Holly and I just met with the doctor tonight. She informed us that Emilie’s low blood pressure may be a result of her patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) still being open. This is a valve in the heart that normally closes upon birth. However, because she was born at 24 weeks, this valve has potentially not closed. The doctors will be performing an echocardiogram of her heart tomorrow to confirm whether the valve is indeed still open, and whether they will have to perform surgery to close it.
As you can imagine, surgery on a baby Emilie’s age, weight, and size is far from ideal. Further, the doctor is concerned that performing surgery on her heart compounded by the bleeding in her brain may be too much for her little body to endure.
Our Sun Stand Still prayer is that God would heal our daughter without the need of surgery. Based on her critical condition this prayer sounds impossible, however so does making the sun stand still for an entire day! (See Joshua 10) So while the doctor stated that its unlikely for the PDA, if open, to close by tomorrow, this is EXACTLY what we’re asking from God. I’m asking all prayer warriors to partner with Holly and I to pray to this end! We need God to close this valve so no surgery will be needed.
Thank you so much for your prayers!
Matt 7:7 – Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find, knock and the door shall be opened for you.
Jeremiah 32:27 – behold I am The Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything to hard for Me?
Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them ALL.
James 5:15 the prayer of faith will heal the sick and The Lord will raise him up.
Emilie Grace 
We kneel, pray and believe with you.
Amen and amen!!
You know Keenan and I are keeping sweet baby Emilie before the throne of God while PRAISING him for the testimony at the end of this storm. Also praying for strength, comfort and peace of mind for you and Holly during this very difficult time.
Jeneen West
Praying your family and little Emile Grace. My daughter went into heart failure at 6wks after birth and had open heart surgery and we were told that she would not make it thru her surgery but she is now 15mos and doing well. She is a walking miracle and her name is Victoria which means beautiful Victory. I know that it was the prayers of our family, church family and friends that she is alive today. May God bless your family and we will be praying for your family daily!!
Wow!! Thank you so much for sharing and for your prayers! We are grateful for all the doctors do, BUT we know that God has the final day! Emilie Grace will be for His glory.
We join you in prayer letting he has already answered.
*knowing He had already answered
Amen! And thank you so much for the food today. We really appreciate it!
In Jesus; name
We are praying with you and Holly
Thank you so much!
Gwen and my prayers are daily with you, petitioning God for the specifics you request and so much more.
Thank you so much doc!
Pastor & Holly, Carlton & I are keeping Emilie Grace’s name lifted at the altar. We don’t understand, but we serve a God that does. He is Alpha and Omega. Nothing catches Him off guard or surprises Him. He has His hands on you…
Amen! This is light work for God!! We know He is able and will!
LORD GOD, OUR LOVING FATHER. HOLLY AND SETH NEED YOU TO TAKE THEIR LITTLE ANGEL IN YOUR ARMS AND HEAL HER BODY. CLOSE THE VALVE AND STOP THE BLEEDING IN HER BRAIN. LORD GOD WE SPEAK HEALING OVER HER RIGHT AT THIS VERY MOMENT. LORD, YOU TELL US IN YOUR WORD THAT YOU ARE THE AUTHOR OF HEALING AND YOU LOVE AND WILL TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR NEEDS. LORD THIS NOT TO MUCH FOR YOU TO HANDLE, SO WE GIVE IT TO YOU AND TRUST THAT YOUR WILL IS THE BEST WAY. BRING COMFORT TO SETH AND HOLLY, PLEASE LORD. I LOVE YOU LORD AND I THANK YOU. AMEN
I LOVE YOU SETH, HOLLY AND EMILIE. MY HEART IS WITH YOU ALL EVERY SECOND OF THE DAY.
STEPHANIE & WAYNE HEWLETT
Amen and amen!! Thank you soo much for your prayers!!
God is able!
Praying in Jesus’ name that He does what we ask. Can’t wait for God to work this miracle!
Lord we pray for Holly, Seth your little angel Emilie Grace! You are the first and the last
you said Whatever we need just ask, For you are, You are God. All knowing
Almighty, ever showing. We are awaiting and standing still and know that You are Able! Please heal Emilie Grace! Amen
Amen! God is able and he will.
Pastor & Holly, you know we are in your corner, but more importantly, God is in your corner, and He will come through for you. Praying always.
Thank you so much! We would not have been able to make it this far without the prayers and support of all of you in our corner. Thank you so much.
The Montgomery Family is praying for baby Emilie!!!
Amen!
praying for Emilie
Thank you so much!
Even as I sit next to my almost six year old and read this my heart stops and is pounding as years well up in my eyes for little emilee.
You see my daughter was born at 25 weeks and weighed 1 lb and this (PDA) was the first of many things to come with her little life.
I just want you to know that no matter how you may feel from moment and day to day. Know that GOD IS MORE THAN WILLING AND ABLE, to heal your precious daughter.
My sincerest prayers are with you and the doctors and nurses who will care for her.
God bless you and keep you strong and faithful.
Wow! So you’ve been down this road before. We’re believing God that He is willing and that He is able. Thank you so much for your prayers!
praying right now!
Thank you so much!
I am standing on the word and the will of the Living God just like you. Our faith is not in what we see, it is what we can’t see. It is wonderful to be in the world of the Living God. The Living God, is listening to you as the bless parents of baby Emilie Grace. He is carrying you as a family through this great challenge of faith as His children. You got the VICTORY. The Living God gets the GLORY.
Amen! We are believing that this will work out for our good and Gods glory! Thank you so much for your prayers.
Continuing to pray. God is in control.
Yes He is!!
Praying for you! God is faithful!
Father God, heal Emilie Grace’s heart & bleeding in brain. Use her experience to bring the medical community caring for her to learn of You, understand more about You & make Your Will theirs. Lord continue to keep her parents anchor in You. Wrap Your loving arms around them. Let them feel Your presence. In Your Son’s name we pray. Amen
Amen! The prayers of the righteous do avail!!
We are praying for u all too! I had Endia at 28 weeks, I went through a lot of what u all are dealing with now. I thought she would have to have the open heart surgery too, but God is so good, they could close the valve with a couple of shots of antibiotics. It worked, God is good and I knew that u all will get through this. Baby Emilie will be home before u know it!!
Amen! Thank you for sharing. We’re believing in God!
By His stripes we are healed, indeed all that is required now is faith and thankfulness to our God and creator. Just thank Him for the healing because it is already done in the name of Jesus. Thankfulness is the soil in which joy thrives.
Amen! We are giving thanks continually for her healing.
Hi guys! I know you all are strong believers of your faith and Ty and I both will be praying for you and Emilie Grace! And you’re right, she looks like her mommy and she’s beautiful like her too! Thanks for sharing your journey with us, we will stay informed and we can’t wait to meet her. Love you guys.
YOU said, “And ye shall serve the LORD your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee” (Ex. 23:25,26).YOU said, “And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee” (Deut.7:15). YOU said, Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction” (Ps.103:1-3). YOU said, “And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people” (Mt.9:35). YOU said, And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him” (1Jn.5:14,15). The Lord can not lie so we claim His promises right now in the Name of Jesus.
Amen and Amen!! Thank you for the reminders!!!
Dear Seth and Holly, this thought is from Sun Stand Still (a bit paraphrased): “we are called not just to have faith but also to regularly activate our faith by asking God for giant outcomes, taking giant steps. If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform. That’s how God turns His amazing promises into everyday reality in every generation—for Joshua’s and for ours.”
May you continue to pray audacious prayers and exercise audacious faith in our God who is able to do ALL things. Oh to be kept by Jesus.
Amen! Thank you so much for sharing this passage. We are taking a step in faith by asking audaciously for her to be healed. And we do believe that our God is able to perform.
My Fam & I are praying from jackson,ms. For your family.. We’re claiming your miracle and complete healing over miss emilie grace.. I have faith, she’ll be alright… She going to be with my son nehemiah telling him her story…
Haha! I’m claiming that with you. Thank you so much for your prayers.
Hopefully she’ll come home before then and all three of you will be at my wedding.. 😉 its has been a minute..
Yes sir. Miss emilie going to be out by june 16th so all three of you can make it to my wedding.. lol
Dear Pastor Seth and Holly,
Our hearts are heavy, but our spirits and our faith is strong. We know that God is able! We are praying for you, your little angel Emilie Grace, your families, and the hospital staff. May God surround each of you with his never-failing love and care. God is with your precious child, and he is with you, too. You are not alone. Love and blessings. Brother and Sister Ron Fraction Please read Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Thank you soo much for your prayers! And what an encouraging text. Thank you for sharing! We know that God is with us! Thanks so much again!!
Woke up at 1:30am EST this morning and felt impressed to read your blog. Now I know why, praying for your daughter.
Thanks you so much!
Pastor Seth and Holly, since the beginning of your journey, we have been right here praying. We know our Father will provide you with courage and strength, and Emilie Grace with healing. He loves you, wants the best for you, and will never leave you. He promised.
Thank you soo much for your prayers!! And for reaching out!! We’re believing God for full recovery and healing.
Still praying with your brothers and sisters from the East, West, and North here in the South.
Thank you soo much! God is able and willing!!
Continually lifting you all up in prayer. Standing with you and holding up your arms in faith.
I am praying earnestly for your daughter! I had my miracle last year at 23w6d, so I understand your struggle very well. My daughter is now 15 months old and is perfectly healthy! Do not give up hope! God is a Miracle Worker and I am praying that He will lay hands on Emilie and heal her. I will continually pray for your beautiful daughter!