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Published: August 4th 2008August 4th 2008
Friends and Blog Readers,
I just got word that Mina, the baby who's baptism we were privileged to witness and share with all of you, is in the hospital in Assiut, Egypt tonight. What I didn't tell you in my blog initially was that Mina was born with a hole in his heart and with asthma. Health in Egypt is not what it is here and so Mina will very likely die. When I spoke to my friend Kadry this evening he said, "I think he is dying tonight."
Please pray for Mina as well as for his mother, Kadry's sister Amal, and her husband and their children.
The baptism was not supposed to happen when we were there, but the reason it was moved ahead was that they had just learned of Mina's diagnosis.
It is my hope and prayer that the assurance of Mina having been joined in death and life to Jesus in his baptism, will be a source of comfort and peace to his family at this time.
Lord have mercy.
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I'm a Lutheran pastor from Geneva, NY. I'm returning to Egypt for my fourth summer of teaching English at St. Leo's Coptic Catholic Seminary. I'm excited that in 2010 I will also be preaching and leading worship at St. Andrew's Church in Central Cairo, a ministry supported through ELCA Global Mission. I'm looking forward to my husband's return to Egypt in July. Hans and my sister Jen will join me on July 1. ... full info
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Date: 5th August 2008
Dear Amy Mina and his family are in my prayers. - Lisa
From Blog: Prayer Request
Dear Amy Mina and his family are in my prayers. - Lisa
From Blog: Prayer Request
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Oh Amy, losing a child . . . I'm so sorry for them and for you and for the briefness of little Mina's life. While I believe God holds that child and understands our pain, it does not relieve the pain itself. I pray that the waking moments leave joy unspeakable for little Mina's family. Oh Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
From Blog: Prayer Request