Courage to LIVE

     In a moment, a glimpse of something so much greater than myself, turned my thoughts toward life!  In April 2018 I lay in a hospital bed coming to grips with a diagnosis of stage 4 cancer. Within the year would come the end of my life according to the final results after surgery. 
     Then a simple message received 3 weeks earlier sparked a hope for life not offered by medical treatment.  My friends in a mud hut church of western Uganda upon hearing I was sick and couldn’t travel to their village as planned, began to pray.  Their pastor described how those praying on their knees on the dirt floor stayed all night asking for my very life.


    At the time I didn’t know any more than a single mass was detected and possibly benign so I was sorry they thought the worst. Then as I lay there attached to many tubes, it struck me, they did hear from God correctly and were led to pray for my life to be spared! 

     I didn’t even have the faith to ask for healing myself that moment  but I did ask Jesus to hear their prayers so that they would trust Him even more for their own lives and faith to pray for others! 


     That moment began a journey of growing faith to take each step toward Jesus and His Words of offered life!  The prayer and faith of my family, their faith communities, and many faithful friends changed the course of my life.  Now seven months later, with no sign of cancer in my body, I am in awe of the One who has the power to lead and heal! 

The journey has been so full of stories about me asking Jesus, “Is this really You?” and His “Yes” answers I cannot describe them all.  But I know there is one thing I must do soon!  In response to the seed of hope promised and declared over me in healing prayer: 

     “I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done”
                                                            Ps 118:17


      I want to stand before these Ugandan friends and tell them what Jesus has done and thank them for their prayers of faith!   The faith to declare His healing in me has grown even as I take each step to trust Him.
     SO now I desire the faith to travel to Uganda in April 2019 to celebrate and grow together in courage for Life with Jesus!

Village Church 2016


Same village church 2017
      I learned not to fear,  everyday I chose faith in healing,  because of everyone who prayed with me and encouraged me in so many ways. 
      I realize I need so so very much this continued support for courage.
 
   The costs of this healing faith journey to date have been within our means so we have not needed support.  But a trip to Uganda at this point is more than we can afford currently. 

     Will you continue to pray with me in this faith journey and even support financially the funding of this trip for Asa and I to travel to Uganda to show them His answer for my Life, one year from the date of my diagnosis? 

We anticipate needing $3000 for flights and $2000 for in country           living costs for 3 weeks.

WHY GO?  Because the power that gave me hope and to overcome fear was knowing Jesus' purpose, in His own life and for my life! 

Compassion for those without a shepherd...   Matthew 9:35-38 (KJV)

35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

36 ¶ But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd.

37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

These are dear laborers in faith who prayed healing with me and I hope to thank them personally, proclaiming what The Lord has done!