There is a little girl in our church - just one year old - who has been in the hospital for over a week.  She had surgery last Tuesday - surgery on her head to enlarge it so her brain could grow.  She has had a lot of medical problems since her birth. They named her Alivia because it is a miracle she is alive. She is the youngest of three little girls in that family, and they love her so. She’s not doing well after this surgery, and she is having a difficult time.  Our church had a prayer vigil for her the day of her surgery. And tomorrow the church will gather again to pray for Alivia.

I just got a phone call from PawPaw.  His aunt, Joanne, was driving home from an errand late this afternoon when an oncoming car ran off the road, the driver over-corrected and lost control and hit Joanne’s car. She was wearing her seatbelt, but the impact was direct. They had to use the “Jaws of life” to get her out of the car.  PawPaw’s mother lives just a couple miles away, and she went to the accident scene and talked to Joanne, and then she followed the ambulance to the hospital.  When Joanne’s husband got there, she left since it looked like Joanne would be all right.  She got the phone call shortly afterwards that Joanne had died.

Life is short no matter how many years you live.  I hope you’ll pray for little Alivia that she will recover from the surgery and be able to return home to her family soon.  And pray that God will comfort Joanne’s family during this incredibly shocking and sad time.

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