This one is especially hard to read, but I KNOW God is good.

Holy Spirit, I pray Ashley and Steve will not waver in KNOWING that You are good and You are God. Still we proclaim that You are able to heal Jackson; that You are able to heal his brain, restore him and give him a healthy, whole life and that is what we desire for You to do and unless You tell us otherwise that is for what we are asking.  Comfort and guard all the family, every precious one that has come to love Jackson so very much.  In the Name of JESUS I pray. Amen and amen.

Tue, August 31, 2010 2:12:08 PM

Jackson update  from Melinda: Well, here’s the news. They did not do the EEG or MRI until last night.  They called at midnight and told Ashley and Steve and scared them to death.  But, they have just called. And the news is bad…What has happened is that during Ashley’s pregnancy the cord has kinked a few times and has cut off oxygen to the back of his brain.  The whole back of his brain is damaged.  He can go from mild retardation to Cerebral Palsy.  They will try to wean him off things in the NICU but he lacks a gag reflex so they don’t know if he will ever be able to eat, take a bottle or nurse.  I know a newborn’s brain can heal and I know God can heal.  So, please keep praying, praying without ceasing.  And, please pray for Ashley and Steve.  They were by themselves for the first time when they heard the news.  Pray for calm, and the ability to cope with this.  Pray for all of us who love them so. Melinda