Dear friends, Thank you for your kind and encouraging words and prayers for our baby. Your encouragements and prayers have kept our faith strong. I do not wish to burden you with constant email requests and prayers. This will be the last email from us to update you before we tell you of good things from God. Yesterday, our situation just got worse. Lizzie's condition is the worst you can expect. The result of the amnio-fluid analysis showed that in addition to the multiple heart defects, Lizzie has DiGeorge's Syndrome, which is a form of chromosome deficiency resulting in retardation, deformation, thyroid and immune system deficiency. With the new findings, the gyne suggested that we reconsider our options for this pregnancy. We were beyond devastation... when God turned away from His children. Yesterday night, we struggled to bring ourselves to the Touch Jesus He Heals! healing meeting at Living Hope Methodist Church. When we sang praises to God, we cried. It is not easy to worship Him. We worship Him nonetheless.
I was reminded of several things yesterday:
1. The amnio fluid was extracted from Elaine's womb on the 26 April,before we went on our knees in prayer. I only asked for your prayers on the 2 May. We have been praying every day for our baby and have appropriated God's healing for her. Our God will heal His children,and His timing is perfect.
2. Our God is greater than any heart defects and deficiencies. While we submit to the opinions of experts, we hold on dearly to God's promise that we, as His children, can ask anything in His name, and He will give us the desires of our heart.
3. Jesus has removed all condemnation from His people at the cross. God's children and His children's children shall not be condemned by diseases, sickness and defects. We are fearfully and wonderfully made so that we can serve our God and glorify His name. We want to claim this for our baby, so that she can grow healthily as a servantof God.
4. The worst to happen to our baby has happened. From now on, Lizzie is relying on the grace of our living God for the restoration of her body. She will be His testimony to us.
We sincerely thank you for your kind prayers over our baby. That is all we need from you to move the Hand of God.
Whatever the outcome, glory be to God.
Simon & Elaine
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