Update on health concern for missionary family

Thank you for praying for ReachGlobal’s candidate family whose son needed a liver biopsy. The procedure went well but the issue that family faces is to determine if their son should begin receiving “interferon ribavirin” treatments (chemotherapy). This would be a proactive approach in attempting to destroy the Hep C in his body.  If left untreated, there is a very strong possibility that he will develop cancer. Please pray for them as they gather information and consult with the doctor regarding the options.

Post 10/12/10
Pray for a ReachGlobal candidate family raising support to serve in Europe. Their son, who was adopted from Ukraine four years ago, carries Hepatitis C, but it has been dormant since his adoption. Two weeks ago when he had his annual blood work done at a children’s hospital it showed that his “numbers are elevated” and that a liver biopsy needed to be taken immediately. The biopsy will check to see if the Hepatitis C has done any damage and if there is a presence of cancer cells. Hepatitis C ultimately destroys the liver and is treated with a form of chemotherapy. Please pray for God's grace and mercy that there will be no evidence of cancer.  Ask God to give the family peace during these days when they continue to need to lean on Him.

Health concern

Pray for a ReachGlobal candidate family raising support to serve in Europe. Their son, who was adopted from Ukraine four years ago, carries Hepatitis C, but it has been dormant since his adoption. Two weeks ago when he had his annual blood work done at a children’s hospital it showed that his “numbers are elevated” and that a liver biopsy needed to be taken immediately. The biopsy will check to see if the Hepatitis C has done any damage and if there is a presence of cancer cells. Hepatitis C ultimately destroys the liver and is treated with a form of chemotherapy. Please pray for God's grace and mercy that there will be no evidence of cancer.  Ask God to give the family peace during these days when they continue to need to lean on Him.

Update on urgent health concern

Update from Martha, ReachGlobal staff in Costa Rica, with the MRI results that she has reviewed with a surgeon. “The good news is I have a fairly small lump on the right side that seems to be in an early stage. However it is an invasive cancer, and we will not know if it has spread until the surgeon removes some lymph nodes at the time of the operation to remove the cancer. Another new development is that the MRI shows a suspicious spot on my left side, so I have a biopsy for that scheduled for Tuesday, June 29. Please pray for decisions we need to make on the surgery and plans for treatment.”

Urgent prayer need

Please pray for Martha, ReachGlobal staff in Costa Rica. Martha was diagnosed with breast cancer over the weekend and needs immediate surgery. Martha and her husband, Mark, have decided to have her surgery in Colorado and are praying Martha can have it next week, but a lot has to happen between now and then. Pray for strength as they pack and move out of their house in Costa Rica with only six days notice. They fly to the States on Friday, June 18. Ask God to lead them to the right surgeon and an oncologist in Colorado. Pray for clear communication as they relay the medical information and biopsy Martha received in Spanish to doctors in Colorado so that a second biopsy can be avoided.


Pray for healing and that God would be glorified. Pray for Mark, who serves with LATN, and their daughters, Melinda and Michelle, as this is hard news for them to hear.