from meghan..


This Friday (May 2nd) my dad will be preaching at Cross Current because Jessica is not feeling well. She has been preaching on discipleship for some time now, so my dad is going to also speak on discipleship. If you would like to come to the service, you're more than welcome to. It's at 7pm downtown (next to the town hall).


Matthew 4:19 says "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men."

first official meeting!

Hello everyone. I'm writing this to remind you that there WILL be a meeting this Friday night at New Testament at 7pm. This will be a good time and I hope that all of you can make it! Please spread the word so that we'll have a good turn out. Once again, this is for anyone age 19 (or out of high school) to 32ish. Leave a comment if you'd like to come.

Heading Home...

It's Saturday about 1pm and here is Meghan about to leave Upstate Medical...YEAH!! It has been a long week, but the worst is definitely behind her. We just arrived home and are rearranging some things to accomodate her wheel chair. We just want to thank everyone for praying for us, and especially for Meghan. Though we don't understand what'all happened this week, we are thankful that Meg was surrounded by people who love her, were medically knowledgeable and were praying for her. Thank you Noreen, Nancy, Dr. Kim, Barry & Mel and everyone who helped and prayed for Meg...we couldn't have done it without you! Thanks so much to Brittany, Kristan, Wayne, Gabe, and Chaya who came to the hospital to visit Meg yesterday. It "meant A LOT to her and it brightened up her day. She feels so blessed to have such incredible friends that would do something as huge as that". Also HUGE thanks to Phil & MaryAnn Brothers who treated us like kings while we were in Syracuse. The ministry of care and compassion for others is such a powerful ministry, and having been the recipients of so much this week, we are freshly amazed at how impacting it can be. We are not sure what the future holds, but one thing we are certain of is that we are going to contend like never before for healing and the ministry of the supernatural.

One of the more significant messages of Christianity is that no matter who a person is or what their need is, we are to be a "good Samaritan" for them in their time of need. I am not sure there is a better way to express the Love of God to people than simply being there for them in their time of need. As a Young Adult Community, one of our mandates for us is to find ways to practically express the heart God to others, not because we want anything from them, but because it is simply the nature of God. The One who causes it to rain on the just and the unjust. We love you guys and look forward to journeying together.

Brief Update...Day 4 In Syracuse....

Overall a pretty good day, although Meg's pain level has not diminished much. She was up in a wheel chair for over an hour but it was extremely difficult, and by the time she was able to lay back down she was really hurting. If she has a good day on tomorrow, Friday, we are hoping she could possibly come home this weekend. I just told Meg that we prayed for her this evening and how anointed it was...she wished she could have heard it. Dane and I will be leaving in the morning for Syracuse and hopefully will be able to bring Meg and Mary home. Thanks again for all your support and prayer!

Day 3 In Syracuse...

Here are 6 minutes of footage from our last Boston trip in what we thought was Meg's last surgery...until she fell Sunday. As I write this it is 10pm on Wednesday, and Meg has just received two units of blood. Apparently her blood loss from the surgery last week in Boston, compounded with what she lost in Syracuse really depleted her and she was unable to recover sufficiently. PT came in her room about 4pm determined to get her sitting up on the side of her bed, but because the pain was still so intense she had to immediately lay back down. I phoned just after this and she was still crying. She really is being a trooper, but the pain is getting real old, and she is hoping for some relief. As you're praying for her, please pray about the pain situation, including the pain in her neck. The 'pain team' may be giving her an injection in the scar area of her neck tomorrow to help alleviate the pain in that area. All in all the care has been very good and everyone is really trying to help Meghan. Of course Momma is also tired and trying to comfort Meghan any way she can. We SOOOOOO APPRECIATE YOUR PRAYERS and your concern for Meghan and our family. We are so grateful to know and be friends with some the greatest people on planet earth. We love you all so much!

Day 2 At University Hospital - Upstate & YA Announcement

(In The Car on Return Trip From Boston Last Thursday)
Today was a bit better for Meghan with the pain management team working hard to moderate her pain level. For most of the day her pain hovered between 9 & 10 out of 10, and for a short time this afternoon it was 8.5. During that time she was able to sleep for an hour at a time. It looks like tomorrow morning they will be forced to give her two units of blood as her blood work is not showing sufficient increase. Tomorrow as well they are going to try and get her out of bed and start some PT, which she is dreading. For the past two nights Mary was not able to get any sleep, so fortunately this afternoon she was able to go over to Pastor Doug & Marie Brushell's home to catch some zzz's. She felt better in the early evening, and Meghan was doing a little better so I jumped in the car around 7pm and headed home to be with Daner.
We still so feel everyone's support and prayer, however we definitely have our moments...Meghan & Mary especially.

YA - Though I am not certain where I will be this weekend, I am still planning on having the vans ready to go at 6pm at the church to head over to HCF'S 5th year anniversary celebration in Cornwall. If you read this post, PLEASE spread the word for anyone who would need a ride, and obviously who ever is going to drive perhaps you could hook up with someone who may need a ride so that "no one is left behind."

We Love You All!!,
-PD & Mary-

Post Surgery...

Hi Everyone,
Meghan was in surgery this morning from 10am to 1pm. Doctor Simpson (I checked to make sure his first name was not Homer) installed a rod, he called it a nail, that is "Y" shaped and includes two screws to secure the femur shank to the femoral head. He believed it was a success, stating it was not a grand slam, but was definitely a home run. She has been in excruciating pain since the surgery and we are just trying to keep her comfortable. We have grown so accustomed to the extra special care Meg received in Boston that we are spoiled. This is a great hospital, it's just not the same and she has several times said, "let's go to Boston."
We so appreciate your prayers!! Please keep them up, as there are several more decisions that have to be made, and we and the Orthopedic team need great wisdom. Presently they want to give her a transfusion, but due to having blown out two ports in Boston during a transfusion she is petrified. As I type this two doctors came in and said they will postpone the transfusion until the morning and hopefully her blood counts will come up sufficiently so that she will not need a transfusion. Please Pray! If she has any dizziness, then they will immediately give her a transfusion.
Please know that we love all of you and so feel the support and prayer. Thankfully 4 of Meghan's 5 professors have written back to me and told me to tell Meghan not to worry about her course work because they will make arrangements for her. What a relief that was for her to hear.

...in the beginning...of YA...
This is kind of a crazy launching communiqué for Young Adults, because the only thing on my mind right now is Meghan. If you were in church this today you know we had a great morning...Adam Avery preached a great message...people were engaged...presence during communion was wonderful...and then. Some people were speaking with me after service and Meghan came up to see what we were going to do after service. When she was about 10 feet from me I saw that she was kind of daydreaming and when she went to lean on her right crutch it wasn't securely under her arm. In slow motion I watched her fall hoping I could have gotten there sooner to catch her, but I was too late. She hit the floor hard and then began to scream in pain. We knew something bad had happened but we were hoping nothing was broken. Well X-rays revealed our worst nightmare concerning her hip repair. Her femur had completely broken off right at the repair spot, in an ugly fashion. After hours of haggling with trying to get her airlifted to Boston, and then to Syracuse, in the end nothing worked out and they are presently transporting her to Syracuse to see Dr. Katz in the morning. Dr. Katz graduated from Harvard Medical School so she knows Meghan's orthopedic surgeons in Boston and will have access to her file and be in constant communication with them. Please pray for Meghan...that she is able to remain comfortable in transportation since any motion is excruciatingly painful for her. Second, that tomorrow we will have great wisdom in knowing who should perform the surgery to reattach her leg using similar hardware to what she just had removed, and that the surgery will be a huge success.