Prayer For Martha Hendrickson

Mark & Martha are EFCA Missionaries in Costa Rica.  The following is from Mark.

 

Dear praying warriors,

As you know the biggest burden of our lives have fallen on our family; it is a difficult  to bear. Martha’s cancer it is more serious than we originally thought and the days ahead will test our faith. We do know that although the initial tumor was small that the cancer is aggressive and invasive has spread to most of the lymph nodes that were tested. Last night Mark felt prompted by the Lord to mobilize as much prayer support for Martha today and especially tomorrow at 11:50am when we meet with the surgeon and review the final pathology report. Melinda and Michelle will be with us at that time.

We would greatly appreciate it if you would remember to pray for us and do what you can to mobilize others to pray in church services today and, particularly  11:50am Monday Mountain Daylight Savings time  which is also Costa Rica Time. If you could just take 10 minutes out of your schedule and pray from 11:50-12:00 noon that would mean a lot to us.

Although we live in a fallen world where Christians and non Christians alike are susceptible to illness and disease, we de believe that  we also have an enemy who seeks to knock us out of commission and destroy us. However we know the greater is he that is in us than he that is in the world. To fight the enemy we must not be passive but active. May the body of Christ be exercised to lift us up and help us do battle as only he can do. Frankly, we need you right now and cannot fight this battle alone.

At this time we would like as many  people as possible that God would raise through this email to pray for Martha today and….

11:50 AM MONDAY JULY 12

We would be so grateful if you would pray:

1. For complete healing

2. That the cancer would not spread to other parts of the body (a cat scan will be done later)

3. That any strategy of the enemy set against us would be utterly destroyed through the prayers offered up for Martha during these next two days.

4. That God would be glorified and the 4ms would become a testimony and a trophy of God’s saving and preserving grace. That that God would give our family many more years of effective service in his kingdom.

We will be launching a website on caring bridge later this week, and from there will be giving future updates.

Thank you so much! May God’s kingdom come and may his will be done in OUR FAMILY as it is in heaven.

Mark for Martha, Melinda and Michelle