His Footprints, My Heart...

I have a big prayer request! Please send everyone here that you can to read about little Austin and forward this to anyone you know who will lift little Austin and his family up on prayer.
A little background:
Austin is a 3 year old little boy (he just turned 3...) whom I don't know personally, but I know him through a friend of mine, Debra. She's been keeping me and many others up to date on his progress. Here's how his mother describes him:

Austin is like every other 2 year old boy. He is smart as a whip, loves his cowboy boots and likes for you to call him "Cowboy", asks daily if he can go to Home Depot and go camping. He has a jeep that he loves to drive around the back yard and can drive better than any 2 year old I know. He tells me daily now out of no where "I love Jesus" which brings a smile to my heart. He is my comedian and fills our life with laughter. His nick name is Little Man from the song "Godspeed-Sweet Dreams".

He will be having heart surgery this Thursday, July 14th. Please pray for him and his family. Here is the most recent email from his mother:

Austin's Open Heart Surgery is scheduled for next week, Thursday, July 14 pending the results of 1 remaining test. Praise God everything has come back normal thus far. We are on the schedule at Egleston so it looks like it is most likely a go for next Thursday.As I have said before, I deeply appreciate your prayers. I have been wanting to share a story with you for those of you that have not heard it yet. I wanted to wait to share it in written word until I felt I could get it across clearly so all of God's glory could shine through my simple words. Here is our story of what I referred to in a letter sent a while ago that stated "God has worked powerfully in his life already".On Mother's Day we went to the front of our church to request prayer for Austin. The outpouring of love and support was a great comfort. Now to back up a little. When Austin was in the hospital the two things he asked for the whole time were to go to Home Depot and to go camping. So that Mother's Day weekend, we went camping. That afternoon after we left church we went back up to our campsite. That evening as we lay down to sleep, Austin popped his head up in the quietness and announced..."I love Jesus". Since this was not a subject he had brought up in the past, it warmed our hearts.Over the next several nights, Austin had trouble sleeping. He would toss and turn and moan. As only a mother of a sick child can understand, your heart aches. I would wake up night after night several times a night and pray over him. Finally, one evening at dinner, Austin once again announced, I love Jesus. That evening several more times he shared this. Finally when I was getting him ready for bed he put his hands on my cheeks and pulled my face close, look me directly in the eyes and said, Momma, I Love Jesus. I pushed a little further this time and said, Austin, why do you love Jesus? He said, Jesus takes care of me. I said, he does? Jesus hugs me, and he wrapped his arms around himself. Jesus gives me a kiss like this, and he kissed me on the forehead. The conversation continued, and then he said, Jesus does this, and put his hands on his heart and pushed up and down. I realized at that instant God was saying to me, I am taking care of your little one. You can rest now. That night and every night since for a month or so now, Austin has slept like a baby. God is Awesome!Another part of our little story is Danny. He had struggled with this surgery. One night he had tossed and turned so much that he ended up on the couch downstairs. As he was tossing once again, the TV was on. It was on a channel that we do not ever have on-the medical channel. As he lay there they started talking about a little girl having the same surgery Austin was having. It showed the procedure and showed her up and about just days after the surgery. Danny was relieved afterwards and felt a weight lift from his own heart. Please continue to send up those prayers. God is an awesome God and has made his presence known in our circumstances. We want to share his glory in all he has done and is yet to do.Someone sent this verse this week, and I don't even think they truly knew how much I needed it-God is Awesome.

So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10

May God Richly Bless,

Danny and Denise (Austin's parents)

We serve a GREAT BIG, AWESOME God! Please, please, please pray for this family and ask everyone you know to pray for them, too. I appreciate it, Debra appreciates it, and I know Austin and his family appreciate it, too...
Under His Wings,
Cindy-Lou

At 3:58 PM,  Darlene Schacht said...

I have a three year old boy too, and now this little one will be on my heart this week. I will pray for him now.

 

At 4:02 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Darlene,
Thank you! I know they will feel the prayers!

 

At 7:36 PM,  Nettie said...

Of course, anything for an Austin.

 

At 8:52 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Thanks, Nettie! I thought of you when I was typing the name Austin ;-) BTW, his most recent pic on your blog IS. SO. ADORABLE!
I can't believe how much he's already grown!!!

 

At 11:53 AM,  Unknown said...

Matthew 19:14 (New International Version)
Jesus said, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these."

Cindy-Lou,
Being a fellow Georgia boy and devoted follower of the Lord, I thank you for finding my Blog.

I will be sure to pass this prayer along to my church and friends and family.

Jesus does truly love the children, he will watch over Austin.

Blessings,
Tony

 

At 11:58 AM,  Unknown said...

Cindy-Lou,

I also noticed that you have "Greater Vision" as one of your favorite Christain Groups.

I had the opportunity to see them, and sit on the pulpit when they performed in Valdosta.

I just wanted to share that with you.

Thank you again for having such a wonderful Blog.

Tony

 

At 12:05 PM,  Lynne said...

Does Austin's Mom have a blog?

 

At 12:54 PM,  whaaaat! said...

Just came to your site. I will join in lifting Austin and his family up to God in prayer. I will also add a prayer request post for them on my site.

 

At 3:37 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Tony,
Thanks! It's always cool to find fellow Georgians! Thanks for the prayers for Austin.
Greater Vision holds a special place in my heart. My mother LOVED them... her favorite song was "Just One More Soul" and she always requested for my trio to sing it when she was there :) When she was sick (she had cancer that "moved" to her brain, affected her cognisence) and just sort of "staring" off into the air I could put in GV's CD and all of a sudden she'd start tapping her foot and begin to sing along. Rodney Griffin is an incredible song writer! I had my picture taken with them at the NQC a few years ago. The hubby and I are going to try to take my dad to one of their concerts sometime soon... they'll be in Georgia July 28th. Dad's been and just loves them but hubby has never seen them before.
Thanks for stopping by!!

 

At 3:38 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Lynne,
I'm not sure if she has a blog or not. I found out about Austin through another friend... I'll look into it, though! Thanks for the post on your site about Austin!

 

At 3:39 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Sis,
Amen! Thank you! God answers prayer! Isn't it amazing how God is working? What an awesome presence of God!

 

At 3:41 PM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Whaaaat!
Thank you for the prayers and for passing along the prayer chain! I never cease to be amazed at the network of prayer here!

 

At 5:32 PM,  Joe said...

Prayers for Austin from here, too.

 

At 5:53 PM,  Bar L. said...

Praying for Austin...please post a follow up so we can check on him!

 

At 10:13 PM,  Vicki said...

My heart goes out to the family of dear little Austin. I will be praying earnestly for him and looking for God's miracles. Thank you for sharing this prayer need. And thank you for dropping by my blog recently and leaving your footprints of encouragement!

Awesome blog you have here!

hugs,
Vicki

 

At 11:39 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

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At 11:45 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Joe-Thanks for the prayers, prayer works! Thanks for the link as well, I'll be adding you to mine when I get a few minutes to update.

 

At 11:46 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Well-woman, thanks for the prayers for Austin. I'm trying to get a current update right now, I'll let everyone know as soon as I find out something.

 

At 11:48 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Barbara-Thank you for the prayers for Austin and for my husband and myself. You are always such a blessing to me! I thought of you yesterday in church, the preacher mentioned Wales and was referring to the Great Welsh Revival some years back and your face is what I always associate with Wales these days.... the whole Welsh region should take that as a compliment ;)

 

At 11:49 AM,  Cindy-Lou said...

Vicki-Thank your for your prayers and your sweet comments! I'll update on Austin as soon as I have some more info. Hope the wedding was wonderful!!!

 

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