Peace and love to you all.
I wish I were able to say that Mom and Adam went this morning, and he was alert and talking and cantankerous and ready to come home. Unfortunately, I can't. The neurology as it stands right now does not look promising and the bloodwork labs show a decrease in most areas. What this means, in the most delicate terms, is that Mom, Adam, and I have had to at least begin the worst conversation a family can have. Let me be clear that he is still with us for right now! And miracles are, of course, possible as everything is possible through God. However, the necessary time for a miracle to happen is literally any minute now. Until that comes, we need to prepare. We are hurting, to say the least. The unthinkable has shifted from unthinkable to unlikely to possible to...well, as I said, we have had conversations. Sleep has been difficult. Eating has been sparse. All three of us are, frankly, sort of like zombies. We are as strong as we can be and the support and love from all of you has helped tremendously. We ask that you continue your prayers and your kindness as we hope for that miracle to occur. This has been a difficult entry to write. There are words that I simply refuse to say or write yet because I am holding on with every ounce of my strength to hope for God's intervention to bring my father back to us. Yet, I have to acknowledge that that specific result may not be in God's plan for us. Until then, though, I will continue to hope. Thank you all so much for your prayers and thoughts over this last week. It's only Saturday, but it feels like a lifetime already. Yesterday, I asked you to, if possible, give a little boost to your prayers. If there is a way to super-turbo-charge your prayers now, I am asking for that. Please keep us all in your thoughts as we hope and wait for whatever the outcome may be. I leave you with a Bible verse. This comes from Proverbs 3:5-6 and reads: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. We will trust and follow Him. All we can do is hope that the path He has ahead of us leads to my father coming back to us. Please feel free to comment or leave whatever you like. Knowing that you are there with us helps more than you can know.
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Jenny Hallenbeck Orr
3/5/2022 10:34:27 am
Love, prayers, and tears your way (and all around) from Bismarck. It is desperately hard when “miracle” seems the remaining option for earthly healing. Yet, pray it, we do. Randy has been so deeply important to me at various points on my pastoral journey in the Dakotas. I am particularly grateful that he gave me Parker Palmer’s book *Let Your Life Speak* when I was ordained in 2006. 💔🙏🏼
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Pamela Johnson
3/5/2022 11:01:55 am
I'm so sorry to hear about this. You're all in my prayers. I'm originally a member of the Federated Church in Grafton and Janie Thompson was a very dear of mine.
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Jeff Adel
3/5/2022 01:18:34 pm
You have our prayers, as well as the prayers of many, many others. Randy has touched the lives of so many people, and has done so much for the church and for the Lord. May God grant a miracle.
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Darlene Symington Mattingly
3/5/2022 10:57:17 pm
Cheri, Aaron and Adam I think of you so many times every day. You are in my prayers. Pastor Randy is in my prayers as well. I am praying for the miracle that he needs so he will get well. He is loved by so many. He is an awesome Pastor and I pray that God knows how badly he is needed by his family and everyone who knows and loves him. I can only imagine what you are going through. Please know I am praying for that miracle Randy needs at this time. Love and prayers to all of you. FAITH - praying our faith will get us Randy's miracle.
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