Please pray for Collin's healing in Jesus name

4/3/08 FINAL UPDATE - THANK YOU, LORD JESUS!:

From Julie:

This is the final update on Collin. Thank you everyone for your prayers for him.

Julie

PRAISE GOD, it was a pre-cancerous tumor, it was caught in time. Thanks to all of you for your prayers and concerns. Collin called me himself this morning with the wonderful news and to tell me that he had his stitches removed.

This is a great day the lord has made...let us rejoice and celebrate.

Blessings and Love to all, Patty


3/25/08 UPDATE:

From Julie:

Hello Everyone,
I am passing on the email that just came in today from my Aunt Pat. Keep the
prayers up for Collin. Blessings to all, Julie

Surgery is set for this Thursday. Doc thinks it looks good from CT scan, it will be an outpatient surgery at this point. If anything further is need after the biopsy is complete, then there would be a hospital stay.....kepp up the prayers, also thanks to my wonder church for the beautiful prayer shawl. I will take it to Collin on Thursday.

Love Patty
Look for another update thurs evening or Fri. morn.....til then........PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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3/22/08 UPDATE:

Today's email from Julie:

Hello Everyone,

I have attached a picture of Collin that was taken back in December. He looks just like his Daddy did when he was little.

Keep up the prayer support and I will keep you posted on the outcome.

Love, Julie

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3/21/08 UPDATE:

Received this email today:

Hello Everyone,

Great news. My Aunt Pat sent an update on Collin and sound like God has been listening to all of your prayers. Thank you so much for your caring prayer support.

All I can say is Praise God for His loving kindness. I am so excited about these answers. I will continue to pray until the surgery is over so I will let you all know how he comes through.

Love, Julie

The following is the email from my Aunt:

I did not mention the detail of my cousin Scott and his ex-wife Jill (Collin's Mom) have been divorced and fighting a custody battle over him. Aunt Pat mentions the second prayer answered in the second answer.

THANKS FOR ALL OF THE PRAYERS, TWO HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.......

#1. THE THIRD OPINION IS FROM A DOCTOR WHO HAS BEEN DOING THESE SURGERIES FOR 21 YEARS AND REFERS TO THEM AS ROUTINE AND COMMON. HE SAYS HE CAN CLEAN IT OUT WITHOUT DISTURBING THE TEETH, OR CAUSING THE NUMBNESS. HE ALSO SAYS HE DOSEN'T BELIEVE HE WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THE JAW EVEN IF IT IS CANCER..........THANK YOU FOR ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS MY LOVED ONES.

#2. I ASKED MY PASTER TO PRAY FOR THE SOFTENING OF THE HEARTS AND THE GIFT OF PEACE BETWEEN THE TWO FAMILIES. THIS MORNING WHEN I CHECKED MY EMAIL JILL' EMAILED ME AT 3:00 A.M. (APPARENTLY SHE COULDN'T SLEEP) SHE
APPOLOGIZED TO ME AND ASKED THAT THE TWO FAMILIES GIVE COLLIN THE GIFT OF PEACE...........THANKS BE TO GOD.

The CT scan will be on Tuesday with this Doctor, keep those prayers going. I will send the next update after the CT scan.

Love Patty

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3/20/08 UPDATE:

Hello Everyone,

As I was getting information last night concerning Collin, I did not get all the facts right. So here is an email that I received with better details. So please continue to keep praying for Collin as this is not an easy thing for a little boy to be going through.

I will send a picture of him as I receive one via email. The picture will possibly be one not so recent. But at least you will have a face with his na me .

Thank you all very much for your prayers as many of you have responded already that your prayers are going up for Collin.

The Lord hears your prayers and may God give you strength as you pray for Collin.

Love, Julie


There seems to be so me confusion in the communication concerning Collin's condition. He does have two tumors wrapped around a nerve that goes to the brain. They have to be removed whether they are malignant or not. Best case scenario, they remove the tumors and have to cut the nerve to the brain. The result, in all probability, will be permanent numbness of his cheek and lips.

If the tumors (either one or both) are malignant, they may have to remove his jaw bone. (Don't know how that got confused with the chin but that's what Patty told me.)

He's having more tests this week and then going to a third specialist before surgery is scheduled.

Such a beautiful little boy - both inside and outside - with one of the most loving Fathers I have ever known. I'll try to locate those pictures and send them to you.

Prayer definitely is in order.

Love ya

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ORIGINAL POST

My friend Julie who lives in the Atlanta area sent this email today:

A prayer request to all my family and friends,

My Dad called me this evening to give me an update on my Cousin Scott’s little boy. Dad said he wanted to call me and ask me to pray and to ask everyone I know to be in prayer. My cousin’s little boy’s name is Collin. He is around 9 or 10. Collin has a tumor on his chin and they are going a third ti me as of tomorrow March 20th to get another opinion. As of now it looks as though Collin is going to have to have surgery. They said that the surgery could cause the left side of his face to become paralyzed for the rest of his life due to the tumor being intertwined in so me nerves. Or he may end up needing to have his chin removed.

So pleeeease pray for Collin.

Thank you in advance and I will keep you all posted in the outco me .

Sincerely,

Julie

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Dear heavenly Father, we thank you for young Collin and ask for a miracle healing for him in Jesus name. The Scriptures say that by your stripes we are healed and that you sent your Word and healed our diseases, so we stand on these promises for Collin. We come against all fear, worry, unbelief and doubt and say GO in Jesus name. We say TUMOR - GO IN JESUS NAME! May faith rise up to fill us overflowing to trust You for a wonderful miracle we pray! Thank You Lord God for Your tender mercies and loving kindness. May souls be saved in the midst of all this we pray in Jesus name - AMEN!