[SBCRprayer]Jerry and Brian Williams

[Church Office]

> Teresa or Linda,
> Will you please add Brian and Jerry on the church e-mail for prayer. 
> Jerry is having knee surgery tomorrow at Clarksville Hospital.

However, > this seems like a minor thing compared to what Brian is going 
through.
> We thought Brian was having trouble with his new hearing aid over the 
> weekend.  When the audiologist checked it out Monday he said there was 
> nothing wrong with it and rechecked Brian's hearing.  He has had another 
> devastating loss of hearing in his good ear on the right side.

The hearing aid is absolutely of no help to him.  He was sent  to another
> specialist in Little Rock who said his only option is to have steroid 
> injections in his right ear.  He said this technique will require him to 
> lay still for 30 minutes after the injection before going home.  There 
> will be one each week for three weeks.  He explained that this is Brian's 
> only option of possibly getting some of his hearing back, and if he waits 
> over a month it will be a permanent loss.  There is no guaranty that it 
> will improve permanently either.

It is very risky with his > seizure disorder along with the other 
medications he's taking, but the
risks are cut down some by having it injected directly into the ear
> instead of orally.  This prevents much of it getting into his system where 
> it could cause problems.

Please pray that this is the right
> decision for Brian.  I'm very proud of his determination and courage in 
> facing yet another obstacle in his long term recovery process.  We know we 
> are completely in God's hands and continue to trust him for strength and 
> renewal each and everyday.

We cherish our loving and caring friends
> at SBCR and your wonderful prayer chain to help sustain us through each of 
> these trials.  Thank you so much.
>
> Linda and Jerry Williams
>