Dear all,

 

As I always say," Thank God for giving us 'CHURCH' to help and support whenever we need it. Every single of you are part of the CHURCH.
 If you as Brian's classmate, friend, friend's friend, or your group want to say something or express something to Brian, please contact our event coordinator--
Sophia Chau.
 (smallchau424@gmail.com)
 (626) 688-8006
 let her know by Monday so that everything can be planned accordingly.
 Thank you very much.

 God bless us all,

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Dear all,

  I know we all have hard time to accept the truth that we lost Brian. You might think" You lie to me, you lie to me, right?" as Vivian's reaction when she heard it from us.
  Many people ask us to take care, eat well, sleep well.
  We are ok. Eat might not that well, but fall asleep is very often for the eyes are very tired after tears.
... ... Our English Pastor Dennis had been walking with Brian and us all the way since we were in Whittier emergency room on Dec. 18, 2010.
  We thanks God for many of you pray for Brian and God granted these 2 and 1/2 years to fulfill his testimony.

  I'd like to share Pastor Dennis's message last Sunday (4/14/2013).

  Here is the link to

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44764911/Sermon/sermon041403.mp3

  God bless us all,

 

 
Mark & Anita

 

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Dear all,
 
Have you ever experienced the deep heart breaing pain?    In fact I had 2   over the past 2 and 1/2 years.
It took time for me to collect the broken pieces and to be healed gradually.  We are very thankful to God for preparing the loving family, the "Church" to help and support us whenever we need it.
 
Thanks to all of you who have been praying for us and Brian over the past 2 and 1/2 years.  Many of you may have already known that our beloved son, Brian went to be with the Lord on last Saturday morning 4/13/2013.   That pain from the loss couldn't be described with words.........
 
Another heart broken time was when Brian was diagnosed with this Acute leukemia in Dec. 2010.   I still remembered when doctor asked him," Which school your are attending?"  Brian said," I'm homeschooled."    "How's homeschool?", Dr. asked.   The only word he said was "Lonely.............."   At that very moment, watching my very very sick son, I felt  my heart was torn to pieces.   It hurt so much all the way through his ICU, coma, awakening, talking, opening eyes, sitting, standing, walking, running,  riding a bike.......       Seeing him getting better and back to always normal.   Sending him to school for the senior year should be a way to solve his loneliness.  But the relapse before the school started brought him to hospital again.  Until he went through  the bone marrow  transplantation in Dec. 2011.   Finally he could formally go to high school and enjoyed his 2 months of High School life with Prom and Graduation till June 2012................    Who knows there came the 2nd replapse and brought him to another isolated living style again.     It looks like his destiny was to live the life style without peer pressure.    "Father and Son" bounding life style let Mark and I have very solid relationship with him for years.   Actually, we were very grateful that we really own the full time with him for a total of 18 years and 8 months.     Through his sickness, we saw God granted him courage, enduarance, persistency, and most importantly --- the Spiriit of Joy from the Lord and never giving up till the very end.
 
As Christians, we have the assurance of hope that one  day we all will meet again in Heaven.
 
We know many of you love him so much and have the broken hearts as we do.   Let's keep strong and courageous as we always do.
Come to solute to each others.   We are all God's warriors.   Brian was the most pure one whom the Lord loves the most and sent him home first. 

Mark and I would like to invite all of you, and Brian's dear friends to join us in the ceremonies and celebration.

 
4/27 Sat. 3pm Funeral Service 
                          at Rose Hills Memorial Park - SkyRose Chapel 
                               Addess: 3888 Workman Mill Rd., Whittier, CA90601 
                                Tel: (562)699-0921   www.rosehill

              4:30pm Burial Service  

              6:00pm Love Feast at VOH (Vineyard Of Harvest Church)

                               address: 21167 Commerce Pointe Dr. Walnut, CA 91789 
                                                    Tel: (909)594-9010       http://www.voh.org/

             7pm- 9pm Testimony & Life Celebration at VOH

 

Wish to see you all are there.

God bless us all,

Mark & Anita

 

Revelation 14:1-5 (NIV)  The lamb and the 144,000

14 Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb, standing on Mount Zion, and with him 144,000 who had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads. 2 And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of rushing waters and like a loud peal of thunder. The sound I heard was like that of harpists playing their harps. 3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. No one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth. 4 These are those who did not defile themselves with women, for they remained virgins. They follow the Lamb wherever he goes. They were purchased from among mankind and offered as firstfruits to God and the Lamb. 5 No lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.
                                                                                

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Dear prayer warriors,

It's like a roller coaster.
It seems like the disease is stable. But the leukemia show up again aggressively these 3 days. Since his platelet is too low, there is some bleeding in his urine and maybe eyes. He said his vision and hearing are getting worse. And also there's a fever from bacteria infection 2 days ago.   They are treating him with antibiotic.
Good thing is the platelet transfusion help him up to 24k.
Hope his platelet can fumction well on reception.   
Thank you for coming to donate platelet and blood for Brian ( DOB 8/12/1994).
Please call 626-471-7171 (City of Hope blood donate center) to let them know you are coming. Appreciate!
 
The 2nd dose of Mylotarg will be infused this morning for 2 hours. 
Pray and please read the bottom part of this email to find another fast and prayer list that Pastor Dennis calls.
Thank you very much.

 Dr. Rosenthal came to see Brian 2 times a day this week. Whenever he asked Brian," What else I can do for you?" Brian always asked a hug. Mark said Brian told Dr. R "I believe you will do your best to cure me." Dr. R said," You are the most strongest fighter I ever seen in million of patients." He held Brian's hands very tight and said with tear in eyes," you are not alone. I fight with you."

Please Pray for Brian's body to retain better the platelets. 
... God's protection from any internal bleeding or infections. No fever.
Pray for the Effectiveness of the second dose of Mylorarg to be administered today.
Continue strong faith in the Lord.

God bless us all,

Mark & Anita
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Dear All-
 
Brian's situation has continued to worsen. After talking on the phone with him and his family last night, we have decided to call for another week long fasting prayer chain starting today(Friday April 12th). When we fasted last week, his physical and spiritual condition improved a lot. Let's do it again!
 
Below are some updated prayer points. You'll notice that he has even more symptoms developing.
You can sign-up to fast for one of the meals indicated below in the chart. Just email me back the date and meal that you will be fasting.
 
 
 
 
Date
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Fri.
04/12
 
 
 
Sat.
04/13
 
 
 
Sun.
04/14
 
 
 
Mon.
04/15
 
 
 
Tues.
04/16
 
 
 
Wed.
04/17
 
 
 
Thurs.
04/18
 
 
 
 
The following are some updated prayer points that you can pray for:
·  pray for the leukemia to be 100% cured
·  pray for Brian's vision that has gotten even worse recently
·  pray for Brian's fever that's he's had for the last 2 days to subside
·  pray for Brain's legs to be strengthened as they have been numb
·  pray for this round of drug treatment that will start on Friday April 12th to be successful
·  pray for Brian's hands that have started to feel numb
·  pray for wisdom for his doctor, Dr. Rosenthal
·  pray for Brian's hearing to get better
·  pray for continued faith and strength for the Liu family (Mark, Anita, Brian & Vivian)
·  pray for Brian's purpose on this earth to be fulfilled
Blessings,
Dennis  ( dennis.liu@voh.org )
 

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Dear all,
 
Thank you for willing to donate blood and platelet for Brian.  He needs a lot of platelet.   1 or 2 daily.
 
I got to clear now that Doctor said any type( A+,B+,AB+, and O+ ) of platelet are Ok.
Only blood needs to be O+.
 
Here is the more info you should know before you come.
Call to make an appointment ASAP.   They can arrange quick for us if you ask.
 
Drink more water and eat before you come.   Avoid those as below for details.
 
 
Appreciate!
 
God bless us all,
 
 
 Subject: Donor Qualification
 

Hello Anita,

Attached is the Eligibility Criteria and Directed Donation Information. Below are the donation reminders. 

 

Jennifer Zuniga

Directed Donation Coordinator

Phone 626-256-4673 Ext. 69038

Cell 626-277-7823  Fax 626-256-8641

jzuniga@coh.org

City of Hope

 

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March 29, 2013
I feel like today was a big milestone for me in my spiritual life. It was the first time since I became a Christian that I prayed out loud, with boldness in my voice.
I have never prayed this way in front of an audience before, but it felt great. There were three times that I prayed today: the first time being this afternoon for the new chemotherapy, mylotarg, that it would wipe out the cancer cells only and not harm the healthy cells at all, thus bringing me closer to recover of a normal body. My mom said there were five people beside me who kept amening my prayers. My mom felt they all cared about me very much and were touched by my prayer and my strong faith.
The second bold prayer was for a friend I made here at the hospital. She's Buddhist, but since she works here in the hospital, she's open to all religions. I suggested that she attend an Easter service this Sunday and let me know what she thinks of it. People think I'm a pretty good guy, but I have all these bad things happening to me like leukemia and low immune systems. According to karma, this makes no sense, I pointed out to her. It's good things happen to good people, not bad things happen to good people, right? But if this were true, I would not have cancer, and I would be completely healthy. Anyways, I just pointed out the flaws in her philosophy and told her to let me know her thoughts on the Easter story on Monday.
I also prayed for her, that she would be able to know the living God instead of dead philosophies. I prayed for her to know the still-alive, living God, who listens to and answer our prayers.
My third bold prayer was at the end of the chemo (with my two nurses beside me), that it would only kill the cancer cells and not harm the normal, healthy cells at all, puttimg me on the path toward transplant and, ultimately, complete health. I also prayed for the nurses and their families to be blessed just as they have blessed me. I prayed all of this in Jesus' all-powerful, mighty name, amen. Hallelujah

 

                                  Brian

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These are Brian post on his facebook, pray for Brian.

Brian Liu
(I wrote this last week, but was unsure about posting it. However, I've changed my mind; I've decided to post this.)

March 13, 2013
So, I'm back in the hospital, again, this time due to a fever. This was a very unusual fever. The temperature on the thermometer showed 38s and 39s,, but felt completely normal when touched. Eventually, the temperature matched what it felt like. Additionally, I couldn't even stand on my own; I needed help just to get to the living room. Now, all everyday tasks have become very difficult to do.
Last Friday, we met with Dr. Rosenthal about the results of the bone marrow aspirate. The results were not very favorable; most of the marrow has been taken over by leukemia. Not only that, Dr. Rosenthal says that statistically, I should not be feeling this well for so long with such a low immune system. It truly is by God's grace that I have not come up with a serious infection.
The situation looks really dire right now. There does not seem to be much hope for us right now, but we will continue to trust in God.
They have started me on a new medication called bran-toxima, which will target certain proteins in my body which contain the CD–30 protein, which is a cancer cell.
Today, I am dealing with severe constipation that goes all the way up to my chest, which is really uncomfortable. Apparently, the chest pains I've been having are caused by all the poop that have not yet left my body. This might sound disgusting first, but even more so when in reality.
But no matter, we will trust in the Lord always. He is sovereign; he is in control of all. No matter how dire the circumstances may be, I will put my faith in Him. I will declare the victory, because it has been promised to me in His Word.

March 19, 2013
Okay, so it's been about a week since all that happened. After several days of fighting fevers in the hospital, the doctors felt comfortable enough to let me come home. I'd like to just spend a moment to update everyone on how I'm doing right now.
The good news is, I no longer have constipation; well, it isn't as severe as it was then. My chest pains have also subsided; they were initially caused by too much fluid in my body that I needed to pee out. My legs are still swollen which makes it difficult for me to walk. However, my dad says that me legs seem to be getting stronger day by day.
It has also been difficult for me to go to sleep at night because my body feels sore and weak all over. I feel tired during the day no matter how much I've been sleeping. Moreover, my oxygen saturation has depleted over the past week so I've been needing an oxygen tank wherever I go.
Despite these circumstances, I still trust in God. Whenever I can't fall asleep at night, I pray for him to give me the ability to sleep. Soon after, I found myself aboard the Dreamland Express. I still wake up every so often. When that happens, I repeat the process of turning to God for help; I pray until I could fall asleep again.
On a positive note, I thank God for every waking day. I thank Him for every single blessing He has bestowed upon me. I am grateful for my family and friends who love and care for me. I'm also grateful for those who have been praying for me, especially those who I don't know personally. Without the prayer warriors, I don't think I could have it this far. Thank you all for your prayers and support to me and my family. God be with us all, Amen.
 
 
Brian Liu
March 24, 2013
I feel like I haven't been updating this as much recently. Pretty much, my legs are still about the same, not enough strength to stand, but they seem to be improving, day by day.
I feel very hot at night, so it's very hard for me to sleep. My parents think it's very cold, but for some reason, I wake up in the middle the night several times, covered with sweat. Just this afternoon I found a way to sleep comfortably, so hopefully tonight I can get a better rest. I didn't wake up during the three hours that I was napping.
Tomorrow we will go back to the hospital to discuss the next step in my treatment. They will be trying a new drug to keep the leukemia cells down. If this is successful, and I am free from infection for three months, then I can go to transplant.
To be honest, I am very tired of fighting this battle. Sometimes, I just want to give up and let leukemia take over me so that I don't have to fight anymore. But this is not... the way of one of God's soldiers. I cannot give up. That is not an option. I have to fight this battle out to the very end.
The Lord is my shepherd. With him, I have nothing to fear, not leukemia, not even death. Even when I cannot feel his presence, he is omnipresent; he is always there. When I am scared, he is there to comfort me. The Lord will not forsake me, therefore I will not forsake him. I will continue to trust in Him, even in the toughest times.
I thank God for all the friends who love and care for me. You are the encouragement that keeps me going. thank you all for your prayers and support. I won't let you down. I will fight this battle to the very end, with the help and support of all of you, by God's grace.
Please continue to pray for the faith and strength of our family to fight this battle to the the very end.  We will come out of this victorious.
Hallelujah and Amen!See More
— with Michelle Lee and Bernice Chou.

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Dear prayer warriors,
 
We are in COH for the stool is so full in Brian's tummy.     He was restless these few days for this problem bother him a lot.   
Thanks God.   After our pastors came to visit and pray for Brian, God sent our home care nurse came over to access his oxygen level and found the problem needed to solve soon.   That's why we were admitted to COH yesterday afternoon.
They help him to feel comfortable a lot and can rest and sleep.
 
Here is the update and prayer request from our church pastors.
You are welcome to join the prayer chain with us.   Please read the following email from our Pastor Dennis.
Let's keep praying for the miracle from our Almighty God.
We are strong and courageous in Faith.
Believe and you will see.
 
God bless us all,
 
Mark & Anita

Begin forwarded message:

From: Dennis Liu <dennis.charles.liu@gmail.com>
Date: March 26, 2013 2:57:38 PM PDT
To: English Ministry <englishministry@voh.org>
Subject: [VOH English Ministry] Brian's situation has worsened - sign-up for the fasting prayer chain

 
Dear All-

I had an opportunity to go to the hospital with Brian and his family yesterday to have a meeting with his doctor. Brian hasn't been doing well lately. His physical condition has continued to weaken. 

The doctor was very clear and honest with us yesterday. He said that Brian's disease is in the advanced stages. He also told us that that MRI shows that the cancer has spread to his muscles, which is why Brian is having difficulty walking and standing. Brian has been experiencing all sorts of pain. He's having difficulty urinating and passing stool. Also, he's constantly hot. And he has a lot of trouble sleeping. These are just some of his difficulties. The doctor said that these are all caused by the leukemia.

Earlier today, the pastoral staff visited with Brian. Physically, he wasn't doing well. But Brian and his family continue to remain strong in their faith. It is amazing to watch them go through this ordeal with the faith that they maintain. At the same time, Brian is very honest about how frustrating and tiring it is to deal with the seemingly unending treatment and pain.

At this point, the medical staff has almost exhausted their possibilities. There is one more treatment that they might try starting this Wednesday. But we need to pray for a miracle for Brian and his family.

Pastor Kwan, the senior pastor of the church, has called for a one week fasting prayer chain for Brian starting tomorrow. If you are able to sign-up for one of the slots, please email me back so that we can sign you up. Also, Pastor Kwan has asked that we go to the church to pray in the prayer room during the time that we fast. Obviously, we understand that some of you might not be able to do that due to your schedule. But for those of you who can, please come to the church prayer room so that we can unify in prayer together as often as possible this week to pray for Brian.

So please email me back the date and the meals that you can fast on that day. For example, if you are fasting on Wed. March 27th for lunch and dinner then email me that information.

The dates and meals that we will be fasting:
  • Wed. March 27th Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Thurs. March 28th Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Fri. March 29th Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Sat. March 30th Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Sun. March 31st Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Mon. April 1st Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
  • Tues. April 2nd Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

The following are some prayer points that you can pray for:

  • pray for the leukemia to be 100% cured
  • pray for Brian to be able to urinate and pass stool
  • pray for Brain's legs to be strengthened
  • pray that Brian will be able to sleep comfortably
  • pray that God will give Brian and his family wisdom for the next steps of treatment
  • pray for wisdom for his doctor, Dr. Rosenthal
  • pray for unity in the Liu family (Mark, Anita, Brian & Vivian)
  • pray for continued faith and strength for the Liu family

In yesterday's Living Life Devotional passage, we were brought to Mark 11. I believe that God has a word for us regarding praying with faith for Brian's situation.

 

22 “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. 23 “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

 

As we pray for Brian this week, let's pray with the faith that Jesus called us to!

Blessings,

Pastor Dennis

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Dear prayer warriors,

We are in hospital now since Friday because Brian had continued fever while we were in COH outpatient Clinic transfused platelet that afternoon. They need to observe and wait till the temperature is stable.

His both legs are numb and painful and no strength to walk since last Friday.
I think it's the side effect of the oral chemo (he took for 20 days already), but Doctor said it's the leukemia interferes the nerve.   Please pray for this.  
Ear pain still bother him, but it looks better today.

Remember he had a bone marrow biopsy and LP last Wednesday?   The result came out on Friday.   So we had a meeting with Dr. Rosenthal to discuss the next plan.  Brian, Mark, uncle Paul and I were in that meeting.   
The result showed there are a lot of leukemia cells.
It means the recent chemo didn't work and needs to make the decision  for the next treatment.
Brian chose to get another treatment which will be given soon tonight (Monday).
I remember after the meeting, Dr. Rosenthal asked him " What else can I do for you?"  Brian said," Can I have a hug?"   They hug each other so tight and Dr. said to him," You are a fighter.   You are a winner already.   Let's fight together......." It's tough and it's touched too. We all had tears in our eyes.

"Be strong and courageous! "  This is the revelation that I got through the most critical time more than 2 years ago.     God is in control.    We all need to be strong in the Faith.
May God's mercy keep coming upon us. Pray for the Miracle, Miracle, Healing Miracle.
Let us fulfill his plan.

God bless us all,

Anita

 

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Dear Prayer Warriors,
 
We are going to COH for platelet transfusion (at 9am) to get ready for the bone marrow aspirate and lumbar puncture (at 11am.) this morning.
As the time you read this email, we should be on the way to hospital or do those procedure.
Please keep praying for the smooth and successful procedure.  
No complication.   Do the best and easy procedure from the favor of God.  
Pray for Dr. Rosenthal, Anaesthesia doctor, nurses and all the medical team to have the power, wisdom and favor from Almighty God.
Pray for the favorate result to help us move toward next step that God has planned.
Pray for Brian's ear.   Dr. Maghami Said, "Brian does not have an infection in his ear.  It will take a while for the blood in his ear canal to resolve and go away."    But his right ear and right part of head is still painful and need to take pain medicine to relief the pain.    
Pray for these symptom will be gone soon.
Pray for Brian's eye.    So many chemo and some other reason, his good right eye has been getting worse in vision.   Pray for the mercy of God to keep his good eye can see better.
Pray for the effective treatment.   Bless Dr. Rosenthal's team to receive the abundant favor from supernatural God.
Pray and praise in all situation.
Keep strong and courageous as we do.    We all need it.
 
God bless us all,

Mark & Anita

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