Please Pray For My Dad

I just got a call from my mom, telling me that my dad is in the hospital with an intestinal blockage. He went in sometime last night with what he thought was food poisoning. The doctors are treating it with medication but if that doesn't work he will need surgery.

Please pray that God would give the doctors wisdom in diagnosing and treating my dad, also that my dad would recover from this without the need for surgery. Pray also for my mom, that she would be comforted & strengthened in this trial.

My parents with the children

My Brother, the Officer

Last night, my brother graduated from the San Bernardino Sheriff's Law Enforcement Academy. He has been hired to work for the Claremont Police Department. I am very proud of my little brother! Whenever he sets his sights on something, he works hard to achieve it and doesn't give up. I really look up to him for that.
I have been praying that God would bless his career as a law enforcement officer, keeping him safe & humble in his duty.

Update On My Cousin Joshua

Joshua was released from the hospital yesterday, having not yet received any surgery and still in great pain. His insurance would no longer allow him to stay at the trauma hospital he was at as he was no longer considered a trauma. He is now waiting to be admitted to Loma Linda and to be reevaluated for his necessary surgeries to fix his face.

I praise God that He has been merciful in waking Joshua with no apparent brain damage & that doctor's feel that he will eventually make a full recovery! Please continue to pray for my cousin as he still has a long way to go until he is fully recovered. Also, as the accident was his fault and he was found to have been driving under the influence of alcohol, he is facing serious charges. He hit a couple of other cars and there were other injured parties. He has woken to this new reality that he must face the consequences to. Please continue to pray that God would use this to draw Joshua to Himself!

Prayer Request For My Cousin Joshua

Early this morning my cousin Joshua was in a car accident. He is now hospitalized and in an induced coma. His face hit the steering wheel of his truck on impact & most of his face, below his eyes, is broken. He also has severe lacerations on his head. The doctors did some preliminary tests and do not believe that there is any brain damage, but we will know for sure when he awakes. He will have to undergo several surgeries in the coming days to repair the damage.

My cousin is 21 years old. He has gone through some tough times in the past few years; the biggest being his father dying of cancer last year. Please pray for Joshua's recovery and that God would use this Providence for his good. Also pray for Joshua's mom, Yolanda and his sister, Amanda. Pray that the Lord would comfort them and use this to draw them to Himself.

Prayer for My Family

My grandmother, Mama Tey, has been in the hospital since last Tuesday. The doctors have been running many tests. We were told that she has ovarian cancer. Today, we received the final test results. She has ovarian cancer, that has now wrapped around her intestines. Her kidneys are also not doing well. We have been told that she has about 3 months left.

Mama Tey should be coming home today and will be receiving in-home hospice care. Jason and I would appreciate prayer for Mama Tey and also my entire family; especially, my parents who will be providing her care. Please pray that the Lord will work in the lives of my family through this difficult time.

Mama Tey, last year at the Sawdust Factory

Papa Maro, Marina, Mama Tey and Myself

circa 1982

We Are Expecting!

Our family is looking forward to a new addition sometime in late February or early March of next year. My doctor will give me a more precise due date at my next appointment (next month).

We are thankful to God for giving this blessing to us and we pray that we will have a healthy and uneventful pregnancy and delivery. Whatever the next 7 to 8 months brings us, we are trusting in our Lord and take comfort in His words to us:

"Be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." -Joshua 1:9