Thursday, September 24, 2009

Update #6 on Peter

I just got a call from my wife, Angie, who is at the hospital. Many were able to go see Peter during visiting time. He made some grunting noises with some visitors. The grunting alone is good news...

When Rick and Claudia went in a little later, Peter tried to speak! He tried to say something with an "L" sound. And then he said, "thanks".

I'm passing his message on to you. If you are praying, you are helping and Peter says, "thanks".

There is a long road ahead. This is another step. We celebrate it!

17 comments:

  1. This is GREAT news!! We'll keep praying for Peter.....We LOVE you!!!

    Love,
    Nancy and Jesse

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  2. Yahoo!!!! Come on Peter! You can do it buddy!

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  3. Praise God!!!!!!!!!!!! And to Peter I say bu ku chi (dont be so polite) the Chinese way of saying your welcome. Petros your going to make it buddy!!!

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  4. Thank you God!!! X and I are praying for you and a very healthy recovery. There are people around the world that support you and wish you all the best. We love you man.

    X'Cel and David

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  5. What a beautiful first word! This is Peter shining through.

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  6. I lift my eyes up to the hills-
    where does my help come from?
    My help comes from the Lord,
    the Maker of heaven and earth.
    He will not let your foot slip-
    he who watches over you will not slumber;
    indeed, he who watches over Israel
    will neither slumber nor sleep.
    The Lord watches over you-
    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
    the sun will not harm you by day,
    nor the moon by night.
    The Lord will keep you from all harm-
    He will watch over your life;
    the Lord will watch over your coming and going
    both now and forevermore.
    (Psalm 121)

    Praise the Lord! This is wonderful news!

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  7. Our prayers are heard and God is good, even when things are bad. Know that in Spain there is a group praying for you all and we trust God and lean on Him even as we dare to hope for the best. Lord, our hopes and our hearts are with Peter and we know that you love Him more than we do, you know his needs better than the doctors and You have an eternal perspective. Give us the strength to trust You as you work your eternal plan.

    Chris & Nicia Irwin, Alfredo y Tamara Paez, Tom & Marylin Chamberlin
    Granada, Spain

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  8. Continuing to pray for you, your parents, your extended family and your medical team there.... Celebrating along with many at the positive progress!! Thank you God!!
    ~Marina and Mark

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  9. I don't even know Peter personally, but attend College Heights and have been praying since getting the message in facebook. Something woke me at 1AM so I started praying again for about an hour. I have always been so impressed with God in these kinds of situations. Peter has much on his side, and the ultimate victory has already been won. Keep up the fight, Peter.

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  10. Go Peter, Go!

    Continued prayers in Kentucky :)

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  11. Prayer and Fasting at International Services today and Peter's situation is at the top of the list. Your Team Expansion family praises God for you.

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  12. once me and my roommates heard about this accident we have felt like our own family member is involved--we have been praying and want to walk with you through this. we live so close to where the accident happened.
    i emailed close to 300 people in a support group of mine to be praying for you.
    i dont even know you or your family but you are so loved by the family of God and surrounded in prayer!

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  13. Keep going Peter! You can do it!

    We're all still praying!

    --Abby

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  14. That is awesome news!!! Praise God, Peter! My 8 year old was praying last night and he told me that God said Peter could talk!!! Wasn't long after that that I saw the update about Peter saying, "Thank You." God is good all the time. All the time God is good!

    Peter Merz

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  15. Peter, you are in are prayers here in Russia as well! And we praise Him that already His healing hand is being made evident to those around Peter and around the world!

    Andrew and Jennifer Waldren

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