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Taking Steps Making Strides Walk 2019

 
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Open House Invitation June 1 2019 1350 Morris Avenue Union

Mighty Max on personal Blog

Update: 8/5/19: Mighty Max is doing well, PTL! He is going back to the hospital this week for further testing of his lungs and eyes. Please pray that he gets good reports. Please also pray that he will have the reservoir removed from his head. 

Update! 6/18/19 - Mighty Max is doing great! He is breathing on his own with just a small amount of oxygen now and hopefully will be bottle feeding soon. Then he can go home! All the glory goes to God for the miracles He is working in Mighty Max's life! Please keep the prayers going, for him. Cathy Horling

Keep praying for 'Mighty Max

FYI: https://abcnews.go.com/US/miracle-baby-born-weighing-pound-heads-home-months/story?id=58704185

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Monday April 15, 2019: Cathy Horling writes: Mighty Max needs our prayers. He is not able to breathe on his own and the doctors think it is because he has an open heart valve that needs to be closed. Great-grandma Tilly adds:  Mighty Max’s surgery for his heart valve will be on Thursday @6:30 am. He’s up to 2lbs 12oz!!!!  

Tuesday, April 09, 2019 

1:22 PM

Great-grandma Tilly reports: 'He’s out of surgery and did great!'

 

4/3/19: 4:42pm: Would you please pray for Mighty Max? An ultrasound of his brain revealed severe swelling and fluid and the doctors want to do surgery right away. Max's mom is asking everyone to pray for a miracle, that the swelling would go down and all fluid is released so no surgery is needed!    (Cathy Horling)

His mom, Samantha writes on March 21, 2019: He’s doing awesome! They did a trial run and took him of the ventilator and put him on the Cpap and he did great on it for 5 days until he got a little too tired from doing all that breathing on his own and they put him back on the ventilator but that’s ok he did great! They didn’t expect him to make it 1 hour on the cpap. 

He’s gaining weight. Last weigh in he was 1lb 7.2 oz. the Lord has completely healed his intestine and the incision where the drain was is totally closed up and healed. You’d never know it was even there! He is on 15mls of breast milk every 3 hours. 

They’re keeping an eye on the bleeding on his brain. The last scan showed no increase of blood so that’s a very good thing! The doctor said “he just keeps surprising us and proving us wrong” he is so active and alert ! When we talk to him he looks us right in the eye he is incredible!

3-1-19  UPDATE!  7:44pm: Max's mom, Samantha, writes: 'God is so faithful! Thank you so so much for putting Mighty Max on your prayer requests Blog! I know it's all about those prayers and God has gotten us this far! He is still doing great! He is off the oscillation ventilator and he's on the standard ventilator. The oscillation one is for critical babies so we are beyond excited that he is no longer on that one. He is getting 1.5 mls of breast milk now and tolerating it very well -  another prayer answered!' Please continue to pray for Samantha and Jeremy Hopping, the parents of this precious newborn.

2-19-19: 5:30pm: Keep the prayers going for Mighty Max. He continues to defy the doctors (thank you Jesus!) and still needs more prayers and miracles. Cathy Horling.

2/15/19 5:51pm: '..Keep the prayers going for baby Max, he is doing well! PTL and thank you Jesus! Cathy Horling

2/12/19: 5:34pmGlory to God! Thank you Lord and thanks to all of you for praying for "Mighty Max" as he is nicknamed - he is eating and his jaundice is gone! Please continue to pray.. for this precious baby - we can already see God's hand upon him!  Blessings to all, Cathy Horling

2/09/19: 10:12pm: Hi everyone, Please pray for baby Max John, who was born prematurely (at about 22 weeks) and is in critical condition. He is the great grandson of Pastors Sam and Tilly Giresi. He only weighed 1lb, 1 oz and now needs a blood transfusion. We know that with God all things are possible. Please petition Him to strengthen this precious baby and cause him to develop normally, for His glory. Amen!. Thanks so much, and blessings to all, Cathy

2/09/19: 9:14am: Please pray they named baby Max (strength) John.  Right now he’s in critical condition about to do a blood transfusion thank you, Tilly Giresi (grandma)

The background on baby Max

Max has endured much in his young life. Max is the great grandson of Sam and Tilly Giresi (who , along with her husband Sam, helped in the founding of the Gateway ministry -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKGk5BuZWK0.  Their church (House of Mercy Mission)  is in Newark.

Gateway reached out to Dr. Jose (Pepe) Arruntagui, a dear friend of the ministry. Dr. Arruntegui suggested the parents offer the hospital a written waiver of personal responsibility and also request use of glucocorticoids in the 22nd week for the babies lungs. Usually a preborn is not administered glucocorticoids until the 23-week. Without this vital information and intervention, the baby may have died.

The hospital accepted the suggested information and baby Max was born on February 8th. and, according to Tilly,   "took well to the breathing machine & is now in NIC unit @ Morristown" .

Now Max needs our prayers even more.

Pray also for Samantha and Jeremy Hopping, the parents of this precious newborn,

Cathy Horling writes this:  Hi everyone, Please pray for baby Max John, who was born prematurely (at about 22 weeks) and is in critical condition. He is the great grandson of Pastors Sam and Tilly Giresi. He only weighed 1lb, 1 oz and now needs a blood transfusion. We know that with God all things are possible. Please petition Him to strengthen this precious baby and cause him to develop normally, for His glory. Amen! Thanks so much, and blessings to all, Cathy

Reconciling Dead People - Rev. Dean Gavaris

In loving memory of John Lauer

John Lauer - A Unique Perspective
a eulogy from a friend

 

 

A loving friend and a faithful supporter of Gateway Pregnancy Center.

 

 John always said to me 'You know, we're family'. One day soon we will meet again because we're  part of the same family - the family of God.  

 

John faithfully attended many Gateway Pregnancy center banquets and walks. He was a generous contributor to the ministry an a great encouragement to us all.

 

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In loving memory of Daniel J. "Dan" Bassillo

1990 - 2018 

Daniel “Dan” J. Bassillo, age 28, passed away on Monday, December 3, 2018, due to a sudden illness at Overlook Hospital in Summit.  Born in Summit, he was a lifelong resident of Berkeley Heights.

Dan received an Associate’s Degree in Business from Raritan Valley Community College.  He was employed by the Berkeley Heights Board of Education at the Columbia Middle School as a Custodial Engineer.  Dan had worked for the past 10 years with the Garden State Fireworks Company as a licensed pyrotechnical.

Dan was a member of the Liberty Church in Union.  He enjoyed four wheeling, hockey, football, watching movies and spending time with his family and friends and will be greatly missed.

Survived by his parents Michael and Karen (Kozub) Bassillo, his brother Tom Bassillo and his wife Lauren and his sister Lexi Bassillo ; best friend Anthony Delia and his Aunt Linda Kozub.  

In honor of Dan please wear your favorite flannel, jeans and bandana optional.

A memorial visitation will held on Friday, December 7, 2018 from 4-8 p.m. at Wilson Memorial Union Church, 7 Valley Road, Watchung.  A memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Liberty Church, 953 West Chestnut St., Union, NJ.

In lieu of flowers donations in his name can be made to:  www.Pawsandstripes.org

 

12/5/18  7:29am:


(From Pastor Noah Fox, Liberty Baptist Church, Union, NJ)   Dear Liberty Family, 
It is with great sadness that we let you know that Daniel Bassillo has gone home to be with the Lord.  
While we grieve the loss of this wonderful young man, we do not do so without hope.  Dan made a decision as a teenager to accept Christ into his life and now Dan is in the presence of our savior.  The family appreciates your thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. 
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11/28/18 @ 4:18pm: Please pray for Danny Basillo, who is seriously ill at Overlook Hospital after an asthmatic reaction yesterday morning. He is unconscious. His heart stopped for five minutes yesterday after admission to the ER at Overlook Hospital. His temperature was lowered to allow him to recover properly.

Danny is 28 years old and we have known him since he was a child. Also pray for his parents, Karen and Michael, that the Lord would strengthen them at this difficult time.

As of 3:30 this afternoon they were going to start warming Danny up at a 1/4 degree an hour.  



(From David Drenth)  Tonight at 8:30 PM Mike texted me that there is no change. At 3;30 PM they did indeed start bringing Danny's body temperature back to normal at 1/4 degree per hour. There is good news: A neurologist said that there are NO seizures. So once Danny's body has warmed tomorrow, they are looking for improvement.

11/29/2018- 9:52:09 PM: Good evening everyone!  We just wanted to thank you for your faithful prayers for Daniel Bassillo.  The family has asked that we specifically pray for Daniel to be able to initiate voluntary movement as the doctors have reduced the medication to make further evaluations. Please continue to pray for the family during this incredibly  -overwhelming time. Thank you!  Pastor Noah and Karen