Prayer Focus For Surgery Day Tomorrow!!!

The Lord laid it upon our hearts last night to come up with an hourly prayer focus for our army of prayer warriors that will be upholding us tomorrow when Little Bug goes into the operating room. It is our desire that we all be in one accord and that our hearts be in unity as we pray for Connor and the entire medical staff that is responsible for his care. If you wouldn't mind printing this post out so that you can have it close by tomorrow for prayer, that would be great. We ask that you take the first 5 minutes of every hour to say a specific prayer for Connor as we have listed out requests hour by hour. Thank you for your faithfulness and we anticipate God's healing hand to be upon Connor and we hope for a miracle of healing to touch his body. We will update frequently as we get info from the operating room tomorrow. Our family will be here fighting the battle with us for Connor tomorrow, so we are not alone. Below is the hour by hour prayer focus!! Thank you for praying!!!

Please remember this scirpture throughout the day:
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us...to Him be Glory throughout all generations for evermore!" Ephesians 3:20-21

7AM - The Surgeon (Dr. Lester Purmitt) - Pray for calm and steady hands, for accuracy and for keen wisdom and decision making ablility for every step of the surgery.

8AM - Anethesiologist Team - Pray for accuracy of IV placement and for optimal pain management for Connor so that he doesn't feel any pain, cuts or pokes.

9AM - Connor's Overall Strength - Pray for strength to tolerate the intrusion of surgery and for strength of his spirit to fight the fight of his life and not give up!!! We are not ready to say goodbye to our Little Bug, so we are asking you to pray that God would spare his life and allow him the opportunity to grow into that mighty man of God we all keep talking about.

10AM - Connor's Heart - Pray that the repair would be done without complications and that his heart would respond quickly to the help that the surgery will provide for his body.

11AM - Connor's Lungs - Pray that his lungs would reduce fluid and that they would respond to the heart/lung bypass machine without rejection. Pray that he would quickly come off the artifical means of heart and lung support without having to go on complete life support.

12PM - Connor's Parents - Pray for increased faith to believe in Connor's healing. For strength to withstand the hours of waiting for news reqarding Connor's progress. Pray that hope would rise within us and that we would be joined in unity as we battle for our precious son.

1PM - Operating Room Team - Connor should be close to trialing off the heart/lung bypass machine and he should be ready for pressure tests within his newly repaired heart. Pray for quick response time and wisdom for the docs to see any potential hazards or obstacles that need to be addressed.

2PM - Post Operative Care Team - Pray for his nurse Mari (whom we love!!!) for her alertness to Connor's needs, swiftness in acting upon any complications, and safe administration of any additional critical care.

3PM & On - Connor's Recovery - We are asking God for a miracle in Little Bug's recovery. Zero infections, complete lung strength and healing, complete heart function and heart strength and for an overall quick recovery time.

We are prepared for a long haul tomorrow and beyond, but we also know that God could, in an instant, heal Connor completely. We ask for this miracle to be done on Connor's behalf and if it be the Lord's will to preform this miracle for Connor, we already give him the glory, the praise and the honor for his mighty works. We look forward to sharing Connor's continued story of healing and we will update best we can throughout the day tomorrow.

Pray for a peaceful night for all of us as we prepare for this most important day in Connor's Adventurous Journey!

Lovebug Hugs,
Lori, Randy & Connor