Updates from Michael and Steve, Saturday 5/10, 11:48 p.m.

Melissa Update as 2008-05-10 Sat. 11:48 p.m.
Day 74 in PICU, Childrens Hospital of Orange County, California

Dear Friends,

We need to stand together and pray for Melissa’s fever to lower. After more than 4 days all the medication the doctors have tried cannot pull the fever down. The doctors have no answer for us, so we must believe that the only one answer lies in God’s heart. He is filled with compassion, and in His will is able to touch Melissa's so weak physical condition. I remember in the New Testament, Luke 4:38-39, Jesus went to the home of Simon. Simon's mother-in-law was suffering from a high fever, and they asked Jesus to help her. So He bent over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her.

Right now, we rebuke Melissa’s fever Melissa in the name of Jesus of Nazarene, Amen. We pray that the fever will no longer have power over Melissa in the name of Jesus who is Christ, Amen. We ask she be anointed with an overflowing of comfort in the name of Jesus who is filled with compassion, Amen. We receive His promises by the faith, proclaim His power to control all the conditions, and ask that Melissa will sleep deeply tonight, Amen.

In Him,
Michael

From: Steven Chang
Date: Sat, May 10, 2008 at 10:13 PM
Subject: 5-10-08 Updates

Dear Friends,

According to Marlene tonight, there isn't a whole lot of new news. Melissa is in a very critical stage with many issues and very few answers.

1. Fever is still very high. Tylenol is administered no longer on an as-needed basis but instead, on an around the clock basis. This is the only thing that seems to decrease the fever.

2. White blood cell count in the brain is very high. Doctors don't know why yet but obviously something is wrong when white blood cell count is high. Waiting for test results.

3. Melissa is already under a very strong, adult dosage of antibiotic. However, the results have not been very encouraging.

4. When elders of the church prayed for Melissa today, she shed tears.

5. When Marlene asked her if she wanted to go to medical school, she longer wants to. At Kaiser, she indicated an interest in medicine. There is at least a response to Marlene's inquiry.

6. Melissa is very weak and so very tired. Pray that she gets some rest. It's natural when we're sick, it's difficult to be comfortable enough to rest.

Bottom Line:

The doctors are still baffled by the lack of response from all the medication. They don't seem to know exactly why the fever is so high and heart beat is so fast. We know and believe that God is the great physician. We need God to intervene in a very desperate way. We must continue to pray for strength and hope for Marlene and Michael as well as God's protection and sovereignty over Melissa.

Thanks,
Steve