has.

Please bring our little one before the throne of God....pray for her by name: Her name is...Sabrina.

Thank you,

Your missionaries, Ben and Dani Jacobs

Posted by Andrew on November 19, 2008 7:33 PM.