He Speaks

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I’ve been waiting more than two years to write this post. I’ve pictured the title in my head so many times……

Ian spoke. He said his name last night. And he said it again twice today……….

“For it is you who light my lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
This God—his way is perfect;
the word of the Lord proves true”

I am floored.

Praying that this is one word of many…

Larissa

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  1. I got a phone call from my sister in law who checks the blog all the time with the news! I am so excited! There are many, many more words that will be spoken from Ian's mouth! What a great, great update! One more step closer…. Thank you, God!!

    Bless & Love you guys,
    Laura Yocum 🙂

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  2. thanks wonderful 😀

    Bec (Australia)

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  3. Praise the Lord!

    I have never commented before, but have been checking the blog and praying for Ian for the past year and a half after reading your story on Carolyn McCulley’s blog– What an awesome and powerful God!

    Praying that this is but the first of many words…

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  4. We were all rejoicing here when we heard the news. What a great blessing, and just another sure sign that he is making steady progress. Thank you, Larissa, for your sweet faithfulness to him! Terry (for all the Halls)

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  5. Praise the Lord.
    for He is SO good!!
    My family and I are still praying.

    || Brittany Kauflin

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  6. PRAISE GOD!!!! Prayers are being answered. May more words come.
    Continued prayers with lots of thanksgiving, Rene

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  7. Praise the Lord! This is so exciting to hear! Ian, keep working hard. Laris, I bet his 2nd word will be your name 🙂
    Lisa

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  8. Wow, praise the Lord.

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  9. My heart is leaping for joy for all of you! Truly this was a blessed Thanksgiving. May God’s peace and strength be with you today and always.
    Vicki G’s Mom, Linda

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  10. Larissa,
    I can not imagine how fast your heart must be beating! We are thanking the Lord. We pray that it will be the first of many words!
    Love,
    Mark & Barbara Nieweg
    Calvary Fellowship Church
    Wayne, PA

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  11. PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!

    Although I am one of those who has never met you or your family, I am so very, very thankful for this gift.

    I hope the floodgates open and the words pour through!

    We will continue to keep you in our prayers.

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  12. Jack and Gina Plain

    November 30, 2008 at 1:59 am

    I have goose bumps. So happy! This is a wonderful step. I know the progress seems so slow, but as you’ve shown, there is progress going on in hearts (not just Ian’s and yours, but many people) all the time. It is so encouraging to see the outward progress though! Praising God with you.

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  13. WOW! Thank God!

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  14. crying with gratefulness for God in his mercy.
    thank you Larissa for your kind and inspiring patience

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  15. hallelujah!

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  16. I literally jumped off the couch with excitement when I read this post! I can’t wait until Ian talks nonstop…
    Continuing to pray daily!
    Love you all 🙂
    ~Maelys

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  17. Bless the Lord! He is Good and His Mercies endure forever!

    jenny white

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  18. Praise God!

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  19. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

    I don’t know how else to react!
    PRAISE GOD!!!!

    Leah P (from the Reading, PA Sovereign Grace church)

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  20. What a great Thanksgiving gift! I am so excited for y’all! I have been and will be praying for Ian to continue to make progress. God is SO good.

    “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.” –Psalm 37:23-24

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  21. If I was a betting women, I’d bet your name, Larissa, would be the next word he says…

    Cathy

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  22. Praise the Lord!!! I am so excited for you!! Can’t wait to hear what his second (and third and fourth and so on) word is!!

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  23. my heart leaped when i read this. i am praying and rejoicing.

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  24. Praise God!!!

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  25. Rejoicing with you from Arizona! You have all been in my prayers for over a year now and will continue to be!

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  26. Thank you for telling us the great news, Larissa! I shrieked when I heard 🙂 Praying for you all…

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  27. Praise God!

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  28. I rejoice with you!

    I pray that this is the first of many words and that Ian will progress much faster now in both communication and mobility. I pray this will bring you even greater joy!

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  29. Praise God!! We’re still praying…with jubilation
    -Lisa Donovan

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  30. We’re thrilled to hear this news! We’ve been praying for Ian almost every day at suppertime, and specifically that he would start talking soon. God is good! We’ll continue to pray.

    Sweigart family

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  31. Praise the Lord!! As long as there is breath, there is hope! Never lose it!

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  32. Praise the Lord! Although I’ve never met you, I continue to pray for you. What a great Thanksgiving gift from the Lord!

    Lynn from St. Louis

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  33. The Lord is good! I have been following this blog for over a year and a half and I too have been waiting and praying for this post. Absolutely amazing!

    “I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong, and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”
    Psalm 27:13-14

    ~Joy
    SG Church in
    Crestview, FL

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  34. PRAISE GOD!!!
    Wow, I don’t check the blog for a couple of days and to see this good news and to hear about it in church today is just the greatest!!!
    I pray that Ian’s progress really snowballs! Just think what he could be saying and doing by Christmas! And the blessings that are in store for 2009!
    Heavenly Father, thank You for hearing and answering our prayers. Thank You for Your mercy and grace. We continue with new resolve to ask You for Ian’s complete and total restoration, in Jesus name, AMEN!

    Still Praying!

    Mary Ann K.

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  35. Larissa,
    Mark and I are extatic! You all are in our prayers! Please tell Ian that we miss him and that we are praying for him. God is SOO good!!

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  36. I am absolutely overjoyed with you all! Even as you have waited to be able to write those words….we have waited to read those words. How absolutely marvelous! Thank you, Jesus.

    Cynthia Haughery

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  37. How GREAT is our God!

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  38. Thank you Lord for answered prayer and for rejoicing hearts – that You rejoice with us.

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  39. God is soooo good! I'm so thankful that God is giving what you need when you need it the most, Larissa. You and Ian share such a powerful and life changing love. Many lives are being changed because of your example of faithfulness & commitment to each other. When your Mom shared the news in church this AM, there were cheers and loud applause for what God is doing through Ian.
    Much love and we're waiting expectantly with both of you.
    Love in Christ, Heidi

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  40. This is WONDERFUL news! Thank you Lord Jesus!!!!!!!!
    Wendy in MD

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  41. How wonderful! Praise God for His goodness!! We continue to follow the blog and pray for you all.
    Sue for the Minich family

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  42. Praise the Lord! I have been praying for Ian for at least a year. It is wonderful news!! Cheryl

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  43. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  44. WOW!!! GOD is awesome!!!!!! Continually praying!

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  45. Oh, how WONDERFUL!!!

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  46. Miracles!!!

    I will continue to pray for more words.

    🙂

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  47. couragetotremble

    December 1, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    I have goosebumps.
    Praise be to God Almighty. We still pray.
    -n-

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  48. we are so excited! luke said ian wanted to bust a pound with him and he waved back to ava yesterday when they said goodbye. ben told us he can sing la la ~ his communication is improving and we pray it will continue even more rapidly so that real soon his “la las” will turn into larissas”
    love, kristin

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  49. God is good.

    Praying for you in D.C.

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  50. Wow! My heart jumped when I read the title of your post this morning!! I have been praying and praying for this . . . though I’m sure not near as much as you! May God soon fill his mouth with words of praise and cause all the rest of us to rejoice as well. Continuing to pray!
    Ann Smith, Lancaster PA

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  51. Our God is an awesome God who works in his own time and place!

    Two years of waiting to hear Ian speak again! Now it is time! Enjoy the early Christmas present with more to come!

    We rejoice with Ian, Larissa and the Murphy’s with this wonderous news! Thank you Lord!

    Wendy, NC

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  52. Praise God! I just got shivers down my spine.

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  53. This had made me cry with joy and thanking the Lord for His wonderful works in Ian’s life.

    Yes! The Lord is so good! I am so glad to hear that he had spoken! Hang in there! I am so thankful for the Lord to continue to work with you all too!

    In Christ Alone,
    ‘Guerite ~ BoldLion

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  54. Looks like Ian heard Jesus’ voice to “come forth”. Ian, you are in Jesus’ arms right now. He’s carrying you through. Thank you Lord, for your faithfulness!

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  55. My family and I totally freaked out when david texted us 😀

    God is so good!

    mike

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  56. Praise God! I am still crying tears of joy for the whole family!

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  57. Thanks for sharing this news, Larissa!

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  58. awed & overjoyed. 🙂

    never sure how and why God shows his favor in the ways he does, but thank you for sharing w/ all of us who have been praying & following the developments. your blog always brings me back to the gospel.

    :))

    j in sf

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  59. What kind of God would do this for me
    Victory, grace and mercy
    He is so special
    Simply incredible
    He’s so incredible
    An incredible God deserve an incredible praise
    “Youthful Praise”

    Praising and thanking Him with you and continually praying for all of you.

    Bernadine,
    Bahamas

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  60. Thanks for continuing to share…cause for so much elation and thanksgiving. Woohoo!!!

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  61. I have chills with excitment reading your news. Great fruit of your labor of love.

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  62. What an incredible answer to prayer! We are still praying.

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  63. I’m so excited for all of you! Praise God and Go Ian! Will continue to pray for you.

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  64. Praising God with you all.

    Glenn and Diana in Lancaster.

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  65. I am so happy, I’m crying. Praise the Lord.

    Alicia Joy LeBlanc

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  66. No wayyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

    Yes way!!!!!!

    I am so excited!!!!!!!!

    Thank you, God!!!!!!

    My jaw dropped and I’m gonna go try and pick it up off of the floor now…

    This is awesome.

    -Amber

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  67. SO wonderful ! I am happy for all of you !
    P Miller

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  68. Yeah!!!!! Tell Mary and Steve that it is one of the things that my seven year old Erik has prayed for…that Ian would talk….

    Laurie Petit

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  69. Praise God!!!! I’m so excited…I’ve been praying for Ian for the past two years and I will continue to pray. God bless all you guys! -Julie

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  70. Tears streaming down my face for the answer to prayer! Glory to God! I will keep praying; keep posting! From West Central Texas.

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  71. Yes! Thank you, Lord! Wonderful news!

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  72. Amazing. He is good.

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  73. This is wonderful news. We’ve always had hope!
    Michele
    Haverstick films

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  74. Praise the Lord!!!

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  75. Praise God! I just looked at one of your posts from a year ago. You said you couldn’t wait until Ian could speak! God answers prayer.
    We spent Thanksgiving with the Bergers (Ian’s cousins)

    Friends in Louisiana,
    Linda and John Michael

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  76. Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
    for his steadfast love endures forever!

    Rejoicing with you in Lancaster!
    ~Sarah Sensenig (CrossWay Church)

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  77. HALLELUJAH!!!
    I’m so happy to hear this news that I can’t even express it.
    This is a wonderful reminder of how God’s timing is perfect.
    Everything else will come with time, love, and prayer.

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  78. Bill and Judi Paradis

    December 5, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    God is just so good. Rejoicing with you. Praying with you!

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  79. His timing is utterly perfect!

    It is amazing and crazy that one word spoken by Ian, a man whose life was spoken into existance by God, now renders me without adequate words to give Him, the Healer, honour.

    Halleleujah just doesn’t seem enough!

    Summer 🙂
    Brisbane, Australia

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  80. Rejoicing.

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