Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Kaleo Needs a Bone Marrow Donor

Thanks again for those people who are still praying for Kaleo's healing. He needs a bone marrow transfusion and, so far, has not found a compatible donor. Please pray for God to open the floodgates of heaven and rain down compatible donors for him. He also begins his next chemo session this Saturday. Updates from Michelle and Kaleo follow:
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Mighty prayer warriors,

I'm so sorry for the delay of the update :) I hope all is well with all of you. I've in fact attached a mail from Kaleo. Thank you all for your prayers again. Please keep Kaleo in your prayers again. The battle definitely doesn't end here. But at the end, its all worth it, because we're doing our Father's will, mending his business for him on earth.

Let's pray for compatible DONORS.. yes DONORS not just one, I believe our God is not a miser, but when he bless he bless abundantly. If he was a miser, all of us would have been in trouble, and what happen 2000 years ago, might not have happened. Thank God, for being our generous and cheerful giver, so cheerful and gracious that he gave us his son 2000 years ago :)

May God's grace and peace surround you as you read the forwarded message below. Thank you again, and all of you are in both Kaleo and my prayers.

Christ above all,
Michelle
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My Dearest Prayer Warriors;

It has been a hard couple of weeks, but the Lord has seen fit to deliver me
through it. Our master surely is merciful and loving. In every storm there is a
promise of calm and though the storm rages around us, we hear the Saviors voice
call to us, reassuring us that he is there and in control. Though our eyes see
dimly and our faith falter God does not, he is the same yesterday, today and
forever. I can not tell you what an encouragement your prayers and emails have
been, I am deeply humbled by the graciousness of the Body of Christ and praise
his holy name for fostering in every one of you the heart of a servant. From the
depths of gratitude unfounded I thank all of you for your love first for God and
then for one another, it is an honor to be a co-servant of the Lord with you
all. The news that my family's tests proved to be incompatible for bone marrow
transfusions was disheartening but I am reminded that I serve the great
Physician and place my faith in Him. The road ahead is difficult, but many have
traveled it before me and have received healing, yet I say with all honesty, let
it be God's will be done and never my own for his grace is sufficient, if I may
serve the master in my weakness to make manifest His glory then I count it all
joy to be found worthy to do so. My doctor has placed me on the national bone
marrow transfusion recipients list and my compatibility will be measured against
the thousands of people who graciously donated their time and marrow to give the
gift of prolonged life to others. My first treatment of chemotherapy was
shockingly easier on me than imaginable and I have every conviction that your
prayers combined with the emails of encouragement greatly speed ed my
recovery from the treatment. This Saturday makes the 13Th day since the last
treatment and I will undergo the second series of treatments as scheduled. Could
you all say a word of prayer for Michelle who has been burdened with worry for
me? Thank you my friends for all your service to the Lord.

For the Saints Abroad:

heavenly Father, Abba, I come before your throne of mercy and grace with a
heart full of gratitude for your servants, whom in service to you has also
served me. Lord how amazing that your people come together in prayer and
supplication to edify one another as Christ edified and encouraged the Apostles.
Lord I praise you and worship your holy name for in your example, in your
instruction your servants came together in agreement, standing in the gap for
one of your own whom they did not know. But they know you Lord, for they love
you because you loved them first. Gracious savior I have read about your
healing, the miracles you have done in the world and I am encouraged, not
because you can heal me, but because my faith has been tested and I have not
faltered because you sent me these prayer warriors, these servants of mercy who
reached out from their lives, their own troubles and cares to lift up someone
they have never met, though I know them all for you are evident in them and I
know you Jesus. So Lord I lift up all the saints who have been praying for me
and encouraging me for your sake and in obedience to you. shower upon them
blessings from heaven until overflowing and provide for their every need. Most
importantly Lord draw them ever closer to a more personal relationship with you
Jesus. Thank you for Michelle O God who has been a pillar of strength for me and
an encouragement in dark times. Lord you knew before I did that she is what I
needed and you brought her into my life at a time where her strength would bring
me comfort and I thank you for that Lord. How amazing you are O god who has
designed the universe and yet ponder upon us who are un-worthy of your
mindfulness. So Lord bring to all my prayer warriors peace, prosperity and
blessings abounding for they have stored up riches in Heaven beyond that of
material things, yet they do it not for noteriety O god but because they are
reacting to the precious gift you freely gave to them, life everlasting in your
presance, how amazing that is to think upon. Thank you mighty God for your power
and grace in my life, made manifest in Michelle and my other prayer warriors.
For these things I pray and thank you Lord, Amen.

God's grace be upon you all,
Kaleo

1 comments:

David said...

This makes me terribly sad I will of course pray for her and I would like to share a story that may help her http://www.petergreenberg.com/2008/08/06/grateful-traveler-two-worlds-one-child