Her name is Rebecca

Please please pray for my friend Rebecca who is in critical condition in the hospital right now. She has crohns disease, and has had some really bad spells already in the past, and this is worse, I think. She has lost 30 pounds (and was already incredibly thin) because she can't keep food down, and she has low blood pressure, and there's a possibility that her bowel will rupture and she'll have to have emergency surgery, and she can hardly swallow because of the pain it causes, and she is just not responding to her medication.
please pray for her. I think this is urgent. Also pray for her Mom (and her whole family!) as they support her and love her and share in her pain!
There is actually a prayer vigil for four hours tomorrow (4-8) at Meadowlands CRC. You could lift that time up to the Lord as well.
The prayers of a righteous person are powerful and effective! I believe that whole-heartedly!

Redeemer

For those not in the RUC loop - Friday around 11am a squirrel met with the hydro transformer for the campus, they fought and both lost. The squirrel died and so did the power. A new transformer had to be brought in and installed. This involved a complete evacuation of the academic building. Then because of pilot lights, gas leaks and other resulting things the entirety of the on-campus population had to be shipped off to two hotels until such time that the dorms are safe to live in, and power has been restored.

There are a lot of things to pray for here - the entire situation is a logistical nightmare. You can imagine the choices and planning having to be made by the front office, RAs and HAs trying to find their students on a Friday afternoon without the use of phones, Student Life staff making sure that everyone gets settled in their hotel and that they represent Redeemer well, and all the students that have been displaced during one the busiest times of the school year. I'm sure there is more, but these are some good places to start.

Steve and Julia Kooy

Julia's mom passed away yesterday afternoon suddenly. They found out a week and a half ago she has advanced cancer and she did not make it. One praise though, before she passed she was able to see her second grandchild as Julia had there second child on Nov.11. Please pray for there family, this is the second death in the family in 5 months.

Grandma Stewart

My Grandma has been in a lot of pain for the past couple of months, to the point where she hasn't been able to walk. They figured out on Friday that was because both of her hips are broken. She had surgery yesterday morning on the worse one. It was quite successful and she is starting the recovery process. She turns 87 next Monday.

Crystal Williams

A friend that I grew up with (Gr 5 - end of highschool) was killed in a car accident in the Belleville area last night. Pray for her family (Mom, Dad and older sister) and friends as they/we deal and adjust.

Last Aaron Post

He comes home tomorrow! Praise the Lord!