Those You Love...May be delivered

Ps. 108:6

Save us and help us with your right hand,

 that those you love may be delivered.

Ps. 106:8

Yet he saved them for his names sake,

to make his mighty power known.

  Work through your servants David, Judy and Josh tending to Mark.  Help them with your right hand.
 Jesus, make your mighty power known!

Break away the Chains

Psalm 107:13-14

Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.

He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains!

Do it LORD!!

Sisters update

Hi Everyone,

Wow...I am amazed at all the responses. God is so awesome! He's covered in prayer.

Sunday was a little emotional for us. Dennis went to visit Mark and said that Mark wanted to come home....he cried....and the short story is he was a mess. Shortly after Dennis left, Mark called Larry and said he wanted to come home...he then called Andria and later that night he called me. He said that they had only given him 1/2 abilify and a vitamin and if that was all they would do to help him, he could do it at home. He said that they didn't give him a patch or nicotine gum to help with not smoking....he was using any excuse in the book. It was hard to hear him so aggrevated yet depressed and asking to come home.

Monday came with a little encouraging news....Mark's counselor Josh called and said he met with Mark for about 45 minutes today and discussed short term medication and long term medication and that Mark seemed accepting of it and then when the meeting was over Josh said that Mark apologized and said he was sorry that they got off on the wrong foot and that he knew they were only trying to help him.

I want so bad to be jumping up and down and woohooing everything and everyone but I'm so skeptical.... I feel like it's too soon and he's just telling them what they want to hear.....but this is where I should be trusting God and seeing his hand in this...there are dozens of people praying for Mark!

Ok...onto a little funny...my 3am prayer time wasn't hard the first night but last night...now... that was a different story. I got up easily with the alarm and went right to the dining room to pray...Andria was asleep on the couch so I didn't turn on the light. I knelt by the chair and started to pray...I'm guessing I prayed for about 10 minutes...then the next thing I knew I had pain in both of my legs....pins and needles....and I looked up at the clock and it was 3:45.....hahahaha. *Note to self....turn on light and get a drink....wake up before you pray silly girl!

Thank you for all you are doing for Mark, Larry and me...I love you.

He is with you

Acts 17:26b-27
and He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live.
God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.

THANK YOU for your prayers

We have had a great response for covering Mark 24/7 in prayer!  We are so humbled and full of gratitude!!
Thank you every one!!  I haven't heard any news on Mark, so I am trusting the Lord to sustain him!!
Right now the prayer chart is over 50% full!  In addition to those committed for certain times, 14 responsed they would pray, either all day or through out the day.
This I know, Jesus hears them all!!  And intercedes to the Father on our behalf!!
May the Lord bless you all for blessing us with your prayers!

Isaiah 57:15, NLT

"I restore the crushed spirit of the humble and revive the courage of those with repentant hearts"

I read last night a scripture that fit this all so well!   2 Cor 1:8b-11

We (Mark) were under great pressure, far beyond our ability to endure, so that we despaired even of life. 9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death.(Mark)  But this happpened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God who raises the dead.  10 He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us.  On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us.  11 as you help us by your prayers.  Then many will give thanks on our behalf for the gracious favor granted us in answer to the prayers of many.
With much love,
Julie

Thank you for your overwhelming response

Good morning!

We had a grand response to the call to prayer for Mark.  133 time slots on the chart have been filled.  There are 336 total to cover 24/7.  40 % of the way there in one day!  Praise you Jesus!! Five responses said they would pray everyday throughout the day, one response the whole family would be fasting today! And my blogger friends are making a prayer button to go on my blog.  Mary Moss has a post on Lord teach us to pray.  Perfect timing!  Thank you Mary. God sure knows how to bless us!

Marybeth responded saying she was overwhelmed by all your responses….God is Awesome. Mark called Andria last night. He just kept saying “this is just so hard”. But that is all she said.

I have started a blog for Mark, where I’ll keep you as updated as possible; as we aren’t sure we’ll actually receive updates. www.nextaddition.blogspot.com. You can sign up to follow if you would like.
There is also a picture of Mark on my blog http://www.nanajul.blogspot.com/ you can click on that will take you to “Next addition”.

Marybeth has been praying Acts 26:18 To open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

I have been praying
Ps 142:7a Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name.
Ps 28:9 Save your people and bless your inheritance; be their shepherd and carry them forever

Thank you for your prayers!! You all are AWESOME!
Love,
Julie