A Personal Call for Prayers

Friday I received some devistating news.  My cousin, a few years younger than me, has an aggressive, advanced cancer for which there is no cure.  She has an awesome husband and an adorable 11 month old.  She also has been essential in taking care of our grandmother with dementia and has a fan-following at her senior home.  During the school year, she is a high school math teacher.  My cousin is so sweet and hilarious and the news has been like a punch to the gut, but with a lot more tears.

I think every overseas missionary will agree that being away from family is the hardest thing about this life.  Missing weddings (I missed hers during our first term), births and even funerals is hard, but not being there to hold hands and hug and cry when it feels like that is the only thing that is right seems the hardest of all.

And, so, I am doing the only thing I can from the other hemisphere: praying.  Please join us in prayer for my cousin, her husband, her son, her parents, her sister, and her extended family.  She has a biopsy today to get more information and a plan of action.  She is confident of God’s plan for her life, and we are praying for peace and, yes, a miracle.  God’s got this, Allison!  We love you!