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Countless numbers of people came to see us; pray with us; pray for Lizzie.  They gave us money and gift cards to help with expenses.  Our wonderful Christian school had “Hat Day,” to raise money for LizBeth’s medical expenses.  They also had several fundraisers just for us.  Our church allowed Stacy to stay with Liz and me for the entire time, 2 full months… with pay!  He never once went back to preach in that 2 months and if we mentioned it to the deacons they would tell us not to even think about because they could handle it.

There were also different men who volunteered to go back and preach  so Stacy didn’t have to leave. The first weekend we were in Amarillo, Stacy had planned to go back and preach. Daniel Sweet from Woodward called to see about Lizbeth. During the conversation Stacy told him he was going to go back that weekend and Daniel replied, “Tell you what, why don’t you let me go preach for you this weekend and you stay and take care of your wife and baby.” The next weekend Alan Boles went to Guymon to fill in and a few weeks later Tim Eaton did.  It is so humbling to receive such gifts. 

Paul says in Philippians, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.” While preparing for this presentation, we were reminded once again at how God used His people to care for us.  Because of the many who prayed and fasted, because of the many who gave, because of the many who took care of our needs, we were able to be lights for Christ.  At first, we were focusing on Lizzie – on what was wrong, on what was right, on what needed to be done.  But soon, we were focusing on what God was doing.  He is sovereign.  He is involved in every part of this.  We began to see His hand at work in our lives and our baby’s.  God’s people were spurring us on in our relationship with Jesus.