Conjoined Twins in the Womb ~~ prayer request

"For thou hast possessed my reins: thou has covered me in my mother's womb." Ps 139:13

I don't know this couple and perhaps no one reading my blog knows this couple, but GOD knows this couple and their precious babies. Please pray.....

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From: Craig S
Date: Jul 18, 2007 11:35 PM
Subject: Baby Update / Prayer Request

This afternoon we met with a doctor at the Kirklin Clinic in Birmingham. After looking at an ultrasound for a few minutes he was able to confirm what we had already been told - that our babies are indeed conjoined twins. On the ultrasound, he could see two heads, but said that below the heads everything appears as one. It was too early (9.5 weeks) for him to tell much about the organs, other than that he saw only one heartbeat.

Separation would not be an option. He believes that if the babies live until and survive birth, they will be incompatible with life and not live long thereafter. He says there is nothing that doctors could do to help these babies. His recommendation was to terminate the pregnancy.

Believing that all life is in God's hands. we told him that we would continue with the pregnancy. Although for us we didn't really consider this a decision to be made, I must say that I now view the weight of that decision with a different perspective than I have in the past. I suppose we were as prepared for today as we could have been; what he told us was basically consistent with what we had already been told. Nonetheless, this has been a very difficult day.

Please continue to lift us up in your prayers. Without God in our lives and Godly people interceding for us, I can't imagine how we'd make it through the coming months. Paige will be living through the process of being pregnant without the expectation of a happy ending. Please pray that faith in the Lord will guide and sustain us through this process as we move toward whatever conclusion He has planned.

Craig