tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-310983602024-03-13T16:46:32.155-05:00The Life & Times of Earl & Ramona ReimerOur journey through cancerEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-79702025539014544652010-06-02T16:56:00.002-05:002010-06-02T16:59:51.791-05:00I failed to mention that the comments are public again....Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-28397820658493273302010-06-01T17:17:00.002-05:002010-06-01T18:23:03.403-05:00Good evening from Toronto,<br /><br />I've been reading back through some of our posts in the last few minutes. It's now six months ago that Ramona passed away, and honestly, it looks like I've hardly written anything at all since then. I feel like it would be a good time for me to just ponder life with the people that are still connected on the blog. <br />I'm now done with the first three months of the Heart School at TACF. It's been an amazing experience and one of the safest places in the world to process everything that's happened in the last few years. <br />I need to write a sermon tonight on the topic "Heart of Stone" which is taken out of Ezekiel 36:26, where it talks about God taking our hearts of stone and giving us a heart of flesh. <br />Essentially I'm talking about removing the walls around our hearts that stop us from giving and receiving the love God designed for us to experience. Basically, we have defense mechanisms or we deaden our emotions in reaction to pain. <br />This is quite a topic for a guy who never let his wife see him cry all through a 3.5 year battle with cancer. I'm the kind of person who would love to have some sort of magic pill to take and make everything better, but I'm finally starting to see that God loves the journey. God doesn't seem to smite when I get angry at Him. He gives me time to fall apart. I don't have to be healed in one day, or one month or one year. <br />I found Ramona's relationship with God such an inspiration. Few of you will probably ever fully appreciate the growth and emotional healing that happened in the last few months of her life. Again, I'm not sure God's reasoning for everything, but I saw her forgive people and gain freedom from expectations even in the last little bit of her life.<br /><br />It's an honor for me to continue in the growth that Ramona and I were in together. It was maybe in the last month of her life that Ramona started calling God, "Daddy" instead of Father. It's truly a privilege for me to be here pursuing a relationship with my Heavenly Daddy. <br /><br />Regarding comments on the blog. Jill and Linda and the rest of you. You need to know that you are really loved. I had asked Jill to help out with the blog. Thanks so much Jill! <br />I was reminded today of one of Ramona's many trips to emergency. Ramona would text Jill on the way to the hospital to ask Jill to pray for her. In the middle of all Ramona's crazy medical stuff, she would pray for Jill's husband. Ramona's care for other people still blows me away. <br /><br />I read a lot of passionate stuff on the blog today. This passion really brings me back to being married to Ramona. Ramona defended what she believed with huge determination. There would be times when we would disagree on spiritual stuff, and she would process it because sometime later I would hear her passionately telling other people stuff I had told her. <br /><br />Ramona's passion for Jesus was amazing.<br /><br />I'll confess that I haven't been in a place to grab all of the big "Ramona's Reach" type dreams by the horns in the last few months. The time will come for me, but huge blessings to you guys who are doing the walk and making baskets and things like that. <br /><br />Please send a text to me, if there is something big you'd like to know or let me know. <br /><br />Love and blessings,<br />EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-54335742396303877882010-06-01T13:03:00.002-05:002010-06-01T13:08:03.804-05:00This seems like quite an eventful day on the blog. It's also been quite a few months since I've posted. It's been an honor this afternoon to speak to a few of you posting on the blog. I'm still in Toronto...and my outreach group is meeting in a few minutes...so I don't feel like I can do justice to what I want to post. I'll write something later tonight<br /><br />I've temporarily blocked people from commenting.......<br /><br />and my roommate just stepped into my room to say that we starting... sorry that this is incomplete.<br /><br />Much love to everyone,<br /><br />EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-76595617949053410972010-05-13T15:30:00.014-05:002010-05-13T21:26:03.324-05:00Ramona's RunnersHello Everyone!<br /><br />Some of Ramona's friends are doing a 20K CancerCare Manitoba Walk on June 12th! Their goal is to raise $5000!<br />Copy and paste the link below to donate!<br /><br />http://cancercarefdn.mb.ca/netcommunity/ramonasrunners<br /><br />Blessings as you give, remember and honor Ramona and the battle she courageously fought! <br /><br />-JillEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-79634008019366966002010-04-11T22:33:00.002-05:002010-04-11T22:44:33.848-05:00Ramona's ReachHi, this is Carol (Ramona's mom). It has now been over 4 months since Ramona passed away. How we miss her, and wish we could talk to her. <br />I want to thank you, the huge community of supporters, who have prayed for Earl and Ramona and encouraged them by commenting on the blog, bringing them food or by being there for them in many other ways. May God bless you.<br /> Those of you who were at Ramona's funeral heard Wendy Peter talk about "Ramona's Reach". We are now in the process of planning and organizing something that will keep Ramona's vision and dream alive. We are not exactly sure what "Ramona's Reach" will look like or what will all come of it, but we we are working toward our long term goal of building and running an orphanage in her honor. Please help us pray into this. We want God to accomplish what he had in mind through Ramona's life, and through her death.<br />-CarolEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-35937927290306266982010-02-23T22:21:00.002-06:002010-02-23T22:34:44.482-06:00Just wanting to let you guys know a bit of what I'm up to next. <br /><br />I've have an awesome opportunity to attend the school of ministry at the Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship. I was really searching for direction while Trev and I were out there. It's coming up pretty quickly, you can check it out at http://som.catchthefire.com/heart.<br /><br />It felt wrong to be cleaning out our home in East St. Paul without Ramona there to organize everything (and do more than her share of work). I took the last load out of that house today. <br /><br />I also totalled the car Ramona and I used for the last 3 years. I brought that car in today too.<br /><br />My belongings will be spread through out Morweena as I spend the next 5 months at school in Toronto.<br /><br />I again thank you guys for praying for me. Now, three months after Ramona passed away, I still have numerous people telling me they're praying for me. Within the last few weeks it feels like my head has begun to clear up a little bit...I guess that's a good thing.<br /><br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-70341667039084957802010-02-04T00:52:00.002-06:002010-02-04T01:08:23.496-06:00December 15th when I last posted seems like an incredibly long time ago. <br /><br />I've really procrastinated blogging. This was always something I would do and then get Ramona to check it over. It feels pretty weird doing this on my own.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the people that continue to pray for me and pray into the Ramona's Reach vision.<br /><br />It's super obvious to me that people are looking to plug into this vision. I don't really have a ton of detail to add to what's going on. I know money has been sent to Haiti in Ramona's name. Also, it sounds like some of us will be getting together within the next month or two to dream more.<br /><br />Personally, I had a chance to go the One Thing Conference in KC with Jason, Kev, and Wayne at the end of December. It was pretty awesome to be hanging out with these guys and worshiping together with 15,000+ other people. <br /><br />I also got back from two trips with Trev (Pastor). On the first trip we went to TACF. There were a lot of awesome miracles there, but it was also quite a trip down memory lane. That's were Ramona and I met Heidi Baker last October....<br /><br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-5361857084001607542009-12-15T17:13:00.002-06:002009-12-15T20:18:05.894-06:00I feel like I'm in the all too familiar state of being entirely overwhelmed. Check out a piece of this email....<br /><br /><br /><br />Our lives are brightened by the memory of Ramona, her beautiful smile and her huge heart for Jesus and the poor.<br />May her compassion and joy, triumphant even in the face of terminal illness, be multiplied to many precious souls among the desperately needy children of Africa.<br />Here in Pemba we are naming a baby house after her and know that Jesus will honor Ramona with His rich presence among all the children who will feel the love of God in this very special and anointed house.<br /><br />Much love in Jesus,<br /><br />Heidi and Rolland<br />and all of Iris Ministries<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Wow! When Trev first read this to me, the first reaction in my mind is that I couldn't wait to tell Ramona that Heidi had named a baby house after her.........<br /><br />I know Ramona would be incredibly excited.<br /><br />I want to throw out an encouragement to our blogging community. This is an awesome time to pray into some of the dreams/visions/ideas that Ramona had. God obviously has something amazing in store...<br /><br />I'm not exactly sure how frequently I'll be posting but this story is definitely not over yet....<br /> <br />- EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-74503849189932039232009-12-10T12:44:00.001-06:002009-12-10T12:58:16.090-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SyFBzHv3BGI/AAAAAAAAAlw/phHe-ky_dls/s1600-h/Earl+and+mony.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SyFBzHv3BGI/AAAAAAAAAlw/phHe-ky_dls/s320/Earl+and+mony.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413680573584966754" /></a><br /><br />The day after the funeral was our anniversary. Among other things that day, Jake and I went to the forks to see what Ramona and I had carved on the bridge. We actually carved something like this on our first date...but I think someone painted over it and Ramona and I couldn't find our original scratches...so this one was carved sometime within the last year and a half......<br /><br />Mony I miss you so much...<br /><br />I just got through my giant stack of cards from the funeral. Thanks for all the love that's been sent my way in the last while... <br /><br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-50875500745114163052009-12-08T20:37:00.004-06:002009-12-16T22:04:13.767-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OFeSItpI/AAAAAAAAAlg/haaMZ0YR4TQ/s1600-h/Ramonabulletinobit022.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 205px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OFeSItpI/AAAAAAAAAlg/haaMZ0YR4TQ/s320/Ramonabulletinobit022.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413060764313892498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OExPMNII/AAAAAAAAAlY/Z5I89JeXpJM/s1600-h/Ramonabulletininside021.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OExPMNII/AAAAAAAAAlY/Z5I89JeXpJM/s320/Ramonabulletininside021.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413060752221942914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OEQjbZ5I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/JD4_K3w-lnk/s1600-h/Ramonabulletinfront020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sx8OEQjbZ5I/AAAAAAAAAlQ/JD4_K3w-lnk/s320/Ramonabulletinfront020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5413060743448455058" /></a><br />Hello... this is Jill again. I am posting the full obituary which was printed in the bulletin at the services. Hopefully it works! :)<br />As well, Earl has asked me to post the tribute that I gave at the Wednesday evening service in Winnipeg. May the Lord bless you where you are at!<br /><br />My tribute: <br />When thinking about where to start in giving honour to a woman who managed to become one of my best friends, I can’t help but feel at a loss for words. How do I possibly put into words what this last year has meant to me.<br />It was about a year ago at this time, when I first heard about Ramona and her journey. I was instantly burdened to pray for her... this woman who I hadn’t even met. Little had I known that it was the beginning of a God planned friendship.<br />I always joked when meeting Ramona’s family and friends that I was her stalker... I prayed for her before she even knew me! Finally I thought enough with this, I need to connect with this girl. So off the Facebook message went and as I sat and read back to that first message the other day, I kinda laughed how it was sent as though I already knew her, except for the “hi my name is Jill” introduction!<br />It was shortly after that when I first connected with Ramona and Earl here at Calvary Temple at the beyond service.<br /><br />Ramona immediately left an impact on me. In the months that followed, as our friendship began to take shape, I was unaware of the way her life, passion and faith would have such an impact on me - how I would be challenged to that same level of faith that she stood on.<br /><br />As Ramona and I grew our friendship and shared our life stories with eachother, God was at work. And when God is at the center, you know it’s going to be great!<br />I remember so many times being so humbled when she would faithfully pray for me and my needs and desires of my heart, especially when the battle she was facing seemed so much more important.<br />I would tell her that it didn’t matter what time of day or night that if there was a need to tell me and I would pray... and eventually she took me up on it! I loved praying for her and praying with her! Wow, did we have some good times praying for eachother. Even just a few weeks ago, the week before she was admitted to the hospital, we were to pray for eachother at beyond and she was so tired but wanted to pray for me, and again I was just so blessed and humbled and thankful for what are now precious memories.<br /><br />My friendship with Ramona was in many ways that of a spiritual one. Our connection began with God and the burden that He had placed on my heart to pray for her. Often during our times together we would talk about the things that God was doing in our lives or showing us.<br />However we did share some great times laughing! Nothing beats a girls night searching on Facebook for the perfect husband... for me of course! She had hers! Such good fun times!<br />So many good times... visiting Africa during Folklorama, Canada Day fun, numerous encouraging text messages, plans for me to come visit the “bush”, chats over coffee, well I mean passion tea with light ice... and endless hours praying...<br /><br />These last 2 weeks at the hospital, I watched as Ramona never gave up. I watched as she fought and as she continually kept her eyes fixed on Jesus. I witnessed even then lives being changed and challenged. I experienced peace, and joy and love. I saw a wife, a sister, a daughter and a friend. I saw compassion. Last Wednesday, I was blessed to have been given about an hour to spend praying over her. I will never forget that, as she just asked me to keep speaking out loud and as I watched her agree and pray with me, as she smiled at our own little inside thoughts, and as she simply just soaked up everything and continued to trust her Lord.<br /><br />Ramona was a woman who was loving, compassionate, caring, faithful, genuine and real. She was who she said she was. She was a friend in every way. She was the real deal. In facing the battle that was so real in front of her, she was still a young woman who wanted to live life fully, a friend who wanted to hang out and talk... and cared so much about the needs of others.<br /><br />Why did God allow me to have such a role in her last chapter of life? Why did Ramona feel as though she could let me in? I don’t know.... I’m humbled to be standing here. I’m humbled that God allowed me to be a friend to her during this last year. I’m thankful for every moment invested, every conversation, every encouraging word. <br /><br />Ramona, you have changed my life. You have impacted me in a way no one else has. I already miss you like crazy, but I know you are free - I know you are home. Dancing, singing, resting, and enjoying the fields of blue gerbera daisies that Jesus has prepared for you! Thank you for being an amazing friend, a best friend and for bringing so much joy to my life. I love you so much...<br /><br />Tribute from Ang:<br />I first met my cousin Ramona when we were only babies. As little girls, Ramona & I spent a lot of time at each others places playing dolls, having sleepovers, and being together at Grandpa & Grandma’s for family gatherings. We would pretend and imagine what we would do or be when we grew up. As we grew up we began to dream and pray about our passions and dreams. In December, 2004 Ramona and I headed out to the mountains of Haiti for 3 months to be used by God in an orphanage. <br />In Mark 9: 37 (The Message) it says “Then cradling the little one in his arms, he said, “Whoever embraces one of these children as I do embraces me, and far more than me- God who sent me.” <br />Ramona, I feel that verse speaks of you. Your heart of love and compassion shone through as you interacted and cared for the children at God’s Littlest Angels orphanage. You didn’t just love the most lovable kids but especially the ones that were neglected. <br />You spent time with Josianne, a little girl who had cerebral palsy and was partially blind just showing her love and interacting with her. You were her therapist! Without loving volunteers like you, she may have been left in her crib for a lot of the day.<br />Remember, the transformation you saw in little Claudy from looks of rejection to actually giggles and smiles by playing with him and showing God’s love.<br /> Your heart also fell in love with a 4 year old girl with HIV and you exemplified Christ’s compassion whether teaching her, taking her to the bathroom or playing with her.<br />Then, there was this precious baby, Midlove who you “adopted” as your little girl while out in Haiti. She craved love and attention and you gave her just that. You would make sure Midlove was clean and dressed everyday. You loved her like your own child. You were happy to be with her to celebrate her 1st birthday. You gave this child the security she needed. You met her adoptive Mom on your honeymoon and were confident she was going to a good home. Her adoptive mom named her Lilou and you continued to keep in touch! <br />One of your biggest passions at the orphanage was the education of the older children (ages 2-15). You were determined to teach these children so they would learn and get a fair chance at education. Even when you went through huge frustrations over the Haitian system or language barriers you persevered. All the kids absolutely loved you and would call your name when you entered the gate.<br />You had a desire to help the poorest of poor. On Saturdays you loved going on feedings with another orphanage in the neighbourhood. It was a day of traveling for hours on bumpy roads on the back of a crowded truck in the heat and dust to even poorer areas of Haiti to hand out bags of rice to people who practically had nothing. I know it broke your heart to see hundreds of people line up, some who could hardly walk due to illness or little children who were poorly dressed or dirty, all fighting for their small bag of rice. <br /> You always had a sense of adventure whether it was loving kids, serving the poor or just experiencing the culture. You loved our trips to the nearest town by their poorly run taxi system, the crazy busy and smelly market and trying out your French Creole. Thanks for protecting me from all those stupid live chickens at the market; you knew they were my greatest fear. Other memories include: visiting a nanny’s house on Easter Sunday and being amazed at how little she had and yet so hospitable, hours of walking in the mountains, and experiencing all those Haitian foods, corn mush, rice, & labouyi. Your favourite was a cold Tampico fruit drink from a house store in the neighbourhood. <br />Haitian church was an experience of its own. You may think a bench would sit about 8 people but they would manage to fit 12. It seemed there was always room for one more!! In spite of crowded conditions they worshiped God with such sincerity and passion! <br />Ramona, in our time there we became closer than just cousins, we became the best of friends and we would often share our hearts with each other. I admired your deep passion for God. You would get up super early every morning and sit on the roof or balcony and read your Bible and spend time with God. Thanks for being an amazing spiritual friend and mentor there and in the years that followed. Thanks for the heart to heart chat just over a month ago encouraging me to be more passionate and to go deeper with my Saviour!!<br />Haiti, a very poor third world country was not the safest or most comfortable place to be. There was political unrest and we would hear gunshots in the evenings, needing to be inside the gate by 8 PM. We noticed spiritual darkness, hearing Voodoo worship just down in the valley as we would fall asleep at night. The shortage of water meant cold and fewer showers and shortage of electricity meant evenings spent by candlelight. Rats shared the same home and the children of the orphanage would laugh at us for being scared of them. You never complained in these circumstances but rather you wanted to experience just a little of what the people of the country had to go through. Ramona you served God with all your heart and you did it well. With humility, peace and compassion you let God use you. This was just a taste of what you wanted to do for a lifetime. This created in you a greater desire and passion to serve the lonely, poor, and orphans. I am convinced the love you gave is continuing to influence children even to this day and it will continue into the future. More will be touched because of you and your willingness to serve your God.<br />Ramona, I will treasure all our very lengthy chats & phone calls. (it seemed we never ran out of things to talk about!) So many times you demonstrated such unselfish friendship! Even as you were facing cancer you were still genuinely excited about the birth of our daughter, Alyviah, and after she was born, in spite of you not feeling well, you brought us a home cooked meal. You also thought of me and my upcoming birthday when you were in the hospital over Thanksgiving and bought me a gift at the hospital gift shop. I’m so happy for the prayer times and moments we could share in the past few weeks!<br /> Thanks for your amazing friendship and all these wonderful memories and more! I love you and miss you so much, but I am so happy that you are now experiencing a perfectly healthy body in heaven, the beautiful place God prepared for you. I can imagine you dancing and singing in heaven with Jesus and all the precious little children!<br />Can’t wait to have another good Ramona chat!! See you soon!! Ang<br /><br />Tribute from Becki:<br />To my dear sister, <br />I can’t believe you’re gone. Our time together was so short. But in that small amount of time you have taught me many things that will stay with me forever. I have always looked up to you and wanted to be just like you. The example that you set for me is incredible. Your strong relationship with God and passion to live for him has inspired me more than you’ll ever know. God shone through you. Everyone who saw you could see it. You would glow because you were full of, and overflowing with, the Holy Spirit. You changed lives because of this, I know mine will never be the same.<br />Thank you so much for all the amazing talks we’ve had, especially over the last year. You were my number one person to go to for advice. You always seemed to have the right things to say. You were an encourager. Spending time with you would build me up and challenge me to strive to become more like Jesus. When I had questions about faith and Christianity you would tell me stories of your personal experiences and explain things to me as best as you could. You always wanted the absolute best for me. Ramona, you have seriously opened my eyes to the meaning of life. I miss you like crazy already but I’m so happy for you that you are spending time with your best friend Jesus. You are in Heaven- totally and completely cancer free! I love you so much Ramona, my hero.<br />Forever and always, <br />BeckiEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-51311163317036032392009-11-28T20:30:00.005-06:002009-11-29T11:27:33.178-06:00Funeral service will be Wednesday December 2nd at 11:00am in Morweena at the Morweena EMC church which will include service & burial followed by lunch.<br /><br />http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=winnipeg&daddr=50.978318,-97.296982+to:morweena&geocode=FRxY-QIdn8k1-ikRKxr5-3PqUjFkyrnG-hoqKw%3B%3BFWYbCgMdUpEx-il9_80qjI7rUjFCAQX4m8YBJg&hl=en&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=11&via=1&sll=50.944584,-97.253036&sspn=0.258716,0.727158&ie=UTF8&z=11<br /><br /><br />That same evening at 7:00pm in Winnipeg at Calvary Temple, 400 Hargrave there will be a service celebrating Ramona and her dreams and passions.Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-29318636644632546042009-11-28T01:32:00.002-06:002009-11-28T01:37:18.733-06:00Peacefully, at 10:00 Friday evening Ramona passed away safely into the arms of Jesus. She is free.... and at peace, experiencing the fullness of our Lord in her perfectly restored body.<div>On behalf of the family, thank you to everyone for your prayers and support.</div><div><br /></div><div>More details to follow...</div><div><br /></div><div>Jill</div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-46247926860694096902009-11-25T23:43:00.002-06:002009-11-25T23:58:07.708-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sw4WNsxEH2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/MfzYcwZaN_g/s1600/DSC02959_3.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/Sw4WNsxEH2I/AAAAAAAAAk8/MfzYcwZaN_g/s320/DSC02959_3.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408284627129605986" /></a>Well... here we are! This is for those of you who wonder who this mysterious "Jill" is! This is Ramona and I taken a few months back... actually back in May! So now, for those whom I have still not met, this is me! :) We were kinda joking around the idea of putting this up... so here ya go!<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, continue to keep in prayer the issue of shortness of breath... seems to be an ongoing struggle, which then brings anxiety, and some not so fun stuff like that! I had an awesome time praying over Ramona this evening, just speaking rest and peace over her! So pray for the nights which are often so long! Thank you Lord that you bring JOY in the morning! Other things to keep in mind for prayer are issues like dry mouth which seems to come in the way of sleep, tumor on the left leg, and all other related pain. Thank you Lord that you know every detail that we don't even know! Ramona's heart is continually asking for more of Jesus... let's agree for that with her!</div><div>She (and Earl/family) continue to be incredibly grateful for all the prayers! It's awesome how people are praying all over the world, which equals to 24/7! WOW! It's also incredibly awesome to just feel the presence in Ramona's room! I was praying tonight and just feeling the shield of protection that surrounds that place... God is good! Let your presence fall even more in that place... continuing on the journey.... Lord, let your kingdom come!</div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-65569627175925342402009-11-22T21:09:00.002-06:002009-11-22T21:31:27.941-06:00Thanks so much for the encouraging comments and even reminding us of stuff we've said before. We have an incredible team of prayer warriors around us. There are hundreds of you reading this and praying for Ramona/us/the family. It's amazing to know that when we're to tired to even think...you are praying.<br /><br />Somebody had an excellent idea of posting specific prayer requests...<br />- we can see that the tumor on the left leg has grown significantly in the last few weeks<br />- it's easy for Ramona to be sort of anxious after essentially laying still for 11 days straight<br />- shortness of breath<br />- Ramona is very exhausted much of the time<br /><br /><br />Our list of things/people to be thankful for is also huge...including that Jill updates our blog when I don't feel like writing anymore... :)<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Earl<br /><br />(We actually have internet access in Ramona's room now!)Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-23638205754041804442009-11-21T00:11:00.002-06:002009-11-21T00:27:57.012-06:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SweFDu9bzTI/AAAAAAAAAk0/aML-t8csPDs/s1600/DSC03869.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SweFDu9bzTI/AAAAAAAAAk0/aML-t8csPDs/s320/DSC03869.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406436176873377074" /></a>Hi everyone! Jill here again! :)<div>Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for continuing to pray and contend on Ramona's behalf! Praise God that the night after the last post everyone had a great night and was well rested the next day, including Ramona!</div><div>The last few days Ramona has been amazing!! Still very tired at times but it has been awesome to be able to chat with her and hear what's on her heart and mind!</div><div><br /></div><div>I spoke with her the other day about posting about these running shoes and she told me that would be awesome! In Toronto I believe, someone felt that the Lord had spoken to them to tell Earl to buy Ramona running shoes... so the other day these are what were given to Ramona!!! It was a day where she was feeling pretty tired but remembered exactly why she was getting them!</div><div>So here's something you can also pray into... we look forward to the day when she puts on these running shoes and not only walks, but runs out of that hospital! :) Today, they were moved to a place where she could see them, and she even said how awesome it is to actually look at them!</div><div><br /></div><div>Continue to pray for continued strength for Ramona! Praise God, she is feeling better!!!! As she continues to say, she just needs more of Jesus! I love that His strength is made perfect in our weakness! I shared a card with Ramona today, where I was reminded as I was writing in it, how his strength is being made perfect in her!!! I can't wait until God finds the perfect pair of lungs for Ramona!! What an exciting day that will be! I know that my God is faithful!! Continue to pray for everyone, for rest and just continued peace! I love to hear that Ramona feels peaceful. It's something for us to feel it, but knowing she does is awesome! God is good! Thank you on behalf of Earl & Ramona for the 1000's of prayers that are going out! And thanks to everyone who has brought and is bringing meals for the family... it has been such a blessing to them I know! I know both Earl and Ramona and their families are so grateful to everyone! Continue to contend and believe! He is able!!! I just speak complete restoration over Ramona... better than original!! :)</div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-45433166508569160512009-11-17T23:03:00.002-06:002009-11-17T23:17:36.624-06:00Hello everyone, this is Jill again, the official updater of the blog for now! :)<div>Yes, Ramona was at beyond on Sunday! She loved being there and was still talking about it yesterday (Monday)! We had a place for her to lay down and just soak up the Lord and she sure did!</div><div><br /></div><div>I love to listen as she speaks out her thoughts to the Lord, even when she is so tired! How beautiful to hear her pray for an acceleration of her healing and then ask for more of Jesus! The presence of God is so real in her room. Nurses have come and even said that it is very peaceful... we know God is at work! The Holy Spirit is there... Ramona even said so as she knew and acknowledged when He walked in the room!! :) Beautiful....</div><div>The joy of the Lord is so evident as Earl's sister said, I don't think the nurses are used to so much laughter on a palliative care unit! But we have joy!! We do not fear because we know that God is present and real and loves Ramona so very much! He is her healer...</div><div><br /></div><div>God is showing us that He is indeed faithful to us and to Ramona! Continue to pray that God would release heaven to her, that His kingdom would come and His will would be done NOW as it is in heaven! In His presence there is fullness and healing... we believe and continue to contend for the miraculous to be released!</div><div>Pray for rest, for everyone! What little rest is actually had, pray it is refreshing! Thank you to everyone who is rallying around and praying! It means so much to Earl, Ramona and their families! Words cannot express their gratitude!</div><div><br /></div><div>As Ramona said today, "this cancer has to go" - let it be done Lord in Jesus Name!</div><div><br /></div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-75226213362819271362009-11-14T22:48:00.002-06:002009-11-14T23:00:05.481-06:00Hi everyone, this is Jill writing on behalf of Earl and Ramona!<div>They wanted me to post an update so here we go!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ramona, continues to be a warrior! She is a fighter no doubt about that!</div><div>It is evident that we are in a very real battle, a battle that is not just against flesh and blood... but thankfully we serve a GREAT BIG GOD who is bigger than our circumstance, way bigger than cancer!! AMEN!</div><div><br /></div><div>Ramona is battling alot and in her tired state at times has trouble communicating, yet she appreciates so much the prayers that are going forth on her behalf... it is beautiful to see her light up when she is surrounded by Worship, family and friends! God is good and He is faithful!</div><div><br /></div><div>Continue to pray and believe along with Earl, Ramona and their families. We are continuing to call on God to release heaven on earth, to allow His kingdom to come and His will to be done as it is done in heaven. Continue to contend with us, praying and believing steadily for Ramona's miracle. He is so near and His presence is felt... He is the same today as He was yesterday... He loves to heal. We believe He is Ramona's healer.</div><div>As someone said a while back God asks us not only to believe in Him but to believe Him! </div><div>WE BELIEVE!</div><div><br /></div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-42229160919424363652009-11-13T02:20:00.002-06:002009-11-13T02:30:54.252-06:00Thanks for rallying around us. It's definitely crunch time now.<br />Ramona was admitted into palliative care today. Ramona was having trouble breathing, and when I brought her for radiation it was apparent she was having a lot of trouble. They immediately put her on 10 litres of oxygen...and she still feels like she is not getting enough air. She is too tired to effectively communicate.<br /><br />I don't know how many hundreds of times I've thanked everyone for praying......Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-69037204731037546532009-11-11T06:20:00.002-06:002009-11-11T06:29:18.643-06:00Thanks everyone for all your prayers. I need them now more than ever. I'm having severe difficulty breathing. I am constantly on 2 litres of oxygen. Even on the oxygen I feel like I'm short of breath. Every day things seem to get worse. I'm also coughing a lot. I can't really eat, and when I do I seem to throw up. I'm terrified. I feel like I'm about to die. I need my miracle right now. Please join me in praying.....<br /><br />Thanks for your praying you guys. Ramona woke up half an hour ago and managed to keep from throwing up. The above message is what I wrote for her.<br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-59368977902588772202009-11-07T12:04:00.002-06:002009-11-07T12:13:54.104-06:00So...I guess our blog is missing a few important life details.<br /><br />We're back from Toronto. It was one of the most incredible trips we've taken.<br /><br />Unfortunately, Ramona was starting to feel pretty sick out there already and by Tuesday night we were in emergency at St. B. Ramona is still admitted in the hospital.<br /><br />A CT scan done Wednesday showed that the tumors have again grown significantly. Emergency radiation is underway to manage some of the symptoms such as pain and hopefully shortness of breath. Ramona has also been coughing quite a bit. These last few days have involved a lot of antibiotics as well. Doctors have hypothesized almost every possible cause of the fevers/shortness of breath/tachycardia/coughing. When we first arrived in emergency we were given the impression that things were very serious.<br /><br />It looks like maybe the tumors themselves are causing most of the issues.<br /><br />Thanks for praying! The miracle is needed ASAP!Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-43816891445927545892009-10-29T23:06:00.000-05:002009-10-29T23:06:47.598-05:00Heidi Baker<div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SupmVsV94UI/AAAAAAAAAkk/tQ20XsELaTU/s1600-h/DSCN1340.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oR_EKBeWgJk/SupmVsV94UI/AAAAAAAAAkk/tQ20XsELaTU/s320/DSCN1340.JPG" border="0" /></a> My dream come true!! Being prayed for and loved on by Heidi Baker, my hero! Heidi's orphanages in Africa, mainly Mozambique, have approximately 10,000 children. The way God uses her in the miraculous is amazing!!</div><div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-29724086620055624282009-10-25T13:48:00.002-05:002009-10-25T14:04:29.645-05:00So....we're heading to Toronto today<br /><br />Ramona had a list of things she wanted for her birthday. On the top of that list was healing....<br /><br />A true hero of Ramona's, Heidi Baker is in Toronto this week. So...for her birthday, we're going to a conference she's at. This should be fun.<br /><br />Ramona is still experiencing pain in her chest. We feel like we have a huge crowd of persistent people praying with us. It truly is encouraging.<br /><br />Our friend Billie-jo passed away Thursday. Please pray for her husband and her two children.<br /><br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-59007174433544523342009-10-21T23:21:00.002-05:002009-10-21T23:32:52.578-05:00Ramona and I are definitely in fun zone right now. We're attending an equipping school called Advancing the Kingdom. Tomorrow, the equipping school ends and turns directly into a conference called Kingdom Come. www.kingdomcomeconference.com<br /><br />It's awesome. Experiencing God is definitely a personal thing. I've had a hip problem that's been nagging at me for a long time. Last night, they prayed for me and Jesus loosened up that hip.<br /><br />If you're not sure what I'm talking about...check out Calvary Temple any of the next few evenings. John Arnott of Toronto Airport Christian Fellowship is in town.Earl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-78383315661914117632009-10-17T22:14:00.002-05:002009-10-17T22:38:06.284-05:00We found out today that our friend Billy-Joe is in palliative care in the St. Boniface Hospital. The doctors are giving her very little time. We visited her, and I said I would post something here for her.<br /><br />She is fighting a similar disease to what Ramona is battling.<br /><br />It was an incredibly divine set of circumstances leading us to her today....I'll save that story for some other day. For now...let's go after this for her and Ramona.<br /><br />Good night,<br />EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31098360.post-4040600691993569462009-10-16T13:47:00.002-05:002009-10-16T14:43:30.540-05:00Wednesday afternoon when we drove away from HSC it kind of felt like waking up from a really bad dream. With her pain roughly under control, Ramona was discharged with the plan of seeing Dr. Wong Thursday to discuss the CT results. Radiation never happened, the tumor appeared too large on the X-ray<br /><br />We got the CT results yesterday. A few of the tumors have shrunk but there is a tumor on the right side of her chest that has grown to 12cm in length. This 12 cm tumor also looked like it was bleeding into itself. This may be part of the explanation of coughing up blood and a hemoglobin of 63 (Ramona has since been transfused 4 units of red blood cells).<br /><br />Dr. Wong is currently looking at bringing in an experimental chemo, in case Ramona wants to try it. It may take a few weeks to make that happen. Chemo is canceled for next week.<br /><br />Today is the first day in the last week that hasn't involved some time in a hospital.<br /><br />Anyway....We love to be in an atmosphere of hope. It's an exhausting mistake to have any belief that the grim reality presented in a hospital is somehow more true than the reality of the Kingdom of God.<br /><br />-EarlEarl & Ramona Reimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15371201344115270489noreply@blogger.com8