I hope you are all doing well this last week of February! We finally have snow in the “great white north.” It’s been really odd to have a canadian winter with hardly any snow!
So here we go for the prayer requests:
This is from Brenda:
Am writing to ask for prayers for a very dear friend and her husband, Kathy and Steve.
Steve was diagnosed with prostate cancer about 3 years ago. His cancer had already spread to his bones when he was first diagnosed so he was placed on hormone treatment, No surgery. He had been doing very good until recently. He started having some problems actually the same time Tom was diagnosed. Tom saw Steve at the urologist’s office in late November. Kathy came in my office today and said Steve’s cancer has now spread to nearly every bone in his body. He is having a great deal of pain and knows that his time is fast approaching. Kathy said she never thought she would be a widow at this age!
We are the same age and have worked together for nearly 30 years.
Kathy said she didn’t know whether to ask God to take him quickly so he didn’t have to suffer or what to ask for. I just know she is hurting a great deal also. She asked me to continue to pray for them and I asked if I could ask others to pray for them also. Kathy said Yes- they need all the prayers possible!
I know their 2 daughters, are hurting a lot too.
Life is Hard sometimes… they have a deep faith in God so Steve’s eternity is not in question, but it is so hard to deal with all the pain in this life at times!
We appreciate your prayers for them. – Thanks Brenda
Thanks Brenda – we will definitely keep this family in our prayers. It’s amazing how quickly cancer can spread before we know what is going on.
On the same note, please keep my friend Gloria in your prayers. They found a secondary source of cancer next to her clavicle. We’re not sure if it’s thyroid cancer or something else. The only problem is that they have yet to find the primary source of the cancer. She is an amazing woman of God who is hoping to beat this in time to go with our multi-generational missions experience to Mexico. Pray for healing.
Speaking of a servant’s heart… Keep our dear friend Ruth in your prayers. This came in from Marcia this week…
on March 1st, Ruth is having major surgery. They are removing her gall bladder and also “exploring” so she will be down for the count for quite awhile. She is such a sweetheart in that she planned her surgery with enough recuperation time to be up and ready for three weeks of camp this summer! How’s that for a servant’s heart!!
Pray for doctors’ wisdom as they perform the surgery. Pray for healing post-surgery and that she will be ready to handle the rowdy bunch we call our workcamp crews!
For our workcamp focus this week, i want to pray for the hearts of the people who will be participating in camp this year. Last SaturdayI was fortunate enough to go to a youth conference who had Tony Campolo as a speaker. He spoke on power and love. You cannot have both… Christ gave up his power, to become one of us… all to love each and every one of us. Let’s pray that God would be preparing the hearts of our workers and leaders and student to love unconditionally. I can only imagine how many of these people are humiliated due to certain circumstances where others can lord their “power” over them. Let’s pray that we are able to restore humanity to these people by loving them more than they have ever known they could be loved.
Let us continue to pray for Haiti… as the days pass on, it seems that the tragedy is getting further and further from the fore-front of the news. As the rainy season approaches, pray for health, clean water, shelter and that those who need the touch of the Lord. This is the time that the people of Haiti will need more help than ever, and it’s as if they have been forgotten already.
Well Gang, Let me know if there are any other updates… prayer requests and praises are always welcomed!
Love you all!
Mel