Please, help me pray...

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Dear fellow FReepers,

I humbly ask for your help.

I am well aware that FR is a gathering place for people of conservative mind & spirit. I have grown in friendship with many of you...through laughter, through activism, through discussions, through prayer. I have come here to vent frustration, to seek change, and to stop things from changing. I have come here for news, for insight, for camraderie, to hug and to be hugged, to share thoughts & events, to seek guidance.

Today, I come to you seeking prayer -- prayer for my father-in-law and my husband. Having two young children to care for, my energies need to be focused on caring for them. Yet, while even knowing that, I feel so helpless a thousand miles from our family ground zero. This is why I come here to ask you to help me hold up my father-in-law to the Lord, in prayer.

A few weeks ago, we were dealing with what we believed to be depression and severe alcohol consumption by my father-in-law. A Naval Academy graduate & military retiree with a Masters Degree, his post active duty years have been plagued with "last hired, first fired." How many times he has lost jobs, and interviews to candidates decades younger, hearing the phrase that he's overly-qualified. His most recent job loss occurred this past summer.

Getting back to the "what we believed..."

Two weeks ago, my father-in-law was hospitalized, and placed in intensive care. He has been in a coma ever since. He was intubated a week ago, and the prospect of any recovery at this point keeps growing slimmer. His kidneys are failing, his liver is barely functioning. There is so much else going on in the wings, which creates a scenario for a Sunday Night Movie.

My father-in-law is a good man. He is very kind-hearted. He is of the mentality to not ask others for help. I understand, as well, that with alcoholism, many do not ask for help. How ironic that he has spent a lifetime of giving to others, yet he wouldn't let anyone experience that joy in helping him.

My father-in-law began his giving nature at an age when no one should have to. At nearly two years of age, his father was killed in Pearl Harbor. My father-in-law spent the first part of his career serving this country in our military. He is a conservative to the bone. His son, and my husband, is also an Academy grad, and is active in the Marine Reserves. He is away right now, at a flight school learning to fly yet another aircraft for our military. Today was the first time I heard him say that he will probably ask to be released from the course to go and be with his dad. Tomorrow, my father-in-law should be sitting in his seat for the Army-Navy (go Navy!) game.

And so...I ask for your prayers. I turn here because I have seen miracles here. And I know there are many here who understand the greatness of this need.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

I can't stay online right now. I will be back after the kiddos are asleep this evening. :)

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Can you help this prayer chain for me, please, if you are online?

I will be online after the children's bedtime.

Thank you all :)

[Bikers4Bush]

Done, thanks to both of them for past and present service and sacrifices.

[Arpege92]

Absolutely! Prayers for you and your entire family!

[prairiebreeze]

ping for the prayer threads

I will say prayers right now for your F-I-L, your husband, you and all your familiy. I'm so grateful to the service of your husband, his dad and all those who serve their country.

May you feel God's strength and comfort FRiend.

Prairie

[Maigrey]

Prayer Warrior Ping!

[Free_at_last_-2001]

done!

[jigsaw]

Indeed, prayers for your family... with special Blessings to your father-in-law and your husband.

[Palladin]

I am praying for your f-i-l. May God grant him healing of body, mind, and spirit during this season of miracles when we celebrate the birth of Jesus.

May God give you all the strength to endure, no matter what happens.

[kayak]

Joining with others in praying for your father-in-law, your husband, and all your family, including you. May the Lord meet each of your needs and hold you close to Him at this hour of great need!

[Prime Choice]

You and yours are in my thoughts and prayers. The Good Lord is generous and merciful, especially to those who so selflessly give of themselves.

[kayak]

Thanks for the ping.

[meanie monster]

God Bless you, prayers sent.

[r9etb]

Prayers sent for your father in law and husband. Please, Lord, grant peace and strength to this family.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

Please, help me pray...
Posted on 12/05/2003 1:13:53 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

Prayer Ping

getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL : Offering my prayers

[nothingnew]

pinging for your ping list

FMCDH

[Velveeta]

Oh, GMO! Heartfelt prayers for your father-in-law's complete recovery. Please don't forget to take care of yourself during this ordeal.

[Pegita]

Heavenly Father, we return to give You thanks for two brave men who have served, and continue to serve, our beloved country. Thank You that they see the noble purposes over which they stand guard .. may they know the love of those who are in their debt.

O God, one of our defenders has fallen .. we uplift him in his time of need and ask that You grant unto him another measure of time, that he may know the sweet fellowship of family. Sweep away past remembrances that would hinder the time remaining, for You are God of instant healing and instant forgiveness. Touch this beloved man with Your healing hand, I pray .. bring him back to consciousness .. reassure him with Your presence, for You are God of all comfort.

Lord, touch each member of this grieving family with Your most tender mercies, for I ask in the Name of Jesus, Amen ...

[netmilsmom]

We join with the others here in humble prayer for strength at this time for our fellow FReeper. Please, Oh Lord, give peace to the family and healing to this dear man who has been giving for so long.
In Jesus name, Amen.

[Allegra]

God bless our vets. Your father-in-law and husband will most definitely be in my prayers.