Prayers for Nathan

When Dave and I moved to metro Atlanta, we knew no one, and it was hard to make friends during a time when I wasn't out and about as much due to the fact that I was expecting Caroline. At about seven months along, I remember sitting and staring out of my window while Dave was at work. I was feeling particularly alone that day, and I wondered if I'd ever grow out of my homesickness for Tennessee. Well, it was like someone knew, without ever having met me, exactly how I felt. I got a call that afternoon from another mom with a young baby. She had heard about me from her husband (who worked at Dobbins ARB with Dave), and thought I might like to have lunch. She and her family had also just moved from Edward AFB, she knew no one as well, and we were both in new territory, having both just foregone our old jobs to stay at home with our kids. I met her for lunch that week, and she soon became one of the dearest friends I have. She entertained me while all I could do was wait to have my baby. She made grilled cheese and tomato soup for me and propped up my swollen feet. When Caroline was born, she was the first (other than family) to visit her. She taught me how to get Caroline down for a nap. Her son Nathan was Caroline's first playmate. And when Rachel and her family moved to Alabama, I couldn't have miss them more... There are few people out there like her -- the world needs a few more Rachel Ormsby's.

So now, when her sweet son, Nathan, is battling stage four Neuroblastoma (a form of childhood cancer), I want to drum up as much prayer support for him (and his whole family) as possible. Please pray that God will heal Nathan. Please pray for wisdom and discernment for the doctors. Please pray for a continual sense of hope for all. And most of all, please pray that God will seem near at all times.

Here is a link to Nathan's Caringbridge site:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/nathanormsby