A sweet family who needs prayer...

Jason and Kelli Medders went to MSU with us - Jason and I were Orientation Leaders together, and I want to share with you what is going on in their lives and ask you to remember them in your prayers.

Jason and Kelli notified friends a couple of months ago that they were pregnant with identical quadruplets (naturally-occurring)! What a testimony to our Creator! Since the beginning, they have been trusting in a faithful God for his provisions and have truly been witnesses to those around them in Fargo, North Dakota, where they live.

A couple of weeks ago, Jason and Kelli went in for an ultrasound and heard difficult news. Two of the babies were not doing well. Without going into great detail (I'll include the link to their blog if you'd like to read more), one of the babies (Baby A) was taking in too much fluid causing her heart to work too hard while another baby (Baby D) was not taking in enough causing slower growth and development. After much research, Jason and Kelli flew to Providence, RI, where the babies (and she) underwent surgery. Although the doctors felt like the surgery was successful, Baby A still did not make it - her heart just had too much work to do for her little body and she didn't recover. As of now Baby D is improving, but the doctors would still like to see more growth and development. They are having another ultrasound this Friday, the 19th, so the big prayer is that they will see more improvement in Baby D. Give praise that Babies B and C are doing well. As you can see this sweet family has already been through so much and still has a way to go (Kelli is around 21/22 weeks now, i think). This week Kelli moved into a hotel close to her hospital and is there alone during the week. I can only imagine how hard it must be for her to be away from Jason and their 2 year-old son, Wyatt.

They have a great website, http://meddersfamily.googlepages.com/home, which includes prayer requests and a blog that Kelli updates almost daily. Please say a prayer for this family.