This page has been created for the purpose of relaying prayer requests that
are made within the community. Please send requests to: info@wilmingtonemmaus.org

Eileen Cline (Wash CH) became suddenly ill on Monday and was diagnosed with a brain tumor. She is at James Cancer Hospital - OSU and will be having a craniotomy on Thursday at 2:30 pm. A chest/pelvis CT scan was done Tuesday night and there are no more tumors. She is very tired, but has not regressed and her summer vacation started Monday ... she will not be returning to school this year. Eileen is a teacher at the Miami Trace Middle School. She was very active in the Faith In Flight Chrysalis community (Wash CH) -- team member/lay director, Board member, liaison between Wilmington Emmaus and FIF, and FIF Community Chairperson. Please keep Eileen and her family in your prayers..

I'd like prayers for my sister in Christ, Jill Shank. She is undergoing aggressive cancer treatments at Jewish Hospital. She has 3 more to go over a period of 3 to 4 months.

Thank you.
Patty Williams
Walk #28 Table of Elizabeth

Gib (Gilbert Whiteside) has gone into the dementia unit full time and is not adjusting well. Gib was on the Wilmington Men’s Walk to Emmaus #23. Gib has been in Carriage Court (in Washington CH) since September 10 and still is not adjusting. I am not adjusting to not having him around and with his anger at being there instead of being able to come home.

Please pray for a dear friend of mine, who fell and broke her neck. She is currently at Drake hospital and is paralyzed. Her name is Holly. Please keep her and her family in prayer.

Patty Williams
Wilmington Area Women's Walk to Emmaus #28
Table of Elizabeth

Men's team member Danny Morgan had an accident Wednesday, falling off a ladder. He must have done some serious damage to his arms and legs. He had to be transferred form a hospital in Hillsboro to one in Chillicothe

He broke both elbows, and they plan to replace both of them. They are waiting for the second elbow to arrive. It did not come Thursday, so they are planning surgery tomorrow (Friday) if the second one arrives.
He is in good spirits, and not in too much pain

He won't stay in the hospital very long, so I would suggest that you use his home address as the return address. He'll get your note/card faster.

July 7

This isn't your typical prayer request. I met Vivian Tope when I was an assistant Table Leader one year and I just loved her to pieces immediately. She reminded me alot of my very own Great Grandmother that had passed away.

Vivian will be turning 90 on July 20th. Her Daughter won't be here to share that birthday with her because she will be going on a Mission Trip type of thing, but Linda is requesting a Card Shower to help Vivian celebrate her 90th Birthday! Would you all please put the word out that Vivian LOVES LOVES LOVES cards and they can send her a birthday card at the address enclosed at the bottom of this email.

Ryan, Michelle, and Alex Myers

Please keep Kerry Jean (KJ) Friend, daughter of community member Nelda Friend and sister in law of Heidi Friend in your prayers and consider becoming part of the bone marrow registry.

KJ works as a youth director for a friends meeting in North Carolina as well as aerobics instructor. It was while she was teaching these classes at the gym that she noticed these bruises on her arms. She could not explain how she got them or why they seemed to be getting worse. KJ consulted with a retired physician in her congregation. The physician called her back right away with a doctor and appointment time for KJ. She received word Monday after Easter that she needed to get to the hospital immediately, the results from her blood work could not confirm nor rule out leukemia. KJ had a bone marrow biopsy done to rule out leukemia only to be diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Aplastic anemia is quite serious and fatal if not successfully treated. Doctors had hoped to do a sibling match bone marrow transplant because success rates were much higher than other treatments. Russ and Raymond matched each other but not KJ. We were told a non sibling match bone marrow transplant was too risky and would not be considered at that time. KJ is in the 8th week of a 3 month treatment (ATG) with little results. They are now looking at a non sibling match bone marrow transplant. KJ is living off blood transfusions right now as her marrow is making little to none of her own blood cells (reds, whites, or platelets). A bone marrow drive was held in North Carolina and one is taking place in Leesburg @ the firehouse after church on Sunday July 19th. Pork BBQ lunch is being provided with a suggested donation of $25 to cover the cost of analyzing the mouth swabs of potential donors. It has been an absolute roller coaster of emotions since Easter! Pleases keep KJ and her family in your prayers!.

Keep Clara (Porky) Sears in our prayers. She’s fighting a bronchitis infection (MRSA) that is particularly hard to treat.

Ron Dowler came home Tuesday 5/19....He is doing pretty well....He will be undergoing speech therapy.

Just wanted to let everyone know that Ron Dowler suffered a stroke yesterday. The damage seems to be to his brain...Physically he doesn't seem to have suffered damage, but the CAT scan showed damage to his brain. The Dr said he may regain what is lost or he may not. They are doing more testing this weekend to try to find the cause. He is alert but wasn't able to articulate what he wanted to say. For example he didn't know his name, birth date, or even where he was at. In case anyone would like to see him he is at Mt Carmel West. I don't know the room # as yet as he hadn't been moved from the Emergency Room. I know he would enjoy seeing anyone who could visit. I'll update you all if I hear anything else.

Prayer Request for Timothy Pinney, USMC IRAQ
Timothy Pinney is the son of Pamela and David Pinney of Hillsboro, Ohio. The Pinneys are relative newcomers to the Hillsboro area, but experienced the Walk to Emaus many years ago in Virginia. Timothy's grandmother, Gladys Pinney, experienced her Emaus walk in Wilmington, Ohio, more than 25 years ago, before Timothy was born. We believe her sponsor was Gaylord Meyers.

Robin Leigh Davenport, age 46, of Lynchburg, died Monday, December 8, 2008 at Bethesda North Hospital. She was born October 4, 1962, in Beavercreek, the daughter of the late Ron Burk and Ruthanne (Steineke) Burk of Bradenton, Florida. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of God in Blanchester, and was a May 2004 graduate of Franklin University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting Administration. She was the Treasurer for Williamsburg Local Schools. On March 18, 1978, in Lynchburg, she married her husband of thirty years, Michael Davenport, who survives. In addition to her mother and husband, she is also survived by two sons, David and his wife Jessica Davenport of Milford, Daniel Davenport of Lynchburg, two grandchildren, Tyler Jordan Davenport and Kayla Nicole Davenport, two brothers, Ron (Carol) Burk, Jr. of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, Rod Burk of Bradenton, her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Richard and Dorothy Davenport of Lynchburg, as well as several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 12:00 noon Saturday, December 13, 2008 at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg. Pastor Calvin Martin will officiate. Burial will follow in the Troutwine Cemetery. Friends may call from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2008 at the Davis-Turner Funeral Home in Lynchburg.

Robin Davenport was killed in an accident today. Robin was part of the team Women's Walk #81. Her husband Mike is in critical condition at UC, please keep the family in our prayers.

Mike and Robyn Davenport were in a car crash early this morning. Mike is in ICU at UC and Robyn (God Bless Her) did not survive. Tomorrow will be a sad gathering. Mike was on the September team and Robyn was on the October team. Keep them in your prayers.

10/19/2008

Please keep Rachel Avery in your prayers (she is the daughter of Andy and Nicole Avery). She has been under going testing and the doctors think she may have cancer. Rachel is 10 years old. They are awaiting the test results on Monday 10-20-08. Please keep Rachel in your prayers.

It is with very heavy hearts but always with the knowledge and the faith that God is always with us through difficult times as well as good times that we let you know that our dear friend Tom Rankin will be returning home today in the care of Hospice. Please remember Tom and Marlene in your prayers.

Update on Tom Rankin….. Please keep Tom and Marlene Rankin in your daily prayers. Tom was diagnosed this past July with leukemia. He has been an inpatient at The James Cancer Center from July 21^st until September 18^th. He has had 2 extensive and caustic rounds of chemotherapy before they sent him home. Tom and Marlene have been returning to The James Cancer Center almost every other day for blood and platelets and any additional tests that were needed. Yesterday he returned for a bone marrow test, which was done, but the doctors had to admit him because he had developed pneumonia.

We all know the power of prayer and in everything we must pray God’s will be done.

Ken Meade, a long time Emmaus Community Member, passed away this morning after a two year battle with cancer. Please remember Catherine and her family in your prayers.

Please put Tom Rankin on the prayer list. Tom has been diagnosed with leukemia, AML to be exact. Tom was admitted to the James Cancer Center on July 20^th Tom has been through aggressive chemotherapy treatments. Tom and Marlene remain in great spirits. They are a testimony to their love of the Lord.

Address: Tom Rankin, Room 1039, The James Cancer Center , 300 W. 10^th Avenue , Columbus , OH 43210

It is with sad heart that we inform the community that Jim Overstake passed away Friday June 27
He will be greatly missed in the community and we express our condolences to Kay and the family .
He is with Jesus our Lord in paradise today !
God Bless you Jim .
DeColores !

News of Jim Overstake – some of you may have already received this, but I want to get it out to many prayer warriors.

On June the 11th, my sister Mary sent out an e-mail for me. It said how afriend of ours had a word from GOD saying Jim would be healed. Debbie Mitchell also sent one out too. Karen felt the LORD told her that when the drs. told us that there was nothing else to do, we would see a move of the LORD. But, it had to be when NO ONE could say this cured him or that cured him. It would beevident that it was a miracle, a miracle that only GOD could give. Well let me tell you where we are at. Last week the drs. told us that Jim has tumor or clot in his heart. It has taken up a large amount of the space where the blood flows back into the heart. There is again tumor or clot in the liver either in or pressing against the vena cava vein. Blood can flow down the body, but it can't come back up very well. At the end of May when we were still at home Jim weighed 233 lbs. today he weighed 324. Down 7 pounds from his biggest point of 331. He is so swollen and he can't move very well. He has so much fluid in his body. Last night when he laid down even slightly elevated in the bed I could hear gurgling in his lung. His right lung is almost full of fluid. He is in agony, it's just miserable for him, for us. But still he fights and says he wants to live. Every day his blood and enzyme counts change. Tonight the 2 drs. that have been with us thru this whole hospital stay came in and wanted to let us know that they feel the counts are going down and won't rally. I asked about pulling the fluid off his lung, and they didn't think it would do much for Jim, when they considered the risks. The fluid would come back and he's a risk for bleeding. Plus pnemonia (spelling) would be a possibility. It would be a very temporary fix, for a high risk. So they told us they feel they have nothing else to do for us, and talked about possible nursing facilty care, or maybe hospice care, but we needed to realize that he may not last long enough to even need them. I'm not saying it like they did. They were kind and caring and good to us. These last weeks Jim and I have been waiting for them to say that they are done, that there's nothing left to do. But still hearing it, and seeing the pain in their faces as they broke the news to us, I felt like the floor was dropping out from under neath me. God forgive my fear, this is where we need to be for him to work. Well we are there. Jim will not live without a touch from God. Period. I'm fighting my fears, and waiting expectantly on the LORD. GOD has been with us from the beginning, and I know he's here with us now. Please pray with us and for us and we will ALL see the GLORY of LORD.