March 15, 2007 - Thank you all

It is amazing the number of people that we have heard of who are praying for Keira. As a testimony and encouragment, I want to list the gorups we know about who are praying for us: 5 churches, 3 men's groups, 6 small groups, at least 4 church wide prayer lists, the Jesuit Community, and so many individuals that I cannot keep track of them all. All of this happened in less than a week.

We have also had a number of young men and women offer to provide food for us through the entire ordeal every night of the week, along with cleaning our house and taking care of our dogs. One person gave us a large sum of money to help out during this time. A church is putting together a prayer card to handout that gives basic information on Keira to help remind people to pray for her. Another group has made a prayer shawl. At one church, they actually took the scheduled prayer time for the Sunday morning service and focused completely on Keira. The list just keeps going on, and it has only been a week.

We feel so blessed to have so many people care about us. Even people who do not know us that well are stepping up and offering love and support to us. We cannot tell you all how thankful we are and how blessed we feel. Our familes are doing all they can, but live in different states. However, we do not feel alone. We not only feel our families' love, but we feel the love of church of God. God is using so many people to encourage us and help us through this very difficult time. It is wonderful to be a part of the church, to be a part of a family of believers who truly care even when some of them do not know you that well. This is what Jesus meant when he said to "love one another as I have loved you" -- it is a testimony to what it means to be a believer in Jesus Christ.

To our familes, our friends, and everyone who is praying for us, thank you.

Jason, Erin, & Keira