Rowan's Story: "An appointment with Jesus!"

Friday, January 8, 2016

"An appointment with Jesus!"

You are cordially invited to Rowan's Baptism!

Who: Anyone who wants to join us for this momentous occasion!

When: Sunday, January 24th, 2016 at the 10:30 Service

Where: Live the Life Church, South Hills SA

5595 E. US Highway 87

San Antonio, Texas 78215

Why: Rowan asked me a few months ago, why he had never been baptized. I told him that he is sick so often and in and out of the hospital so much, that we had just never gotten around to it. His reply went something like this..."No offense, but that seems kind of backwards. If I got baptized we would just know that I would be fine...either way." At that moment, I promised him, he was going to be baptized as soon as possible. He asked me if he could get dunked all the way under, and I said yes, I will find a church that will do that. Then, he asked me if he could do it at Jalene's church, because that is where he saw Jesus (at her memorial service). He told me that he hoped a lot of people would come watch him get baptized, so that maybe they could see Jesus there too. Pastor Lisa at Live the Life (Jalene's church) graciously agreed to have Rowan join them for their next baptism. The first two months did not work out though. First Rowan was in Seattle for two weeks meeting with the transplant team, and then in December, he was in ICU for 10 days, so he missed his opportunity again. Thankfully, he is home now though, and we are ready to do this! When I told him this afternoon that it was confirmed for the 24th of January he was so excited. He thought for a minute, smiled and said, "OK, so I have an appointment with Jesus on the 24th! Great!" I asked him what he was most excited about, and he said "I guess just showing Jesus that I trust him with my whole life...all of it. And because maybe other people there will want to tell him the same thing. Yeah, that would be really cool too."

If you know and love Rowan, we hope you can come show your support and celebrate his desire to be baptized. He made the decision to give his life over to Jesus a long time ago, but he can't wait to truly "show" him that he trusts him, wholeheartedly.

Please message us on Facebook ("Rally for Rowan") or here on the blog ("Rowan's Story") if you are planning to attend, so we can let the Church know how many people we are expecting. They have already told us that they would be thrilled to have standing room only...or to blow the doors off the place:) Looking forward to a wonderful service, and to seeing some of you there!

Rowan's got an appointment with Jesus!

Sunday, January 24th, 2016
at 10:30 am

Live the Life Church

1 comment:

JenniferJanuary 9, 2016 at 12:20 AM
I would love to attend. Your sons story has truly touched my heart. Thank you for sharing
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In Memory of Rowan's 11th Birthday

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In memory of Rowan's 11th birthday, July 21, we are hosting a virtual birthday party to benefit Methodist Children's Hospital (MCH) in San Antonio, where Rowan spent much of his childhood battling for his life. All gifts purchased through this registry will be delivered in person to MCH on Rowan's birthday, July 21, 2017. The toys will be donated to the Child Life Department at MCH and placed in the new play rooms at MCH for many pediatric patients to enjoy during their hospitalizations. The toys on this registry represent a few of Rowan's favorite things. We all know Rowan had such a huge heart for giving and making the good, so this party in his memory is a way of carrying out his legacy by celebrating and doing the things that mattered most to him. Thank you for being a part of carrying out Rowan's legacy, making the good, and honoring Rowan's powerful life while remembering his 11th birthday on July 21, 2017.

In ICU, post vp shunt surgery...precious angel.

In October of 2010, Rowan started having severe headaches again. He had two spinal taps, just three days apart due to increased cranial pressures (double or triple what they should be). They removed over 55 ccs of excess spinal fluid trying to relieve his headaches. Eventually, when the pain was just too severe and his pressures weren't coming down, he finally had to have a vp shunt placed. When he woke up the next day, he told one of the doctors that he would give him a free autograph for helping get rid of his headaches. A couple days later, he made a sign for me to put in the window of his hospital room, that he says said "Open for business. Autographs $15. Free drink with purchase".

Another battle wound...this one from his Chiari malformation brain surgery.

In January of 2009, Rowan had craniectomy/laminectomy surgery to correct a brain malformation that was obstructing his flow of spinal fluid and causing headaches and other neurological symptoms. They removed a small piece of the base of his skull, shrunk up the bottom portion of his brain, and removed part of his C1 and C2 vertebrae to free up space for the spinal fluid to flow. When we told Rowan that he would be going in to the hospital to get his brain fixed, he thought for a minute and then said, "Will I see Logan (favorite nurse) and can I eat baby ice cubes when I wake up?" When we said yes, he simply said "Ok, Let's do it!"

"Our Little Trooper"