Clinging to Him

                                                          I borrowed God's hand in my sorrow

                                                          and held it till tears went away;

                                                          I said, "I'll return it tomorrow;

                                                         Just let me hold on for today."

                                                          Somehow the time slipped thro' my

                                                 fingers

                                                          (I feel that's the way He planned);

                                                          Feel of His Presence still lingers-

                                                          I can't let go of God's hand.

                                                               Taken from: Quiet Moments for Women by June Masters Bacher

                                                               Copyright © 1979 by Harvest House Publishers

                                                               Eugene, Oregon

                                                               Used by Permission.

 

Jenny has gone Home

This is the final post from Jenny's carepage:

 

Jenny Bizaillion

Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your
sting?

But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord
Jesus Christ!

Jenny Bizaillion passed from this world at 3:38pm.

She was the most beautiful, wonderful friend, perfect mom, devoted
sister, loyal daughter, and best wife a person could ever have.

We will see her again.


Thank you to all who have prayed for Jenny and her wonderful family.  Please keep her family in your constant prayers, as they adjust to life, here on earth, without her. 

Another Update on Jenny's Status

The following is the latest post from her Carepages

Sun, Feb.21, 6:45pm Update

We trust that God is still involved in this. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. His ways are higher than our ways.
We are so desperate for him to speak a word, because his words do not return to him empty.
This situation is very serious…worse than we could imagine. Lesions (infected abscesses) are all over Jenny’s brain. She is still a very, very sick girl. At the time, the doctors do not know the extent of damage caused.
We are calling for our prayers warriors to beat down the doors of heaven tonight because we are in need of a serious Holy Spirit breakthrough.
1) Pray for the lesions to shrink with the new antibiotics.
2) Pray for the seizures to stop.
3) Pray for Jenny to wake up and respond. The reason she isn’t waking up is because of medicine issues, but we need Jenny to respond.
4) Pray that nothing has been affected by the lesions. Pray against long-term affects.
5) Continue to pray for the doctors to have wisdom and discernment because at this point the doctors are forced to think outside the box. Dr. Lester is bringing in more experts tomorrow to decide what the next step is. We need the new doctors to be able to understand this crisis.
Thank you to the 3 winners of ACU’s Sing Song for donating all their earnings to Jenny Bizaillion.


Thank you all, in advance, for honoring this family's specific prayer requests.  If you leave a message on her Carepage, or on the Facebook group "Praying for Jenny Bizaillion", you can rest assured that her husband is reading the messages and prayers left on these sites to her.  Please pray, also, for the strength, stamina, and comfort of her entire family.  This roller coaster ride has been exhausting for all of them.  Please continue to lift Jenny and her family up to the Father!

Praying for Jenny! 

Jenny is once, again, Fighting for her Life!! Please continue to PRAY!!

The following is this morning's update from her Carepages

Sunday February 21 11:20 AM

Jenny continues to have seizures this morning, after having gone quite a while without any. The infectuous disease doctor is changing to an antibiotic that has more success than penicillin at penetrating into the brain. He seemed more hopeful that she might recover than was the neurologist yesterday.
We so long for answers -- especially from YHWH-Rapha.


There have been over 8000 visitors to her carepage.  Some know her, some do not...even those taking care of her, are checking in and leaving messages!  Jenny and her family have been a blessing to countless numbers over the years, and are continuing to bless others, in the midst of this fight for her life!  Please continue to pray without ceasing.  Jenny needs the healing touch that only YHWH-Rapha can provide.  Please pray that this new antibiotic will work, that her seizures will cease, that God will guide and refresh those attending to her daily...doctors, nurses, aides, family, and friends.  Pray that they, and Jenny, will each feel the prayers that we are praying, and the Love of God, all around them in a very tangible way.  And, that this will renew and refresh their battle-weary spirits, in ways that can only be attributed to God himself.


Praying for Jenny!

PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

Saturday February 20 5:30 PM

We have visited with a number of doctors today. Jenny has had an EEG and a MRI of her brain. It appears that some of the sepsis bacteria had clung to her heart valves, and has now released into her brain. The MRI shows a number of lesions, and the neurologist has not given us the rosiest of prognoses.
So we are asking you to pray for the cleansing power of Jesus to mend and heal Jenny's brain. They have removed her from all of her pain meds so that they can find out how cognitive she is. It may take a while for her to wake up, because her body cannot metabolize the medicines very quickly. The doctors are discussing the best anti-seizure meds right now, as some have adverse affects on the liver and others on the kidneys.
In summary: We are up against the wall. We are desperate for the healing power of our Savior to anoint Jenny's body right now.


PRAY! PRAY! PRAY!

If you have been around my blog for any length of time, you have heard me say before that there is no defense against prayer.  It is the believer's most effective weapon, and I am asking all of you prayer warriors out there to wield this weapon now, with the power that is only found in the name of Jesus!

Thank you for being willing to pray for Jenny and her precious family!  He is mighty to save! 

Please Continue to Pray without Ceasing!!

Saturday February 20 9:00 AM

Well, so much for the calm of yesterday. We received a call in the early morning hours that Jenny had a grand mal seizure. Since then, she has had another one, as well as a minor seizure. They are attempting to discover the cause of these. It could be a number of things, or a combination of things:
1. It could be related to her high bilirubin count.
2. It could be due to the level of her sedation -- so they are cutting back on that.
3. She is running a fever, which could be the cause.
They are going to do an MRI as soon as possible to see if it shows any problems. Dr. Lester is not expecting it to. Also, a hematologist has been called in to see what can be done about her bilirubin. She is also losing blood somewhere or somehow, but it is not showing up anywhere.
So we are calling on Jenny's prayer warriors to arm yourselves and go to battle once again.
On another note, a few days ago we had requested no visitors. We are now past that point if anyone would like to come by. Josh and his family have returned to Memphis, and Jonathan will be leaving today. So Beverly and David and I will be here at the hospital. If you do come by and there is no one in the waiting room, it will probably be because we are back with Jenny or gone for a bite to eat.


Please continue to pray for sweet Jenny and for her family!!

Blessings!

An Update on Jenny from her Dad

Friday February 19 6:00 PM

Jenny has had a restful day today. She just finished having her hair washed. All her numbers except for her bilirubin are doing well.
The goal is to get her off the vent tomorrow, and get her a talk button put on her trach. Maybe by tomorrow we will actually get to talk to her!
The surgery is healing well. Her hands are not getting any worse -- thank the Lord! Occasionally when she does wake a bit, I (Rick again) have gotten a smile. And when Beverly told the nurses how much she loved a long bath, she raised her eyebrows -- just like Jenny!
The doctors and staff are talking more about her next step -- rehab. It is music to our ears! REHAB! Until just recent days, there was no talk about tomorrow!
So please pray for:
1. Her vent to be able to be removed
2. Her bilirubbin to come down
3. Her continued improvement
God is good! And we feel SO blessed to have our precious Jenny.


Please pray specifically for these requests!

Blessings!