Asking for prayers…

I know you guys are GREAT prayer warriors and so I have a special prayer request…

One of my best friends is 12 weeks pregnant with their first child (after about a year of trying).  She went in for an ultrasound last week and the Dr. found a neural tube defect.  Normally these cannot be found so early, but since it was seen this early, the Dr. is pretty concerned.  Right now the baby’s brain is not developing as it should be.  My friend described it saying that looking at an US of a typically developing baby you should see gray when looking at the head and all they see is black, meaning the brain has not developed where it should.  The Dr. is having them come back on September 3rd for another US to see if things have improved.  If not, they will do an amniocentesis to see if the cause is genetic and to get more specifics about exactly what is going on.  If nothing has improved the effects could be anything from hydrocephalus, spina bifida to the baby only living minutes/hours after birth because of lack of brain development.

We are praying for a MIRACLE!!!  We know God is perfectly capable of miracles, we are praying that in this case He will work a miracle in order to bring Him glory.  We are praying that they will go back in September and that little baby’s brain will be perfectly developed!!  There would be no other explanation than a miracle!!!  Please join me in prayer for this tiny baby, as well as mom and dad as they are struggling with the “why’s” and “what if’s”.  They are strong Christian’s and know that their child is in God’s hands but their faith has never been tested like it is right now.