Like a Bad Movie

Debbie and I have often said that this roller coaster ride could not have been written even as a bad "B" movie in Hollywood. I can see the trailer now..."See the pain! Feel the pathos! Relive the hopelessness! Watch as one family loses their health and then their income! Visit the chemo bay where the mother spent hours every week ingesting poison into her body to combat cancer! See the hospital where the father recovered from meningitis! See the medical bills mount sky-high!"

And yet, there is another movie I've seen which I am reminded of: "It's a Wonderful Life" with Jimmy Stewart. In that movie, Jimmy Stewart's character has asked that his life be made null and void. God obliges and Jimmy begins to see all the people's lives he had touched. In the finale, despite huge financial scandal, all of the family's dozens of friends come forward to shower them with blessings.

It is the later movie that I reckon with. When I sent out an email indicating our dire straits, it was not to solicit help. It was only to draw a line in the sand to say that God has great things in store. Then one friend began a rally among many friends that has begun a shower of blessings to our family.

Debbie and I are stunned by the outpouring of love and support. From prayer to money to food cards to advice to encouragement to "nice-to-haves", each gift is an amazing gift.

Jesus promised that those who give to their friends in need will be blessed in this life and the next. You are all walking testimonies to love.

And we thank you.

Jack