Or something like that. Just wanted to update on several prayer requests that I don't think I shared here, but this is the easiest place to update multiple folks at once:
*Lynn gave birth to Phineas this morning at 7:43 after a difficult (but not as long as Gid's) delivery complicated both by his face up presentation and her ruptured disc. But both baby and mommy are fine. He's eating well and she's resting. Gid and Ike are here in Chattanooga with Mom so Lynn and Andy can rest. Andy said Lynn did not have any of the panic attacks which have plagued her for the past two weeks, and I think it's neat that not only have many of us been praying about that all week, but as a choir we prayed specifically about it last night around 8, just before she went into labor at 10. It's always cool to watch God work. Andy also said that though the pain in her back became almost unbearable during delivery and the pressure caused her arms and legs to go numb for a while, once the baby was out the pain was greatly relieved.
*Stephen's sleepless two weeks following a mistake in loading a backup tape which resulted in erasing all of the library files ended in God's provision Friday when the miracle we've all been praying for arrived. He "stumbled" across a backup tape from October which contained the files and they worked (several other tapes contained the files but were corrupted). 45,000 books replaced, just like that. He slept much better this weekend, until the pain from an abscessed tooth started getting unbearable. He is now scheduled for a root canal next Friday. Needless to say, this won't go down as the best month of his life. But he has been able to rejoice in watching God's hand through the library ordeal, and has been encouraged by His provision.
*My brother in law, Paul, was taken to the ER yesterday because he was having repeated episodes of sudden increases in his blood pressure. They ran all kinds of heart/blood pressure related tests on him and could find nothing wrong. They told him it was probably just stress, sent him home and told him to try to get an appt with his doc next week. He has had several more episodes this morning, and is trying to get in to see his doc today. Please pray not only for Paul's health, but for the working of the Holy Spirit in Paul's life. Pray that God will use this to help Paul realize his need to surrender his life to the Lord.
And that pretty much wraps it up for now. I'm sure I'll think of something I forgot as soon as I post, but such is life. You can check Andy's blog or Lynn's blog for baby updates. Andy said he hoped to post some pics later today.
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