Prayers needed and a chance to show Christ's love‏

The past few days, some sad information has been passed around for prayer. I received the following email today regarding the events and asking for our help. This would be a great opportunity for the body of Christ to step in and show our support and love. At the very least please be praying for this family.


"Hi everyone,

So it seems like tragic events always happen around Christmas time, for some reason. As many of you know, my friend Drena (who is only 34) was taken to ICU on Friday and declared dead on arrival.

2 days before, she had really bad headaches but was sent home the 2 times she went to the emergency room. Early Friday morning, her husband heard a thump in their bathroom and ran in to find Drena on the floor and not breathing.

Once she was checked into ICU, she was in a coma and deemed brain dead. This is not only tragic because of her age, but it was a freak thing. She had a cyst growing in her head that no one knew about. It was collecting fluid and putting pressure on her brain.

Drena is also 14 weeks pregnant. Although Drena is clinically dead, her baby's heart beat is still strong and the OB doctor still feels he/she is viable. Joey, Drena's husband, is now faced with the horrific decision of pulling the plug or allowing the baby to continue to grow within Drena for another 10 weeks in order to give the baby a 'meager chance'. There are no guarantees that Drena's body will continue to support the baby.

To make this even worse, Drena has a 15 month old daughter named Hailey. When I saw Hailey on Saturday, I realized that her shoes where a whole size too small and her poor little feet were shoved into them. I asked Joey if she had any other shoes....turns out Hailey lost 1 shoe to the only pair she had left that fit.

I started realizing that Joey was now going to be a single father and he will need lots of help from people that know and don't know him. If any of you have small daughters and have clothes/shoes that have been outgrown and you are willing to donate, please let me know. If you don't fit into that category, but would like to help with funds toward a Target gift card, we would be very thankful.

Joey is an unbeliever and this is the perfect opportunity for him to see the love and support of believers in Christ.

Please pray for this family and for their guidance....and if you have donations (of any kind), please let me know.

~Heather"


Please let me know if anyone has a donation to be made and I will pass it on to Heather. I never had the opportunity to meet Drena but I will look forward to the day when we will meet. Thank you so much for your prayers everyone!