Prayer Request

The following are bits a pieces of a couple posts from another blog. Please read and then join us all in prayer for this couple and their baby girl.

Nathan & Tricia Lawrenson are friends of a couple from a church that we have visited. Nathan currently serves as the Worship Pastor for Nags Head Church & Tricia has faithfully served in the children's & youth ministry. They are a precious, amazing couple w/a passion for God, a love for people, & a zeal for life.Tricia was born w/Cystic Fibrosis & has spent her life in & out of hospitals for breathing treatments, physical therapy, etc. She has had increasing complications of late. In the fall, she was placed on the double lung transplant list as her lungs are growing increasingly worse & beginning to fail. However, in September, major complications came into play as they learned Tricia was pregnant. She no longer qualifies for the transplant at this time. Doctors told them the "smartest" choice would be to abort. But they boldly chose life & trusted that God makes no mistakes, He is fully aware of the timing of it all & gave them this baby. Her pregnancy completely removes her candidacy for the much-needed double lung transplant. As her pregnancy progresses, their baby girl presses up more & more on Tricia's lungs, making it even more difficult for her to breathe. Tricia has now developed gestational diabetes as well. She is as high risk as you can get! Tricia is now 24 weeks pregnant & in Duke's ICU. They were hoping to make it to 26 weeks (January 18) before delivering their baby girl as it would double her chance of survival. But as their little one's chances increase, each day takes a greater toll on Tricia's body. So, they have decided to go ahead with the C-section as soon as possible. Tricia has had increasing difficulty over the past few days & is to the point that she can no longer carry their little girl without causing both of their health to fail. She's had many problems with her heart & lungs over the past 48 hours. Since she is 24 weeks along, it is possible for their little girl to survive & continue growing outside of the womb with Neonatal Intensive Care. However, this will not be an easy procedure for Tricia as her body is already incredibly weak.Nathan's blog explains it all. Please visit their blog to read more and stay up-to-date. And join the many people praying for