Prayer requests...and a praise

Just wanted to drop in briefly to ask for prayer for two special people who have been on my mind and heart. First, I wanted to ask for prayer for Lance; many of you know him or have heard of him, and so many of you know he had a kidney transplant almost two years ago. After having lived with kidney problems since he was a baby and having been on dialysis for several years, receiving the new kidney was such a blessing for him. Unfortunately, Lance has been in the hospital for a week now, and several days ago a kidney biopsy confirmed that his body has begun rejecting his transplanted kidney. Anti-rejection medicine has begun, but they're not sure if this is enough to reverse the rejection process. If it doesn't work, Lance will go back onto dialysis and the transplant waiting list. Please pray that if it's God's will, He would save Lance's kidney. This is a very difficult time for him and his family, and I know they would appreciate your prayers.

Also, the pastor of our church in Malaysia was just diagnosed with acute leukemia. This has been a very hard blow on our church and has been hard on all of us who know and love our pastor. He has started intense chemotherapy, but no one can be sure what the results will be. Please pray for God's hand of healing on our pastor's life, and that over all God's purposes for our pastor would be fulfilled. Please also pray for peace and comfort over our whole church and specifically for our pastor's wife and two daughters.

As a thank you to God, and as an example that God does do miracles in response to our prayers, I am overjoyed to report that my mom's dad, my 82-year-old grandfather, has just accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior. You would have to know my grandfather to know what a huge miracle this is. My mom has prayed for him her whole life, and we've prayed for him for as long as I can remember. Though my granddad ("Papa," we call him) has been close to salvation for a long time, none of us were sure whether he would take that step of faith before it was too late. After my grandmother's stroke last fall, however, we think God really used that to work in Papa's life, and he has finally become a Believer. I can't express what this means to our family, and particularly for my mom who has prayed and cried over her father for decades. This is just proof to me that God never stops working on behalf of His children as we pray, that He never stops drawing people to himself, and that He does do miracles to bring about what we never thought was possible.

May God bless you by proving He is the God who does the impossible. In the joys and heartaches, He is constantly working to bring about His perfect plans. My prayer for you today is that in a constantly changing world, you would trust and be blessed by our unchanging God. May He touch your hearts today in a special way and give you His peace.