My 10 month old nephew, BCC, is having a major lung operation on Thursday. He has fantastic parents who love Jesus and love their children. Many parents choose to end the life of their babies if there are complications in pregnancy. That thought didn’t cross their minds.
Will do.
Just got an email from my cuz today saying they have a pregnancy complication where the baby has fused limbs.
Crazy times but comforting times trusting a sovereign God.
thanks mate.
will pray for your cuz and family.
Will be praying.
Interestingly though, only 1% of abortions are carried out as a response to suspected birth defects, that’s according to the NSW Right to Life website, so it may carry some bias.
Dave, also, can I encourage you to be a bit more careful in the language you use regarding abortion. Yes, it is awful, abhorrent, and tragic. Yes, it is murder. But, brother, be gracious. Don’t oversimplify the struggle many parents face when they are told “Your unborn baby won’t survive”. Instead, go after the medicos who tell them it’s kinder to abort. Go after the health professionals who leave parents feeling guilty if they don’t choose to abort.
And point those who have aborted their babies to the forgiveness they can find in the Lord Jesus.
Well done for it not crossing their minds!
Praying it goes well
thanks for the prayers.
thanks for the comments too michelle. helpful rebuke. i changed the wording.
i agree on “chasing the medicos”. talking to a friend today about their child. they were told 3 times emphatically by their doctor to abort – their son is now 10 and healthy (not without some difficulties).
i wonder whether there will be countless millions of people around the throne of Jesus who were aborted. I can’t help but think of genesis 50:20 – they (parents… or more likely medicos who have ignored their Hippocratic Oath) meant it for evil, but God meant it for good in the saving of many lives. if that is true – that doesn’t mean we ought to condone abortion so that many will be saved!! far from it.
keep praying that laws passed in the US 25 years ago will be overturned and thus making abortion illegal… and then hopefully that trickles down to australia and the rest of the world.
thanks for praying.
Hey Dave,
Hope everything goes well for the little guy and his parents today. Will continue to pray, I can’t begin to imagine how stressful a time it must be for them.
I have a half-brother or sister amongst those countless legions of babies who were never allowed to live.
I also know of at least three couples who were told to abort (two suspected of Down Syndrome, one suspected to have Spina Bifida), all of whom refused. And not one of the three children have the condition they were diagnosed with in utero. But even if they did, do children with Down Syndrome or Spina Bifida not deserve to live?
Michelle
thanks michelle.
it seemed to be a bit crazy last night when i rang up – hope they all got good sleep!
the friend i was talking to yesterday said that one of the key things the whole time for him and his family has been trusting in the sovereignty of God.
in the midst of great stress, when times are tough – he knows that God is in control – and that no matter what happens, there will be a day when there will be an end to suffering.
what a great hope we have in Christ.
it’s been a bit of an emo day… But God is good – when it’s good and when it’s bad.
BCC went in for his operation at 1230ish and came out at 4ish.
here’s my mum’s text message
“Just heard. Op went to plan – all’s well. Lower left lobe removed. Asleep in ICU – love mum.”
i’ve been anxious all day – and spent much of the day praying.
i had to work hard not to cry at work when i got the message this arvo!
praise God.
thanks for praying.
keep praying for him in the recovery over the next 5 days.
Great photo of BCC Dave. He’s a cutie isn’t he! We last saw him two weeks ago and got some cute photos too.
I don’t think I felt quite as anxious yesterday as I think I was reasonably confident it would go ok. But I remember the day he was born feeling that anxiety and, like you, had to work hard not to cry at work when I heard he’d been born safely. (gosh, I’m doing it again now!)
Anyway, praise God indeed!
i remember when he was born – i didn’t want to hold him in case i hurt him!