Charlie and Prayer

Here's part of an email I got from Jody's wife Shannon today--

"I wanted to let you know that every night Jody and I are praying together and we are so thankful for all your prayers."

So thanks for praying, bloggerbuddies!

Pastor Darrell is preaching on "Connecting With The Church" Sunday, and this whole experience with Charlie has been a prime example of why having a church is so important. As soon as I got the news that Charlie wasn't growing like expected, I went straight to the church, barged into staff meeting, read the email from Jody, and WOW--every single staff member prayed powerful prayers for him! I walked in totally distraught, cried a lot as they prayed, then walked out with peace that passes understanding. Then last night the elders met and prayed for him again! And I've had 40 people email me that they were praying, including some who have put Charlie on prayer lists at other churches!

And now you want to know how Charlie's tests went today, right? Well, the doctor ruled out two of the major causes of IUGR (Intrauterine Growth Restriction--you can google it). The placenta and amniotic fluid both looked fine! The doctor is still a little concerned, Jody said, but I guess not too much because he's waiting until May 16 to measure him again!

The doctor isn't talking about taking him early. Even if he's small, he'll be full term, and he'll look huge to us after having a 2-pounder!

And they know he's strong because Shannon said he kicks harder than her other two boys ever did!

So let's just keep praying for him to GROW so he'll get into a higher percentile and they won't have that "concern" to think about anymore, ok?

God is good!

Thanks, everybody!