my grandfather

sent monday october 23:

hey guys...

yesterday night my family found out that my grandfather (dad's dad) has some kind of cancer in his stomach. about 2 weeks ago, he had an ulcer and was put on medication for it. he went back for a checkup yesterday and the doctor found out he had cancer. he's waiting to see a specialist so at this point, the details are unclear.

my grandmother gets sick pretty often too, so she's pretty worried about him. my mom is hoping to arrange for someone from csc to visit them. apparently there are a few people from our church who live in their building. we told my grandparents that we would be praying for them and when my mom asked my grandmother if she would like someone from the church to visit, she said yes, which is amazing because she's usually not up for stuff like that. both of them aren't believers so we're praying that through this they can come to know God somehow.

my dad is pretty stressed out right now with work too so he's having a hard time dealing with it. the news is pretty recent so for me, it hasn't really settled yet. nothing like this has ever happened to my family so i'm not really sure how i feel about it...

i'm blessed to have a family who prays together, and i'm thankful for brothers and sisters like you whom i can share my burdens with. if you could please remember my grandparents and my family in your prayers at this time, that would be much appreciated. thanks :)

in Him,

joyce

sent sunday october 29:

hi everyone,

i just wanted to say thank you very much for your prayers for my grandfather and our family in this difficult time. my family and i are very touched by the prayer support the church has given us. this afternoon, pastor bernard and 2 aunties went with my family to visit my grandparents. after an afternoon of chatting, both my grandparents opened their hearts to receive Christ. praise God indeed for how amazing he is...that he can change the hearts of the young and the old. wow. (and sometimes God sure works fast!)

tomorrow morning my grandfather will be going in for surgery and will be staying at the hospital for two weeks. please pray for him, that he wouldn't be too worried but that he would learn to put his trust in the Lord, and for the doctors that everything would go smoothly. praise God that my grandfather was able to see this specialist so soon because we were told that he's a very good doctor, but usually extremely busy, so thank for God that. we're thankful that we also found a sister in the church that is going to take care of my grandmother and help her around the house full time for the next while. please continue to pray for the physical health and the spiritual health of my grandparents.

thanks once again for the support you've shown me and my family. i'll keep you updated on how my grandfather's doing. we know that the Lord is definitely at work. our God is truly and awesome God.

have a blessed week,

joyce

how amazing is that.

"Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent." -Luke 15:4-7