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Friends, thanks for praying.

Today was Oleg’s 15th surgery. The medical team continue to monitor and maintain muscle and skin grafts.

It would appear that keeping the reconstructed parts of his calf and foot cleared of dead and dying flesh is key to long term healing.

There has been some progress in keeping pain under control.

Thank you for praying. God hears you and keeps answering. This will be a long journey and your prayers are so important.

“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.” 2 Thess. 2:16-17 ESV

Please also pray for his mom Anna who is – as you may imagine – stretched very thin.

Oleg is back in surgery.

The surgeons are taking several steps to (what I’ve called) fine tune the grafts, repairs and nerve block to promote healing and reduce the pain.

Please pray that the Lord would guide them as they strive to bring Oleg some relief to the increasing pain.

It is with gratitude to God I write for the way he has used the medical team taking care of Oleg.

At this point a long follow up surgery was successful in that dead tissue has been removed and the skin and muscle grafts have largely ‘taken’.

Now that his calf and foot have been (amazingly) partially reconstructed, there is now a time of waiting and pain management.

So at this stage in the process our prayer is for doctors to be able to help manage the excruciating pain Oleg is experiencing.

“Oh God of comfort, please relieve Oleg’s pain. Give wisdom and urgency to doctors who may take appropriate steps to relieve as much pain as possible as Oleg heal. Please Lord, bring him relief. You, oh God are the Great Physician, please move in his life, in Jesus name.”

Jesus sayings on the cross:

…Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” (Lk 23:24)

…he said to him [the criminal], “Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.” (Luke 23:43)

…he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” (John 19:26b-27a)

…about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” (Matt. 27:46)

…”I thirst.” (John 19:28)

…”It is finished.” (John 19:30)

…”Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.” (Luke 23:46)

May we rejoice in the finished work of Christ,

A few hours ago Oleg went into surgery.

Then the drone attacks began.

Please pray for the surgery. Please pray for the drones to pass by.

On Wednesday Oleg will undergo another surgery.

Pray that as the surgeons examine how the muscle and skin grafts are healing, that they will find good progress.

Thank you.