We all went to the hospital for the 22nd birthday of Marie Louise ...her bed number was also 22...After all she went through we have even more reasons to celebrate her life ... She's now in a room just waiting to get better and get out... her blood enzyme level is still too high, around 30.000 , when the normal should be 200 (when she came in she had 57000)... so she needs lots of rest...
Thank you to all those who are praying all over the world... Please continue to pray that she is not left with any major problems in any internal organs.
This day was special and we went to celebrate with her and bring some joy to the hospital...
the doctors gave us the waiting room to be with her... we took some cake, juice and lots of balloons ... yes, this was in the hospital!
We got her presents... lots of chocolate (which she loves), a new pair of shoes that she really needed... and even some comedy moments provided by Ton - he made this with a hemlock root...
dark humour I know, but very funny!!!...she laughed as well... yes, now we are all able to laugh about the silliness of the whole situation... hard way to learn a lesson...
Lukas and Ton being silly ...
Trish, Gloria and Lukas... Trish is a friend of Ton who just came saturday from New Zealand... Marie was looking at her very seriously and asked "do I know you?", and we said "what?! You don't remember Trish?" ... of course we were teasing and we all burst into laughter again, because she really didn't know her...
Some more dark humour from our part because after she took the root she wouldn't remember any of us except Gloria, her cousin... yes, now we can all laugh about it, but it was not funny at all to go through this experience ...
we laughed a lot playing with balloons too... I laughed so much that my stomach was aching. it's so good to laugh...
we laughed a lot playing with balloons too... I laughed so much that my stomach was aching. it's so good to laugh...
and of course, Marie, Gloria and Lukas had to play a game of their favorite card game...
they were always playing in the land !
She also said she learned a new word in portuguese that people are always saying: "Pronto" (which means "ok")
Marie and Gloria, her cousin and best friend !!! So sweet !!!
we asked Marie if she experienced God in a special way and she said something really nice ... she said she asked God why S/He didn't let her go yet... she heard that God still has things to do through her here in this life...
" I'm so excited" she said, "God must have really nice things for me" ... so cool to hear these words... I believe the same !!! and we're all glad she's still with us... her family is also grateful that she is with other Christians and that we're taking care of her... but really, God is the one who is taking care of her, wherever she will go, no matter with whom she will be, we're sure she will always be taken care of...
We surely had much fun...and Marie was very happy that we went there...
In the end the others left and it was just me , Gloria and Marcia... We prayed for her and Marcia also had this passage from the Bible God shared with her while praying for Marie Louise Psalm 116... it's like it could have been written by herself in this situation
"I love the LORD, for God heard my voice;
S/he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on God as long as I live.
The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"LORD, save me!"
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
The LORD protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
Return to your rest, my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
For you, LORD, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
I trusted in the LORD when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted";
in my alarm I said,
"Everyone is a liar."
What shall I return to the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of those faithful to him.
Truly I am your servant, LORD;
I am your servant, as was my mother before me;
you have lost my bonds of affliction.
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people..."
S/he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on God as long as I live.
The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the LORD:
"LORD, save me!"
The LORD is gracious and righteous;
our God is full of compassion.
The LORD protects the unwary;
when I was brought low, he saved me.
Return to your rest, my soul,
for the LORD has been good to you.
For you, LORD, have delivered me from death,
my eyes from tears,
my feet from stumbling,
that I may walk before the LORD
in the land of the living.
I trusted in the LORD when I said,
"I am greatly afflicted";
in my alarm I said,
"Everyone is a liar."
What shall I return to the LORD
for all his goodness to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of those faithful to him.
Truly I am your servant, LORD;
I am your servant, as was my mother before me;
you have lost my bonds of affliction.
I will sacrifice a thank offering to you
and call on the name of the LORD.
I will fulfill my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people..."
7 comments:
Amen, girl. He is SO good!
Today I sat on my porch with a young friend named Tait (www.taittanzania.blogspot.com) and she asked me and Heather to explain who Barbara is. How can we explain? But we tried :-)
Love you. Miss you.
good to hear that marie is well, credits to god!
really good also to see photos of all the wonderful people. i long to go back to the land!
all the best to you baba!
Good to know that your friend Marie-Luise is better.
With God's help, she will get completely fine very soon.
Happy Birthday to Marie.
Cristiano Ronaldo, the portuguese soccer player, made 23 years old today.
Mario Baleizao
geilgeil,scheisegeil.
brothagreetings from lisboa.
with u guys on the land
in prayer&praise
...and soon probably
in flesh&blood,
eddy&jerit
Hey HAPPY BIRTHDAY Marie!!! It was on the 5Th of February, really?
Because mine is also on that date!
GREAT time u guys had;).
GOD is so GOoD!!
Baba, drop by my blog, u have an award there, check it out!!
HUgS,
cLaRA.
Cool, das es dir besser geht. Ich freue mich und danke Gott, dass es dir besser geht. Grüße von Michael ^^ denn du nicht kennst.
hi all...this is a nice wonder. thx to god. we are from germany and miriam schillberg is a very good friend of us. her mother says to us..prayed for this girl and my wife prayed for you. nice nice...god is good. sry..my english is very bad ..iam from eastgermany. ok..be blessed and grettings to miriam...send us your adress please...we have one for miriam...grettings family wirth
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