March 30, 2000

Dear Fellow Believers,

Our grandson Skylar, who is 5 1/2 years old, is very gravely ill.  His
life is being sustained by a ventilator here at Stanford University
children's hospital.

I was reading in Luke recently about the men who were trying to bring
their friend to Jesus to be healed; they were unable to reach Jesus
because of the crowd pressing around and into the house.  In their
desperation, they sought another way to reach Him.  The way they found
was to climb with their friend to the roof, dig through the tiles, and
then lower their friend into the presence of Jesus.

I think I feel like those men must have felt; I am crowded away from Jesus
personal presence and healing power by a separation of thousands of years
and many miles; and yet I know that He is still able to rescue my grandson.
So I am writing to those on the FIRE list.  I am looking for that rooftop
through which I can lower my grandson into Christ's healing presence.

I know that God is not constrained to save by many or by few; I know that
simply asking repeatedly with vain repetition is not the solution; but I
ask you, if you would, to please pass this request on to those in your
congregations.  Please ask your prayer warriors to lift my grandson to the
Lord in prayer, that it might please the Lord to rescue his soul from death.
I know that at times recorded in the New Testament the Lord was pleased to
answer the prayers raised by the church united in petition to Him.

Thank you for your consideration and your aid at this time.

Sincerely in Christ,

-Dann McCreary
member of Grace Bible Church