Newsletter Articles
Praying for People With Unique Challenges
The Scriptures tell us we are fearfully and wonderfully made… If we are not careful, we can perceive people with various challenges as not being whole or complete, that there is something broken in their lives that needs to be fixed. That they are somewhat flawed because of their challenges.
My Invisible Companion
Yet, every year, starting around September, my brain and body grinds to a halt. Sometimes I need the help of a therapist, and every year I need to take something to help boost my mood. It provides mental strength and the capacity to respond with kindness and grace to those around me. It also gives me the ability to get out of bed, go to work, and do all the things that need to be done.
Never Stop Praying
My mother never, ever stopped praying for her son. I do remember the agony of thinking "here we go again" when he would be prayed for and they would gather around and make him walk around as they held him up, an extremely exhausting task for him.
We Added a G-Tube to Our Lives!
A medicine that our child is taking for seizures has a side effect of weight loss. We prayed for an increased appetite and for her to gain weight. Although we just wanted Jesus to touch her and heal her without the help of modern medicine, it didn't happen that way.
God is Doing Great Things
Our days were filled with meltdowns and frustrations. We began several therapies: speech, occupational, and ABA therapies at school and an in-home therapy. Every church service, we brought him to the altar to be prayed for.
Two Sides of the Coin
There are times when God doesn't heal. There are people who will only be healed when they are in Heaven. I am reminded of that as I sit in church and listen to a family praising God for healing their child