Laynes' Line

     Good news! I was able to chat with Mike last night for a few minutes from his hospital. He began perking up after the doctors were able to jump start his kidneys. He was due to have dialysis but it was postponed with the hope of starting his own kidneys. His kidneys did start working but only partially in amount and in function, but that is a good direction.      Mike has been a diabetic for years and it has caused great damage to his body. Diabetes normally affects the eyes, kidneys, and most other organs of the body. Mike became blind about three years ago. Previously, he had trouble with his feet for more than a year. Now it has attacked his kidneys, causing a total shutdown.      Mike's electrolytes were also askew, especially his phosphorous. The doctors expected with his other levels at where they were that his phosphorous would be high. However, it was low. So, the entire team is trying to figure out diet, medication,...

Praying Friends,         Mike seems to be having a little worse day today than yesterday. He is still full of toxins with an estimated 15% functionality from his kidneys. The doctor is still talking about full dialysis. Mike gets confused sometimes due to the toxins and has pulled out tubes on a regular basis. His cardiologist feels they pretty well have his congestive heart failure under control. Of course, all the liquids in his system do not help. Please continue to pray for Mike and family, especially his wife Carol, as she is giving 100%+ at this time.      On another tone, Ann's uncle passed away yesterday in WV. He had been quite sick for awhile and was recently moved to a care facility. Please pray for the Rock family.      Thank you so much for caring and continuing to pray. Gary & Ann

     I talked to Mike's daughter Joy tonight and she said they have put Mike on Lasix to help him rid his body of toxins and liquids. He had not wanted to start the dialysis so they hope this medication will do the trick. He is some better today and was supposed to be checked by his cardiologist to make sure it was not causing more trouble with his heart disease. PLEASE continue to pray for Mike, Carol, his wife (constantly at his side) and his family. We thank you so much for your faithfulness in praying. Be sure to check back here for updates. Gary

     Gary's brother Mike was taken to the hospital last night by ambulance due to renal failure and is presently in ICU. He is a diabetic and started retaining fluid. They feel at this time that it is treatable with dialysis. Please pray sincerely for Mike Layne . Thank you for caring. Gary & Ann

The latest newsletters are in the mail and should arrive shortly(?). Here is a copy of the newsletter. We desire God's greatest blessings to you this Christmas season. May God bless you. hearts and minds. Would you please pray for wisdom these next weeks as we prepare to launch out into a new ministry?     PLEASE NOTE: The old Post Office address for Frontier Baptist Missions, Inc. ( Box 2486 ) which we use for our Texas address will change as of December 31. The old box number and city will change. Please make a point to destroy the old address and change it as listed below:             Gary & Ann Layne     c/o FBMI             P. O. Box 210                                 ...

     While we were on furlough in 2007, the church invited Armando Hernandez to become the pastor of the church. However, they failed to make anything official as far as offering him a "call" or putting anything down on paper. We have been  working with Armando so we could correct the oversight and make him "official." The church called a business meeting for yesterday following the service. We had 41 of 58 total members present which was a victory in itself. Of the 41 present, 23 were welcomed in as new members. The session went well without problems and the vote was 38 in favor and three opposed (we are a Baptist church after all). It gave Armando a wonderful feeling to know that it was so near unanimous. That amounts to 93% of the vote. Three men were unable to be baptized last week with the other 7. They begged until Armando agreed to baptize them yesterday, without their bringing clothes, towels or anything else and in water that had stood for one week wit...

     WOW! Ever have one of those services in your church? We hope so. That was our service last Sunday. Armando presented a good message on prayer followed by a baptismal service. I mentioned that Omar had approached me about getting baptized. That set off a couple of classes on baptism since a couple of the folks were younger. By the time of the service on Sunday, seven had decided to be baptized.      We had a cool spell come through last week so the temperature was a little cool  and our baptistry is outside. Armando warmed some of the water, but when the younger ones entered, it took their breath. Ruth Irene was the first - one of the children of two of our deaf who met and married in the church. Later, two teenagers (19) followed by Monse, the wife of Omar. These folks (Omar and Monse) came to us from a totally LOST background, with absolutely no interest in salvation. We have since learned that Omar was the "devil" of the subdivision b...