Precious Girl

A pageant was held to raise funds for Graceyn's treatments- and the belle of the ball felt a little sad that she couldn't spin and twirl like her sisters and the other contestants. So a sweet friend turned Graceyn's wheelchair into Cinderella's coach. Graceyn said she felt like Cinderella going to the ball!!

God Provides!

This is Graceyn in her "stander" that Crossgates Baptist Church- along with N1 Accord Sunday School class and close friends donated money for her to have. God is mighty to provide all of our needs.

Learning to Walk

Graceyn does push ups to strengthen her arms. She is laying on a "peanut" with her therapist Terri's help. She also uses the "peanut" to play basketball and improve her balance.

Hard Work at Children's Hospital

This first picture is Graceyn transferring from her wheelchair onto a mat. She is wearing her TLSO (brace)which makes transferring harder.
The second picture is Graceyn scooting to move from one end of the mat to the other. Terri, her therapist is moving her legs as she goes.
Graceyn hit her head on the back of the passenger side front seat during the accident. It is an absolute miracle that she did not have a head injury. It was also revealed that her spinal cord was stretched, not torn or cut.

Hands of Hope

Here's Crossgates Baptist Church's Hands of Hope Ministry paving the Thrailkill's driveway.

Holly's legs

This is a picture of what Holly's legs looked like 6 weeks out from the wreck.

The Wreckage

It took two hours to cut Holly out of the van. This is a view of her seat after the wreck. If you look at the bottom of this picture you can see the driver's seat. Holly's legs were in between the seat and that unbelievable tangle of dashboard, computer, steering column, etc.

Graceyn WALKING!!!

Graceyn Mixing it Up!

Graceyn Splashing

Finally! These videos are old, but I just figured out how to put them on here!

frozen meals for the family

Sorry it has taken me a while to post. I have several pictures of Holly and Graceyn that are being scanned so that I can put them on this blog. Can't wait!

I'm also pleased to tell you, if you haven't heard, Graceyn and Holly WALKED at church the other night. Holly without help, Graceyn with her braces. Such an awesome sight.... we serve a MIGHTY, AWESOME, POWERFUL LORD, amen?

Also, it has come to my attention that the frozen meals that the family had stocked up are running low. They use these for when someone forgets to bring them a meal, or when no one is taking them a meal. I thought some of you might want to meet this need for them. I know that they would be grateful.

PRAYER request from Tina Conerly

Hi, thank each of you for praying and praising God with us for all of the
Thrailkill's needs, prayer requests and healing. We truly continue to
believe God for a COMPLETE miracle; but for now Graceyn's therapy continues
for teaching her ways to get around and how to do things while she is still
paralyzed.

It is so amazing how much she has learned to do from Kennedy Krieger in
Baltimore, MD. We have videos of her walking with her special braces that
have electrodes in them to stimulate her legs to move; videos of her making
muffins with a friend God has provided for her; a video of her having a
water fight with other children her age from the hospital, and several other
things.

It is so sweet that God has brought a little girl named Rachel who is 4
years old also. She has the same injury as Graceyn and uses all the same
equipment Graceyn does. She could use your prayers because she is not
handling her injuries as well as Graceyn. It has been difficult for the
therapists to get her to do therapy. She doesn't want to do anything....but
God has been using Graceyn to encourage her.

NEEDS:
*Holly needs someone to be able to come help clean & dust her house before
Saturday when Lane gets home with Graceyn.
**One toilet is clogged and we (Holly and Tina) can't seem to get it to
unclog. Can any of you guys help with this? We really need this fixed before
Friday.
***We need a gentleman to pick Lane and Graceyn up in their van (or yours if
that is more comfortable for you) Saturday, August 9th from the Sanderson
Farms' place in Laurel, MS. This is a 2 hour drive from the Jackson area.
Right now we are unsure of the time they arrive but will prayerfully know
sometime Wednesday and will post that as soon as we have it.
*We need to know who would be willing to provide supper meals for them
starting Saturday, the 9th and run through the following Sunday, the 17th.
Remember if you can provide a meal but cannot deliver it, Tina Conerly will
be more than happy to deliver it for you. Her number is 601-992-6181.

Please pray for Lane and Graceyn to have a safe trip home.

God is working in such amazing ways. Thank you for being a part of those
ways by praying, providing meals, all of your financial help and so much
more. You will not know how big a blessing all of this is and has been to us
this side of Heaven!

In His love and thankfulness,
Tina and Holly

Miracle for Graceyn

Hey faithful readers.... I'm out of town but was checking my email and I got a video from Tina Conerly that showed Graceyn WALKING with braces!!! Praise the Lord... He is faithful! 

As soon as I get home I'll attempt to post the video that Tina Conerly sent me and a few pictures of the car crash that she gave me as well. I CAN'T WAIT for you to see it (the video- the pictures are interesting and definitely show the extreme nature of what Holly and Graceyn went through in that crash).  Definitely brought tears to my eyes... what a MIGHTY God we serve. 

PRAYER request from Tina Conerly

Graceyn has been at Shriner's hospital in PA since the 15th doing therapy with her new braces which were specially made for her. She is able to walk with them using a walker. They have also taught her how to swim without floaties and she is thrilled about this. She is using her upper body and arms to do all the swimming, as for now, she is still paralyzed. Holly has pictures on her phone we would love to give to the church for Wednesday night prayer. We just want you all to see God's faithfulness in answering all prayers being lifted up on her behalf.

Graceyn and Lane (daddy) left PA Friday, the 25th, traveling to Kennedy Krieger hospital in Baltimore, Maryland which is said to be the best in the world for spinal cord injuries. Monday, the 28th, they got settled in at the hospital, after many tests and evaluations, Lane received some disappointing news. They say Graceyn's injuries are complete and agree with Shriner's that she has only a 5 percent chance of regaining anything. They said Lane and Holly are doing all they can at this point to help their baby girl.

A few weeks ago, Lane spoke with a man there, in Maryland, who was paralyzed and they used umbilical cord blood to help him walk again. Since we received that info, we were sadly informed that his procedure didn't take place at Kennedy Krieger but they still think they can help Graceyn. Doctors say it will be 3 - 4 years before this technology is available in the US and reaches the point that they can use umbilical cord blood to heal her injuries enabling her to fully recover and walk again.

While at Shriner's hospital, she was going through difficult physical therapy which involved moving her whole body with just her arms. At one point she had a huge meltdown, refusing to take another step....but God in His faithfulness carried her through. We think this was beneficial because she finally let out emotions pent up inside since the wreck. Now, instead of the 2 hour physical therapy work outs, she is undergoing more intense PT involving 5 hours of hard work. They say this intense, aggressive PT along with the special bike she uses for her legs is the only things they have had success with involving injuries like Graceyn has.

The doctors are conducting a bone density test to determine if Graceyn's bones have already become brittle. (This is a common problem with patients having such spinal cord injuries.) Lane and Holly may be facing a difficult decision due to the outcome of the tests. If her bones are becoming brittle the only option would be to use an experimental drug which has unknown side effects and the long term effects are also unknown. They just discovered some concern with her hips today which would cause her to need to wear more special braces while in her wheelchair and at night when she is sleeping. She hates anything mashing or putting pressure on her tummy. This is a huge prayer need.

An interesting fact that was also discovered is her spinal cord was not bent/snapped but instead was stretched up at impact.

Pray for Lane as it is so hard to be away from his wife and other girls and as he tries to encourage Graceyn in all that is going on. He is really feeling isolated and discouraged....and even feels alone. The pressures of the whole trip and their basic needs, being so far away from home without family or church support are taking a toll on him. Thank you for undergirding him in prayer for supernatural strength, comfort and wisdom to get through these last couple of weeks.

This family cannot thank you enough for your constant and faithful prayers, and all else you have done and are doing to help in this season of their lives! They pray God's richest blessing upon each of you!

Serving our Savior with joy, Tina

NOTHING is impossible with God! Mark 10:27

Update from Tina Conerly

Graceyn has been at Shriner's hospital in PA since the 15th doing therapy with her new braces which were specially made for her. She is able to walk with them using a walker. They have also taught her how to swim without floaties and she is thrilled about this. She is using her upper body and arms to do all the swimming, as for now, she is still paralyzed. Holly has pictures on her phone we would love to give to the church for Wednesday night prayer but have no idea how to do that. Anyone who can help? We just want you all to see God's faithfulness in answering our prayers.

Graceyn and Lane (daddy)leave PA Friday, the 25th, traveling to Kennedy Krieger hospital in Baltimore, Maryland which is said to be the best in the world for spinal cord injuries. As I have more info, I will post.

There is a man they spoke with there who was paralyzed and they used umbilical cord blood to help him walk again. Since we received that info, we were sadly informed today that that procedure didn't take place at Kennedy Krieger but they still think they can help Graceyn walk again.

Pray for Lane as it is so hard to be away from his wife and other girls and as he tries to encourage Graceyn in all that is going on. Graceyn is really a trooper and shines for Jesus. Thank you all so much for your continued prayers.

Prayer Request from Tina

Please be praying for Lane and Graceyn as they travel Tuesday, July 15th to PA. There, they will get Graceyn's braces, be shown how to put them on and use them. From there, they will fly to Maryland to Kennedy Krieger Hospital which is said to be the best in the world for spinal cord injuries. They believe they can help Graceyn recover and walk again.

 

There is a man Lane talked to a week or so ago who had a severe spinal cord injury, was paralyzed and the hospital used umbilical cord blood (NOT unborn baby's); they injected it into the injured area on his spine and he now WALKS!!!! God is so good!

 

Holly, Laurel, and Maddie will be staying with me until Lane returns for their safety, his peace of mind and to help with her therapy and the girls. Thank you so much for all of your prayers, love and support to this family in Christ!

 

Serving our Savior with Joy, Tina Conerly

Our job is to Believe

I love Wednesday night church and I love our Pastor, Brother David Jett. This past Wednesday night he preached a sermon that revolutionized my way of thinking about healing. Here's the statement that stopped me cold (paraphrasing because I can't remember exactly): "We believe that Jesus can forgive our sins and and save us, but we don't believe that He can heal us". Jesus addressed this issue of belief in the 9th book of Matthew:

1Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."

3At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!"

4Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins...." Then he said to the paralytic, "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7And the man got up and went home. 8When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men.

As the service came to a close, the Pastor asked Holly and Graceyn to come down to the altar. Many church members came together believing and asking for healing for them. Brother David reminded us that we pray for God's Kingdom here on Earth, because in His Kingdom, there is no sickness, no wheelchairs, no death.

I sat in my seat, thinking, "Really God? Can you really do this? Okay, I know that you CAN do this, but WILL you?"

God reminded me of a passage in scripture that I've always had a hard time understanding, but recently had some light shown on it in Mark 8:

22They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. 23He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man's eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, "Do you see anything?"

24He looked up and said, "I see people; they look like trees walking around."

25Once more Jesus put his hands on the man's eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Why did it take more than one time for Jesus to heal the man? Why wasn't it instantaneous? Jesus was trying to show His disciples that sometimes it's a process. God will be glorified in all that He does. So sometimes if His answer doesn't come quickly, even when we're desperate, we know that God's doing a work in us. He's not just taking His time for the sake of making us wait. Our lives are like a big tapestry, on the one side it's beautiful (how God sees it all) on the other side, it looks all crazy and jacked up (how we see it all). God's making us beautiful.

Another reason healing or answers don't always come quickly is from another passage in scripture, found in Daniel 10 :

1 In the third year of Cyrus king of Persia, a revelation was given to Daniel (who was called Belteshazzar). Its message was true and it concerned a great war. The understanding of the message came to him in a vision.

2 At that time I, Daniel, mourned for three weeks. 3 I ate no choice food; no meat or wine touched my lips; and I used no lotions at all until the three weeks were over.

4 On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris, 5 I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of the finest gold around his waist. 6 His body was like chrysolite, his face like lightning, his eyes like flaming torches, his arms and legs like the gleam of burnished bronze, and his voice like the sound of a multitude.

7 I, Daniel, was the only one who saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but such terror overwhelmed them that they fled and hid themselves. 8 So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision; I had no strength left, my face turned deathly pale and I was helpless. 9 Then I heard him speaking, and as I listened to him, I fell into a deep sleep, my face to the ground.

10 A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees. 11 He said, "Daniel, you who are highly esteemed, consider carefully the words I am about to speak to you, and stand up, for I have now been sent to you." And when he said this to me, I stood up trembling.

12 Then he continued, "Do not be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day that you set your mind to gain understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. 13 But the prince of the Persian kingdom resisted me twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, because I was detained there with the king of Persia. 14 Now I have come to explain to you what will happen to your people in the future, for the vision concerns a time yet to come."

Daniel was desperate and crying out on behalf of his people after God had given him a vision about their fate. He had humbled himself to God by praying and fasting and yet he had not received an answer. Brother David taught us in an earlier sermon that sometimes our prayers are intercepted by the enemy (in this verse, the "Persian kingdom" aka Satan and his crew). It took 21 days for this angel and another angel, Michael, to fight off the attack from "the king of Persia". And although God is all-powerful and all-mighty, and he could have totally destroyed the enemy at any time and will destroy the enemy.... how much more was he glorified through Daniel's prayer, fasting, and finally, meeting with an angel of the Lord who would answer David's prayer?

I leave you with a final thought: "It's our job to believe in God. It's His job to work the miracle".

prayer requests from Tina Conerly

*PRAISE: Lane is off at least long enough to take Graceyn to PA. They leave July 15th and will be in PA until the 25th of July.

*PRAISE: Krueger Kennedy Hospital in Maryland wants Graceyn to come there immediately following her stay at Shriner's after receiving her braces and being shown how to use them. This is the BEST hospital for her injuries in the nation! They aren't saying they want to help her know how to function in life from a wheelchair, they want to rehabilitate her to live her life aside from the wheelchair; to walk on her own. They are very optimistic about being able to further help Graceyn.

*This is a huge prayer request, going to Maryland, because they have been told it is VERY pricey. At this point they do not know if insurance will pay. What is our God's Name? Jehovah Jireh is one, isn't it? I truly believe He will provide...after all He didn't bring them this far to drop them now, did He? His word says, "Ask and you will receive...." not you might or I will think about it, but "You will"....Glory to God Almighty!!!

*PRAISE: Lane's insurance covered Graceyn's "stander" machine for her bone therapy with her legs. They have already received it at their home. She is so excited about it and wants to use it all the time. This is an answered prayer because not long ago she didn't want to have to use any of these things.

*PRAISE: God has truly changed Graceyn's outlook on life. She was so upset about "never walking again" and didn't want to use anything that she needed to....chest brace, leg braces, wheel chair, etc. God has blessed this precious child with a new outlook...she now talks of "when I can walk again, I want to do this" or "when God heals me, I will do this". All it takes is a mustard seed of faith to move mountains, amen? When we start believing God can, I think we can step back, watch and see Him move in mighty ways, amen?

*PRAISE: The family has been able to come to church some, tonight was one of those times. For those who may have missed it, when it was time to put prayers and praises in the baskets.....Holly walked to them and back for the first time!!!! Wahooo! Praise His Name!!!!

*PRAY: Soon they will all start counseling to deal with the aftermath. Thank you for your continued prayers, thoughts, concern and Christ-like love!!!!! This is what the Body of Christ is all about.....Loving and serving one another just as Christ himself did and gave Himself up for the church.

Hallelujah! We love you Jesus!!!!

Have a blessed weekend!
In His love and service, Tina

Matthew 7:7-11

Email from Tina Conerly regarding Praises and Prayers

Praises:

*Hands of Hope for Crossgates Baptist church concreted 1/2 of the Thrailkill's driveway at no charge at all; allowing easy wheelchair accessibility for Holly and Graceyn into their home.

*Last Monday, they received word that the full amount, $15,000.00 for the bike therapy machine Graceyn needed had been anonymously donated by an insurance company, not their own nor one they knew of, so is now paid in full. Just 4 weeks prior, Lane received a call from the medical supply company that the machine was NOT covered by their insurance. In faith, he replied, "Order the machine anyway. Her doctor says she needs it; I don't know how we will pay for it, but God WILL provide." Praise Jesus, He provided, amen!?!

*The owner of the above mentioned insurance company donated an extra $3,500.00 of his own money for any other needs.

*People continue to give of themselves and their time and take meals daily to the Thrailkill family. This is an indescribable blessing, as it not only saves $ for them, but also time that Lane needs to care for his family. He has so much on him not just physically, but financially, emotionally and spiritually as well.

*Thursday he was told that Shiloh Methodist Church was going to finish concreting the rest of the driveway, this may be at no charge to them. What a Mighty God we serve!!!!! He owns the cattle on a thousand hills....He will supply your need.....what should we do? Trust Him to do it! Hallelujah!

Prayer Requests:

*There is a therapy machine for Graceyn's legs called a "stander". This machine exercises and strengthens her bones, whereas the bike machine exercises and strengthens her muscles. This machine has also been denied coverage by their insurance, it isn't nearly as pricey as the other but still expensive enough to need prayer for God to provide financial assistance to purchase it. This along with the other are machines she will use daily to keep her legs, muscles and bones healthy until God heals her completely.

*Pray for Holly as she is going to need more surgery on her right leg. They cannot get it past bending at 60 degrees and what they have done has moved her kneecap. It is not centered as it should be. She has an appointment with her doctors Thursday (19th) to access all her needs and talk about scheduling surgery for any repairs needed and to bend it while under sedation.

*Please also pray as counseling is being scheduled to deal with the wreck, etc. The whole family will go through the therapy.

*Unspoken.

Thank you so much for rejoicing with us and praying for them. They are so blessed by each of you and humbled by your selfless love and prayers. Have a blessed day! The next update will be on Thursday, the 19th.

Serving our Savior with Joy,

Tina Conerly

More Prayer Requests....

These are copied from an email I got from Tina Conerly.....


*Pray God would provide the way for Holly and the other 2 girls to go with Lane and Graceyn when they return to PA. If unable to go, I am working on day-sitters to help Holly while he takes her. She really needs someone to be with her at this point.

*Pray for healing from the trauma from all of this for the whole family. Graceyn needs them so much, but Maddie, Laurel and parents do as well.

Again, I will have more info and an update on prayer needs tomorrow, but this is what I have now. Oh, there is one other machine called a "stander" which would work/exercise Graceyn's bones they are needing to purchase. Again, this one is not covered by their insurance but the doctors feel she needs it to remain healthy, strong, etc. More info on that to come.