Urgent Prayer Needed

She has come so far, but this week her health has taken a huge turn for the worse.  Oliana has been at the HOH since 2002.  When she came to us, her parents had already purchased her casket and clothes to bury her in; the HOH was her last hope.  The pictures of her condition when she first arrived are too disturbing to post them online, but here is one of her soon into her recovery...

After much research our pediatrician realized Oliana was suffering from Celiac disease.  After months on a strict diet, she made an amazing recovery.   After a time of fairly good health, Oliana once again became sick.  After many tests and a trip to Port-au-Prince to see a specialist it was determined that her pancreas had been badly scarred during the critical period of her illness, she was now diabetic.  Over the next few years we struggled to regulate her diet and insulin needs, but for the most part she was able to flourish in spite of her health issues.  Here is a picture of her birthday party in August of 2011...

In the past couple of years, however, she has had her ups and downs.  Last week she hit a tough spot, and her sugar levels spiked extremely high.  Now a week later they have not been able to get this under control, and the doctors are no longer sure what else they can do for her.  This picture was taken this evening...

As you can imagine, this is extremely difficult on everyone.  Oliana is such a beautiful young lady, she tirelessly helps anyone and everyone at the HOH.  She is one of Linda's biggest helpers for her personal needs.  Everyone feels so helpless now at this time of her need.  She has found the Spiritual hope of Life in Jesus since being at the HOH and for that we are very thankful.   But she once again is in need of physical healing and hope.  We are asking that you pray for her and for all of those caring for her at this time.  Pray for wisdom for the doctors as they give her medical care, pray for Linda and the other HOH kids as they minister to her physical needs at this time.  Pray for courage and strength for Oliana to not lose heart during this difficult time, and pray for God to be glorified through all who are playing a part in this.  Pray also for her family members, some of them are not believers.