Saturday, February 16, 2019

Feb 9th at OCC

Other people supplied me with photos of the Children's Song and also of the meal downstairs after the service.

Thank you for your help in sharing last weekend with us who were not there to enjoy it ourselves.

Wonder what song they were singing... looks to me like it could be This Little Light of Mine.   ( Thanks Beverly) 

A smiling Beverly is ready to enjoy this fellowship meal. 

Lori, did you bump your head?
Frozen peas to the rescue. 

Daniel and Dave at the table for their turn. 

Still at the table collecting tasty food. 

Sweet bunch. 

He approves!!  Thanks for these photos, Jolanta. 

Friday, February 15, 2019

Prayers for This Family

https://globalnews.ca/news/4964315/highway-9-2-drivers-killed-beiseker-rcmp/

Parkview Adventist Academy student Colby Sackett has died in a vehicle accident just outside Beiseker, Alberta. Colby Sackett, an 18-year-old grade 12 student from Beiseker, Alberta, was the lone occupant of the vehicle when the accident occurred after 9:00 PM February 14, 2019. Colby was on his way home for the holiday long weekend.
Counsellors, Chaplains and Pastors have been made available to the staff and students of PAA. Students wishing to access a counsellor can contact the Student Success Center directly at 403-782-3381 ext 4141. There are also pastors and counsellors in the dorm throughout the day today starting at 9:00 AM. This evening at 7:00 PM there will be a gathering in the dorm for anyone wishing to attend.

Colby's parents are Kerry and Scott Sackett.  

It was Colby's 18th birthday yesterday and his mum, Kerry's is today. 

Such sadness.  

Let's share love with them. 


AWA for SS

Jud has just returned from some travels and said he would be willing and happy to have SS to share some pictures and stories with us.

Hope to see you all at Sabbath School at OCC at 9:15 tomorrow!!!

Our angels want to meet again too.


Maybe Jud will tell us about this visit!!

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Oliver P. - Fundraiser - Feb 15th

What: Hot Chocolate and Goodies Fundraiser
Why: A Kingdom Assignment fundraiser for Vancouver Children’s Hospital by Oliver Poirier, Gr. 6.
When: Friday, February 15 at 12 noon.
Where: Main front doors of OCS. Look for the table of goodies!
Cost: Cup of hot chocolate and goodies by DONATION.

* Oliver was tasked with taking some funds, and making them grow somehow, to do something good with it for others. He chose the Vancouver Children’s Hospital, a place dear to his own ‘heart’, for without the grace of God and Children’s Hospital, he may not be here today!

Friday, Feb 15th, 2019 - Oliver and his sister at the Hot Chocolate table...
Opa got the last full cup - I got about an 1/8th of a cup that was left...
but I was happy to give my donation and get a few photos.
Oliver's Collection Box

Come out to Sabbath School on March 2nd to hear Oliver tell the story of how he got this started and how much he made so far to share with the Children's Hospital.

Be prepared to drop in a donation too.

Remember to come out to OCC Sabbath School this morning.  Oliver will be interviewed and we can share a little with him too. 

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Prayers for a little boy

Xander in happy, healthy days before the 5th of Feb.  


While I was in California this past couple of weeks, we found out about this little boy, 7 year old Xander, whose parent is works at Amazing Facts. His family is friends with some of Ali and Jonathan's friends.

Xander was diagnosed with Influenza A, an ear infection, pneumonia and mild respiratory distress on Feb 5th. He was soon admitted to the hospital where he got sicker quickly.
Soon he was flown to a children's hospital in Sacramento and was put on an ECMO machine.

This is the latest update on Xander.
Thank the Lord he is improving but please pray for him and his family as he starts to recover.
Thank you.

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"I just wanted to say thanks for praying! Xander’s parents are personal friends of mine and it has been real encouraging to see how many people are praying! Here is the latest big and exciting update from his parents:

“Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” Psalm 50:15

We are amazed and overwhelmed by the goodness of God today. We know so many people have been praying for our precious Xander, and the Lord is answering those prayers!

When we walked into Xander’s room this morning, the first thing we noticed was his feet. The color was improved even from last night, and the swelling was way down as well. His little toes have been swollen nearly four times their normal size, but this morning the swelling was down by nearly half. Moving up to the head of his bed, his face was noticeably less swollen than it had been just 12 hours earlier. He looked like our Xander again.

Yesterday, the bandages and EKG/EEG leads were removed from his head, so this morning the nurses were able to wash and style his hair. He is also now stable enough to tolerate being turned, so they are repositioning him every two hours.

Xander’s heart function has improved overnight so much that it was presenting a challenge. He was pumping blue blood (blood that has not yet been oxygenated), and the ECMO can’t process blue blood, so they had to close his heart valve and let it get some more rest. He is also trying to breathe over the respirator, but his lungs still have a lot of fluid in them, so they increased his sedation to let the lungs rest. If the dialysis doesn’t remove enough of the fluid from his lungs by Monday, he’ll get a chest tube. Once the lungs are clear and rested, they’ll begin allowing him to breathe on his own.

His kidneys are still not functioning as well as the doctors would like them to, but there is still time for improvement and the doctors are optimistic that they will improve soon.

Xander is still responding to our voices, and the Child Life specialist brought him an iPad with his favorite Christian Kids’ music on it so his brain is being stimulated all day.

Xander’s progress is truly miraculous. His nurses were so excited today to see how well he is doing. This evening, Dr. Pham was all smiles when he checked on Xander, and he said “Take a picture of him today, because soon we’ll be looking at a very different picture!” This is the first time he has expressed genuine confidence in Xander’s recovery, and his optimism is so exciting for us to see.

Specific prayer requests for now are continued improvement in his feet and kidneys, and protection for his brain from seizures and brain bleeds.

We are so incredibly grateful for everyone who is praying for Xander’s healing. Please know that your prayers lift us up and keep us going through the long, hard days by our little one’s bedside and the difficult separation from our three other sons. We could not make it through this journey without each one of you. THANK YOU!"


More updates about Xander can be found at his CaringBridge site.