URGENT PRAYER REQUEST from the Ottaviani Family in Vietnam
(Baptist World Missions)
Late last month, Alex developed a UTI (urinary tract infection). He was given the normal
round of antibiotics, and it had not gotten any better. The pain in his abdomen was surging,
and the doctor decided to do an ultrasound. It revealed that Alex has one kidney
considerably smaller than the other. This caused great concern.
A second ultrasound was made to check the blood flow to the smaller kidney. It is partially
blocked. It has been decided that Alex needs to see a children’s kidney specialist in
Singapore. We have made plans to fly and meet the doctor on November 19.
Please pray for the following:
• God to show the doctor the source of the problem
• A supernatural calmness for Alex and Lulu as they
meet with the doctor and for the tests
• To continue to see God’s hand sorting out the small
and large details
• For Alex not to fear/panic about needles or major
treatments that might need to be made
• That Alex’s health maintains the state that it’s in and
that no fever or pain will develop before we get to
Singapore
• Great opportunities to proclaim who God is to others
God has already answered prayers for
Alex and our Singapore trip:
• Catching this problem early rather than later
• Housing and home schooling days confirmed as
Lilliana travels with us
• Great Singaporean support from believers willing
to help in any way they can
• Securing a doctor’s appointment and receiving
confirmation that this doctor is good in his field
We totally trust in God at this time. He’s been
so good to bring this trial into our lives so we
can grow and learn of Him.
In His Grace,
Tim, Lulu, Lilly and Alex
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Thank you for adding your name to the online petition asking the Chinese government to free Pastor Bike. Your voice was heard! Pastor Bike is FREE! On Friday, August 29, prominent Chinese house church leader Zhang Mingxuan, affectionately known as "Pastor Bike," his wife and a co-worker were released from Chinese custody. Pastor Bike was arrested along with his wife and co-worker August 6, two days before the Olympic Games began in Beijing. An outspoken evangelist, Pastor Bike has travelled on his bike to many places in China, handing out Christian literature and Bibles and preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Instead of being held at a prison or a detention center Pastor Bike and his wife, Xie Fenglan, and their co-worker were taken to resort hotels on a "forced vacation" designed to ensure that they couldn't talk to any foreign media. Pastor Bike was scheduled to do an interview with the BBC the day of his arrest. All three believers are in good health and spirits and praising God for their release, according to our co-laborers at China Aid Association. The detainees said during their confinement they had opportunities to witness to guards and even high-ranking government officials staying at the hotels where they were held.
On August 26, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association launched an international online petition drive advocating for Pastor Bike, his wife and co-worker to be released. On September 4, China Aid Association delivered the petition — which had more than 57,000 names printed on 619 pages — addressed to Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Washington, D.C. Included was a letter thanking the Chinese government for releasing these house-church Christians. We are thankful to you and the thousands of others who logged on and signed the petition. Christians in free nations often wonder if we can really make a practical difference for Christians in persecuted countries. Pastor Bike's release shows that WE CAN! Continue to pray for Pastor Bike, his wife and their co-worker and for other believers in China. Click here to make a financial contribution and/or view special products related to China. (Above Offer For USA Residents Only) |
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