Post by alan4jc on Aug 27, 2007 16:30:30 GMT -5
This is an e-mail from a dear sister at my church. Please concider intercession for Sheila and Family.
Friends,
Below is my sister's latest update. I send it because many of you have commented on how touched you have been by her testimony. She called me very excited today to ask for prayer. After her initial diagnosis and treatment three years ago, Sheila started a non-profit called Gems of Hope that is committed to bringing hope to cancer patients and their families (someday soon I will include info about it and the two related organizations she has launched). Her prayer request is for 5 minutes with Lance Armstrong during which she can promote the work her organization is doing and see how it might fit within what Lance is doing with the American Cancer Society. Lance along with all the presidential candidates will be in town as part of the straw polls on Monday and Tuesday. Apparently Sheila's neighbor's brother is one of his "handlers". Specifically she asks that many obstacles will be overcome within the next two days, including her being available to meet him if invited as she is starting full brain radiation on Monday. It was very exciting to hear her ask for prayer. While test after test seems to reveal more dire news, her faith that prayer makes a difference is strong. I was also thrilled that she added the request that we pray for Lance to come to know Christ as his savior. He is showing us with increasing clarity those things that matter most. Thank you all for standing in the gap for all of us. Prayer makes a difference! Thank you for taking your role as intercessors seriously. May God multiply blessing back to each of you!
Kept,
sandy
Hey Guys,
Sorry I have not wriitten in so long. It has been a long road getting opinions and running test. Especially when you want to keep doing the things that matter the most to you too. Even in this nightmare world of cancer there are still moments of hope and grace . I'm sure we'd see more if we could hold our heads up more often.
But here are some I've celebrated.........
visiting with Syd's friends home from college
-Meeting new prayer friends from the Vineyard Church
-Meeting Kate and her prayer group in Davenport
-Visits from family.
-The card in the mail from my elementary buddy Patti
-sleeping on the porch on cool summer nights
-boat rides wirh friends
-watching the boys practice football at kennedy-careful don't let Bond know I've been in the parking lot watching. Guess that is still not cool- even as a junior. Hah
-stupid jokes from Jane in my email daily- she has it covered please don't send more.
-working with an incredible group of teens to launch a website for teens around the world-coming soon-www.cancerreallysucks.org- it is so cool
-seeing my parents every day
-spending more time with Tork
-laughing with Cathy and Syd until midnight in Chicago
All the kids are back at school. I miss them more this year than ever before. As I cried when Syd left she reminded me that I used to throw champange brunches and back to school parties for moms only. I still think they were necessary, I'd throw them again!! There should always be a reason to celebrate life. Right?
I want to ask for your prayers now more than ever. The last cycle of chemo eventually quit working, as is often the case. We now have to change therapies to keep the cancer from advancing. So it is time for new drugs and also some radiation here in town. I'm still consulting with Mayo clinic and doctor Ghosh here in town. The oncologists have told us there are many patients' scans that clear up and stabilize- we have to use the many options that are available to find what is best for me. It is a scary time for us right now. We've been told it's not time to quit fighting. We need your prayers for discernment, healing, courage and peace of mind.
Enjoy each day! Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Prov 3:5
Love,
Sheila and Tork
Friends,
Below is my sister's latest update. I send it because many of you have commented on how touched you have been by her testimony. She called me very excited today to ask for prayer. After her initial diagnosis and treatment three years ago, Sheila started a non-profit called Gems of Hope that is committed to bringing hope to cancer patients and their families (someday soon I will include info about it and the two related organizations she has launched). Her prayer request is for 5 minutes with Lance Armstrong during which she can promote the work her organization is doing and see how it might fit within what Lance is doing with the American Cancer Society. Lance along with all the presidential candidates will be in town as part of the straw polls on Monday and Tuesday. Apparently Sheila's neighbor's brother is one of his "handlers". Specifically she asks that many obstacles will be overcome within the next two days, including her being available to meet him if invited as she is starting full brain radiation on Monday. It was very exciting to hear her ask for prayer. While test after test seems to reveal more dire news, her faith that prayer makes a difference is strong. I was also thrilled that she added the request that we pray for Lance to come to know Christ as his savior. He is showing us with increasing clarity those things that matter most. Thank you all for standing in the gap for all of us. Prayer makes a difference! Thank you for taking your role as intercessors seriously. May God multiply blessing back to each of you!
Kept,
sandy
Hey Guys,
Sorry I have not wriitten in so long. It has been a long road getting opinions and running test. Especially when you want to keep doing the things that matter the most to you too. Even in this nightmare world of cancer there are still moments of hope and grace . I'm sure we'd see more if we could hold our heads up more often.
But here are some I've celebrated.........
visiting with Syd's friends home from college
-Meeting new prayer friends from the Vineyard Church
-Meeting Kate and her prayer group in Davenport
-Visits from family.
-The card in the mail from my elementary buddy Patti
-sleeping on the porch on cool summer nights
-boat rides wirh friends
-watching the boys practice football at kennedy-careful don't let Bond know I've been in the parking lot watching. Guess that is still not cool- even as a junior. Hah
-stupid jokes from Jane in my email daily- she has it covered please don't send more.
-working with an incredible group of teens to launch a website for teens around the world-coming soon-www.cancerreallysucks.org- it is so cool
-seeing my parents every day
-spending more time with Tork
-laughing with Cathy and Syd until midnight in Chicago
All the kids are back at school. I miss them more this year than ever before. As I cried when Syd left she reminded me that I used to throw champange brunches and back to school parties for moms only. I still think they were necessary, I'd throw them again!! There should always be a reason to celebrate life. Right?
I want to ask for your prayers now more than ever. The last cycle of chemo eventually quit working, as is often the case. We now have to change therapies to keep the cancer from advancing. So it is time for new drugs and also some radiation here in town. I'm still consulting with Mayo clinic and doctor Ghosh here in town. The oncologists have told us there are many patients' scans that clear up and stabilize- we have to use the many options that are available to find what is best for me. It is a scary time for us right now. We've been told it's not time to quit fighting. We need your prayers for discernment, healing, courage and peace of mind.
Enjoy each day! Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Prov 3:5
Love,
Sheila and Tork