Monica and Jeff Bjork sent me this email and asked that I post it here so that you can be praying for their son Ryder. Please join me in prayer for this sweet boy's heart. Ryder is just 3 months old.

Dear Friends and Family,

Thank you to so many of you for your recent prayers for Ryder.  For those who don't know the details, Ryder was born with a bicuspid aortic valve.  At birth, it was diagnosed after the pediatrician heard a heart murmur.  It is the most common heart anomaly, but in Ryder's case it also has caused a narrowing, so the blood flow through the valve is under pressure.   At birth and two weeks old, the narrowing was measured by echocardiogram at the low end of mild, but last week we saw the cardiologist and it had gone up into the moderate range.  We will be seeing an interventional cardiologist at UCLA children's hospital April 16th.  If things continue to progressively worsen Ryder would be a good candidate for a balloon angioplasty to alleviate the narrowed aortic valve.  It would be done under anesthesia, but he would go home the same day.  The good news is Ryder is doing great..  He's growing and gaining weight and his heart is not showing any signs of distress and is otherwise very healthy.  He's eating a ton, smiling, and just a great baby.  And, if his narrowing stays in the moderate range they would just watch things closely, and he would not have any activity restrictions and would have a normal life span.

Of course, as you can imagine, this is all a bit scary to think about, especially since he is so little.  Jeff and I both are holding on to the truth that Ryder is truly in the hands of a gracious and all powerful God who loves him beyond what we can imagine.  We are hopeful in praying things will stay the same or be completely healed..  We know "the prayers of many availith much."  We are taking one appointment at a time, and trying as best we can to lay our anxieties in the hands of the Lord.  We so appreciate your support and prayers over the next year as we walk this journey.  I will keep you all posted as time goes.

Many blessings and lot of love,
Monica and Jeff