Most of the time our stories are about how you help us serve people in developing countries.  We serve many others in many ways, and today I want to focus your attention on someone we need to serve, with prayer, in our own country. Her name is Laurie Lynn and she lives in Chicago. She is a supporter and a mission trip traveler (Viet Nam). She is now busy organizing a very large fund raising event for our Mobility in Motion campaign in Chicago on May 9. 

Laurie Lynn was just diagnosed with breast cancer. She faces surgery, radiation, and possibly chemotherapy.  We wanted to postpone her May 9 event, but she insisted on going ahead.  “This event is the best medicine I could have,” was her reply. 

Our Friday Story goes out to about 7,000 readers directly and we know many of our readers send it to their own distribution list.  It goes to our wheelchair distribution partners in 75 countries.  Many are networked into 1000’s of churches in their own nations, and many will extend this prayer request. When I told Laurie Lynn that hundreds of thousands of people all over the world will pray for her and her family, this was her reply: “Don, I don't know what to say. I am so touched by this gesture of kindness.  Words won't fully express how appreciative I am. I would be so honored and comforted.”

Prayer work in many ways we can never understand, but one way is easy to see.  Just by knowing it is happening is comforting Laurie Lynn and helping her family face the road ahead.  If you would, please pray for them, that through this battle they find strength and peace.