Hey there everyone, as I struggled to find the words to put this update together, my heart was torn as to how to send this out to everyone. How do I start, what do I put in, is there something I need to leave out, and is this going to just be a prayer request. Well I have decided I will say what God has done, not leave out things because prayer is needed and make it a praise and prayer update. So here is the story.....
Abellino and his wife Mirellya have been the pastoral couple of the church for just over a year now. From a church plant they are at about 75 people attending the church now. Abellino and Mirellya also have a feeding program where they feed the children from their neighborhood. There have been times when they have had no food for their family to feed along with the children in the neighborhood who needed to eat. They got together with other Christians and began calling out to God asking Him to supply their need of food. Just as they finish praying someone drove up with food on the back of a truck and drop it off. Mirellya has had medical issues and the cost of the medical bills have been getting higher. They were at the doctor and they were told on a Thursday that if they did not come up with some kind of payment they would no longer be able to see a doctor. Abellino and Mirellya told some friends and asked them to pray, and their friends asked how they were going to be able to accomplish such a task, paying a $1,500.00 medical bill. Abellino and Mirellya told their friends to pray, they did not know how, but God was going to take care of them. Myself and Mike and Ivan went out on the Friday, (the very next day) not knowing this story at the time. We were there to drop off $500.00 that was given to them by someone, then a little while after that Mike was at a YUGO function and just shared Abellino and Mirellya's story. Someone who overheard the story told Mike that they had $500.00 that was given to them to help where God directed, and gave it to Mike to give to Abellino and Mirellya. Now there is only $500.00 to pay off the medical bill.
Mirellya is expecting twins any time now, and with that there are two other surgical procedures that are needed, but I do not remember what they are. The doctor has told Mirellya that her twins are doing good, but Mirellya herself has been struggling with a bad heart, and was told they do not believe she will survive the birth of her babies.
God has brought this family through so much, He has used them to change so many lives. Even one of her doctors that saw her before gave his life to the Lord because he did not believe she was going to survive an earlier medical problem. Mirellya's gynecologist told her that if both her babies and her survived this he would give his live to God.
There is a team from Canada here right now that is working on adding a room to the house for when the twins come home. Abellino has said what he needs for the babies to live in and the team is giving him what he needs for his home. Mirellya has kind of come to the place where she is willing to accept what the doctor has told her, and is spiritually preparing to go and be with the Lord. Do not get me wrong, Mirellya has not given up, she wants to raise these babies along with her other children, it is just she is ready to be with God if that was what happened.
Our prayer request is for Mirellya and her babies first of all, so that God would keep the babies safe and strong until the time to deliver comes, for Mirellya that God would work a miracle in her body and heal her and giver her the strength to deliver her babies via c-section and to survive the two other procedures that need to be done also. Pray for Abellino as he watches his wife struggle through these last weeks before their babies are born, and to take care of their other children as well. Pray for the doctors to have wisdom and discernment as they do the c-section and other procedures, and that God would be directing their hands the entire time. Pray for God to be glorified through everything and that many would come to know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Thank you for your prayers, may God bless you as you call out to Him on behalf of Abellino and Mirelya and their family.
Irv, Mari, Leah and Jaxon Penner
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