Paul Kim's Son Battles for Life, Family Requests Prayers for a Miracle

Catholic social media personality Paul Kim is providing updates regarding his 5-year-old son, Micah, who is currently on life support.“Update: Micah is demonstrating resilience. His vital signs are stable. His lungs are being assisted by a respirator but are gradually strengthening. His kidney requires assistance, so please offer prayers for divine intervention today,” Kim wrote on Instagram Sunday, December 28. “Continue praying earnestly for a miracle. God instructs us to pray and not lose hope. Venerable Fulton Sheen, please intercede for us.”Kim added in the caption, “Jesus, we surrender to You, care for everything. Amen.”Kim shared on Instagram December 21 that Micah “is experiencing a medical emergency and is being transported to the hospital by ambulance.” In a separate post, Kim mentioned that Micah is in the emergency room and “not doing well.” He further noted that Micah “is on life support” and requested prayers from his followers.Influencer Paul Kim’s Son, 5, on Life Support After ‘Medical Emergency’“Please pray. Thank you, thank you,” Kim wrote in a separate Instagram post. “Micah is battling for his life, but a miracle will be necessary for his recovery. This has been the most difficult day of our lives.”Singer Gwen Stefani offered her support in the comments section of the post, writing, “praying for u,” alongside the praying hands symbol. Actor Jonathan Roumie added with a praying hands symbol and a cross symbol, “Archbishop Fulton Sheen, please plead for the complete and total healing of Micah in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ.”In a subsequent update on December 22, Kim shared that Micah “needs a miracle to survive.”“His scans are indicating a lack of brain activity. He is receiving the anointing of the sick at 3 PM when Divine Mercy redeemed us all. We humbly ask you to join us in praying for a miracle (through the intercession of Archbishop Fulton Sheen),” Kim wrote on Instagram.Six days after the initial post, Kim shared that Micah’s surgery “went successfully” and his heart is now beating independently, but that his lungs are on a ventilator so he’s “still on life support.” Kim explained that there’s a “greater challenge that we are facing now,” which is that Micah “absolutely needs a miracle.”Influencer Melissa Mae Carlton Shares ‘Update’ on Daughter's Cause of Death“They performed an MRI scan of his brain and are stating that it is so severely damaged that there is no medical possibility, in their opinion, that he can recover,” Kim said in his Saturday, December 27, Instagram post. “So this is what we are confronting now. We are confronting the reality that at this point God must intervene. Our hearts are completely broken, but we are not finished fighting until the Lord says otherwise.”Kim became emotional as he asked his followers to continue praying, noting that it’s the “ninth hour.”“It’s nearing the end here, everyone,” Kim said. “We’re facing pressure from the hospital to discontinue treatment. So we are fighting intensely to give him as much time as possible. But it’s becoming extremely stressful and very difficult to navigate all of this.”Kim captioned the post, “We’re running out of time. The doctors are urging us to end treatment. We need to implore God for a miracle now. We ask you to join us and pray as you never have before. Please also keep my family and me in your prayers. We need wisdom to navigate this situation and care for our other children.”Hours later, Kim shared that he and his wife—with whom he shares six children—are “trying to maintain faith.” In the caption of his Saturday Instagram post, Kim noted that Micah “continues to show some improvement in a damaged kidney.”Influencer Lindsay Dewey, whose 22-month-old son passed away in February, wrote in the comments section, “Amen. Keep fighting in the spirit. It’s NOT over.”