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Father
Tom has gone on medical leave
updated 5/9
Father Tom suffered a stroke on Monday morning, April 14th,
and though he was released from the hospital on April 18th he has
experienced a few setbacks in recovery. In conversations with Bishop
Ames, both Father Tom and he felt it best if Tom would take a hopefully
short medical leave to give him more time to heal. He is still expected to make a full recovery.
Hopefully he will be able to return to us June 1st. In the meantime
he will continue to blog daily to update everyone on his condition.
With the setbacks and need for
leave, Bishop Ames has also asked that we delay the launch of the
Greenfield Mission 90 days. The new launch date is September 7th.
We have been posting the story of Michael Treinen. Michael is 19,
a recent graduate of Noblesville High School, and was a lacrosse player
for the boy's team. He is a wonderful young man, who was diagnosed with
Leukemia in May of 2007. And though he went into remission in December,
the cancer is back and he needs a bone marrow transplant, and he needs it
soon.
The
problem for Michael was that his prior treatment put him at the end of his
lifetime cap in terms of his insurance. And with time being critical
for him, the hospital which will do the transplant required an upfront
payment of $500,000 by Thursday, April 3rd.
The Noblesville
community
rallied and was able to raise over $856,000 in less than a week to make
Michael's treatment possible! Praise God! The Lord does indeed work miracles!
Of course now the hard work starts. Michael will have the bone
marrow transplant in just a few weeks.
Raising
the funds just got Michael to the possibility of treatment, so now the treatment
itself will require our prayers. My hope is that you will rejoice with us
at the power of God to open this door, but that your prayers will go with
Michael, his family and our community as he walks through it.
Prayer helped us raise $850,000+ in less than a week to give Michael a
chance at life. Your continued prayers will help us save it.
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