The Christmas season is approaching and with it comes the Christmas concert that I am conducting. We have been working for 1 1/2 months on this musical and I am as nervous as can be to see it all come together. We had a practice last week that we did not finish which makes me even more nervous. However, I know that things are always crazy at the beginning and then they wind up falling together at the end. When I was in high school band we always believed that the worse our rehearsal went the day before the performance the better our performance would be. Silly superstitions, huh? It is the week before the Christmas concert and we have found out some even harder news. Nathan's mom was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor a few weeks ago and the doctors were pretty certain they could operate and remove it all. The surgery was December 3rd and it went very well. However, a day later we heard the news that will change our lives forever. Apparently they had to do an emergency surgery because her brain underwent some swelling. Mom is currently in a coma for the next 3 days and the doctors give her a 1% chance of survival. This totally blind sighted us. It makes it worse that we are on the other side of the world. The past 24 hours have been a blur. We are still praying and hoping for a miracle which is the only hope the doctors give us. Life without Mom makes no sense. I can't even begin to think about it. Sometimes I think about how awful it will be for our unborn child to come into this world and never get the option to see Nathan's Mom's warm smiling face or hear her soft voice. This just can't be happening. We found out about the surgery and then talked about the story of Lazarus in Fellowship last week. I am asking for Mom to have new life. I am asking for a miracle because I know He can do it. Please keep us in your thoughts. Nathan will be leaving to go back to America tomorrow morning and I will join him after the Christmas concert. We will be spending Christmas in America which is excited but not under these circumstances. Please remember us in these areas:
We want a miracle
Safe travel as we will both be traveling internationally by ourselves
Me putting the Christmas concert together with everything else and Nathan gone
Nathan's family
Our visas expire at the end of the month so we need to get them renewed before I leave
Plans to come together for Christmas before we leave (classes, exams, etc.)
About Me
- Emily Forrest
- My husband and I got married in July 2006, lived in Greenville, moved to China for four years, and are now back in Greenville. We have 3 amazing children and love serving our Summit Church!
4 comments:
wow. definitely lifting you guys up. please keep us posted and let us know if we can do anything.
Oh Emily, I just found your blog through Sara's, and I was so shocked and saddened to read this news.
I am lifting up Nathan's mom and you two and your baby and your family.
Wow, you guys are in our prayers! almost 7 years ago my husband had brain surgery with a 1% chance of a complete recovery. God healed his body and I know God can heal you mom/mom-in-law too. Our prayer is for safty in travels, comfort for the family in this trying time and healing for Nathans mom!
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