Another brain tumor in our church

Please forgive me for taking so long to give an update for Linda. I will do my best to get to that in the next day or two, but for now I would like to ask you to pray for precious little Cali Moody, one of the youngest members of the Grace Community Church Family. Cali just recently turned one year old. Her wonderful parents, Chad and Sara, took little Cali to the hospital last night because of severe vomiting and loss of motor skills. A CT scan revealed a mass on her brain stem - she was rushed to Duke where she will have an MRI this morning. The Moody's immediate concern is that the tumor has not worked its way into the stem. PLEASE PRAY for Chad, Sara, Bella (not quite 3 years old) and especially Cali.

This is now the third brain tumor in our small church congregation of about 100 families (and a lot of Campbell students during the school year!). Elyse Fenerty, a godly woman who, along with her family, has blessed our body enormously, has a benign brain tumor on the brain stem. Do not let the word "benign" fool you - if the tumor were to grow (as it is quite prone to do), it would be fatal. For almost two years, now, we have prayed that God would remove the tumor. He has not chosen to do so, but He has stopped it in its tracks. Praise the Lord! Please continue to pray with us about this tumor. Elyse has written well about her experience. If you would like to check out her blog, you can do so at www.homeschoolblogger.com/elfmom

Linda will be having an MRI on Friday in preparation for clinical trials at Duke in July. I am planning to issue a renewed call for prayer for her healing, but have been waiting on the Lord for the perfect time - likely later this week. As I write, little Cali is having her MRI (we are waiting on our daughter to arrive so that I can go to the hospital), Linda is culling through the Scripture cards that so many of you shared with her in order to share them with the Moodys, and our church is mobilizing to support the Moodys in any way we can. Thank you for your prayers - I KNOW you will pray - what a blessing you are to us!