Hi. I am Luke's big brother, Hogan. My mom said I can type the blog tonight. Luke didn't have a good day today. His vent settings went back to where we started last week: high. His co2 remains high. His oxygen was at 100% to keep him oxygenating well. One good thing is his chest x-ray looked better today. My nana & papa came in today. They are going to let my grandma go home. She has been here since the day Luke was born. She has helped in so many ways I can't tell you. Here is some info about me. I am in 4th grade and I'm 10. I am a black belt in karate. Today was the county math bowl. I didn't win. I have a dog named Sugar. She is a yellow lab. She is 1 year old. She is HUGE for a puppy. I'm going to sum this up. Luke needs a lot of prayer to help him through this battle. I am baptized and believe in the Lord. If you don't believe in the Lord I suggest you try going to church and see how graceful and beautiful being a member of the Lord's family is. I am not afraid of dying because I know I am going to Heaven. Pray for Luke!
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Hi Hogan! I bet you are an awesome big brother. Our God is way big enough to take care of little Luke and heal him. Trust Him always, He always has our best intrest at heart. Even in the bad times. I know you are such a blessing to your family. Keep being strong!
Good job, Hogan. Your blog was amazing!!! Thank you for the picture of you and your mom and Luke. Thank you for sharing how God works in your life. I agree.
We are praying as you asked.
Your grandma is very special and we will be very happy to have her back in Indep. for a little bit.
We will take good care of her here, okay?
Lots of love and prayers being sent your way.
I read this blog first thing when I get up in the morning and last thing at night so I know how to pray for Luke and your family.
Hogan- It was great to hear from you and get your perspective. I am so glad that you have God in your heart. He is watching over Luke and we will continue to pray for his settings to return and to get better. You are doing awesome in karate. We can't wait to see Sugar someday soon. You are so lucky to have such awesome Grandparents!! Hope to hear from you again. Whisper to Luke that we all love Luke and we are talking to God. Love you, Honeycutts
Hog,
Your blog was wonderful tonight. We will pray for Luke's lungs to heal. We also pray for you, Syd and your Mom and Dad. God is good and he loves all of you and always has your best interest at heart. We love you and miss you here in Kansas City.
Matt, Dee, Austin, Spencer, and Braeden
I love Luke and I love all of you. I am a sister in Christ and I read your blogs each and every day. I was in your shoes 31 years ago, and I am praying for the day I can visit all of you and your precious Luke! The reason I had children was so that they would grow up, accept Jesus and serve Him. My 3 children are saved and I am so happy to hear of Hogan's strong faith in God and the confidence he has in his eternity! Luke is blessed to have such a wonderful brother and sister and parents. Sincerely, Diana Nieves Fowler
Hi Hogan! I am a friend of your Mom and Dad from church. I read about your brother every day and pray for him and your family every night before going to sleep. Tonight, when I read what you wrote, I cried tears of joy to know that you love the Lord and are there for your brother. He is very blessed to have you in his life. I loved seeing your sweet Mom and you and Luke. I will pray for you especially tonight. Love, Stacy Barber
Thanks for typing the blog tonight Hogan. All of us "out here" love to read it because it shows us the power, faithfulness, and peace of the one Almighty God through your family. And it tells us how to pray along with you. You did an especially good job showing and telling! I know you are, and will be, a GREAT big brother to Luke. I am so glad you are my brother in The Lord's family. You can count on us to be praying hard for your little brother. And for you and the rest of your family too. We'll keep asking The Lord for a miracle, and you know what? He is going to give it to us! Because of His mercy and for His glory! Love,
Mr Lyle and Miss Mandy
PS Give your Dad a karate chop for me will ya!
Hi Hogan~
We are some of Luke's groupies in TX. My girls, Caroline and Kendall pray fervently every night for Luke. They love him and both believe that Jesus can heal him--in His time.
Blessings to you big brother,
Jane
Good job Hogan-you are a trooper. I loved your blog tonight. I love the way you talk about being a believer and I know you will be a good witness for Jesus. I will pray for Luke and all your family as well. Keep the faith. Love Ms Gloria
WOW Hogan do you realize you just "preached" your first sermon! Do you want me to send you a little moeny for the offering? We pray for you and your family every day, a lot every day...not just at bedtime.
I wish I was there to take care of you and drive you NUTS but we'll see you soon. Sorry you didn't win the math-thingy...guess you are about as smart as your ol' Uncle Rob.
We are proud of you and Sydney...all of this is a very big deal to handle and I'm excited to know God trusts you all enough to give you Luke. That's pretty cool.
Now go to bed! :) aunt hefty
Hogan, Great blog post guy. I'm sorry your brother had a setback. We pray for him everyday. It is so good to hear a strong faith witness from young folks like yourself. You're quite a fellow and I know you do your folks proud. Your brother has had quite a struggle but it is reassuring to know that God holds him in the palm of his hand. I know your Grandma will be sad to leave you but it will be good for her to be home for awhile. God bless you Hogan. God bless Luke and Sydnee and your family. Cynthia Fisher
Hey Hogan, it's me again. As I read today's devotional I was once again reminded of your family. A quote from Ruth Bell Graham was included at the end. I have copied it for you here: "As a mother (parent), my job is to take care of what is possible,and trust God with the impossible."
-Ruth Bell Graham
God bless and keep you. Cynthia
Hi Hogan! That was an awesome post. Thanks for letting us know what we can pray for specifically. We'll pray for Luke's lungs to heal so he can get off of that vent, and then you guys won't have to worry about the settings anymore!
You sure are a good big brother. I'm glad you've got Jesus in your heart, and you said it best...it is beautiful being a member of the Lord's family.
Thanks for telling us all about what you're doing. That was fun to read. Have a great day! : )
Way to go, Hogan! Great post. Thanks for the news, for spelling out things so clearly, and for the truth you told us about heaven. You are so right. I'm praying for you, Luke and your family.
- Uncle Rob
Hogan - great post! Your quiet words of the assurance of your faith in Christ speak so loudly to all of us! You are a bold witness for Christ, young brother. Keep it up! Know that the Nelson family lifts you and Luke to our Lord in prayer every day. We expect His miracle. You'll get'em next time on the math contest. Also, cool scar on your eyebrow!
Mr. Neal and the Nelson girls
Hog-
Wow! I am so proud of you for the strong words you just gave all of us.
I was thinking back to the first time you ever spent the night at our house with Coston, and you finally came in to our bedroom about midnight and said, " I'm done."
Isn't it great to know that God is never DONE with us and even in Heaven we are still His concern!
We love you for being the best friend to our manchild and for the way you are leading by example.
Mrs. Penny and the rest of the Barber Bunch
Wow Hogan! I understand even more why Luke is so strong! Your prayers and encouragement as a big brother mean so much! I want you to know that I am praying with you for Luke. I love each of the Heim family~ you are all so special.
With much love and many prayers,
Mrs. Libby
Hogan,that was soooooo sweet for you to write about Luke. You are such a great friend to Coston.
Mari Whitten Barber
Hey Hogan! Sarah and I can't wait to see you today!
Caleb
Dear Hogan,
I pray all day everyday for Baby Luke. I have his picture in my purse and have asked so many to pray for your special Baby Luke. Our family love you and your family too. I love your Grandfather and Grandmother (Mary Lee and Ed) very much. I first met her as a patient in the ER some years ago. I knew she was very special. Do you know that I have prayed for my mother in law for 19 years and everyday since August, to accept Jesus as her personal savior. To say as we all do, forgive me, "All sin and fall short of the glory of God." Romans 3:23, "In Him, we have redemption through His (Jesus's) blood and the forgiveness of our tresspasses, according to the riches of His grace." Eph. 1:7, John 3:16, Matt 7:21, "By grace, you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God's gift-not from works, so that no one can boast." Eph. 2:8-9. "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. John 14:6
Because of Baby Luke's site, I sent her the laminin (L. G.) She is now quoting scriptures and praising God. Thank you for what you have done for all of us. We won't stop praying for Baby Luke.Love Teresa RN
Hey Hogan,
This is Adam. I'm sorry Luke died but I am happy that he's in heaven. I also wanted you to know that we were all praying for him from his first day at the hospital. We are thinking about you and your family today.
Bye the way, 5 minutes after you left gold rush camp yesterday our tent fell down! So we put it up again and in 5 minutes it fell down again! So we decided to join Matthew's tent.
See you soon!
From: Adam Williams
Ps. Tell Sydney I said hi.
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