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Praying Today for the Perkins
By Kendra | October 5, 2009
Nate and Debra came to our home last month to share a back porch Saturday evening with our family. Debra told us and our friends about their sweet baby boy growing inside her, but destined for death soon after birth. Her joy, her faithfulness, her faith were evident that evening, all given by our gracious God.
Debra gave birth to Paul yesterday, and then he went home to heaven shortly after. Please pray for the Perkins family as they recover from delivery and come to terms with the death of their baby boy. May God be glorified!
Topics: Musings and Miscellany | 10 Comments »
October 5th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
I will pray… I’m so sorry for their loss. I am learning how God draws us near through suffering. Grace and peace.
October 5th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Praying with you for this sweet family.
October 5th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
It was lovely meeting Debra on your back porch. If you talk to her let her know that I will be praying for her and her family as they walk this path.
The picture above is precious in so many ways.
~Heather
October 6th, 2009 at 12:03 am
God bless this sweet little family. I appreciate so much the testimony of such faithfulness to trust in God and pass that faith and understanding on to others. Praying for the Perkins!
October 6th, 2009 at 3:23 am
May the God of all comfort bring His peace and comfort to this family, and may He be glorified in the sweet, but brief life of this most precious child.
October 6th, 2009 at 3:43 am
What remarkable courage and faith they must have….
God is near the brokenhearted.
I will pray.
October 6th, 2009 at 4:35 am
What a heartwarming picture. Praise God for each of our covenant children.
October 6th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Such sadness and nobility all at once. There was a young family here that went through the same thing last Fall. This is where faith in God’s sovereignty is bittersweetly demonstrated. May that same God grant them incredible peace and deep joy in Him.
October 6th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Praying for them… and holding my sweet newborn ever more tenderly.
October 8th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
We had a special daughter, too, a couple of years ago. She only lived four weeks (longer than expected for a trisomy 13 baby). I remember how wonderful the whole experience was. (Of course, it was difficult, too.) I still thank God for the gift of that little one, and for all of the surprising changes she sparked in the lives of others — my uncle started seeking after God, my husband started painting, some friends changed their minds about the value of babies “destined to die.” God doesn’t make mistakes. My daughter’s story can be read at http://www.livingwithtrisomy13.org/memoriesofeffie.htm. There are a lot of scripture verses included (the ones that I read at Effie’s graveside service), and these might be comforting for Nate and Debra right now.