Prayers for Matt and His Family

Last night, July 11, we heard from Matt's mom that his grandmother, Esther Clapham, passed away, which was very unexpected. She was in the hospital for hip replacement surgery, and was okay. She went to take a nap yesterday evening and never woke up. It was just a month ago when his grandfather, Donald Clapham passed away. So this is a lot on the family in a short time. Especially for Matt's mom who has spent the last year living with her parents and caring for them. Please be in prayer for Matt's mom Cathy as she handles the loss of both of her parents in such a short time.

We had just arrived in Dexter, Missouri to visit my Grandma Tuley and family for the weekend on Wednesday afternoon. So when we received the news last night at 11:00 we made plans for Matt to travel to be with his family. So this morning we rented him a car, he drove back to Saint Louis to the airport, where he flew to Oklahoma City, rented a car and picked up his brother and sister's family and is driving to Larned, Kansas this evening. This is a lot of extra expenses we did not have budgetd, but we have faith that God will provide. The funeral will be Saturday so please be in prayer for the Clapham family.

On Saturday we were scheduled to leave for Dallas to speak at a church Sunday morning. Now I will be driving myself and the boys down to Dallas, which is an 8 hour drive from Dexter. I will also be giving the presentation on my own on Sunday morning. I am okay with all of this, but please be in prayer for me, that we'll have safe travels and that God will speak through me on Sunday morning at church.

Thanks for your prayers and support, its what gets us through.