Harvey Fiskeaux pastors the Evangelical Covenant Church in Nome Alaska. Recently, he fell on the ice while on a church business trip to Anchorage and broke the rotor cuff bone in his right shoulder. He was operated on to repair this with screws on Feb 18th. But the pain was getting worse. He found out later that he had contracted a staph infection during the procedure.
The only know drug that can fight this particular infection is an antibiotic called Vancomycin, which also can cause permanent hearing loss and kidney failure.
Harvey's wife administers a shot to him twice a day. He will be taking the medication for 4 to 6 weeks.
To make things even more difficult, Harvey and Nancy have been told by some that people have been known to die from this particular infection.
To quote Harvey in an e-mail to me:
"Sunday I called for the elders of my church to anoint me with oil in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ who was wounded for me and to pray the prayer of faith over me according to James 5:14-16. It was a moving experience. I trust the Word of the LORD first and foremost and have for the past 34 years totally dedicated my life to HIM for the promotion and proclamation of the Gospel.
For those of you who know the presence and power of intercession, I would request that you enter His presence for my complete healing. We are doing everything we can to comply with the doctors orders, but we deeply value the promised potential of earnest prevailing intercessory prayer. It is my deep desire that the Lord will be glorified in my spirit and my body."
I have used this quote and I am passing on the particulars of his situation with his permission. Please pass it on to your church prayer chains or anywhere else you know people will pray.
I don't know Harvey real well. On a recent trip to Golovin, I was also planning to visit him and his family in Nome and start to work closer with him . . . But that's the same week he fell and hurt himself in the first place.
I ask that you all join me in prayer for this saint, his wife, and their eight kids.
I'll keep you informed.
Gary
