Recap and appeal for prayer

I'm sending this email to some of my friends in the FGBC. My hope is that in many gatherings on Sunday morning, folks will pray for Simon.

Simon is my 3 week old grandson. He is our 5th grandchild and the 3rd child of Dean and Summer Avey. He was born early but very healthy; a sweet little boy.

On Thursday of this week, he became suddenly ill. Dean and Summer took him to the local hospital and watched in horror as they soon they were coding and resuscitating Simon. It was terrifying. It drove us to our knees and we asked many friends to pray. They flew Simon to Lutheran Hospital in Ft Wayne where he needed resuscitation again. He strengthen somewhat and they flew him to Riley’s children’s hospital in Indianapolis.

At Riley’s he has stabilized but is still in critical condition. We don’t know what caused the illness. They are focusing on infection and metabolic possibilities. His heart is structurally sound but weak. His brain has not had major damage (bleeding etc) but we are waiting on an expert to read the x-rays. His lungs are not functioning fully. His Kidneys are not 100% but are improving. His liver is enlarged and has been damaged. With medication and constant monitoring, he is stable and hopefully his body is repairing itself. He made some quick improvement after the initial trauma but today things stayed pretty much the same.

Please pray for Simon. And for Dean and Summer, Tobi and Trey. This is very hard. Your prayer means more than you can imagine!