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Could you please remember a homeschooling mum from Australia, her name is Elaine.
She and her family have been holidaying in N.Z. and were trapped in a motel fire (heater in their room caught fire - no smoke alarms). Elaine was in a drug-induced coma in Intensive Care with internal and external second-degree burns. (She is now out of ICU but in great pain and badly traumatized) One of her sons was badly cut by glass while trying to break into the room to save his mother.
A most shocking thing to have happen - your prayerful support for her and the family would be a blessing to them.
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Praying for Elaine and her family.
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Praying for Elaine and her family's recovery.
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I will be praying for Elaine and her family today. Her son's heroic actions to save her brought tears to my eyes!
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Praying here.
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How horrible. . .praying
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Praying for Elaine and her family.
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I just lost my dear mom this January because of a fire. I know how bad it can be. I will keep this family in my prayers.
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Thanks so far for the prayers - will keep you updated.
Apparently the reason her hands and arms got so badly burned is that she had applied a moisturizer before going to bed and it was petroleum based and very flammable.
Very sad indeed.
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Anne, I will be praying.
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Prayers coming for this family, Anne.
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praying for elaine, her son and her family, anne.
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Anne,
how awful!
We are praying for them!
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So sorry to hear about this accident, Anne. Praying for Elaine right now.
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Praying for Anne, her family and caregivers.
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Oh, how awful! Praying for Elaine, her son and family.
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I have not heard any more news so far but I thought that I would let you know that emails have been sent to Elaine from friends and fellow homeschoolers - I have mentioned that you ladies are praying on the other side of the world for her.
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Have you heard any news about this mom? Burns are such a serious thing - she and all the intentions of the message board are remembered nightly. (Intentions included with our night prayers - by name if my memory is good but always at least as the intentions of the moms on the message board. (We'll add in dad's too if we ever see a post for prayer by one of the dads).
Also - unrelated - isn't Chari taking her exam soon?
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Thank you Janet, for reminding me,  I went and made enquires immediately! I would have checked earlier but I really thought the recovery would be far slower than what it has turned out to be.  So it has been a miraculous recovery, when I checked if there had been any updates, it had been made by herself! 
Thank you so much everyone for your prayers!  they are powerful! Elaine is now recovering wonderfully.
In fact I will quote her very recent public thanks - I told her that I would pass her personal thanks onto you all here, as she knows you had been praying and thinking after her, as I had a letter sent to her in NZ in hospital on your behalf.
elaine in australia wrote:
Hi everyone,
I'm home! praise God
it took 20 hrs from wake up - 3 planes
our plane couldn't land in gladstone (storm) so diverted to rocky
friends picked us up and drove us home in the rain
they bet the bus arranged to take us and other passengers
was so exhausted when we got home but we both slept so well
still tired but glad 2 b home
my face and hands are almost healed
my hands improve daily 2nd + 3rd degree burns but no grafts reqd
it is a miracle that God woke my dh up approx. 3am otherwise we
would have all perished due to smoke. it has been 1 miracle after another and we thank God for each one + getting home earlier than expected. I told the medical staff it was 'cos of thousands of people praying on both sides of the Tasman. they all agreed the healing was speedy so what could they say?
the wishes in the card were much appreciated - waiting when I got home.
once again, thanx 4 yr prayers
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Glad to hear the good news.
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Topic: Homeschooling mum badly burnt on holidays
