UPDATE: 2-15-02



UPDATE: 11-15

Hello...I just talked to Cheryl..she said that Moriah's 
saturation levels are dropping for no reason. They 
even had the respiratory therapist come out to check 
the machines...she asked for prayer for wisdom as 
to what's happening...and for them to level back off 
to normal.

Thank you for your prayers....Julie



UPDATE: 11-13

Moriah is doing much better. I did speak to the 
doctor today. I told them I put her on O2, 
increased her water intake and increased chest 
PT. The doctor was okay with all that I did. 
I give the Lord praise that we have not
needed to use the O2 today. She has been 
resting well today. The doctor went
ahead and put Moriah on Septra for 10 days 
to help knock this stuff out. She is still very
tried. Please continue to pray for strength 
and healing. Thank you.



UPDATE: 11-11

I need to put in a prayer request for Moriah. 
She is running a low grade fever. She had a
cold on Thursday when I took her to the doctors. 
On that same day he went ahead  and gave her 
the RSV shot and Flu shot. Since then she has 
been pretty fussy and mad at the world. I am 
doing some other things for her to help her 
feel better and breathe better. If you could 
get this out I would greatly appreciate it.
I will talk with you later. Love you

Cheryl and Moriah




UPDATE: 11-02

Dear Friends,
Please pray for Moriah as she has been getting 
congested today. Her nurse suctioned her Trach 
36 times...and there has been some yellowish
secretions in it. She has also had a rash on 
her bottom and near her Trach...but that is 
getting better. We would really appreciate
your prayers for her health.

Also, Cheryl has asked me to pass on this 
"Praise Report."  A little while back Moriah 
started regressing. She didn't want to eat and
her muscles were getting weak. Cheryl began 
to ask the Lord for wisdom...and He led her 
right to the problem. It turns out that Moriah was
getting an adult dosage of Lasix, with no 
Potassium supplements. For some reason
this dosage was not followed closely when 
it was prescribed and she was getting double 
what she was supposed to have.

Praise God once this was addressed...she was 
totally weaned off the Lasix...and with the 
Potassium supplements, she is eating again
and gaining her strength back. Cheryl said 
if the Lord didn't reveal it to her...she 
would have just continued to get weaker. We 
praise God and thank Him for His wisdom and 
guidance!!!!

Please continue to pray for protection, 
complete health, and wisdom in
Moriah's care. We will be sending out the 
results of her Cat Scan in the next few days. 
Thank You so much for your prayers!! Thank You
Lord!!


Love In Christ,
Julie



UPDATE: 9-26

Please keep Moriah in prayer as she will 
be having surgery at 11:30 tomorrow (Thursday) 
to remove any blockages that they might find
in her throat. She has not been able to eat 
by mouth very good for a couple of weeks, 
so the doctors think something is there. 
She will stay overnight, and come home the 
next day.

Other than that, she has been doing great. 
Her coordination and motor skills have really 
increased, and she is developing more
strength in her upper body. Her weight is 
18 lbs. 11 oz. now, and she's really
looking like a "big girl" and not a baby 
anymore.

She also has a new name...Aunt Moriah. 
Cheryl's oldest daughter Becky
had a healthy baby girl 3 weeks ago. Her 
name is McKensie. Moriah is still getting 
used to having her niece in the house though, 
and she's not sure about lending out her 
swing to the new baby. :)

Thank you all for your prayers and I will 
update again after her surgery.  Thank You 
Lord for your loving care.
Love In Christ,
Julie



UPDATE: 9-14

Dear Warriors...Moriah is in need of prayer tonight.

Her saturation levels started to drop into the 80's 
and her temp is around 100-101. She is having some 
labored breathing and it all came on suddenly.
She has been having some trouble with getting the 
Trach in like something is blocking it but shes not 
due to get that checked out until the 27th.

Cheryl changed her trach when all this started 
and had a little trouble getting it in.
She also threw up earlier today and has 
been having some trouble with throwing 
up lately.

She's trying to decide about calling doc..
just waiting and watching her to see which 
way it goes.

Her stats and breathing did improve a little 
while we were talking but her breathing is 
still around 150 and is normally 120 or lower.

Please lift Moriah to the Father for healing
from this complication.  I will keep you posted.
God is able....Praise His Name....

Julie



UPDATE: 8-12

From:Julie
mailto:yishpan@webtv.net

Dear Friends,
I just talked to Cheryl a little while ago and 
they are happily settled at home. She said Moriah 
was so glad to be in her own bed. They are just
taking things slow and she is doing good. Her 
weight is back up to 17 lbs. 11 oz. and her 
temperature has been normal since they came
home. Please continue to pray for protection, 
strength, and health.  Thank you for your prayers 
and support. It is a great comfort. Thank You
Lord!!



UPDATE: 8-10

Dear Friends,

I am happy to say that Moriah is coming home 
today after all. raise God!! Her white cell 
count went from 19 last night to a normal
12 this morning. Cheryl was so excited! She 
said Moriah is tired from all the poking and 
prodding, so please pray for her rest and comfort.
Also, Cheryl has asked that we pray for protection 
and strength. Thank you all
so much for your prayers! Thank You Lord!!
Love In Christ,
Julie



UPDATE: 8-9

Dear Friends,
I just talked with Cheryl and she said that 
Moriah has started running a temperature. It 
is 100.6 and she seems very agitated. She is
already on antibiotics so we don't know what's 
up. Cheryl thought that they would
be coming home tomorrow. :( Please pray that 
Moriah will be completely healed and for
strength and peace for Cheryl. I will keep 
you posted when I hear anything
else. Thank you for your prayers. 

Thank You Lord.

Love In Christ,
Julie

UPDATE: 8-7

Moriah's colostromy surgery resulted 
in two outside openings with an
incision between them. She is not able 
to eat for 48 hours from the surgery, so
she is hungry. Her lips are starting to 
get chapped and her throat gets dry. 
Please pray for her comfort during this time.

UPDATE:
I talked to Cheryl a few minutes ago, they 
are giving her some Pedialyte now and Moriah 
is happy about that! They will start with
formula, then baby food tomorrow. Cheryl has 
asked that we pray for strength, wisdom, and
healing...and thanks you all very much for 
your prayers!! They are hoping to come home
Thursday. I will keep you posted.



My thoughts from visiting and talking with 
Cheryl... Cheryl realizes and believes 
that this is not a set back but a
temporary curve in the road that will 
result in God's glory. She is pressing in
that much harder to God's Word, for 
His glory to not only be manifested
in Moriah...but that this will be an 
opportunity to meet with, and encourage, 
other parents of sick children with His 
promises and healing. She continues to 
run the race, and is not discouraged or
weakened by this in her faith, or trust 
in the Truth of God's Word. I know
that God is doing an incredible work in 
Cheryl, as much as He is in Moriah...and
we praise Him for it. Everyone that meets 
them is touched in some way by
their testimony. God is good!!
Thank you for your prayers!! 
Thank You Lord!!

Love In Christ,
Julie



UPDATE: 8-6

Dear Friends,

I talked to Cheryl at about 12:30 a.m. last 
night. They had just brought Moriah up to her 
room and she was awake. They had given her a
saddle block so she would not be in pain from 
the Colostromy. The doctor was able to see what 
had happened with her other surgery, and
basically, it just did not hold. They will 
look at possible options for her in
about 6 months. Please pray that there are 
no complications from this surgery,
especially infection. I will be going 
to U.V.A today to visit Cheryl and
Moriah and will not be home until late 
tonight, but I will post another
update tomorrow to let you know how she 
is doing. Thank you very much to all who 
are praying for her. It is a great comfort 
to the family and all the responses are 
forwarded to them. God Bless.
Thank You Lord.

Love In Christ,
Julie

 

UPDATE: 8-5 8:00 PM

Moriah will be in surgery within the hour.  
She will be there apx. 2 hours and will be 
getting a colostomy bag.  Please pray for 
wisdom for the Doctors and nurses and that 
God will guide their hands and thoughts 
while at the same time praying for protection 
for Moriah.  We must not sit still for this 
attack by the enemy.

They are saying she will have the colostomy 
bag for six months before they will do any 
repairs.  They don't want to risk scar tissue 
that would interfere with her having normal 
bowel movements.  This is distressing but God 
is STILL in control and He has a plan.  Please 
petition the Father for healing.

Also, please pray for the family.  Cheryl and 
Mike will need extra strength.  Please hold 
them up during this time of trial.  God is 
faithful and we will believe nothing less.

We will keep you updated.  It will be several 
hours before we know anything else.  Thank you 
so much for your prayers.

God bless,
Elizabeth

UPDATE: 2:50 pm

I have just heard from Julie.  Moriah 
will be going to the hospital for a possible 
colostomy surgery being done tonight or in 
the morning.  I will keep you posted.  Please 
pray that God will heal this before they get 
to the hospital.  No colostomy bag.  We claim 
it in Jesus Name.  Amen.....


UPDATE: 8-5

We have an emergency request for Moriah.
She is throwing up and has stools coming
from her vagina.  This could mean that
the surgery didn't hold.  PLEASE, PLEASE,
pray for God to heal in this matter.  We 
are waiting for the Doctor to call back.

She needs your prayers now.


 

 UPDATE: 8-2
 
 Dear Friends,
 
 I went up to U.V.A. on Tuesday and had the privilege 
 of driving "Miss Daisy" Moriah home from the hospital. 
 She looked more beautiful than I've ever seen her 
 and she stayed in a wonderful mood all day.
 She played for the whole 3 hour drive home and 
 she was very happy to get re-acquainted with all 
 her crib toys when she got home. We are so
 thankful that her operation was a complete 
 success!! God is GOOD!!!!
 
 Please continue to pray for her as the doctors 
 have said her healing time will be about 12 weeks. 
 Thank you so much for your prayers!!! THANK
 YOU LORD FOR YOUR CONTINUED FAITHFULNESS!!!!!
 Love In Christ,
 Julie
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 7-30
 
 Hi everyone,
 
 I just talked to Cheryl and she said Moriah 
 is doing great, other than being a little sore. 
 She is eating her regular food and everything is
 working fine. :) Her stats are all good as well. 
 The doctors came to check on her tonight and 
 said she looks great! They ordered blood-work
 and if everything checks out fine, then I will 
 be driving up with her nurse tomorrow to bring 
 her home. Praise God!! Even one of the
 students who observed the surgery said that 
 she had never seen everything
 go into place as well as it did on Moriah's 
 surgery.
 
 Please pray that she continues to improve 
 and heal quickly. I will post another update 
 after she comes home. Thank you SO MUCH for you
 prayers!! Thank You Lord for Your continued 
 glory on her life. We love You and
 praise You!!!
 
 Love In Christ,
 Julie
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 7-27
 
 PRAISE THE LORD!!! I have been at the hospital
 with Moriah and her parents.  Moriah's 
 surgery as you know went wonderfully well.
 She came back to the room totally happy and
 content and all pretty pink.  The Doctor's 
 report was very positive and encouraging.
 
 We appreciate your prayers and now need to
 keep her covered for the next few days. 
 Specifically, no infection, no fever,
 no complications of any kind, and that
 her body functions normally as it should.
 Please help us bind the enemy from 
 interfering with her recovery and healing.
 
 I will keep you updated.  Please visit her
 page and leave your prayers and messages in
 her guestbook.... 
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 7-12
 
 PRAISE REPORT FOR MORIAH:
 
 Dear Friends,
 All I can say is PRAISE GOD!!! PRAISE GOD!!!! 
 PRAISE GOD!!!!!! Moriah went for her hearing 
 test yesterday, and they picked up sound
 waves!!!!! The last time she had this test, 
 they labelled her as profoundly deaf. Cheryl 
 has not accepted that report, and has continued
 to speak God's Word over her, claiming His 
 promises from the Bible!! He is SO FAITHFUL 
 to His Word....I am just REJOICING!! Cheryl said
 that the lady doing testing just about jumped 
 out of her chair, she was so excited. I believe 
 that they were not expecting the test to be
 any different..but we were!!! :) What a 
 testimony!! God is GOOD!! All The Time.
 
 
 Now Moriah will be going to a Cranial Face 
 doctor. They will be fitting her with a 
 Hearing Bone Conductor Amplifier. (That 
 praise music she's been hearing will sound 
 even better! :) They will also be doing 
 another Cat Scan, and viewing all areas
 (mouth, ears, throat, jaw, etc.) to assess 
 her total medical needs, as far as
 ENT. I will keep you updated on the results.
 
 Also, she went to her feeding clinic 
 yesterday. Her weight is now up to
 17 lbs. 13 oz. They were very impressed 
 with her progress, and they are
 working with her to stop her midnight 
 feed, and want to get her on a
 complete daytime feeding schedule. She 
 is doing great now with eating by
 mouth. We are praying that the G-Button 
 will be next to go, along with the Trach. :) 
 God is changing her little body cell by cell.
 Praise You
 Lord!!!!
 
 As far as her strength in her body, they 
 decided yesterday to make her a Scooter. 
 She will be able to lay on it, and push 
 with her arms to get around. This will 
 help her to gain the strength to crawl. She
 will be getting a "specially" made Walker 
 too. This will increase her leg strength. 
 I know she will love both of her new "toys." :)
 
 Please remember her in your prayers for her 
 up-coming rectum surgery. It is the faithful 
 prayers of partners like you that have kept her
 before the Throne...and God is answering!! 
 Thank You Lord!!!!!! Thank you
 prayer partners!!!!!!
 
 Rejoicing In Him,
 Julie \o/
 
 P.S. Just a reflection...they said she would 
 not live but a few weeks.
 ISN'T GOD THE BEST???
 
 We claim Psalm 118:17 for her:
 I shall not die, but LIVE, and DECLARE the 
 works of the LORD.
 
 You GO Moriah!!!!!! Speak to the Nations, 
 of what GOD has done!!! Amen!
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 7-9
 
 Dear Friends,
 We are so thankful for all of you that 
 are praying for Moriah!  Some of
 you have even been following her progress 
 since birth. As you know she has come through 
 a lot, to the glory of God, and she is now
 facing another major surgery. We would greatly 
 appreciate your continued prayers of intercession 
 for her. It means so much.
 http://globalprayerwarriors.org/moriah.html
 
 Moriah is scheduled to have rectum surgery 
 on the 27th of this month. Her condition 
 now is that her rectum and vagina are connected 
 on the inside and she has no anus. This means 
 quite a bit of re-constructive surgery. Depending 
 on the amount that needs to be done, will
 determine whether or not she needs a colostromy 
 bag. We are praying that she will not need one, 
 and that there will be minimal repairs to be done
 internally. The track of her rectum needs to be 
 separated, and re-directed. Please pray for God's 
 touch in this happening ahead of time, and that 
 this will be an easy surgery for her.
 
 The doctors are saying she will spend 5 days 
 in the hospital. She is older now, and likes 
 her home and family around. We are really
 praying that this will not be traumatic to her...
 and that it will be 100% successful.
 
 Also:
 
 She is doing good in all other areas..Praise God!
 Her weight is 17 lbs. 8 oz. She is very content, 
 and her new nurse is truly  "Hand" picked. :) She
 is working with her constantly, and cuddles and 
 loves on her all the time. She has learned to 
 sign the word, "More."  (Yeah, and Cheryl is
 working on the word, "Lord" now) More Lord!!
 She is eating really good (doubled intake by mouth) 
 and keeping it down.
 
 Also, she went to Dr. Strope today, and he 
 wants to see her 1 month after her surgery to 
 do a scope on her throat, and a sleep
 study. If she passes both tests, they will 
 remove the Trach!!!  Praise God! Presently, 
 she has it capped all day and is doing fine.
 
 Other Prayer Needs:
 She has a hearing test next week, and needs 
 prayer for complete wholeness of hearing, 
 and that her ears are opened. Amen.
 Also, she needs prayer for upper strength 
 in her body so that she can sit up, and push 
 up with her arms to crawl. Right now, she rolls
 from place to place. It's really cute, but I 
 know she would love facing the world "head on."
 
 Thank you for your prayers. Thank You Lord, 
 for ALL You've done in Moriah's life!
 
 Love In Christ,
 Julie
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 6-22
 
 Dear Friends,
 We have 2 PRAISE reports for Moriah.  Her 
 thyroid test came back perfectly fine!
 Also, her big toes on her feet were smaller 
 than the next toe....well, the other day Cheryl 
 happened to look at them and notice that
 they are perfectly formed, size and all.  I 
 guess the Lord hears our prayer...."from 
 the top of her head to the bottom of her
 feet...nothing broken, nothing missing."  
 Thank You Lord!
 
 She is starting to learn sign language. 
 Cheryl says she will need to know it when 
 she preaches healing to the deaf. :) Amen!!  
 The first word she is learning is, MORE.....
 and Cheryl is going to teach her LORD along
 with it. More Lord!!  More Lord!! Please pray 
 for strength in her fingers and hands..
 
 Her weight is 16 lbs. 11 oz. She dropped 
 down a little during her last 'bout with the 
 "stuffy nose." She still needs prayer for in this
 area, that her nose be completely free of junky 
 stuff, so she can breathe better and keep her 
 food down. She has a hearing test on June 26th. 
 They will be sedating her and reading her brain 
 waves to see if there is any response to
 sound. Please keep this in prayer for healing, 
 to the glory of God.
 
 She also has learned to take the spoon from 
 Cheryl and get it almost to her mouth, if her 
 nose would just move out of the way..lol...but
 she's getting there.
 
 She will be getting new nursing on Monday, 
 and we are praying that God has hand-picked 
 her nurse to be positive and open to the Lord.
 
 She will have another assessment for general 
 health and the rectum surgery on July 5th. She 
 needs continued prayer for strength,
 growth, complete wholeness, and wisdom for 
 the doctors.
 
 Thank you so much for your prayers for Moriah. 
 We love and appreciate you all so much! God Bless.  
 Thank You Father for Your blessed
 glory on her life!!
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 6-14
 
 Dear Friends,
 PLEASE PRAY for Moriah. She has had a stuffy 
 nose that is keeping her from holding her food 
 down at times...and she has not been able
 to breathe as well. It is hard for her to do 
 it all at once with the Trach.
 She needs complete healing.
 
 She went to her genetic doctor this week, and 
 he addressed many things that she needs help 
 with through therapy or medical intervention. 
 We are PRAYING for GOD's INTERVENTION.
 
 He says that her ears need to be opened up 
 medically, as one ear has no opening...and 
 the other has only a very small opening. She 
 will be going to have a hearing test on June 
 26th...and depending on what they find
 then, will determine her future treatment/tests.
 
 Also, he said that he noticed that her reflexes 
 have diminished some since her last visit...and 
 thinks it may be related to a thyroid problem. 
 He ordered blood work, and she was taken to 3 
 different places before they could get a vein, 
 and finally get enough blood for the
 thyroid test. They wanted to get more blood 
 for other testing of vitamin levels, etc...but 
 they could not get any more blood.
 
 He wants her needs to be more aggressively 
 addressed, through therapy and such. He would 
 like to see her learning sign language...and
 he would like for the other doctors to offer 
 whatever means are available to her for full 
 development. Cheryl said that this has been 
 a difficult battle, as many have not expected 
 her to come this far in the first place, so
 her options have been limited.
 
 She still needs continued prayer for her 
 rectum, as she goes back to the doctor at the 
 end of July to have surgery scheduled.
 
 PLEASE join with us in one accord for complete 
 wholeness in her body, to the glory of God. We 
 are praying, asking, and believing in her
 having received a FULL manifestation of her 
 healing. We TRUST and BELIEVE in God's promises 
 and we are STANDING on the Truth of His Word for
 her LIFE. We thank you so much for standing with 
 us. God bless you all.
 
 Thank You Father for the TRUTH of Your Word!!  
 We place Moriah in YOUR hands because we know 
 that you knit her together in Cheryl's
 womb to be complete and whole in You. We stand 
 amazed at Your love and care for us.
 Be glorified Father, in Jesus Name. Amen
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 6-2
 
 Dear Friends,
 Please say a little prayer for Moriah tonight. 
 Cheryl said she has had a little fever, got 
 sick to her stomach last night, and was not
 her usual happy self today....Cheryl is just 
 keeping an eye on her, but I felt we
 should cover her in prayer for God's healing 
 touch.
 
 
 
 UPDATE: 5-27
 
 Dear Friends,
 
 This is where we are as far as prayer for Moriah. 
 She went to U.V.A. on Thursday, and the doctors 
 said she looked good. She has gained 1 1/2
 lbs. since her last visit..and the Previcid for 
 reflux is working good.
 
 Now...for the main prayer need...So that everyone 
 who has been following her will know how to pray, 
 I am going to explain what's up with her.
 Right now her lower intestinal track (rectum) 
 is attached to to another organ and needs to be 
 separated, and the rectum needs to move
 back, forming a complete track on it's own.
 
 Also, she will need to have an opening surgically 
 (or miraculously :) created for normal bowel 
 movements. She is to go back to the doctor in
 July, and they will schedule surgery at that time. 
 Right now, the doctors are not sure how much 
 reconstructive surgery will need to be done on 
 the inside....this will make the difference whether 
 she needs a colostromy bag or not. It will be 
 decided during surgery.
 
 PLEASE PRAY that this separation takes place 
 before surgery, so that this will not be a major 
 operation for her. We are already seeing
 changes taking place, and we are continuing to 
 pray, press in, and fast, for God's touch to be 
 continually changing her, to His Glory!
 
 Thank you so much for your continued prayers. 
 They are crucially needed at this time. God 
 Bless You. Thank You Father for all You have
 done, and continue to do. We praise Your Holy Name!
 
 
 Also, Praise God, she just went over 17 months 
 of LIFE....and the doctors gave her no hope at 
 birth....what a MIGHTY God we serve!!
 Love In Christ,
 Julie
 
 
 
 
 
 

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