Prayers For Pets: Do Animals Even Go To Heaven? Does God Care About Every Detail Of Your Life?

By Victor Brodt and Caren Brodt

Do animals go the heaven? Does God hear even our smallest concerns, does He care about the small things in your life? Should we pray for pets and people? Discover inspirational stories of miracles and struggles that show the depths of God's love for you and all creation. You will also see how community deeply touches all our needs.

These are moving, and wonderful stories that come from a very special Facebook Community, the original, Prayers for Pets. We are do our best not to go on feelings or hunches; but what the Bible really teaches. Written respecting many faiths.. As a Biblically based group open to all, together this community has touched thousands; the stories and content will touch you as well.

There are some clear answers that may astound you and this book demonstrates a foundation that is both solid and reassuring.You will want to share this news today, so get a copy for you and one to share with your friends.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Victor Brodt
• Release date: Nov 6, 2014
• ISBN: 9781311748737

Victor Brodt

Victor Brodt: Author and long time Speaker. Jack of all trades with a Master's in one. Forever friend of the famous old dog, Jack. ***Jack the Dog: A dog and His Boy*** the flagship volume RETURNING TO SMASHWORDS after 17,000 downloads in one week! **GO DOWN FOR BOOK LIST!** *SEE BELOW*- Find a Generous set of complete stories ENJOY! Printed book click on http://tinyurl.com/Jackt-Dbook below at where to buy printed book. Also available in Major outlets, Amazon and more. Please, check us out and contact us for further works, artwork, good fun, and opportunities. This is not as much an effort for promotion purposes, but a passion to see others truly encouraged to discover the very best life has to offer.

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DEDICATION

To all of the people and pets we pray for daily, I love you with all my heart. To Facebook without which none of this would have been possible.-CSB

~In this world everything that lives eventually dies – from plants to animals to human beings. That is how it is, but that is not what God intended when He first created the Earth. God is a life-giving God, a powerful divine being who Himself lives and imparts life to others for His great joy and pleasure. Even though we humans messed the world up through our sin in the Garden of Eden, God had a better plan in mind. Sin causes pain, disease, and death – not only for humanity, but for all earthly creatures. Because of this reality, our pets may suffer for a time – and so may we; but there is hope. There is hope that we will one day be reunited with our pets. There is hope that we will one day be reunited with our God who loves both us and all of those whom we love. As the founders of Prayers for Pets, we pray because a loving God tells us to pray. We put our hope and our trust in Him here on earth. He will restore our hearts, heal our wounds, and make all things right one day, not just in animal heaven, not just in human heaven, but in Ha Shamayim (Hebrew: The Heavens)- the Heavens where man and beast will together love and serve God for eternity.

Joshua Brodt

Other books by Caren and Victor Brodt

Jack the Dog: And his Boy

Magic Night: Jack the Dog and His Boy

Saved: (Jack the Dog stories for young and old) (Volume 4)

Dog and Boy Baseball: Jack the Dog Stories

UnBEARable (Volume 11)

No Money to Burn (The Power to Change, how to save money.)

Willow Bill Reindeer: 30,000 Children participate in the Nation's largest art project. (Volume 1)

The See Food Diet Cookbook (The See Food Diet: Adventures in Eating)

Leadership (Millionaire tip bits series)

http://tinyurl.com/CarenBrodtAMZ http://tinyurl.com/VictorBrodtBooks -Amazon link

Daisy

Foreword by Victor Brodt

On November 29, 2011 Caren Brodt began a Facebook page called Prayers for Pets. This site has now in one way or another reached many thousands of people and pets. I thought it perhaps interesting and encouraging telling a bit of the background story. In 1987 Caren crashed, or to be more specific her body seemed to fall apart and totally fail. For over 25 years we have gone from doctor to doctor, seeking out specialists of all kinds. There were numerous diagnoses one being Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Fibromyalgia, which at that time many believed was so hopeless that Dr. Jack Kevorkian put Fibromyalgia patients down. We as husband and wife could fully understand the total despair, but losing all hope is the saddest deception... It would not be until June of 2012 that we became aware that both of us actually had a set of dreaded diseases diagnosed under the broad heading of Lyme. Caren was just further along than I.

Somewhere at the outset I realized Caren needed contact with the outside world because she could not talk and could not travel well. She had been a singer at one time, but her voice would be virtually nonexistent for over 20 years. I set up a computer for her so she could reach out to the world beyond her grasp. She loved and hated to be on the computer; it was not all that easy. Unbeknownst to us it was Lyme that created the serious arthritic type of condition she has suffered in her arms, hands, neck and back. About half of the time her hands and arms were too sore to type, computer voice recognition did not work either; she had no voice. Sitting at a computer for any length of time was extremely painful, so when Caren told me she felt called to start a ministry like Prayers for Pets on Facebook, I nearly fell over. She would prove faithful to that calling despite the challenges.

Lyme is the worst imaginable disease; it causes all sorts of problems that range widely. Since PfP began Caren had her gall bladder removed, a heart attack, severe anorexia, and a kind of state that closely resembles a genuine Zombie. Yes sometimes we are real life Zombies but, usually we take turns and joke about the timing. On the off days we laugh at ourselves, together we change the rules of math 1+1=1/2! (We quip that between the two of us, we are equal to one half of a normal person.) Caren has remained a rock in spite of the circumstances. She is my friend, my bride of many years so I am a bit biased, but I have watched her faithfully keep up with the events and needs of so many, and pour out prayer and love through thick and thin. I am very proud of her; she deeply cares and lives a life much more full than most healthy people. She knows a secret, a mystery that makes life matter. She knows and shares first hand, the love of Jesus.

Whether we get retreads through medical treatment which seems somewhat hopeful; or the new bodies promised by the Lord, it does not really matter, there is hope in Jesus, forever hope.

Throughout the following pages there are stories of miracles and stories of struggles. We hope that through these stories you will see that the good Lord cares and understands. We are not alone.

You are not alone. Even if only a sparrow; God sees and cares for you.

Luke 12:6 and Matthew 10:29

Preface by Caren Brodt (aka: C.S. Case)

The Prayers for Pets Facebook page began as a labor of love on November 29, 2011. JacktheDog, PfP's sister page was the springboard which got the ball rolling. As a disabled person, I was and am mostly housebound. My husband began the JacktheDog page on Facebook in 2010 to coincide with the publication of our first book: Jack the Dog: And his Boy http://tinyurl.com/VictorBrodtBooks -Amazon link and http://tinyurl.com/CarenBrodtAMZ

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Victor took a job which required long hours; so I was tasked with growing the JacktheDog page. All of 2011 I worked hard teaching myself how to run a Facebook page. As a devout Christian pastor's wife my heart would break for the many difficult situations in the FB animal kingdom. By November of that year I knew that God wanted me to begin a page that was uncommercial, solely for the purpose of Uplifting Pets and Pet Parents/Fosters/Shelters as the page mission statement

reads: https://www.facebook.com/PrayersforPets1/info

November 29, 2011

Page Opening Post:

Upon immersion in the sea of misery inflicted upon so many dogs, cats and other wee beasties, I realize that there is a great need for people to share their prayer requests with people who care and will pray for their needs. I want this to be a place where all pet parents/fosters are welcome to share imminent and long term prayer needs w/a community of caring prayer partners who WILL pray for them and their precious pets.

God has blessed the page and Victor and I along with it. My goal was to minister directly to people's and pet's needs as they arose. Posting prayers for people and pets has just been the tip of a very large iceberg. Much of the real ministry happens directly between me and the people who post their needs through personal contact with each one as they need prayer. Here are just a few of the many behind-the-scenes scenarios:

Donation of $100's to various fosters and shelters through the sale ofJack the Dog: And his Boy

Contacting 1,000's of people personally to check up on pets and humans

Fostering dozens of new Facebook pages, supporting their owners with counsel and prayer

Helping to rehome dozens of pets

Teaching those with lost pets how to organize a poster, then posting 100's of them

Rejoicing with many whose pets were found and mourning with those never found

Creating a video which has comforted 1,000's upon the loss of a pet, entitled:Pets, Animals, and Heavenhttp://tinyurl.com/Pets-Heaven-Video

Encouraging the community on the page to support one another and watching as that happens on countless occasions

Researching and sharing links for people in specific situations: kidney problems, cancer, Lyme Disease, injuries, etc.

Counseling members by FB messages, phone and email

Answering theological questions

Being a non-judgmental listening ear

We have supported and been supported by many Facebook pages: Twinki Gurl, Emmitt's Place, Noodle the Disabled Dachshund, Cocobean's Friends, Sparkys Story, Tatianna Queen of the Weiner Palace, Nazzy, Landon's Haven, Home Again Ohio, Mama Petunia, Maddox Miniature Pinscher Lost in Okc, The Forgotten Pet Advocates, Gremlin, Rainbow Bridge, Schultz (dog), Munster, Lost and Found Pets New Jersey, Second Chance Rescue NYC Dogs, ... to name a few!

My greatest joy has been to watch the community minister to each other's needs. I see this on a daily basis. One person will post an urgent need, these will vary from needing to rehome a pet to emergency surgery, to a fatal diagnosis; the community often springs into action giving solid advice often making a new friend of the person in need to help them through their crisis. Many new and lasting friendships have been made among members of the PfP community.

I see PfP as a sort of church without walls. Victor and I are the pastors. We are very firmly grounded in our orthodox Christian faith. (Victor has a Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School http://divinity.tiu.edu/) The page however, is inclusive to all. We welcome those of different denominations and no denominations, we are available to pray with people all over the world; many of whom believe in good thoughts instead of prayer. We take every prayer request seriously, whether or not people are praying to God as we understand Him. When there are those who have spiritual questions I am always happy to answer them from my experience of 30+ years in ministry. If I am stumped on a theological point, Victor will step in to help. We are able to reach people with the love of God in ways that a typical church never could. We are grateful to God for this opportunity to share the unconditional love of God we have known through this unorthodox style of ministry

Snowflake

Ephesians 6: 11- 17 (abridged) Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. …Stand firm then, with the belt of truth …,the breastplate of righteousness and feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

The page has evolved during it's over two years of existence. For about a year and a half I would gather all of the daily requests and post them in a daily list digest. As the page grew, it became increasingly more difficult to continue this practice. It would take me three to four hours a day to compile the lists and type out prayers for each need. When I had a heart attack in August of 2013, this practice had to end entirely. Instead of posting requests, pictures and prayers once daily, I now post as I am able. The methods of delivery may continue to change, but the mission remains the same. I pray that I will be able to maintain the page and encourage the community it has created until I join all those who have gone before me at The Rainbow Bridge.*

<3 Caren Brodt aka C.S. Case

*See the poem The Rainbow Bridge Chapter 42: Pets and People in Heaven

Landon

Table of Contents

DEDICATION

Foreword by Victor Brodt

Preface by Caren Brodt (aka: C.S. Case)

Introduction to the Stories:

Chapter 1 Bella

Chapter 2 Kelly

..Faith and Emily

Chapter 3 Pancho

Chapter 4 Big Girl

Chapter 5 Nala

Chapter 6 Laura

Chapter 7 Scooby

Chapter 8 Maggie

Chapter 9 Mya

Chapter 10 Yiska and Takoda

Chapter 11 Murphy

Chapter 12 Bandit

Chapter 13 Margie

Chapter 14 Anita

Chapter 15 Glenda

Chapter 16 Lala

Chapter 17 Opal (a Tripod)

Chapter 18 Penny

..Buddha, Tipper, and Mosey

Chapter 19 Jo Ann

..Mandy and Murphy

Chapter 20 Moen Malachi

Chapter 21 Louie

Chapter 22 Twinki Gurl

Chapter 23 Kilo

Chapter 24 Tushar

Chapter 25 Miss Kitty

Chapter 26 Donna

..The Triplets

..Cleo

..Caleb

Chapter 27

..Sabrina

..Gracie

Chapter 28 Jazzy

Chapter 29 Rain

Chapter 30 Shadow

Chapter 31 Sharon

..Tia

Chapter 32 Kholee

Chapter 33 Monica

..Blitzen

..Tatianna

Chapter 34 Sadie

Chapter 35 Sarah

Chapter 36 Biff

Chapter 37 Sookie

Chapter 38 Nitro

Chapter 39 Sparky

.. Sparky

Once a Wolf

Chapter 40 Boston

Chapter 41 Peaches

Chapter 42 Pets and People in Heaven

The Soul or Nephesh and Animals

The Rainbow Bridge

Forever Friends

Appendix A: Scriptures

Abusers

Animals in Scripture

Battle, Spiritual

Broken Hearted, God Heals

Character, Godly

Comfort

End Times

Eternal Life, Eternity

Entertaining Angels

God's Creation (children, pets)

The Beatitudes

God is Good

God of Grace

God who Heals- Adonai Rapha

God's Help

God of Hope

God of Love

God's Mercy

God's Plan and Will (Direction)

Joy

Lost Pets

Peace- Shalom, Trust

Praise God

Prayer, Effective

Protector (Shelter)

Provider, Bountiful

Remembrance

Salvation

Shepherd (Adonai Rohi)

Sleep and Rest

Victory

Weakness

Appendix B

Hebrew Names of God

Appendix C

Resources

Grief/Loss

Illness and Health

Funding Treatment Options

Coping with Suffering, Pain, loss, Caren’s Testimony

Appendix D

Page Etiquette

Introduction to the Stories:

It has been such a privilege to get to know the people and pets represented in the following stories. I hope that you will come to know and love them too. I am honored that they have put their confidence in me to guide them through some of the most difficult situations life has to offer. My goal in presenting these stories is to try to keep the writing style true to each personality who has offered them. I hope that their personalities come through to you as warmly and as beautifully as they have to me, and that you will share them with people you love when they face similar difficulties in their lives.

<3 Caren

Leelee

Chapter 1 Bella

Kimberlee

Bella

Bella’s story began as a rescue. She was a precious Shih-Tzu mix that was found on a construction site. A matted ball of fur scared and abandoned. She was ordained by God to be loved by our joyfully crazy family. Shortly after we picked Bella up, we had to evacuate for hurricane Ike (2008), so the first few weeks of her life were in a hotel room with little chance for bonding mostly due to the devastation we were experiencing at the time, but it became very clear that I was her person. Her life was happy and full of love.

In April of 2013, Bella was diagnosed with Immune Mediated Hemolytic Anemia (IMHA). I know it’s a mouthful, but this disease became our world literally overnight. The diagnosis of this condition is grave with a very high mortality rate. Basically, Bella’s body was fighting against her red blood cells and killing them off. I was devastated to say the least. Most dogs diagnosed with this disease do not make it past the initial two weeks. I started to pray. I found Prayers for Pets one night as I sat in a pool of tears. I needed prayer. Bella needed prayer. The PfP (Prayers for Pets) people wrapped us both in love and prayers. Caren was a constant source of peace. I knew without a doubt that these people that I did not even know were praying for her. It was comforting to say the very least. I believe in the power of prayer, and know that the power is increased when two or more are involved. As a family, we laid hands on Bella in her sickest moments, always believing in faith that we could beat this, despite the odds.

I constantly reached out to Prayers for Pets to report progress and failures. The words of comfort I found were immeasurable. In a difficult time, strangers had given me peace, lifted me and Bella up to the Lord. I will forever be grateful for a page that recognizes the love we have for our fur babies. During Bella’s treatment she was on high doses of steroids and a daily regimen of many drugs. It was a difficult time as we watched her struggle. I truly thought we would never have our old Bella back. I didn’t mind how she would be affected so much, as long as she was still with me. Prayer kept me going. We all know that some people just don’t understand the unconditional love of our animals. They steal our hearts. They become family.

Bella’s PVC levels had come up enough in June, and she was slowly weaned from all of her medications. It was a blessing, an answer to prayer. She had fought this fight along with Prayers for Pets, and she had won! It has taken many months, but that crazy ball of fur has returned to her pre-IMHA personality. Due to the steroids and a few seizures she had during her illness, Bella has recently lost her vision. When the Vet said she was totally blind, I lost my heart all over again. Of course, without a thought, I turned to Prayers for Pets. My little baby had been through so much. It hurt me to see her fight this monster disease, only for it to take her sight as well. The first few weeks were horrible. She was scared and lost. She was even a little depressed. We kept on praying.

Three months later, she has acclimated and regained her personality once again. Seriously, you wouldn’t even know she was blind. On a side note, I cannot even begin to explain the things that I have learned from a blind dog, but one thing stands out…TRUST! The same way that we trust in our Lord, she has trusted me. She is a constant reminder of having faith in a God who loves all things…great and small. I am filled with gratitude for Prayers for Pets. In my darkest hours I felt the prayers. The love of animals is found through this page and for that I will be forever grateful. We will continue to fight through prayer along with the page community for all the animals suffering in this world. Thank