Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Praying for Baby Joel


We learned last week that my great-nephew, Joel Green, has a tumor on his brain stem. Joel just turned 12 months old about 10 days ago.

People, literally, all over the world, are praying for complete healing for Joel!

You can learn more about what has happened over these last few days, and follow his journey forward, by going to Joel's blog - http:joelevangreen.com.

I am in Denver to be with family and to pray in person for Joel.

I arrived in Denver yesterday (Monday), early evening and was able to pray over Joel for 20 minutes or more last night at the new Childrens Hospital (one of the nation's top 10 hospitals for children.)

He was fussy and restless as my sister, Julie (his grandmother), and my niece Sarah (his aunt) began to pray, but he became very calm, and, as we prayed, Joel drifted off to sleep.

He had the most restful, peaceful night he has had in some time, certainly since he has been here. He was more alert and responsive this morning than he has been and even tried to smile at mom and dad.

They took him to surgery about 7:30 this morning. We just now at 10:30 (11:30 in Tulsa) - received our first report. Surgeons have reached the tumor and are taking pieces from different areas to test and will proceed based on the results. Joel is doing great! Strong and stable!

Please continue to pray!

We have all been praying that God would heal Joel and that surgery would be unnecessary, but we trust God when He says His ways are higher than our ways - and the He works all things for the good for those who love him and are called according to His purpose. We know that Joel was knit together in Amy's womb by God Himself and that God has directed and will continue to direct his course. We know that Joel has been called for God's purpose, so, as we move forward, we trust and believe that God is at this very moment working all of this for GOOD! And, that it is still His great intention to completely heal Joel.

Love in Christ Jesus,

Jim Rutherford

2 comments:

blessforindia said...

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Unknown said...

Regarding foregiveness, please read the first century Ribi Yehoshuas ha-Mashiakhs (the Messiah’s) from Nazareth’s teachings instead of Pauls (as you do in the right menu)...

Le-havdil,
Ribi Yehoshua ha-Mashiakh (the Messiah) from Nazareth’s authentic teachings reads:
[Torah, Oral Law & Hebrew Matityahu: Ribi Yehoshua Commanded Non-Selective Observance
The Netzarim Reconstruction of Hebrew Matityahu (NHM) 5:17-20]
[Glossaries found in the website below.]:

"I didn't come to subtract from the Torâh of Moshëh or the Neviim, nor to add onto the Torah of Moshëh did I come. Because, rather, I came to [bring about the] complete [i.e., non-selective] observance of them in truth.
Should the heavens and ha-Aretz exchange places, still, not even one י or one of the Halâkhâh of the Torah of Moshehshall so much as exchange places; toward the time when it becomes that they are all being performed -- i.e., non- selectively -- in full.
For whoever deletes one [point of] the Halâkhâh of these mitzwot from Torah, or shall teach others such, [by those in] the Realm of the heavens he shall be called 'deleted.' And whoever ratifies and teaches them shall be called ' Ribi' in the Realm of the heavens.

For I tell you that unless your tzәdâqâh is over and above that of the [Hellenist-Roman Pseudo- Tzedoqim] Codifiers of halakhah, and of the Rabbinic- Perushim sect of Judaism, no way will you enter into the Realm of the heavens." (see NHM)

Quote from www.netzarim.co.il ; “History Museum”

The reconstruction is made using a scientific and logic methodology. One of the premises is that the historical Ribi Yehoshua was a Torah-observant Pharisee (why that premise is true is found in the above website, in which you also will find more information about why a reconstruction is needed).

The historical Ribi Yehoshua and his followers Netzarim observed Torah non-selectively. The above website proofs that the person who want to follow the historical Ribi Yehoshua must do likewise.

This is what Ribi Yehoshua taught and he taught in accordance with Torah, that anyone who adds a mitzwah (directive or military style order) or removes a mitzwah from Torah is a false prophet.

Anders Branderud