Daily Prayer - A personal prayer request

Good Thursday morning, my friends.

 

I try to avoid using this message as a personal prayer request line.  But today is different.  Tomorrow my brother, Lyle, will undergo a stem cell transplant procedure in Calgary to treat leukemia - blood cancer.  The donor will be my beautiful little sister, Beth.

 

These last few days have been very difficult for both of them, and all our family.  Here is a snippet of what Beth wrote the other day:

What is it, T-3 (three days to transplant) now? Friday is coming and the thought occurs to me that this is a bit like Easter. Today things are fine, and Lyle has an absolute cast iron stomach and a will to match. But we have been absolutely assured tomorrow will not be fine. The next 3 days will be the toughest. Lyle will not get out of the hospital. It is time to completely kill his immunity and it will be harsh and even risky. Though I still have no doubt that he sits in the palm of God's hand and will be fine, we are all preparing mentally for the next 3 days. But just like Easter Sunday is the start of new life, so is Friday for Lyle. He will be given new life through the blood of someone who loves him.

 

It is nothing short of mind-blowing. New life. But death first. We will cry. We will try to comfort - him and each other. It will be torture. But our Easter is coming and we hold on to that, looking forward to the new chapter. 

Mind-blowing indeed.  I love her faith.  And it has been amazing to watch God move throughout this ordeal.  Every step of the way He has been answering our prayers (and there have been many).  Last night there was a gathering at another brother's house.  About 25 people were there - my mother, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends - to pray for the coming days.  I and others joined them through a live Skype-like teleconference.  It is incredible to know that in the midst of this great ordeal that God is at work in my family, drawing us closer to Him and to each other.

 

So my request to you is to lift up Lyle, his wife Mona, and kids Trevor and Ellise.  Lift up my family.  Lift up the medical staff.  And praise God for what He has done and is about to do.

 

Thank you on behalf of all of us.

 

Grace and peace be yours in abundance,
Bruce
 

Lord, we pray for Lyle today, that the Lord will work out His perfect will in this situation and bring about healing. We ask that The Great Physician will heal him and that the fire of God will destroy all the cancer cells. We speak peace to Lyle and ask the healing virtue of Our Lord God will flow through every vein, tissue, cell, ligament and that healing will manifest.
 
We believe that Gods desire is manifest in his life. His desire is written in 3 John 2 "Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along".
 
We speak peace to Beth and to Lyle's family. We speak uncommon provisions to cater for all the expenses needed to take care of them.
 
We destroy every generational curse and declare that they will not continue but the blessings of God will overshadow each and every one of them.  We are in agreement with Gods word in Jeremiah 30:17 " But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds declares the LORD."
 
So be it, in Jesus Name. Amen.
 
(adapted from http://prayer-for-cancer.com/)