Update: The mother gave me permission to put the link to little Katie Ruth’s Caring Bridge journal here for those who would like to read more about her progress. 

There is a family in our church whose newborn baby girl is experiencing severe problems. There is a problem with her lungs: it was complicated and our pastor said he didn’t really understand it enough to explain it. There are also some issues with her heart. She is on various life support machines to try to enable her heart and lungs to heal. One of them, an ECMO machine, is only used for a few weeks: I am not sure if there are complications with using longer or what. In addition she also started having seizures, which they are controlling with medication, but they can’t do an MRI until she comes off the ECMO.

I’d appreciate your prayers for this little one’s heart and lungs to heal and be able to live on her own and for grace for the family. The parents and baby are at a hospital in another town while the other two little ones are with grandparents and an aunt and uncle here. The parents are trusting in the Lord.