Our God is going to shut the mouths of the lions who are seeking to devour your family - not just the lions seeking your Dad's health but I'm talking many lions that have roamed free for too long!

My brother, Danny's, words to me at a dark point in my life: HOPE...CONFIDENT EXPECTATION...GOD IS DOING SOMETHING... "Your thoughts and words need to declare God's Word. State where you stand: "I AM NOT GONNA WORRY AND GIVE UP, THINGS ARE CHANGING, AND I TRUST GOD." THe devil gets nervous when you start thinking right, talking right and have a good, hopeful attitude. THESE ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF FAITH, AND GOD WORKS MIRACLES THRU FAITH." This MP3 is 12 minutes straight of shofars sounding. One purpose of the shofar is to call the armies of God to battle and not jsut raise them to arms but to signal where the battle is going to be - in my belief the sounding of a shofar summons the hosts of heaven to your very physical location.

HEBREWS 6:12 "those who thru FAITH AND PATIENCE inherited the promises." It was a hard lesson for me to learn that it was not just about believing and not doubting but it was also about waiting, and waiting and waiting without doubting. I attached an MP3 of John Hagee reading many verses about healing.

When Jesus walked on the water, when he comes upon his terrified, nerve-wrecked, striving disciples upon a vicious sea the first thing He says is "Be of good cheer (take courage); It is I, be not afraid." This image links to an MP3 I had which contains scirptures from the Word of God dealing with fear and anxiety.

Stand firm then and after doing everything stand.

There is a cartoon movie about owls called "The Guardians of Gahoul". In the movie this group of young owls are trying to fly across a sea to a place which only legend speaks of where these great noble owls live. Before they set out on their flight this one character gives them this advice "When you have gone as far as you think you can go and you have nothing left - then you are half way there!" The graphic above is one of my favorites - the bottom fellow is one swing away from hitting the huge cache of diamonds - but he gave up thinking the end of his digging was far away. The top guy is dead set on reaching the diamonds. I wasn't sure about including this graphic but I think along the path that lies ahead of you and your family there will be times of wanting to quit. I hope this encourages you then. Don't quit - don't you dare quit.

Shane & Shane's song based on Psalm 46... He is with you, always, He is always with you...
Though oceans roar, You are the Lord of all,
the one who calms the wind and waves and makes my heart be still.
Though the earth gives way, the mountains move into the sea,
the nations rage, I know my God is in control.
Lord of Hosts, You're with us
with us in the fire,
with us as a shelter,
with us in the storm.
You will lead us
through the fiercest battle.
Oh where else would we go,
but with the Lord of Hosts.