Sunday, July 22, 2012

Peace Through the Journey for CHD and other illnesses...

While at the Sweet Corn Festival this past weekend as a vendor, we soon realized what God was doing. He was providing us a mission trip 30 miles from home.These words were from Him, through me, for others. There were many smiles and happy reasons why folks would stop, read, and sometimes buy to keep. There were also many challenging situations that caused folks to stop, read...and sometimes weep. They were in need, and their stories touched my heart in ways I will not soon forget. And I cannot make others feel what we felt that day. That was simply God's gift to us in that moment. It was, in fact, Church. Believers sharing together, laughing together, sometimes crying together, encouraging one another and giving praise to the One and Only. New friends in Christ were made.

These plaques aren't for everyone. That was apparent by the many who briefly cast a glance our direction and kept walking. That's Ok. God knows who needs them. My prayer has always been, "Lord, bring the people that need these prayers, these words, this hope, this comfort, this peace, this smile that can only come from YOU."

It never ceases to amaze me about the power of prayer. I had one family that stopped by and read Peace Through the Journey. That was my festival special for the day. The pink breast cancer patient plaques. After some discussion I offered to make this in a different color if they wanted me to. As it turned out, a year old little boy in the family was currently hospitalized with Congenital Heart Disease. The colors for CHD are red and blue. So, we agreed to make them a plaque that was half blue, half red with Peace Through the Journey on it. I am honored. I am humbled. And I am thanking God for the opportunity to share a word of comfort to this family...



We had the opportunity to share this same prayer plaque with another family whose baby girl was struggling from issues related to being born several weeks prematurely. And another opportunity arose to share it with a family whose little boy is fighting Leukemia...

I am still reliving these moments. This is my mission field at present. I thank God for it and I'm looking forward to the next opportunity! I will be sitting at a booth with the KY Connections group selling the breast cancer plaques at our town's twilight festival next weekend...praying for the ones who need this word of hope.

Lucy

*For a full listing of available plaques and contact/ordering info, see May 2012 post or simply scroll down this page. LCain43@windstream.net

Monday, July 9, 2012

Breast Cancer Plaques: Peace through the Journey

I recently sold some wall plaques to our local hospital's gift shop manager. She asked me if I could write something for breast cancer patients as she works with Kentucky Connections, a resource agency for these women. She offered to let me bring several to her booth to sell at our town's Twilight Festival in the following month. I wrote the prayer, "Peace through the Journey" and put it on the pink plaques that represent breast cancer awareness.
In the midst of making these plaques I had an abnormal mammogram. I am still waiting on results of further testing and I can tell you that while my strength comes from the Lord and as much as I know He is in control, I still need prayers and support. I can only imagine the journey these women must face. Also during the development of these plaques a dear friend of ours had surgery for breast cancer. She was my first recipient of a plaque. Her response to these words validated my prayer for these plaques to touch women's hearts and offer them a source of strength to endure the battle...


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"Peace through the Journey" plaques are available in the 5x5 size as shown for $7.00 each (plus KY sales tax for individuals/no tax for resellers).. plus shipping if mailed.


7x7 plaques are $10.00 each. Both sizes come ready to hang. Also work well on easels.


Contact me at LCain43@windstream.net or see a complete listing of plaques on my "ordering/contact info" post from May 2012 for additional information. (Or just keep scrolling down the page...)


*Praising God that my tests came back "probable cyst." Recheck 6 months. My heart is with the ones who weren't so fortunate as I...