Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything tell God your needs, and don't forget to thank Him about His answers. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ.
Phil. 4:6-7
Web site:
www.crosshealedhearts.blogspot.com
What?
Cross Healed Hearts is a non-profit, Christ centered ministry that provides prayer, love, and support for Pediatric heart patients and their families. Our purpose is to reveal the amazing, healing power of the cross, one heart at a time. We strive to bring the hope that lies within our Lord, Jesus Christ, to those enduring the pain and fear of congenital heart defects and associated heart issues in children. While our focus seems to be on CHD, we also hope to connect with and support families living with Turner’s Syndrome (with and without associated heart defects) as well as promote awareness about this little known syndrome. At the same time, we plan to reach out to anyone we come across in need of continuous prayer, due to loss, illness, high-risk pregnancy or hardship. We all need our hearts healed at times.
The CHH T-Shirt Fundraiser
How?
We have many high hopes for this ministry, but for now, we are doing the following:
1. CHH appliqué pillows are sent to people (all over the U.S., but especially in our area) in need of love, support, and encouragement, due to loss such as miscarriage, illness, CHD, TS, etc., as a token of our thoughts and prayers for them. The pillows are sent along with information about our blog, and recipients are placed on the CHH prayer list where “prayer warriors” pray for them daily.
2. Hand-sewn, red, heart shaped pillows are donated to Blair Batson hospital for children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit recovering from surgery. We call these pillows “cough pillows” because patients hold these to their abdomen when coughing in recovery to make it less painful. Along with the pillows, patients are given Sharpie markers (also donated by CHH), so doctors, nurses, and visitors may sign their pillows as a keepsake of their survival.
3. Tie-knot fleece blankets are also donated to Blair Batson Hospital for infants in the PICU as well as pregnant mothers carrying CHD babies in the hospital. This is just a soft token of our affection to keep them warm while in the cold hospital environment.
Why?
Meet Avery...
Photo Compliments of Mauri Hart Photography
Avery is my one year old daughter who was diagnosed with fetal cystic hygroma at 18 weeks gestation. We were told she would not live past 22 weeks in-utero, but instead of circumstances worsening, Avery progressively got better. Many prayers were answered on her behalf, and we believe she was and is still being healed by the hand of God primarily due to prayer. Although Avery had only around 1% survival according to statistics, she overcame the odds, and was born into this world in June of 2009. Avery has Turner’s Syndrome, along with associated heart and kidney defects. She has been through various procedures since birth, as well as 2 heart surgeries (one at one week old and one at 7 months old), but she is hitting all of her milestones and thriving. While she will have surgeries and other procedures throughout her life, she is expected to live a normal, healthy life. I want others to feel the comfort in Christ that I was able to feel as a mom in these circumstances by giving support, love and prayer to those that are suffering. Not only that, but through the blog, people are able to be connected by circumstance, find out valuable information and resources, as well as read stories of others who have overcome life’s difficulties. CHH portrays a positive message and can give hope to those facing dire circumstances.
CHH Supporters
Linda Turner
Judy Simmons
Laura Beauman
Willingham’s Gift Shop
1305 Washington St.
Vicksburg, Mississippi
(601) 631-0081
Fabs & More
1106 Washington Street
Vicksburg, MS, 39180
601-636-0510
http://www.fabsandmore.com
Avery Photo by Mauri Hart Photography
www.maurihart.smugmug.com
To learn more about our story, CHH, CHD, TS, and the like, or to contact us, please visit crosshealedhearts.blogspot.com or “like” us on Facebook!
God Bless you for your support of this ministry!
Megan Beauman Bell
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