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Even though I have no children of my own, I can imagine hearing the doctors tell you that your 2-year-old son has cancer must be like a like a bowling bowl hitting the pit of your stomach. Your eyes burn, your throat constricts. Surely, life is not this cruel.
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When Clint and I moved to Charleston, we attended a “newcomers” event at the Air Force Base. We happened to sit next to another couple with a baby girl about 6 months old. We exchanged some pleasantries and I didn’t really expect to see them again. We all ended up at the same Nazarene Church a couple weeks later. I believe God wanted us to meet again.
The four of us became friends and a year later we even bought their house when they moved to a larger one. They expanded their family with a son and several months later were relocated to an Air Force Base in Florida. They had another son, Micah, now 2 years old. A few weeks ago, we received word that Micah has an aggressive form of cancer. He is undergoing chemo and treatment in Nashville. It’s a challenging time for this young family, to say the least.
Every day I ask God for a miracle. I ask God to be with our friends, with their older children and with Micah. I can’t even fathom how you all explain this to a 2-year-old. I ask God to give them strength, comfort and just to wrap His arms around them. I believe in miracles and I believe God is faithful.
Interestingly, I’m attending a Bible study on James, which deals with trials. Trials are a test of our faith and if we aren’t sure how to stand up under a trial, we are to ask God for wisdom.
I pray Nate and Jacque will take comfort in the fact God tells us we are to rejoice in our trials because they will ultimately make us mature and complete in Christ.
If you are so inclined, please pray for Micah and his family. They have created a Web site with updates, so feel free to follow his progress and watch as God works a miracle like only God can.
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12
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Unfortunately Dan and I are too familiar with cancer, and the chaos is brings into the lives of the individual and the family members who have to endure this overwhelming disease. The emotions run ramped leaving those involved feeling as though they are on a roller coaster you can not get off.
I too believe in miracles, and am praying for this little one and his family. Thank you for the Micah web page, it is nice to put a face with a name. Dan and I are both praying for this family.
I've put Micah and his family on the prayer list of several churches. Miracles do happen. More important than that, God hears prayers and responds not necessarily with what we pray for but with what He knows is needed.
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