Pray for Cindy

Please say a prayer for my friend, Cindy. She is battling Stage 3 breast cancer right now and my heart goes out to her every day. I have this ribbon on the back of my car so that I will think of her everytime I go out. You can follow her journey through her blog site: http://armygirlsx4.blogspot.com

She has been such an inspiration to me during her journey. Please pray for a miraculous healing in her body. She is such a caring, generous, and wonderful person. I struggle with why God would allow someone so sweet to have to go through this horrible disease. I know God's plan does not always go along with our mentality. Please pray for His strength to get her through this time in her life.


Isaiah 55:8-13
8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,"
declares the LORD.

9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,

11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire
and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

12 You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.

13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree,
and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD's renown,
for an everlasting sign,
which will not be destroyed."

Samaritan's Purse

We were able to hand out shoeboxes while we were in Egypt to many children. This photo was taken in Cairo in the Deaf School. We were preparing to hand them to the children as they came through the room. We did not have enough for each child there as it is impossible to ever have enough when you have no idea how many children there will be. It is so hard to tell children that you have no more to give. They all have such a sweet spirit and I never saw a child throw a fit because they walked away empty handed.


If you have ever participated in Operation Christmas Child and filled a shoebox...Thank you so much. What an honor it was to see them receive these boxes in person. Sometimes we tire of giving when we do not see the fruits of the gift. Please know that each box is loved and received with such joy. The video is of the children at the orphanage receiving the gifts. We had enough for these children as we were told ahead of time exactly how many children there would be.