[Magdalen] Prayer Request, serious and urgent

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

One thing I honestly believe I can say without too much doubt, is you've
got every right to scream it, and it's absolutely OK.  Some of our best
Bible stories involve someone shouting at God something like,

"Good LORD!  What WERE you thinking, Lord?"

God knows, God understands, and God weeps along with us.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 1:34 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have just learned that Joey died last night. This is about too much to
> take. He was 36 years old and I had known him literally since before he was
> born. When do I get to say "ENOUGH ALREADY, DAMMIT?"
>
> On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:47 AM, Georgia DuBose <gdubose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > God be with this family in this tough situation.
> >
> > Georgia+
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 8:23 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Nothing, sorry. I have a friend request in to Allison but I know she
> has
> > > more important things on her mind. I'm sure I'll get updates from Mary
> Jo
> > > as she gets them though.
> > >
> > > On Mon, Feb 1, 2016 at 11:19 AM, Molly Wolf <lupa at kos.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Praying.  Jay, any updates?
> > > >
> > > > Molly
> > > > who thinks God could give Jay a $&@@?^%# BREAK ALREADY, you hear me,
> > > Lord?
> > > >
> > > > The man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn
> in
> > no
> > > > other way. -- Mark Twain
> > > >
> > > > > On Jan 31, 2016, at 8:42 PM, cady soukup <cadyasoukup at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Prayers surrounding Joey, his parents, his siblings and friends,
> and
> > > you
> > > > Jay.
> > > > >
> > > > > No answers, just support -
> > > > >
> > > > > hugs too - Cady
> > > > >
> > > > >> On 1/31/16, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >> Please pray for Joey, a young man I have known all his life, and
> for
> > > his
> > > > >> family. This is his sister's Facebook post that was relayed to me
> > by a
> > > > >> friend (I can't for the life of me think how his sister and I
> aren't
> > > > >> Facebook friends, but anyway):
> > > > >>
> > > > >> "It is with an extremely heavy heart that I write this post. Joey
> is
> > > in
> > > > >> ICU. He has had 4 massive strokes. His heart has a growth on it
> that
> > > is
> > > > >> spitting clots out all over his body. He has significant brain
> > damage
> > > > and
> > > > >> his brain is swelling. His kidneys have shut down. He is on the
> > > > ventilator.
> > > > >> Please be in prayer for him and our family, especially his parents
> > > > Melinda
> > > > >> Hanna and Mike Hanna. Decisions must be made that no parent should
> > > have
> > > > to
> > > > >> make. Thanks to everyone that has checked on him and prayed."
> > > > >>
> > > > >> I am stunned and heartbroken. Melinda was a friend of my next door
> > > > >> neighbor, and Joey's older sister is the same age as Adam. Melinda
> > > and I
> > > > >> were pregnant together with Joey and Betsy. Joey was born first, a
> > big
> > > > >> husky redhead who was as calm and placid as Betsy was petite and
> > > active.
> > > > >> Adam and Allison played together as toddlers, and once they were
> old
> > > > >> enough, Betsy and Joey joined them. The kids all went to the same
> > > > schools
> > > > >> until Betsy went off to Catholic high school in Knoxville. They
> > > weren't
> > > > >> close after graduation but their lives touched now and then. I saw
> > > > Allison
> > > > >> at Adam's funeral but didn't get a chance to talk to her much.
> Betsy
> > > > did,
> > > > >> and she said today when I told her that Allison had said Joey
> wasn't
> > > > doing
> > > > >> too well.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> It sounds as if Joey will not be coming out of this, and that even
> > if
> > > he
> > > > >> lives, his life will be seriously diminished. Please pray for him
> > and
> > > > for
> > > > >> his family and for the decisions they will have to make in the
> next
> > > few
> > > > >> hours and days.
> > > > >>
> > > >
> > >
> >
>