Kathy,
Oh my, they sure do need prayer.  It warms my heart to know there are stilll 
churches out there that help people who are in need.  I am praying for this 
family and for your church and hopefully their church will chip in and help 
them too.


Virgie and lady Hoshi
doing business at

www.vunderwood.ktostemtech.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 7:12 AM
Subject: Precious metal measure


> Well Brad,
> You asked me to share, so I will.  This week, our church is ministering to 
> a family in real need.  They used to attend our church, but left when 
> their daughters hit puberty because we don't have much in the way of 
> ministry for youth.  The mother had a breast removed this past March.  She 
> had tried to return to work, but it has been discovered that she is 
> allergic to the medication that she was on, so she is waiting to find 
> another medication that she can tolerate. Her job is important because she 
> carries the insurance for the family.  Her husband has twisted bowel 
> syndrome, which means that, every once and a while, his intestines just 
> knot up and he has to lay in the hospital, on pain killers, until they 
> straighten themselves out.  He can't eat much in those situations eithre, 
> for obvious reasons.  When he is working, he delivers beverages to local 
> stores in the smaller towns around Bangor.  Near the end of last month, he 
> was making a delivery to a small country store.  He had cases of beer and 
> wine stacked up on a hand cart.  Someone at the store had carelessly left 
> the trap door to the celler open and, as Steve was backing up, he didn't 
> see this and fell into the celler, on to the concrete floor with all of 
> the beverages falling on top of him.  He has massive injuries.  This 
> couple's two daughters are learning disabled and, on top of that, the 
> younger one is deaf.  The younger daughter was hospitalized last week with 
> what may have been blood poisoning.  Her leg was swollen and hard, with 
> red streaks, so it had to be drained and so forth.   Both parents are out 
> of work, for now and it just goes on.
> Anyway, even though they have left our church, we have kept tabs on this 
> needy family, because it is the right thing to do.  We took up a 
> collection for them yesterday.  Some people have offered to purchase 
> grocery store gift certificates, and I've organized for some dinners to 
> start, until we learn what else they need.  This is truly the fun part of 
> ministry, trying to help others in need.  I had made prayer shawls for the 
> mother and two girls earlier this year to reach out and Greg is going to 
> talk to the pastor of the church that  they are attending now to 
> coordinate efforts.  We don't want any walls.
> I know that I tell you guys these stories from time to time.  This is what 
> church is to me, reaching out as Christ's hands and feet to those in need. 
> When you think about it, pray for the Barker family.  They can use it.
> God bless,
> Kathy