Thank you for your prayers for Nathaniel. This morning, he was taken off the breathing machines! The doctor said it was a "MAJOR milestone". He is not out of the woods yet, but we are very relieved to see him doing so much better.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
NATHANIEL JEAN PHILLIPS
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On Wednesday of this week, we received a call from our son that they were going to hospitalize our daughter-in-law, Kristina because her blood pressure was high and she was having headaches. She was experiencing preeclampsia and if she got worse, they would induce labor. Since we had 6 more weeks before our grandson's due date, we made plans to drive to Georgia Thursday. Even though the 14 hours trip was very hard on Gary, we were so glad we came when we did. Early Friday morning, they did an emergency C-section and Nathaniel came into the world weighing in at 4.7 lbs. He lungs are immature and so has had trouble breathing. Today, they had to insert a chest and put him on a breathing machine. Please pray for this precious little guy! Pray for Kristina and Brian as well. Kristina is recovery well from her surgery and will probably be released from the hospital tomorrow. It will be very hard on her to leave her baby in the hospital. Tuesday, August 18, 2009
AUGUST 17
Today was another milestone for Gary. We went to the driving range to see if he would be able to grip a golf club enough to hit the balls. HE COULD! He still has a long way to go as far as getting his strength and stamina back, but it was wonderful to know that he will be able to play golf again! I told him that now he doesn't have to just drive the cart for me. *smile* This may seem like a small thing, but you golfers out there know how it would feel to not be able to play again. This is such an encouragement to Gary. We appreciate all the continued prayer for him.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
ZACHARY SMITH
In the past year, you all have proved that you are great prayer warriors! I would like to introduce you to Zachary Smith.
Zac grew up in Ecuador with his missionary parents, Jim and Sharon Smith. This past year, at age 32, Zac was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which has metastasized to his liver and spleen. He is married and the father of 3 young children. He is in need of prayer.
Zac grew up in Ecuador with his missionary parents, Jim and Sharon Smith. This past year, at age 32, Zac was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, which has metastasized to his liver and spleen. He is married and the father of 3 young children. He is in need of prayer. I do not know Zac personally, but have a connection because of being fellow missionaries with his parents and having his grandfather, Carl Boonstra, as our missions director for a time. I told Zac, we have friends all over the world that prayed for Gary and would pray for him!
The church Zac attends recently did some videos with their youth department, and asked Zac to do one. The message that Zac shares is not just for young people, but for all of us. You can also go to his website www.zacsmith.com Please take the time to watch and remember to pray for him! Thanks!
Letter to Zac from NewSpring Production on Vimeo.
Monday, August 10, 2009
PHILLIPS to the PHILIPPINES
We have made the decision to change our website to a blog format. It has the same name as our website, except "blogspot" is inserted before .com. Those of you familiar with our website will need to remember this.
I will be posting about past ministry opportunities until we are able to return to the Philippines in December. We hope that doing this format, we will generate more "hits", so sign up to be a "follower" and you will be notified each time a new post is published.
Check us out!
Monday, August 3, 2009
SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, PHILIPPINES
Bible Baptist ChurchMissionary/Pastor Robert Phillips
San Fernando, La Union
Philippines
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