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Prayer Requests 11-8-17

It’s Wednesday, so don’t forget Ajisuun and The Gambia.

Anyone else?

Psalm 92

1 It is good to praise the Lord
    and make music to your name, O Most High,
2 proclaiming your love in the morning
    and your faithfulness at night,
3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre
    and the melody of the harp.

4 For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord;
    I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
5 How great are your works, Lord,
    how profound your thoughts!
6 Senseless people do not know,
    fools do not understand,
7 that though the wicked spring up like grass
    and all evildoers flourish,
    they will be destroyed forever.

8 But you, Lord, are forever exalted.

9 For surely your enemies, Lord,
    surely your enemies will perish;
    all evildoers will be scattered.
10 You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox;
    fine oils have been poured on me.
11 My eyes have seen the defeat of my adversaries;
    my ears have heard the rout of my wicked foes.

12 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
    they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
13 planted in the house of the Lord,
    they will flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They will still bear fruit in old age,
    they will stay fresh and green,
15 proclaiming, “The Lord is upright;
    he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him.”

16 thoughts on “Prayer Requests 11-8-17”

  1. I’ve been up since about four w/ Dakota.
    I read all the kind words of support on yesterday’s prayer thread. They filled me with encouragement.
    Thanks to each and every one of you who are praying for me.

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  4. Thanks for the mention. Need those prayers. It has been crazy trying to get ready to leave. One more crazy week here in my village. I travel across the ferry next Tuesday, crash at our guest house a few days and fly out on the 17th. Two 8 hour flights and a 2 hour flight combined with layovers adds up to a very long time with little sleep! I find myself jealous of people who sleep soundly on airplanes.

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  6. Continued prayers for your peace and healing, Ann.

    We got 4th Arrow (16-year-old daughter) in yesterday. Diagnosis is asthma. Follow-up in two weeks to discuss how she does with the albuterol inhaler she got yesterday (two puffs four times a day), and how to proceed from there. They tested her lung capacity yesterday, before and after a 7- or 8-minute albuterol treatment. 125% improvement after administration.

    Hubby and I could also use prayers for wisdom in decision-making on life insurance. One or two of his policies will lapse soon — he’s trying to decide what to do, but is quite befuddled, and wants me to figure out what he should or shouldn’t do.

    ???

    The semi-blind leading the blind. :-/

    Thank you for all your prayers.

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  9. I’m behind on the daily (and news) threads, so don’t know the specifics. 😦 Though I know the ongoing house repairs must certainly be taking a toll. Praying generally, and will more specifically when I can. Hang in there, DJ.

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  10. 6, albuterol is what is often called a rescue inhaler – as a short acting beta-agonist, it acts quickly to expand the airways, by making the smooth muscle of the airways relax. Generally, however, there also needs to be an anti-inflammatory medication along with it, since asthma not only entails contraction of the airways, but also inflammation of the airways with swelling and mucous production. I have an albuterol inhaler (called salbutamol here) for acute asthma attacks, and then a combination long-acting beta agonist and steroidal anti-inflammatory inhaler for maintenance.

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  11. Speaking of albuterol, please pray for my daughter KJ, who has been sick for 3+ weeks with bronchitis. Albuterol gives her relief but she hasn’t really gotten better. A course of antibiotics didn’t help so it’s probably viral. When she described her symptoms over the phone to the doctor’s office this morning they wanted her to come in right away. They gave her a shot and a breathing treatment with Solumedrol, told her to continue the albuterol, and started her on prednisone.

    As much as for recovery from the illness, please pray for her state of mind. She worries about missing school (full-time and she’s missed two weeks) and work (two shifts a week and she’s missed three shifts). At times she has been very discouraged. Going back to school this fall after a 7-year hiatus because of multiple medical challenges was a big step for her and this illness isn’t helping her confidence. She tends to spiral into dwelling in worst case scenarios, like losing her job, failing all her classes, and never getting better (we call it catastrophizing).

    I think it will all be okay. She’s doing a good job keeping in touch with her instructors, they have been pretty flexible, and she can probably get a short leave of absence from work. This week she was able to attend most of her classes and she’s done some of her assignments. Today her mood has been pretty good. I’m praying that God heals her and sustains her with confidence in his care, and that she doesn’t catastrophize.

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  12. Kevin, as you know, I faced the same scenario both last winter and summer. I too catastrophized (you people didn’t necessarily see it all, since my mother is my first safety valve), so I heartily sympathize. Stress is an under recognized, but very strong trigger for asthmatic symptoms.

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  13. Praying for KJ, Kevin. Hope she gets to feeling better soon. That bronchitis can sure be miserable and hang on.

    Roscuro, thanks for the albuterol information. The doctor did say something about steroids, but they’re apparently not doing that yet, as the prescription information sheet I have just lists Albuterol Inhalation Aerosol next to “Ingredient Name.” (The medication is listed as Proair HFA Oral INH (200 PFS) 8.5G.) I have no idea what most of that means, and note with some trepidation the Possible Side Effects statements, “This drug may sometimes cause very bad breathing problems. This may be life-threatening.”

    Trying to take every thought captive. So far (four doses in), she’s doing fine. Not catastrophizing is a good reminder for me.

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  14. 6, in my experience, the worst of the possible albuterol side effects come from overdosing. There was a time, during my early adolescent years, when my parents, trusting to my seeming level headedness, had stopped closely monitoring my inhaler use and left it up to me. I stopped using my steroid inhaler when I needed to and instead overused the albuterol. Well, it stopped working. I decided, with encouragement from my concerned parents, to wean myself off my albuterol dependence and start being responsible. I succeeded, but in the process, I remember doing something, that now, looking back on it, was extremely dangerous and could have been fatal. I was walking in the woods with my family, and my asthma symptoms started. Being determined not to take my inhaler, since it was not yet six hours since my last dose, I kept on walking, slower. My family got ahead, and my symptoms increased to the point I couldn’t see clearly, but I kept walking. Knowing what I know now, I could have collapsed and died then and there, but thankfully, miraculously, the symptoms suddenly abated and I could breathe more freely. I also now know that might not have been the end of it, since an asthma attack can seem to abate and then suddenly return worse than ever, but that didn’t happen either. Bottom line, follow the instructions and talk to your doctor or seek medical help if it isn’t working.

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