The Oaks - Pls pray for Benny Chin 091118

Pls find latest of Benny as prepared by his beloved daughter and son-in-law. If you want to leave messages to the Chins, pls write to The Oaks Secretariat at info@theoaksnet.org. Thank you for your love and care to the Chins at this very critical moment.


Blessings,
The Oaks Team in Hong Kong.


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To God be the glory!

The God that we believe in is the same God that breathes life into humanity, parts the migthy sea, resurrects death, and fills those who's asleep with the Holy Spirit!!

Tien's father, Benny, had a stroke around 2pm yesterday afternoon (Nov 17). He was delivered to the hospital within one hour. The doctor made a diagnosis from the brain scan and had operation to clear the blood from his brain. An abnormal blood vessel broke during the operation so there was a massive cerebral haemorrhage, which the doctor was able stop and 90% of the blood clots was cleared.

After we learned the news from our family in Hong Kong, we went on the next avaliabe flight and arrived in Hong Kong at around 2am this morning. We went to visit dad at QE hospital this morning, and met with the surgeon who performed the operation. Based on dad's response, the doctor provided us with a synopsis of dad's situation. Dad is still in coma, and he has to rely on the respiratory machine to breathe. The doctor said it is up to dad to come around... He made a minor remark that brain stroke is a serious condition, that the majority of patients do not have full recovery. The nurse in the Special Care Ward told us to make sure all the close relatives come back to see him as soon as possible. Josh is schedule to come back
from Canada tonight.

However, in the midst of uncertainty and fear, we give thanks to the Lord for He is alive and sovereign. His comfort has been with our family throughout the whole process. Praise God that when the stroke happened, a friend was with him and was able to get him the medical attention he needed right away. Praise God that the surgeon, who is a Christian, was the neurologist who happened to be on duty at that very moment. Therefore, they were able to put dad on operation table within 3 hours, which is a very desirable situation. While the family in Hong Kong were praying yesterday, the Lord gave them Psalm 118, which was the same passage that Patrick's colleague shared during devotion yesterday morning. We feel that God's comfort is tender and gentle. And today while our cousin Camellia was praying with dad, our aunt felt some motion that caused his bed to move.

Life is in our Lord's hand, and we believe that we can experience his grace on earth as it is in heaven!

Please pray for dad that he will be awakened. Pray that our family will come closer to God and to each other through this incidence. Pray that the Lord will be acknowledged in the whole process. Pray that God will manifest his healing power on dad's body, as well as Christ's.


In Him,

Patrick, Tien (and Josh)

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斗叔女兒女婿電郵大意如下：

1. 斗叔於昨(17/11)午因腦中風在香港被送往醫院，情況危急。昨日 黃昏腦專科醫生為他進行腦部手術，清除血塊，手術期間一條畸型血管 再次爆破，帶來大量出血，但醫生立時對應止血，並已清除百分之九十的血塊。

2. 他已於昨晚返回深切治療部護理，現仍陷入昏迷狀態，倚靠呼 吸機協助呼吸。

3. 主診醫生說腦中風是嚴峻的，大部份病人難以完全康復。

4. 斗叔女兒女婿外孫女已於昨晚抵港，兒子現從加拿大回來，將 於今晚抵達。

5. 感謝上帝在事件中帶給家人的安慰，並在危難中給斗叔的保守 眷顧。他出事時有朋友在旁協助他進醫院，腦專科醫生恰巧在當值，進醫 院三小時內便安排到手術室做手術，主理的醫護人員又恰巧是基督徒。

6. 昨天上帝以詩篇118篇安慰家人，那恰巧也是女婿於昨日早上從 同事聆聽的信息。今早家人在病房為斗叔祈禱時，家人感到床在震動。

7. 家人相信斗叔生命在主手中，請為斗叔甦醒祈禱，並願此事將 家人更緊的靠在一起，與上帝更親近。

8. 祈求主的作為在整個過程被人認識，並祈求上帝彰顯衪醫治的 大能在斗叔身上。