Prayer for our partners
Byron & Robyn Siemsen
May 1, 2008
Dear Prayer Supporters,
We are still involved at Iglesia Sembrando una Esperanza (Sowing Hope Church). We worship with them and help with the teaching of the kids and teenagers. We serve under Pastor Jorge Rivera's leadership, and we try to support and encourage them in any way we feel led. Jorge, his wife Zully, and their son Aaron (ten years old) are thoroughly enjoying baby Sarai. Sarai is now four months old and as beautiful as you can imagine!
We were briefer in our request for you to pray for Sarai earlier. Now you can hear how God answered. God performed a miracle for Sarai while she was still in the womb. Baby Sarai had severe anemia because the antibodies in her mother's blood were rejecting her blood. For many weeks the doctors did not tell her what was wrong. Then, the fetal surgeon gave the baby blood transfusions in the womb, which was physically painful and traumatic for Zully; the transfusions oculd have caused Zully to go into premature labor.
Sully's doctor told her that she could not drive or go to work for the last three months of the pregnancy to make sure the baby was not harmed. The doctors ended up inducing Zully one month early, and Sarai stayed in the hospital for three weeks. As you can imagine, it was very difficult for the Riveras not to be able to take their baby home at first. Thank God for taking care of Sarai in the womb and continuing to sustain her an dher family after she was born.
The Riveras would like you to ask God…
- To provide for them financially. Zully used to work full time, but now she is taking care of Sarai. She would like to find a part-time job, hopefully one in which she could work from home.
- To continue to take care of baby Sarai. Doctors have continued to monitor her to make sure her blood is healthy. Pray that her final blood test will have good results.
Sincerely,
Byron and Robyn SiemsenWorld Impact, Los Angeles
