Getting Ready

I can't believe our parties are almost here! Our first one takes place in only 5 days on Tuesday, February 15 at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, IN.

The closer these parties get and the more details I have to work out, the more I realize that we can't do this on our own. Not me, nor any volunteer force - no matter how large or helpful or enthusiastic they might be. (And believe me - Break the Grey has some awesome people backing it up!)

Jesus reminds us in John 15 that apart from Him we can do nothing, and it is never so glaringly apparent to me as it is when I try and plan events for Break the Grey. So I have started praying for our upcoming parties; they are, in fact, only 5 days away! Please join me! Some specific requests are as follows:

1. For the parents we will encounter and minister to at the parties - for peace, comfort, hope, encouragement, and strength.

2. For the siblings - for peace, comfort, hope, encouragement, and strength.

3. For the children fighting cancer or other life-threatening illness - for peace, comfort, hope, encouragement, courage, and complete earthly healing.

4. For all involved in the medical care of these children - nurses, doctors, and other staff - for wisdom, guidance, discernment, compassion, and peace.

5. That all who encounter Break the Grey in some way will be blessed by the love and hope of Jesus Christ. Please pray that God would prepare their hearts even now to receive His message of hope and love, even in the face of devastating illness.

6. That God would continue to open doors as we go about planning and preparing, and as we throw the parties; that God would bless us with opportunities to share the hope, comfort, healing, peace, and encouragement of Jesus Christ.

7. That all of our needs would be met - that God would provide enough parent gift baskets, sibling and patient bundles, and food to minister to each and every family that comes to the parties.

8. For the volunteers that will be serving at the parties - that God would give us the words to say and the ears to listen; that everything that we say and do would be reflective of Christ in us, and His hope in their darkness.

9. For specific opportunities to share the gospel, and that we would have the courage to be bold and speak up.

10. That any and all glory, honor, and praise attributed to Break the Grey would be God's and God's alone.

For those of you wanting to be involved in some way, we are still in need of items for our parent baskets. We need the following:

• ~ 25 coffee mugs
• 45 devotional books
• 46 lotions
• Gift cards (50 would be awesome)
• Enough coffee/tea/hot chocolate to fill 30 baskets

As mentioned in a previous post, for those in the southern Indiana/Louisville area, these items can be turned in to the front desk at CAI, or at Graceland Baptist Church - either in the church office or given directly to Danny or Terry Boesing at church this Sunday. Please turn in all items by this weekend.

Thanks so much for your support. Please continue to pray for us, as well as for the families we serve. Some of them are experiencing excruciating circumstances right now.

Hoping, Believing, and Never Giving up,

Sarah