My Brother-in-Law

My brother-in-law was one of the four who got baptised last Sunday. He was so excited and had a big smile on his face. I thank God that my brother-in-law knows Jesus and wants to serve Him. He has been through so much these past few years. He and my sister will celebrate their second wedding anniversary in March. Through those two years, he has stood by her side while she fought for custody of her son. In the end, her addiction to prescription medication became obvious and because of it, she lost the battle for her son. Brian stood by her side while she was in jail. He interceded for her and believed God for her complete healing and deliverance from the addiction.

And now is probably the hardest part of all of it. She has been out of jail for two or three weeks. Last Wednesday night, my sister had a wreck that totalled their vehicle, but no one was injured. Praise the Lord that no one was injured. Then Saturday morning, Brian was awakened at 4:00 a.m. to the sound of my sister throwing things and demolishing their house. He knew then that the addiction had overtaken her and that Saturday would be one of the hardest days of their marriage. My sister ended up spending Saturday night in intensive care and was transferred to the stress center for rehab/detox around 6:00 pm last night.

My brother-in-law loves my sister so much. My heart is broken and the images of how my sister looked on Saturday still haunt me. Please pray that God will wipe away the images from my mind. I have had an awful stomach ache for three days now. I am amazed at the love that my brother-in-law has for my sister. He has seen her like this time and time again and continues to love. I still love her and now I love her more than I had known before. This is a very difficult time for my family. Please pray for all of us, especially my brother-in-law and my mom - Bryan and Janet. I covet your prayers.