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I’m sure we are all horrified by the images and sounds coming out of Haiti these days.
This is the easiest way I’ve heard of to put some legs on your thoughts and your prayers.
If you text HAITI to 90999 on your cell phone you will donate $10 dollars to the American Red Cross. The charge will show up on your next phone bill.
Compassion International is also taking donations that will go directly to Haiti.
I think almost all of us can spare ten bucks.
And a lot of prayers.
Several days ago I wrote that one of the pastors I often listen to, Matt Chandler, had experienced a seizure on Thanksgiving day and was in the hospital awaiting surgery.
Today the pathology report revealed that Matt’s tumor is malignant and while the surgeon was able to remove much of it, he was unable to remove it in its entirety.
He will be meeting with an oncologist this week to decide what treatment path to take.
Please pray for him and for his wife. They have 3 small children, the youngest just 6 months old.
I can’t even begin to understand this. I know that we are promised that ALL things work for good for those who trust him. But, my very human side wants to rage against what seems like a very unfair shake for this young family.
Matt has shown an unshakable faith while awaiting these test results. He even said that he was humbled that God entrusted him with this trial. He is determined to live out the very things that he has been preaching for the past ten years. That God is enough. No matter what.
Looks like he is continuing to teach us, just as he always has.
***If you’d like to keep up with the latest updates on Matt’s health you can click here*****
There is much to share about our Thanksgiving holiday and I promise to do just that tomorrow. But tonight there are a few things that are weighing on my heart and making it hard to write about anything much.
One of the sweetest women I’ve ever met is a gal named Roberta. There are dozens of reasons I love her and her family. Really. Dozens.
Please pray for her family as they have a family member with some serious medical concerns. I haven’t really asked her if I can share the details so that is why I’m being kind of vague. While Roberta and her family live on the east coast, their dear family member lives all the way out in California. The distance makes things even harder, I’m sure.
Those of you who visit regularly know that I’ve got a thing for Matt Chandler’s messages. I learned this afternoon that he had a seizure on Thanksgiving and that they found a small mass in the frontal lobe of his brain. Please pray for Matt and his family (wife Lauren and 3 small children), his doctors and his church as they face this upcoming trial. In typical Matt Chandler fashion, he twittered, “I am His and confident.”
He will be meeting with his neurosurgeon on Tuesday.
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