Sounding the Alarm

In some parts of Africa, there is a saying: When a lion enters your village, sound the alarm loudly. I'm sounding the alarm to pray for two newborns.

Yesterday after the service at Grace Center, a friend's car got stuck in a ditch. Within a few seconds, several young men gathered and pushed him out. One of them said, "There's not much you can't do when you get a bunch of people together."

I believe this was a prophetic picture for my friends' newborns who are hospitalized and fighting for their lives. While praying individually is effective, if we will gather to pray and give them a spiritual push, we will see greater results.

Tonight we are gathering to pray for baby Avonlea, who was born a week ago and has been undergoing tests (including a spinal tap and methods to cause her geart to race) at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital to try to determine the source of fluid in her heart and abdomen, high blood pressure, inexplicable bouts of heart racing (without the tests), and suspected viral infection. Avonlea and her family need us to see them through Avonlea's complete healing and release from the hospital.

Who: Anyone who has a heart to gather and pray
What: A prayer push for baby Avonlea
Where: Street-level lobby of Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
When: Tonight, Monday, December 10, from 8-10 p.m.
How: Click HERE for driving directions

On Wednesday nights (until his release date), we are gathering to pray for David Holcroft Langager, who was born at 26 weeks and currently weighs 2 lbs. 4 oz. He is in the NICU at Centennial Women's Hospital. He needs prayer for lung development, freedom from infection, and feeding progress. So far, he is on track for all three, but parents Susan and John are on the biggest roller coaster of their lives. Sometimes David's vitals drop or he is unable to handle any stimuli. He and his family are in great need of prayer coverage as they navigate through these difficult weeks. Right now, the doctor is saying his release date will be near his due date, which is late-February.

Who: Anyone who has a heart to gather and pray
What: Increased prayer coverage through gatherings for baby David
Where: Street-level lobby of The Women's Hospital at Centennial
When: Every Wednesday from 7-10 p.m. until David is released
How: Click HERE for driving directions

If you're unable to join us at the hospital, please join us in the Spirit and pray tonight and on Wednesday nights until further notice. There's a lot stirring in my heart right now regarding prayer, but I'll have to write about it after the kids go to bed.