The Truth Will Set You Free

Jesus told the people who had faith in him, "If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." John 8:31-32

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Heal the Children

We just received word that a boy in our congregation has been diagnosed with a spinal tumor. They are doing a surgery today to remove the part of the tumor that is impacting his spinal cord, and will discuss further treatment options afterwards. They haven't determined whether or not it is cancerous. We also know of a young girl whose father was raised in our church who was recently diagnosed with cancer and is currently battling this awful disease.

Debbie and I lost a son to cancer, so this is especially painful to us. We know what it is like to go through these treatments, this time of uncertainty and pain. It is so difficult to watch our children getting poked, getting radiation & chemo, becoming ill. We do know, however, that God is with them all, holding their hands and hugging them, giving the comfort and support that only He can give.We are asking for your prayers that both Jake & Cassie will be healed and that their families will be strengthened by God through this ordeal.    

3 comments:

Steve Baggett said...

Al,

you and Debbie are such great examples of faith. I appreciate this post and all you've been through in the loss of your son. If anyone wants to keep up on Cassie she has a carepages.com page. I'm not sure this link will work so if it doesn't just go to carepages.com and search for CassieThePrincess

http://www.carepages.com/ServeCarePage?cpn=CassieThePrincess&uniq=544634&extrefid=tlcupdate

Al said...

Thanks Steve. I will get this link up and working on my blog as well so folks will be able to access it with one click. Also, we rejoice with you in the baptism of your son, Steven last week. God is great!

Steve Baggett said...

no prob Al, we might as well add the one for Jake as well. his page is BabyJakeWilliams

http://www.carepages.com/ServeCarePage?cpn=BabyJakeWilliams&uniq=895075&extrefid=tlcupdate