A Prayer Request

[ezekiel333]

Please keep Lance Corporal Joshua Mishoe and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Shortly after midnight on March 14 our family's young Marine was involved in a vehicle accident while on combat patrol in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. His Humvee crashed and landed upside down in a canal. Josh was rescesitated after an unknown amount of time in the water and sent to the military hospital in Baghdad. Upon arrival he was suffering from water inhalation and hypothermia. They classified him as Very Seriously Injured (VSI), the most severe casualty assessment which is defined as "Very Seriously Ill or Injured (VSI): A casualty whose illness or injury is of such severity that the member is not medically expected to survive the immediate 24 hours or whose death is presumed to occur within 2 weeks.


Late on the afternoon of March 18, after hearing nothing for 3 days, we received word that he was being airlifted to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. We received word this morning that Josh is unconscious and on a ventilator, he has been since he arrived in Baghdad. The doctor is making arrangements for his parents to fly to Germany tomorrow. Our entire family is making their way to his parents house today to do whatever we can.



Watch, O Lord, with those who wake,
or watch, or weep tonight,
and give your angels and saints
charge over those who sleep.

Tend your sick ones, O Lord Christ,
rest your weary ones,
bless your dying ones,
soothe your suffering ones,
pity your afflicted ones
shield your joyous ones.

And all for your love's sake.
Amen.

~St. Augustine

[elshiva]

1. Sorry for your pain. I'll pray for him and you all.

[Maat]

2. I said a big prayer.

Please take care.

[Maru Kitteh]

3. You have my prayers too.

War is just so awful.

[pelagius]

4. Prayers for a young warrior and those who love him

Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary; bless the dying; soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love's sake. Amen.

--BCP

[Cuban_Liberal]

5. Mother of God,

So many graces and privileges are yours, because the Lord looked kindly upon you. We turn to you for protection and aid, and we ask that you would listen to our prayers for Joshua and his family. Never has it been known that anyone who turned to you for help and intercession was left unaided and, inspired by this confidence, we turn to you now. Mother of God, be merciful and hear our prayers that Joshua be restored to health.

Amen.

[Padraig18]

6. A prayer for Joshua.

Dear St. Joseph,

As God chose you to be Christ's foster father because of your strength, love and devotion to Him, I ask your intercession on Joshua's behalf. Protect him, St. Joseph, while the doctors and nurses work to restore him to health, and watch over his family in this, their time of trial. I ask this in Christ's name.

Amen.

[lukasahero]

7. Prayers for Joshua

May the focus of all our energy and prayers be joined as a rising chorus to the universe and give comfort and aid to Joshua and all who love him.

Namaste

[ezekiel333]

8. Thank you all and an update

Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts!

Josh's parents arrived in Germany on Monday, he is not doing well and is still listed as VSI. His lungs are swollen and he is fighting an infection. Due to a drop in his blood oxygen level the Landstuhl Medical Center transferred him to a local German hospital for care by their specialists and possible treatment using a lung bypass machine. The German doctors have attached him to a machine that filters CO2 from his blood and are using a special respirator to get his oxygen levels up. If the procedures they are trying are successful he will not need to be put on the full bypass machine that oxygenates the blood as well as filtering it. The full bypass option is very risky and will only be used as a last resort. His parents wish to thank all that are praying for him and asking that they continue to do so as Josh is still fighting a very hard battle.

This is Josh.

[Cuban_Liberal]

9. Holy Mother of God, hear my prayer.

We turn to you for protection, holy Mother of God. Listen to our prayers and help us in our needs. Save us from every danger, glorious and blessed Virgin. I especially ask your intercession with your Son for his servant, Josh, that he may be restored to health. These things I ask in Christ's name.

Amen.

[ezekiel333]

10. Thank You!

The family and I do deeply apprecite your prayers Cuban Liberal.

As I posted in another forum updates on Josh can be found at <http://panamasites.com/semper_fi.htm>

God I hate this war.
~Gunny C