It is amazing the new world God has called us into. I never imagined that I would be so closely yoked with other mom's who are watching their kids go through horrific things. This weekend it hit us really hard when three families have had to endure devastating news. I ask you to join with us in prayer as we try to find a way to make sense of these struggles.
1. The Churchill family whose son Maddox (Max), who has battled the same illness our Max has battled, lost his courageous battle this weekend. His mom Melissa wrote:
"Maddox passed away this evening at 5:10pm. Our hearts hurt more then we can ever describe."
Max was almost 2 and was diagnosed at the same age as our Max, he has sisters, Madisyn and MaKaylee and a brother Mason. He shares the same blue eyes as our son and was such a strong fighter, he was blessed with amazing parents who are now left trying to cope with this loss. He passed away from complications with his OMS. Please pray for this dear family as they try to make sense of this tragedy. You can read more about his life here ~ Maddox Churchill.
2. Another family friend of ours whose Leukemia has returned in their 3 year old and they have had to uproot their family in Montana to move into Seattle Children's Hospital. Their daughter is enduring another serious round of chemo and desperately waiting to find a bone marrow match so she can get a transplant. If you are between the ages of 18-44 and are healthy, please consider signing up to be a Bone Marrow Donor at www.marrow.org all it takes is a few swabs on the side of your cheek. You can follow the Anderson family and their prayer requests at http://conglomerationofjoy.com/
3. Prayer for a really good friend of mine whose 3 year old son was diagnosed with Autism a few months ago and just got news that her 1 year old daughter was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy.
I wish we had a magic wand to fix all these problems. We don't know why God chooses to have awful things happen to little kids, but I hope someday we will know God's master plan.
