Update on Kyle

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I don't have lots of details right now, and I don't know that I can really write much right now, but I just got the news that Kyle Guimon has died, from complications following heart surgery. I don't know what else to say, just that he was my friend, and I loved him, and where I had planned to work with him, I find myself in the position of continuing his legacy. I'm hurt awful bad, but I'm not beaten. We are still going to Uganda, and our plans are the same, just without my friend. Please pray for Debbie and for Matthew, and for his parents, Nedra and Bob. He was their only child, and I know their pain eclipses my own. Just be in prayer. I'll tell you more when I know more, and when I can.

Another update on Kyle – life or death situation right now

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Hello, all.

This is a life or death situation for Kyle right now. Please be in urgent prayer for him. We just got word that his heart stopped again. We don't know what is causing it or why it continues to happen. The Dr.'s need much wisdom to figure out what is going on. Pray also for peace for Debbie and Matthew.

Thank you!

Urgent Update on Kyle Guimon

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Hello, all. This is Anna. Please be in fervent prayer for Kyle Guimon today. Last night in the night (once at 2:50 AM and once at 3:50 AM) his heart stopped completely and they had to restart it. They don’t know what caused this to happen. Right now he is on dialysis. His kidneys are working but no where near what they need to be doing. The hope is that giving him the dialysis several times over the next days will help cleanse his body enough for them to see marked improvement in his health. Please pray for the Great Physician’s healing touch on Kyle. Both Kyle and Debbie are very aware of God’s presence with them and Kyle believes he is going to live through all of this. Pray for Debbie and Matthew. Debbie has been at Kyle’s side almost constantly over the last days, even sleeping in the hospital waiting room. She is very tired both emotionally and spiritually. Pray for the Dr.’s to have wisdom as they work with Kyle. Thank you all for your prayers!

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 02-11-2006

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I have some more news on Kyle Guimon, for those of you who are praying for him. The heart surgery was a complete success. In every way it could be measured, it turned out perfectly. His heart is pumping at full capacity, and the blood flow through his arteries has been restored. Now, the difficulty is this: he contracted a drug-resistant strain of pneumonia while in the hospital. He has what is called Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome. The result of this is that he cannot breathe without a ventilator. Additionally, his pneumonia has gone septic, so the doctors have him on a cocktail of high octane antibiotics to try and get that under control. So, he could be on the ventilator for the next two weeks, and in the hospital for four. He will be quite weak when he does come home, with about a four month recovery at home before he gets his strength back. The good news, however, is that he's already showing improvement. Pray for Kyle and this unexpected medical setback. Pray for Debbie, that she will be willing to go back to the house and get some sleep before she makes herself sick. Pray for Kyle's family as they deal with this.

MISSION: Uganda Blog Update 02-11-2006

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Hello, again! We're back in town again, and getting caught up on things around here. We have a week off, which, it turns out, we need since we've all picked up colds. Our meeting in Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lebanon, MO went great. I would have filled you in on more details sooner, but in West Plains where we were this past week, there was no internet to be had, not even via cell phone. Anyway, I wanted to tell you about this cool thing they have at Tabernacle Baptist every Sunday night for soldiers from Army basic training at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. It's called One Day Away, and once, during basic, they bus the recruits into town, and they get to spend the day at Tabernacle Baptist Church. The church feeds them, lets them use cellphones with free nights and weekends to call their folks, has places for them to play basketball and other sports, lets them get candy out of their vending machines (you don't get any junk food during basic), and just loves on our soldiers for a day. Then, in the evening, they bring them into the auditorium and preach Jesus to them for an hour, and every week, at least a hundred or so soldiers ask Jesus to be their Savior. The night we were there, 126 soldiers were saved. It was one of the most glorious things I've ever seen. Every week this happens. Last year, over 5,000 soldiers were saved. What an incredible harvest of souls! It was especially significant to me, because, as I reported in our last letter, my son, Ethan, also got saved during the invitation, so 126 soldiers were saved, and Ethan.

We were home for two days, and then we beat feet down to Central Calvary Baptist Church in West Plains, MO (Pastor Frank Mulford). It was a precious time. They're a country church, and just made us feel right at home and welcome. The family we stayed with were great. They took great care of us, and we were able to rest a bit. The conference went very well. I showed our slides and preached on Sunday night, and the LORD really blessed, because somehow we left my sermon notes at home, so I had to preach from memory. I could really feel the LORD helping me, though, and it went very well anyway, in spite of me. We heard from some of the other great missionaries that are out on deputation right now, and the LORD blessed.

Our next meeting is on February 19, with Lighthouse Baptist Church (Pastor John Morris) in Sioux City, IA. Pray that the weather will be good for our drive up there and back. The unseasonably mild weather we've been enjoying has lapsed, and real winter is back. We haven't had any snow or ice yet, and we'd like to keep it that way. Pray that the meeting will go well, and that we'll be an encouragement to Lighthouse Baptist, and her Pastor.

Also, I've mentioned missionary Kyle Guimon for prayer before. His heart surgery went well, but his recovery has not. Within days of being released from the hospital, he had to be re-admitted due to shortness of breath. They put him back on a ventilator, and pumped over 2 liters of fluid from his lungs. I have heard that he's had to have a blood transfusion due to the procedures they've had to do on him. Pray that his healing will progress, and that he'll be able to get out of the hospital soon. Pray that the doctors will be able to diagnose the problem accurately, and address the issues he's having properly so Kyle can get well. Pray for Debbie (his wife), and Matthew (his son), as they continue to deal with this, and for Nedra (his mom), who's worried for her boy. Our pastor and wife are down in Arkansas with them right now, and hopefully, I'll have some good news to report on his condition when they get back.