Cody's other half

Brannon is my 9 year old nephew. He is Cody's very best friend. They are 7 weeks apart and have been in love with each other since the day they met, which was 9 years ago. Brannon needs your prayers. This Friday he will be having surgery to place a colostomy. His bowel has not worked properly since he was about 3 years old. It has been misdiagnosed and treated for everything but what was really wrong. Now it doesn't function much at all. Brannon has lived a very normal life from what others can see. Behind the scenes, however, he has lived with chronic bowel irritability. He has been loaded with meds and had many dietary restrictions. And he has always tolerated it all. He has always been a champ, no complaints. Now he has this to face. It is very difficult to imagine our Brannon having to live with this burden at this age. But, I am so thankful to God for bringing the right doctors to my sister and for allowing Brannon's body to get relief and an opportunity for healing. And I know God is the great physician, Jehovah Rapha, Healer. He can do more than we can imagine for Brannon. We don't know how long Brannon will have the colostomy, months to years, and possibly life. It is very much one day at a time for him and his parents. I pray that we can all help him carry this burden. I selfishly ask prayer for Cody as well. He is very tender hearted and and is easily bogged down by things that aren't right around him. It will be a hard thing for him to see his best friend go through. Pray that he is strength for Brannon. Pray that he trusts God to restore Brannon's health completely and that he harbors peace and not fear. Pray that he is a light to Brannon, an encouragement, and a source of acceptance. And, now, pray for Brannon. He is scared. Scared of the surgery, scared of the bag that he will now carry, scared of not being better. He saw what a colostomy looks like for the first time and fell apart. Pray for him to experience the peace of God and the joy of having complete faith in the One who created him. Pray the same for his parents, Debi (my sis) and Chris. Pray for his siblings Kayla (16) and Jackson (6). Pray for us to be whatever we need to be for our family. And lastly, pray that God receives the glory for what He does. He is faithful and consistent and in complete control over this situation. And He is good!
Specifics:
Brannon goes into Baptist on Thursday to begin pre-op procedures. This alone is a difficult process for him.
The surgery is at 11-ish on Friday. Our prayer for the surgery is that they can do it laproscopically instead of having to open the abdomen. This would be a great, great thing for his healing.
The hospital stay time depends on how surgery is done.
If you would like to send him and his family a note of encouragement please post it here or email it to me: hudlergang2@gmail.com. If you want a more personal way of doing so let me know.
We covet your prayers for this sweet guy!