Special Prayer - Missionary Wife in the Hospital

Please keep this special couple in your prayers, Lavon and Carolyn Waters, who have been missionaries here in Spain for over 40 years. Mrs. Waters is currently in the hospital with an infected cyst. Mrs. Waters has other health issues that further complicate the situation. Both Bro. and Mrs. Waters have been a tremendous influence to so many people over the years, myself included! Please pray that the Lord would give doctors wisdom to know the best way to treat her and for peace for the family and that they would also find a way to relieve the pain Mrs. Waters feels right now. I will keep you guys posted on how she is doing.



Here is a note from Joy Loveday, Mrs. Water's daughter: (Her and her husband are also missionaries in Spain)

Dr. came by this a.m. and told us that his worst fears had come true. It is a very large cyst and is infected. They will be doing a CAT scan today to see if the cysts' dark area is blood or infected fluid. The bacteria they have discovered is E.coli and since it has been under an antibiotic treatment for 10 days, has become even more resistant. Mom is allergic to penicillin so there are not a lot of options. They will be giving her 2 different antibiotics beginning today, but the Dr. says we have a long road ahead. Her blood pressure was closer to normal yesterday and the fever was up a couple of times, but not near the 104 it had been on Sunday. Dr. says if the scan shows it is infected fluid, they will have to operate to clean out the cyst, because it is very hard to get the antibiotic to the cyst.

She is in a lot of pain and after telling the Dr. that Tylenol just wasn't cutting it,(she told him morphine would have made for a better nights sleep : ) ) he said he´d try and give her 2 painkillers at the same time. She hasn't slept longer than 2 hours at a time since Saturday night and it is beginning to tell on her and part of the reason is the pain.

Thanks for your prayers!