Prayers please...
Not really my style, but I am going to copy and paste an email from my sister Tasha on one of her students. He tried to commit suicide last week....
from Tasha:
"Gosh...experiencing a lot of suffering but a whole lot of beauty in Belize.
I spent the weekend in Belize City so that I could be with Bernard. God's hand is most definitely at work in this situation. I don't know how to write about it all. Overwhelming and I am quite zapped right now and relating the situation seems to trespass what words let alone an email could communicate.
His chances of survival have been increased due to starting him on dialysis yesterday and doctor is administering a special medication that is controversial but has a success rate that makes it seem like its worth a shot. Thanks to some very generous Belizean hearts, some money has been given so as to make some of the dialysis possible...that was one of the most frustrating parts of the experience...knowing what can possibly help the kid but family and other sources lacking the money to do it and the one hospital in belize that does the dialysis requires money up front. But over and over God is taking care of the details. one of the other frustrating part was that his family seemed to be deserting him during a time when they need to rally together for love and support. A lot of his family seems to be really disgusted, disappointed, and puzzled by him and what happened. I had such a hard time yesterday leaving the hospital knowing that for my own sake and also for the sake of the family that I ahd to go. Staying was probably preventing some healing within family from occurring. One comforting realization is that he is in possibly one of the best states of his life to die. He has received communion every day...even had mass in his hospital room in big public hospital yesterday. He is so precious. There's just something super special about this kid that has made it possible for me to love him so easily...started the day we met. We (probably more so I since talking exhausts me) decided that we can silently communicate a lot more than when we speak and so peaceful just to look at him and experience his gaze back knowing that we're communicating exactly what needs to be. but it breaks my heart. so hard to believe that someone who looks ok on the outside may have poison rotting his insides (he took not only gramazone but also a more lethal poison, "toxic roudup") and may just have a short time to live. I took a much needed day off today to try to get a handle on all this but doubtful if that's possible.
So please keep him and his family in your prayers. I've concluded that praying that all esp family accept God's will be it he live or die may be the best thing to hope for.
so love each other, got that!!!!!!!
much paz! Natasha"
for more info check out another friends blog: http://www.missionali.blogspot.com/
from Tasha:
"Gosh...experiencing a lot of suffering but a whole lot of beauty in Belize.
I spent the weekend in Belize City so that I could be with Bernard. God's hand is most definitely at work in this situation. I don't know how to write about it all. Overwhelming and I am quite zapped right now and relating the situation seems to trespass what words let alone an email could communicate.
His chances of survival have been increased due to starting him on dialysis yesterday and doctor is administering a special medication that is controversial but has a success rate that makes it seem like its worth a shot. Thanks to some very generous Belizean hearts, some money has been given so as to make some of the dialysis possible...that was one of the most frustrating parts of the experience...knowing what can possibly help the kid but family and other sources lacking the money to do it and the one hospital in belize that does the dialysis requires money up front. But over and over God is taking care of the details. one of the other frustrating part was that his family seemed to be deserting him during a time when they need to rally together for love and support. A lot of his family seems to be really disgusted, disappointed, and puzzled by him and what happened. I had such a hard time yesterday leaving the hospital knowing that for my own sake and also for the sake of the family that I ahd to go. Staying was probably preventing some healing within family from occurring. One comforting realization is that he is in possibly one of the best states of his life to die. He has received communion every day...even had mass in his hospital room in big public hospital yesterday. He is so precious. There's just something super special about this kid that has made it possible for me to love him so easily...started the day we met. We (probably more so I since talking exhausts me) decided that we can silently communicate a lot more than when we speak and so peaceful just to look at him and experience his gaze back knowing that we're communicating exactly what needs to be. but it breaks my heart. so hard to believe that someone who looks ok on the outside may have poison rotting his insides (he took not only gramazone but also a more lethal poison, "toxic roudup") and may just have a short time to live. I took a much needed day off today to try to get a handle on all this but doubtful if that's possible.
So please keep him and his family in your prayers. I've concluded that praying that all esp family accept God's will be it he live or die may be the best thing to hope for.
so love each other, got that!!!!!!!
much paz! Natasha"
for more info check out another friends blog: http://www.missionali.blogspot.com/
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