Praise the Lord! He is good and His love endures forever. Yes, Abe and Hertha are at home. The plane landed at the airstrip in Spanish Lookout at 4:05. It was wonderful that so many loved ones came out to greet them. Thank you for your continuous support and prayers.
Hello everyone,
It's the moment we've all been waiting for! Abe is coming home. Home sweet home tomorrow.
We are celebrating that this chapter has finally come to an end in Guatemala. If all goes well Abe and Hertha should be departing the airport here in Guatemala at mid day. Hertha wants to say a special thanks to every one for believing and standing in faith with her. First of all I want to thank almighty God, because of him Abe is alive!
I want to say a special thank you to the Dueck family,Reimer family, friends, prayer warriors,viewers and everyone else that has been a part of this experience, and has walk in faith with us through this journey. You all have made a difference. Thanks to all the friends from Spanish lookout that have paid Abe a visit at the hospital we appreciate it!
I also want to thank the doctors and the staff from Centro Medico hospital in Guatemala, especially Dr Matteo for believing in Abe and his family. May the Lord richly bless each and every one of you.
This experience has truly been a test of faith.
It has been my pleasure updating you for the time being here,until the next chapter begins in Belize
We are coming home! 'Amazing Grace how sweet the sound"
Elda
Hi family, friends, viewers,
Today is two weeks since my family and I left Belize to be here in Guatemala with Abe and Hertha. We have seen many improvements with Abe through out our time being here. God is Good!
Yesterday a nurse told Otto that she ask Abe como est as Abe bien? And Abe replied soy bien,! This morning Otto visited him and told him in a loud voice Good morning Abe,and he replied back Good morning.
At 200pm I visited Abe, Hertha was trying to feed him. He didn't seem hungry. The nurses came in to do his lung and back therapy. He seem uneasy when they had his back in strenous position. So I ask him Abe is it uncomfortable for you? Is your head hurting? He replied calmly. ,Yes. It seems when he makes an effort to speak the words don't come out,only when he is calm then the words come out.
Abe can drink his tea,oats, apple juice with a cup by himself using his left hand only.
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This afternoon Otto and Hertha went to visit Abe.He is having resistance on his right side more. Abe also follows verbal command very good. He can wipe his mouth with a napkin, put his hand on his mouth, put his hand on his fore head. Otto and the nurses were doing therapy to teach Abe how to sit up. He seem to really like it. At the end of the session, he can now pull himself from a partial sitting position into a sitting position.
Otto called 'Abe" !and he responded (huh) .Otto called him again ,and he immediately responded again(huh). Otto told him we're going to town to drink a hot cup of coffee soon, and he replied in a clear voice (yes) in German. Just then a phone call came in from Milton,Abe took the phone from Otto and put it by his ears to listen to the conversation, after a few minutes into the conversation Abe said the longest sentence ever yoo eck weet in German. I hope I got that spelling correct. In English it means (yes I know) we are rejoicing for the healing that is taking place. Mark 11:22:24
Elda
We visited Abe this Morning.He was very relaxed. He lifted his right leg this morning,which is amazing he's never done that before.Hertha fed him breakfast his appetite was good,actually better than yesterday.
Hertha and I had praise and worship music very loud in Abe's room today, he seem to be enjoying it very much. We also read some encouraging bible verses to him.
Dr Matteo said that the nutritionist is working on a list of healthy foods to give to Hertha once back home She can feed it to him through his gastrostomy(feeding tube). I had ask Dr Matteo what's the real reason Abe is still in the ICU, he said because they the doctors made a decision that's where it had suited best for Abe,and that it was much cheaper, also he had a general routine carried out by different nurses everyday.
The nurses are exercising Abe's urinary muscles.
Please pray that his urinary system will work properly.
Thank you for your support everyone. God Bless you!
Elda
Hello everyone,
Another beautiful day has gone by in Guatemala.
Abe was very content today.Hertha fed him lunch.He is still eating a little. We came back around 4:00pm from visiting,Hertha try to feed him some raspberry ice cream for vaspa which he enjoyed very much.
Abe is still in the ICU because of the feeding tube in his stomach. It require a special nurse for that I'm told.
From what Doctor Matteo have seen in patients with severe head trauma.,He said Abe has progress really well in 1month, normally some patients take up to a year. Doctor also mention for the first 6months to 1year Abe should not bend his back,or lift up any heavy things.when he want to pick up something from the floor he can only go in a squatting position.
Please pray for Abe to regain a good appetite and for restoration. We submit no healing is too hard for our heavenly father.
Elda
Hi family,friends,
We visited Abe this morning,Hertha was feeding him his breakfast.Abe is starting to eat a little. His feeding bag with his suppliments are still connected.Abe sure don't like his mouth messy. He immediately try to grab a napkin or even the sheet from the bed to clean his mouth using his left hand only,His right side is getting more strenght and flexibility.Abe is starting to hold things thightly in his right hand. sister Ana usually rub his toes for him.he's always tick off at that.
Abe is getting a lot of therapy. Some are advance in order for his muscle tone not to shrink.
Everything is looking good with Abe at the moment. He is on the road to a great recovery. I know all his family,and friends are anxiously awaiting his return. Soon, very soon! Thank you for your prayers!
Elda
Hi everyone,
Abe is improving everyday.His tube from his throat is being removed.The nurses are feeding Abe breakfast,lunch,and dinner.
One male nurse said last night when he was behind the counter Abe made motion with his left hand for him to come.
Please pray for the family to find the best way possible for Abe to be transported back home.The Doctor mention it could be the beginning of next week.
We are so thankful to God for what he has done for Abe and for what he is going to do! Amen!
Elda
Good morning family,friends,supporters,
Yesterday we had an amazing family time with Abe in the garden. It's the first time my daughter got to see her uncle Abe since we've been here in Guatemala. They didn't allowed her in the ICU because of her age,but in the garden was an exception yesterday. Thank you Jacob for declaring that she will see her uncle here before we leave.
Abe had his eyes wide open when they were bringing him to the garden,and after a while he dose off in a sleep. I believe it was so refreshing and rejuvinating for him to see and feel nature.
Yesterday Hertha was coaxing him to wake up in the garden, all of a sudden Sachi snorted like a pig in the midst of telling him to wake up,and his eyes automatically flew open. I hope he didn't think he was in a pig barn. Was very humorous.
This morning Hertha and I visited him for a while. He was asleep. Today we are awaiting the result of the doctor to see if the tube in Abe's throat will be remove. We had ask the nurses to take him out in the garden again.
Elda
Abe was able to go visit the garden today .They took him out in his hospital chair, they have him in this chair for the day in the ICU, as well. He enjoyed it a lot. Centro Medico, the hospital Abe is in, has a beautiful garden for the patients and their families to enjoy. It has a variety of very pretty flowers and plants. It is therapy in its own way to just be in there.
Betty
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We are very happy to have visitors from back home. Ana,Ray Reimer I had ask the nurses if it was OK to give Abe a little ice cream at least on his mouth to taste for his birthday and they agree. At 2:00pm AnaReimer (Abe's sister) visited him. The nurses brought ice cream and Ana fed him 10 teaspoon of ice cream which he enjoyed very much.Ana and Hertha,Otto laugh with joy seeing how well he had open his mouth and ate the ice cream.,
2)please pray for Abe to discover his voice more.
3)Generally over all a complete healing.
Thank you every one for your prayers and blessings.we appreciate it!
Elda
It's Abe 42nd birthday today.Hertha and I went to sing happy birthday to him, and he lifted his left hand. We are very happy that the Dr gave us permission to take him in the beautiful garden behind the hospital later on. It has to be sunny tho. I believe it would do Abe very good to get some fresh air for a change.
We are so happy and excited for every little thing he has accomplish so far,they are the big thing for us.
It's my privilege to be here in Guatemala with Hertha.she is one of the strongest person I've ever known. She is courageous, filled with joy, and most of all her super natural faith in almighty God. I thank you all for praying for her. I've witness what the power of prayers can do in a time of uncertainty.
We would like a prayer request for Abe for the following :
1) For the right side of his body to be more flexible,so far it's only his left side that has a lot more movements than the right side.
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Hi family and friends, as of 11:00 this morning Dr Matteo ordered the monitors from Abe to be removed.And that means good news.!
Abe has been coughing well. It is important for him to do so in order for him to be able to clear his throat.
The tube is still in his throat. Dr Matteo says Abe is ready to be transported back to Belize by air ambulance directly to a hospital,or we have an option of staying several days more in order for his tube to be remove, and then he will be able to go directly home.
Thanks for your prayers! We appreciate it!
Elda
Hello everyone, today is a new day. We are still waiting for Abe's doctors to give a full update on how he is progressing. This morning hertha and Otto went to visit him and he propped up his head several times with his left hand.
He had cough easily this morning with no signs of nervousness,and also brought out his first word and it sounded like (Bo) . Also the expensive feeding bag has been taken off.so he no longer consumes the nutrients that goes directly to his veins. He is only taking his supplements that goes direct to his stomach. Please continue to pray and keep believing with us for complete restoration."Jesus christ the same yesterday,and to day,and for ever"
Elda
Here I am to report back to you all on the good things that are taking place out here. A few days ago Abe wanted to help me with my tablet when I tried to take a picture with it and it didn't work right away. I was sitting right beside him while trying to make it work when He brought his hand close to the tablet. The liquid that comes out of his stomach has a normal color now also it is a lot les
s from a few days ago when it was 1500cc to today 300cc. Soon you will hear that he is getting his supplements I expect. Last night he had tried to take off his tube in his throat so now his hand is tied down. He was lifting up one of his knees today . And plus I got A few kisses from him of course he got some from me too. Ha ha. This is indeed a God day.
Hertha
This is an update that you all would have liked to receive yesterday but because I was quite busy getting ready to go home it did not get done before, now. Stanley and Tina and Hertha had a chat with Doctor Matteo yesterday at 6:30. Later during our 7:30 visit with Abe, a specialist for shoulder injuries, Dr. Aldana, came in to explain Abe’s shoulder injury. He said it is not necessary to do a surgery on the arm, only some therapy. Abe has been improving a lot since Friday. It was a thrill to see him wake up more. He has greeted Mom and Dad and Stanley and Tina and the doctor with a smile. His eyes are open more than half of the time we were in his room. He wrinkles his forehead to open his eyes really wide, rubs his eyes and scratches his nose, turns his head a lot , to change position and toward noises. Hertha was sitting close to him trying to make her tablet take a picture of him and he made an effort to reach toward the tablet.
The main concern at this point is that his brain, stomach and intestines are slow in functioning together. Yet , he says that his brain waking up more the way it is doing now will speed up this function as well. Let us pray urgently for this area to function well. This is the only thing that stands in the way of his moving out of the ICU and start giving him supplements again.
Other than that the news is very encouraging. The doctor talked of doing a catscan on Friday, which has not happened possibly because the doctor was kind of busy, and an EEG early this week. Doctor Matteo says the EEG is now a waste of money because the visible progress Abe is making is a far better test than the EEG would be. He says Abe is doing very good and he especially mentioned the facial expressions Abe is making are a very good sign. The catscan sounds like the doctor will do early in the week.
There is so much to praise God for but we also need to pray for more healing.
Betty
God is working His healing in Abe’s body. It was very hard to leave him tonight. He had his eyes open the whole time and seemed uncomfortable. We tried to guess what was bothering him but could’nt quite figure it out. We read Psalm 91 to him and prayed with him and he became peaceful, focusing and listening intently on the reading and he became peaceful again. When we left his room he followed Hertha’s every move it looked as if he did not want her to leave.
Betty
I need to mention a few more exciting things Abe did today. As we have said before, we are praising the Lord for every sign of improvement.
After lunch he scratched his nose and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes with his left hand. His eyes are open a lot of times. One time when he had his eyes open and Mom and Dad were in there, he looked at them and smiled. God is good. He is in control and we stand amazed. The catscan they talked of doing has not happened yet. Next week probably. They have not started his supplements either as yet. We hope to speak to the doctor yet today.
Betty
Because he loves me,” says the Lord,” I will rescue him; I will protect him for he acknowledges my name. Psalm 91:14
The Bible is full of promises for God’s children. Last night we read this verse to Abe and I thought of what Doctor Matheau said to Abe a couple hours before, that Abe is a man who loves God but God loves him even more. So true. When we visited Abe this morning he was sleepy but later in the morning he responds again pretty much the same as yesterday. It is so good to see him getting better. Thank you so much for praying just keep on praying for his full recovery. We were surprised this morning to find visitors waiting at the hospital for us, Abe and Elizabeth Klassen. Thank you so much for coming. We are expecting Stanley and Tina to arrive in a few hours. Tomorrow morning I leave for home. So you will have to bear with us and see how the updates will come through in the coming days.
Betty
God is so good. Abe is improving and since today during our 11:00 o clock visit it is not so slowly anymore. He opens his eyes without us coaxing him and he has his eyes open almost half of the time and really open, too, not just partly. He seems to really listen to our conversations and turns his head toward the one speaking. Once it looked like he wanted to speak, too. We are so excited and PRAISE THE LORD.
Betty
Some of our visitors are gone. Frank and Dora and the children left this morning at 6:20 and Walter took the bus yesterday at 10:30. Mom and Dad are still here and myself ( Betty), with Hertha. Hertha really enjoyed having her children here. It was sweet to see how they enjoyed visiting their dad. We pray for safe travelling for them.
Hertha and I saw Abe this morning. He opened his eyes 5 times during our 1 hour visit in his room. Doctor Mattheo came in briefly, he had to go do a surgery. He brings so much encouragement when he enters a room. We asked him about fixing Abe’s shoulder and he gave a few reasons why there is no rush to do that
- He has a sore ( about half an inch in diameter, we think it is from the accident) right on the place where they would make the incision which he says would not be good to irritate that before it is healed.
- Every surgery he has, sets back on the progress his brain is making and could cause more complications, which we don’t need right now.
- The surgery is minor and can be done closer to the time when he goes home or even come back later to do it.
Please pray that his body will receive the supplements they want to give him and his digestive system will do its work.
Thank you so much for your unceasing intercession and encouragement.
Betty
Hi, Friends and family, all those of you that pray and intercede for Abe and family. We are posting these updates for you to be informed on how you can pray and so you can praise the Lord with us for His goodness. We thank you for not using this as a means to spread news that is imagined or read between the lines. Thank you for praying and supporting .
Abe is responding and moving more since yesterday toward evening. Just looks more alert. Lifting his head, moving his arm toward his upper body, squeezing hands that are holding his, opening his eyes, turning his head. Then the next time we visit him he sleeps mostly again. But in general he is showing more movement. The doctor says he needs our reports on his responses to know how he is improving.
Doc says tomorrow he wants to start feeding him supplements again into his stomach. Please pray that he will accept them this time. If he does he can be moved into a general room.
We have lots of company now, Abe and Hertha’s children and Hertha’s parents from Calgary and Frank and Dora Loewen. It is good we are enjoying them. We say again, God is good. We are taught in God’s Word to present our requests to God with thanksgiving. It is good to praise Him.
Betty
Hi
Today we spent more time with other family members than with Abe.
Abe seems to be pretty good today. The doctor was busy today so we have not seen him a lot. We have seen some more response today. Once when I was in he squeezed Dania’s and Jenny’s hands. He yawned a couple times. He also turned his head a bit. He has also opened his eyes a couple times. They put him on a chair, which is very close like a bed, just his head a little higher.
So we praise God for a good day and we praise God for every response we see, even if it is a small.
Generally he seem to improve, yet slowly.
Walter
Yesterday Abe & Hertha’s children all came here and then later at night mom & dad came from Calgary.
Yesterday in the afternoon when we came into the room and I shook Abe’s legs a bit and called his name he opened his eyes for about half a minute. He also opened his eyes when the children came in. He was more responsive then he was now already for a couple days.
Walter
Family and friends,
We visited Abe this morning. We also spoke with the doctor for a while.
Yesterday Abe’s abdomen was bloated and he had fever which caused the doctors concern. His digestive system is not working the way it should and the risk was there that one of his intestine could burst and so they took precaution on that. A few catscans were done on his abdomen to take precaution. This morning he had a big bowel movement and the bloatedness is gone again. Praise the Lord he answers prayers, we prayed that Abe would cause the nurses work to clean him up and they sure had to. Yet they are looking for it to move on a continues basis. His abdomen problem is not helping his brain improve. The doctor said if a healthy person has problems in the stomach and abdomen as Abe has, he would be down in the bed as well. The doctor said as long as he has issues like he had yesterday they say it is not an option to take him out of the ICU. They are not giving Abe any supplements into the stomach. But he said they give him different kind of nutrition in his IV which they also will look at closely how it will affect him. The doctor says that at this point, as long as he does not experience setbacks he is doing good.
Walter asked the doctor about his brain and he says it is to soon to tell. As mention earlier, other complications slow that down as well. The doctor again said that Abe has been without oxygen for the first 10 min and that has affected his brain. He said his brain has some activity, but it is disorganized. Brain trauma, Spinal trauma, and digestive problems are all connected.
They will do another catscan on the head on Friday. And then as he would think now an EEG which is a more complete test on his brain beginning of next week and that test should show results again on his brain activity.
This morning we saw more response. He moved his leg and arm and his eyelids fluttered more, too. He also turned his head and lifted it a bit this morning. The therapist said he had opened his eyes yesterday when she gave him treatment. The catscans on his abdomen showed very good results on the surgery on his vertebrae.
Pray that Abe’s stomach will function right
Pray that his digestive system will work
Pray that his fever will go away completely.
Pray that his body will be completely healed and his brain to be restored.
The doctor encourages us to speak to Abe, encourage him boldly, which to me (Walter) seems Otto Reimers daughters are better at then I am.
Walter & Betty
We visited Abe from 4:00 to 5:00PM. The nurses were putting fluid in his abdomen for another test. We spoke with the doctor a few words and he said he had not seen any results from the first test, but told us he will look at them and they had to fill the abdomen with fluid to do another one. Later when we tried to visit him they were busy working with Abe so we have not been able to visit him again. Communication would be better if we would speak Spanish fluently. The nurses mostly speak Spanish and the doctors are not around all the time, but it seems to work.
Walter
Hi friends and family,
We are serving an awesome God. Our circumstances don’t change who God is, He will always be the same.
We visited Abe this morning and he was pretty much the same as yesterday. As we said yesterday they started to give Abe supplements. This morning he vomited a couple times. Even at 11:00AM Abe was still vomiting a couple times. At that time Hertha spoke with the doctor, the doctor said, Abe could be vomiting because he is unable to accept some medication. He was not to concerned about it. They stopped giving him the supplements earlier this morning for the time being.. Now we just came out of the room again. The doctors wanted to do some test on him at this moment (catscan on the stomach), to check his digestive system. He does have some bowel movement in the form of some diarrhea. Abe has had a little fever almost all day.
We trust in the Lord even when it is a day that is not as bright as we would have liked to see it. Please continue to pray.
Walter
I don't have alot of time to be on my tablet but I am very grateful for your encouragement family and friends.I believe for good things to take place. Right now I ask for your prayers that Abe will be able to take his nutrition and not vomit when he is getting it which he did quite abit this morning. Right now a cat scan is taken on his belly to see why his stool is not moving as much as it shoul
d he has diaria but they want it to move better yet.So lets believe for break thru in Jesus Name. And I say it is time for him to wake up. We believe for a miracle. Tomorrow when our children come they would really like to see him totally awake.So I say Wake Up Abe you need to wake up. Good things will happen just watch it especially if we declare positive things.
Hertha
We spoke with Doctor Matteo just before lunch. He is a very optimistic and humorous man. A few things he said
- They were prepared with 6 units of blood for Abe’s surgery yesterday and had to use only 1. He said “God was there with us”.
- The results of a blood test they did today to check his Thyroid, showed to low. They started giving him some medication for this. He says this is normal for patients that suffer head trauma. He expects that correcting this will help his brain to wake up, too.
Other than that, Abe is very calm so far today. He opened his eyes for the doctor today but not for us.
Thankyou for praying in faith.
Betty
It is Sunday morning and most of you are heading to church. For us here in Guatemala it is different .We will be having our worship service in our spirits because after all there is not a moment that we are not bathing in the Fathers love ,his presence and his grace. He is so good. He is working His miracle in Abe, we just have to see it with eyes of faith. This morning he is sleeping , probably from the sedation, yet. They started feeding him supplements into his stomach this morning. Pray that his stomach will receive them and his colon to work good. He has a slight fever again due to yesterday’s surgery. The doctor said this morning that as far as yesterday’s surgery concerns, it is doing good. Ben and Maria left this morning at 6:30 for their road trip home. Please pray for Abe to wake up and be healed. THANKYOU for your prayers.
Betty
Abe is out of surgery and the doctor says it turned out very good. Pray that the fluid that goes from the brain to the spinal cord which is one thing that they fixed will be healed good. The doctor said that it will help Abe to wake up better.After the surgery he all ready opened one eye and looked at me for awhile. Lets keep on believing and declaring total healing for his brain and his whole body. Thank you so much for your support, family and friends.
Hertha
Goodmorning family and friends. Walter and I reached Guatemala at 7 this morning. We met Hertha and Ben and Maria. We went to see Abe and at 7:30 he was wheeled out for surgery, to fix his broken vertebrae. We had a powerful, wonderful prayer time together around his bed. Then Doctor Matteo came and he asked to have some time for prayer. It is so precious to pray together with the doctor for wisdom and guidance. We have peace that Abe is good hands, first of all in the Father hands and then also in good doctors hands. God is so good. We believe for healing. Please pray. The doctor says the surgery could take till 3 o clock. Yesterday Abe opened his eyes a few times and looked around. We praise God for every sign of improvement.
Betty
We visited with the doctor; we talked about his back surgery. The doctor said it is highly recommended because he can't be moved around like this, and the danger of the infection of the spinal cord. The brain swelling went down so they have stopped giving him brain medication. The concern is the spinal and the infection. He said to wake up is just the matter of being de-trauma-tised.
First time he did yawning 2 times this morning, opening his mouth far.
We need 3 blood donors to do the surgery; blood type is B, negative or positive. We asked when he will come out of the intensive care room; the doctor said they feed him through the vein, but they start feeding him food. If he’ll need a nurse full time the doctor said it's cheaper in the intensive care room.
Written on Thursday, 11:47am by Ben Dueck
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Good morning my family and friends. Abe is slowly but surely improving. The swelling in his brain is down. Thank you Papa God . Keep believing that Abe will not have any more fever. REALLY declare and believe that Abe's vertebrates will be HEALED by tomorrow morning and his shoulder too. I want to see a MIRACLE taking place. Prayer meetings are very welcome. Where two or three are gathered in my name says Jesus I will hear them. Of course a total restoration of Abe's brain as well. This morning Ben and I were talking in Abe's room when Abe opened one eye fairly good for a while. We were talking about Johnny and Michelle’s little dude Denver when Abe opened his eye. Abe has that little mischievous smile on his face since yesterday and I keep telling him that he can't keep that secret for long. I thank you for all your prayers and support and the encouraging emails and responses.
We talked with the doctor today and we are hoping that they can do surgery on his vertebrae on Saturday- fever has to be gone for that. But most of all we want to see a miracle happen so that they won’t have to operate. This morning Abe partially opened his eyes and was peeking for a bit and then his eyes were fluttering for a while and he was yawning really big twice. The brain swelling is now gone. The doctor says concerning his waking up, it is just a matter of being de-traumatized. Maria is doing brain therapy on him. Thank u all so much for believing with us for Abe’s recovery. KEEP ON BELIEVING AND PRAYING for him to wake up.
Hertha
Goodmorning, family and friends. The Lord has given us a new day again. We Praise the Lord for His goodness. Abe was sedated yesterday for the surgery so we have to wait again for the sedation to wear off which could take a few days. Yet, he is moving himself surprisingly much this morning in spite of the fact that he had surgery yesterday. I am very thankful that Dorothy Loewen ,a well experienced chiropractor, and Maria Dueck, a very good therapist, are here and have worked on Abe. Maria says he shows good brain activity when she works on him. So we are looking positive into this day that God has given us. The swelling in his brain is still decreasing but not gone yet. Pray for him to wake up and be completely restored. We serve an awesome God. Hertha is on facebook now so you can check for updates there too. Look for Hertha Dueck and request to be her friend if you want get the updates that way too.
Betty for Hertha
So now we are back with a decision on the surgery. They will do surgery today or tomorrow morning to take out all the tubes from his mouth and nose and put in two tubes, lower on his throat, one for feeding and the other for one for oxygen. This will be done to give his tongue more chance to heal and so he can continue to breathe, in spite of the swelling in his tongue. The surgery on the vertebrae will be given a few days time , for the infection in the vertebrae to decrease. So please continue to pray and intercede and believe for complete healing for Abe. For his brain, his lungs, his shoulder, his vertebrae, his tongue, his breathing, just for complete restoration. We serve an awesome God and He is good. He gives peace in the midst of the storm. We praise him for that and for the healing He is giving and is going to give.
Betty on behalf of Hertha
We just talked to the doctor. He says Abe has not really improved since yesterday. Abe is healing ,but very slowly. He says that they see a variety of different ways people respond after experiencing head trauma. So we ask you to continue praying and interceding for Abe’s healing. We need to declare amazing things to happen in Abe’s body. Thank you very much for your faithfulness in praying and believing. THANK YOU ,FATHER, FOR PEACE THAT YOU GIVE US. One new concern we need to pray for is that his tongue is swollen. This could be due to the initial inserting of tubes right after the accident. The doctor says if that swelling does not go down they will need to do surgery to insert two tubes in a different place, for him to be able to keep on breathing. Thank you for praying. We need it .
Written by Betty Thiessen on behalf of Hertha
Tonight our hearts are filled with thanksgiving to our wonderful Father. Abe is responding more. He tries opening his eyes. Today he also started squeezing Hertha’s hand when she holds his hand and he actually stroked her hand once as she was holding his. PRAISE THE LORD. PRAISE THE LORD. He is good. Thank you for praying. The first days after the accident he did not move his injured shoulder but now he is moving that arm and shoulder more already. Clarence and Gladys left Guatemala Saturday morning. Cornie is still there and Ben and Maria are going tomorrow. God is good. Pamela, a niece to a friend they have made in Guatemala, has been a good companion to Hertha the last few days. She speaks English. Hertha is in the ICU with Abe six times per day for an hour or more at a time. Every sign of progress is reason for rejoicing in the Lord.
Betty writing for Hertha
Hey, all you friends and prayer intercessors. We know you are checking up on the updates. We are having problems with the blog not posting the comments you are making on the updates. Thank you for the efforts you are making to encourage Hertha, even if they are not showing up on the blog. Just don’t give up trying. I just tried and it came through so yours might, too. One thing we know without a doubt that your prayers to our Heavenly Father are coming through.
Betty Thiesssen
Thank you Jesus Abe is being healed!
Abe is waking up, but very slowly.
He still has brain swelling which slows down the nervous system.
So as of yet, the machines are helping him out.
Pray for the swelling to go down and for him to wake up real soon J
Thank you God for what you're doing!
By Rosanne
For Hertha
