“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

            -James 5:16

Over the past two years, it seems as if we’ve made it a family tradition that at least one loved one must be in the hospital at Easter time. Last year it was my grandma with severe nosebleeds, and this year it’s my Great Grandma with a broken leg and heart trouble. Here’s what happened:

Yesterday we were over at my cousins’ home celebrating Easter when, right before we were about to eat, somebody called to let us know that they’d found my Great Grandma lying in the floor with a broken leg. Apparently she had issues with her phone at the time and was unable to call for help, and thus had to lie there in pain for five hours before someone arrived to check on her. Normally they would’ve found her before church, but since their services were cancelled due to flooding it was near or after noon before she was helped.

Anyway, they quickly called an ambulance and were later told she would need immediate surgery to correct a broken femur with metal screws. The surgery didn’t start until much later in the day, but when it was all finally finished they noticed irregular heart patterns resulting from the surgery which has given them a whole new level of concern. From what I’ve been told, her mechanical heart beat is doing just fine, while her electric heart beat has been very abnormal.

We’ll be going down to the hospital later this afternoon, but I still wanted to pass along this prayer request to you guys since she is 80 years old and hasn't been in the best of health apart from this anyway. Please ask God to touch her body and relieve any pain, but, most importantly, pray that His will would be done and Himself be glorified. We must realize that God has a purpose in this and believe that “all things work together for good to them that love God.”   (Romans 8:28)

UPDATE: Thanks everybody for praying! My Great Grandma is home from the hospital now, but is still in need of periodic visits from nurses and physical therapists in addition to constant care from family members. She still has a long road of recovery ahead of her as she tries to regain her mobility, so please continue to remember her in your prayers.