From Intercontinental Church of God Website:
Greetings to all the church on behalf of the Area Coordinators of the
Intercontinental Church of God,
Following many phone calls, the updates from Mark Armstrong, and the worsening
condition of Mr. Armstrong, we all collectively felt it imperative to send this
urgent message and request.
By now you have probably read the update on the condition of Mr. Armstrong. As
Mark stated in his e-mail to the church, “His heart is beating too fast and he
is in grave danger.". We also received another e-mail late tonight from
Tom Griffith stating, " I just finished a long
phone conversation with Mark (Armstrong) and received a very grave picture of
Mr. Armstrong's condition in ICU. The doctor has told them that he may not pull
through this and that they should "prepare the family for the worst."
We know all of you have been fervent in prayer during these past weeks, and
many have privately fasted for Mr. Armstrong's condition. But the time has come
that it is needed to call for a collective day of prayer and fasting. Time is
of the utmost importance. We are asking that you read this information to your
congregations tomorrow and ask if it be at all possible to begin the fast on
Sunset at the close of the Sabbath for a 24 hour period. (
The scriptures are filled with numerous examples of God's intervention on
behalf of His people. There is no reason to believe that He will not intervene
now. James
Many thanks in advance on behalf of the church for all you do each and every
week. We know that mark will keep us posted as we go forward.
In Jesus name
The Area Coordinators if the ICG
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From Mark Armstrong:
Today is Tues. Sept. 9, and I think it is
necessary that I send an update now about my Dad's situation.
He is still in the hospital, and though we
have seen positive signs in regard to the clearing of his lungs and a gradual
regaining of strength, I feel that I must now communicate with you again.
His strength is not returning as rapidly as
we hoped it would in the days following his release from intensive care. He has a very painful sore throat, and though
his voice returned to near normal for a few days, he is speaking very quietly
and only when necessary because of that. The biggest concern now is that the
progression toward a return of his strength seems to have slowed. He is very weak, and tests are being
conducted to try to determine why his progress has slowed. Our family has prayed that God would guide
the doctors to do only the right things to assist his recovery, but realize
that ultimately only God can truly provide the help and healing he needs.
I'm very disappointed that we have not seen
the rapid progress toward leaving the hospital and returning home that I
confidently predicted only last Friday.
I believe that the lack of progress demands this interim update both to
inform all of you who love and need him, and to ask for your fervent prayers on
his behalf. He remains stable, alert and
cogent. I'm spending all night every
night at his side to attend to his needs, and my mom is with him now and all
day every day. He is incredibly precious
to us as I know he is to all of you, and I ask that all of you who love him
pray that God will relieve his pains and give him the healing he needs.
I know I've not shared every detail or
satisfied every speculation. I can only
report what I know for sure, and at the same time respect my parents' wishes
for a certain degree of privacy. The
great Creator God knows our needs, and demands our faith. That is how we intend to proceed. Thank you all again for your love and concern. I will do everything within my power to care
for and encourage him as will my mom. We greatly appreciate the prayers that
are going up, and believe in their power.
Our most sincere thanks to all of you,
Mark Armstrong
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