Liz told me yesterday about a woman and baby that died during childbirth. I was bothered, like anyone would be, but eventually I went on with my day. Then, today, a friend I have a couple classes with said his cousin was that woman Liz had read about. Then he told me the rest of the story. The woman's husband had lost her job last week because their van broke down while in Nebraska. They had it fixed and sent back this week, then she went in to have the baby and within just a couple hours she had passed away, and they found out the baby had been dead for about three weeks. The very next day someone took their 2004 van they had fixed and totalled it. So now this man has lost his wife and his baby, his job, his transportation for any potential job and he has SEVEN kids to take care of, all between the ages of 2-10.
When I asked Thon what I could do to help him and his family, he said that they had been asking their friends and family to give $5 - $10 and had raised $280. Liz and I think that this isn't enough, and would like to ask anyone reading this to pray about what they can do to help. Prayer IS enough! But if you would like to give more just email me, or leave a comment, or tell me via our contact page. It's one thing to see this kind of story on "Extreme Makeover Home Edition" but it's a new thing when we are the ones asked to respond, I realize. But thanks for reading this and thanks for your prayer!

PEACE
Doug