I just got off the phone with Mieke Hartenberg. Cor’s condition continues to degenerate. It is at the point where he is barely conscious of his surroundings. When he is conscious, is feeling quite suspicious of anyone getting close because of how much pain he is in. Someone just touching him is very painful. A nurse comes in once a day to help with washing, etc. and the doctor was in today and told Mieke that Cor may need to be moved very soon to the hospital because his condition is at the point where constant care will be needed. At this point, they are just trying to make him as comfortable as possible.
I asked Mieke specifically what we should pray about. She said, “That God would take Cor home quickly.” So please do pray together with her for this.
I also talked to Marc, who happened to be there. If you are wanting to send a note to Cor and Mieke, he suggests that the best way to do this is through sending comments to Cor’s Facebook group. If you are on Facebook, you can find the group here.
If you aren’t on Facebook, but you still want to send an email, you can send an email to Marc’s email address and he will make sure Cor and Mieke get it. Marc’s email is: hartenberg4@yahoo.com
You should know that Cor’s old email addresses are no longer functional, so if you have one of those email addresses in your contacts, you should stop using it because it will likely be undeliverable.
Finally, Mieke wanted me to tell you all that she very much can feel the prayer support they have and thanks us all for praying.
David Guretzki, PhD
Associate Professor of Theology
