Friends of ours are going through a challenging situation right now. One of their kids was diagnosed with leukemia this week and has begun what might be a long treatment plan. I didn’t ask them for permission to share identifying information, but God knows who they are. So if you want to pray for them, God has it all under control.

Thanks.

Baby Joe, previously in the hospital with a nasty virus, is home now! Thank you for your prayers. Kendra and the rest of the family must be ecstatic and thankful to have him home.

We have returned from our week at camp, and I will post about it soon. In the meantime, I wanted to put out this plea for prayer for Baby Joe, who is the very little son of Kendra and Fletch. He’s in the hospital with a systemic viral infection. I know his family is leaning on God right now, not knowing what the future holds.

This week I did something I have never done before. I sent my mom to Africa.

Well, I didn’t really send her per se, but I did bring her to the bus station so that she could get to the airport so that she could get to the next airport so that she could get to Nairobi. That’s Nairobi, Kenya. In AFRICA. That’s in a different hemisphere, people.

She’s a nurse and she is spending her vacation (and I do mean spending in more than one sense of the word) helping out at a rural hospital in Kenya. Yes, I raised her to be a compassionate person, didn’t I?

I envy her for this experience. Hopefully she will remember every detail and bring back lots of stories and photos. And exuberance.

To know more about this kind of thing in general, here are some links for you to peruse.

• Global Volunteer Network
• Ngong, Kenya

The family of Eric Davis needs an extra helping of God’s grace and mercy. This father of eight died suddenly last week, leaving a huge gap that only God can fill. His church family at Central Valley Presbyterian Church in Ceres, CA will miss his fellowship. Please visit the family’s website and pray for this beautiful family of brothers and sisters in Christ. When one part of His body hurts, we all should feel it.