Romania Reborn prayer update, 6-3-09

Dear friends,
Thank you for your prayers for Alan and the Dreanas this last week. We praise God for His faithfulness and want to share with you how He is answering your prayers.

Alan’s Surgery
Thank you for your prayers for Alan during his surgery. When I spoke with Corina yesterday, Alan was recovering from surgery safely snuggling in her arms. Corina said that Alan has been handling everything so well, considering everything he has gone through. The surgery was successful and both of Alan’s eyes have been removed. Although we are saddened that Alan had to lose his sight to the cancer, we praise God that the surgery went well. Corina expressed her thankfulness to the Lord for providing wonderful doctors, who sincerely care about Alan and do not want any extra money for caring for him. This is indeed a miracle!

Unfortunately, Alan will have to have another surgery. Corina will be meeting with the neurologist today to schedule the delicate surgery to remove the cancer that has spread to Alan’s brain. If this surgery goes well, Alan will spend some time in Bucharest recovering before returning home with Corina. Even after the surgeries, he will have to continue radiation and chemotherapy. We don’t know what the future holds for Alan, but we want to praise God for holding him in His loving arms throughout this difficult journey.

Please pray:
- that Corina and her helpers will have extra strength, physically and emotionally, to care for Alan through his recovery and the next surgery.
- for the neurologist, who will be performing the critical brain surgery, to have a quick mind and sure hands.
- that Alan will find comfort in Corina’s arms and know peace that passes understanding in the midst of the pain.

A New Little Dreana
A Note from Adi:

“We are very happy to announce that since Monday at 4 pm our family has a new flower, Adriela Kayla, as part of the family. We like to call her the “little lady bug”.
We want to thank you for your prayers for our family.
With love,
Adrian and a significant number of girls”

Praise God for this new little life! Please pray for Lavinia to recover quickly from labor. Pray that God will bless Adriela and the Dreanas, as they bond as a family and celebrate the miracle of birth.

With praise,
Christian