Prayer requests

Kerissa • January 12, 2013

Well, this has been fun…just kidding.  This past Sunday, my mom came down with a fever and body aches, and she still has a low-grade one even today.  I had 6 appointments this past week (none of which my mom was able to go to, so my sweet older brother and sister took me to all of them), and let me tell you, I never want to schedule 6 in one week again.  Wednesday’s was from 8-12 pm, and yesterday’s was at 5:30-6-30 in the evening!  I’m so exhausted.  My little brother came down with a cold, too.  *sigh*

So this morning, I came down with a sore throat, a cold, and a fever of 101.3.  In addition to all that, I’m dealing with nystagmus again, and last night in bed, my heart rate was over 120 from the POTS, and I couldn’t lower it at all.  My headache’s so bad, and my feet hurt from the CRPS.  My sis, too, came down this morning with a high fever of 102.2! x[  *groan*

I’d just appreciate your prayers that we will all be able to get over this soon.  This has been a stressful week, and this coming Tuesday, I have an appointment with one of my doctors and I really don’t want to cancel it.

October prayer request

By Kerissa Lee • October 19, 2025
Dear friends, At the beginning of October, I started taking a new medication for the autoimmune disease. I thought I was tolerating it just fine, but after several days passed, I began experiencing nausea, loss of appetite, weakness all over, and increased pain. 🙁 It’s like I’m experiencing another “mito crash.” I found out that this specific lupus medication affects mitochondria. That is, it causes an overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This, in turn, causes cell damage and oxidative stress. I sure wish the rheumatologists would have known about this before prescribing. But I have to remember that Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome is rare, and they’re not “mito experts.” Anyways, the last time I felt like this was back in May.. I’m so grateful to God that I haven’t needed to be hospitalized from this, but at the same time, I’m also sad that this happened at all, especially because I had such a nice stretch of stable health. I’d really appreciate your prayers, that this muscle weakness can resolve soon, and that this increased pain all over will get back to my baseline. Every time I have a “mito crash,” it feels like I’m fighting the flu which always sucks. The pain has been hard to bear. And whenever I’m in the thick of it, it’s difficult to remember that this too will eventually pass. 😢 Pray that I will endure and follow Jesus’ example like this passage from Hebrews 12:1-2– “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross...” Thank you all so much for praying for me. ❤️

Thank you! (+ a prayer request)

By Kerissa Lee • October 4, 2025
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3

Praises & Prayer Requests

By Kerissa Lee • September 3, 2025
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23