Life update

Greetings family and dear friends,

Just posting an update here as to what’s going on in my life. As of today, after 2 months here is Savannah, I still do not have a job. I am helping a friend who is starting a new business, but the money coming in from that is very little and far apart. Although, if the company takes off, the money would be great. My problem is I don't think we can wait it out for this to happen. The other option I have is going back to driving trucks. This is something I used to do years ago, but have long given up my CDL. So I would have to go to a school to get my CDL again. The money is good, and the benefits are really good, but you have to be gone for 2, 3 and sometimes 4 weeks at a time. This would be a huge burden on the family, but not having a job is an even bigger burden on us all. I feel like I'm in limbo, and I hate that feeling.

If you could, keep me in your prayers for direction.

I hope and pray that you all are doing well.

God bless,
Tim
http://www.theanchorholds.net

My nephew

Well the roller coaster continues. After Billy (My 15 year old nephew) had the tumor removed from his stomach, the doctors felt confident that they had removed all the cancer.

After removing the tumor, the doctors continued to run more tests.My brother called me tonight with some disturbing news. Billy has bone cancer. He will start 40 months of chemotherapy tomorrow.

Please lift Billy up in prayerthat the Lord will heal him completely. Also continue to lift Billy's family up for strength and God's peace through all of this.

I pray that God will keep you and yours safe and well. You can write the family at wlower@aol.com. I know they would love to hear from you.

Peace,
Tim

http://www.theanchorholds.net/

No job

Well, here it is, almost 2 full months since we moved back to Savannah, and I'm still jobless. I know God will take care of us, but this is the farthest I've ever been without a net. I know many of you are praying for me to find a job, and I will forever be grateful for those prayers. I don't know if this is some kind of lesson, test or whatever. What ever it is, it's becoming a very disparate time in my life. Bills are stacking up, rent is coming up again, and I have no idea where that is going to come from.

My family and I really felt God calling us back here, and I'm sure His will well be revealed, and His glory will shine through. But in the mean time, I'm struggling to try and be faithful and wait on Him.

Please keep me in your prayers as we wait on Him. Thank you for listening.

Peace to you all,
Tim
http://www.theanchorholds.net

Look!! Up in the sky !!

You are in your car driving home. Thoughts wonder to the game you want to see or meal you want to eat, when suddenly a sound unlike any you've ever heard fills the air. The sound is high above you. A trumpet? A choir? A choir of trumpets? You don't know, but you want to know. So you pull over, get out of your car, and look up. As you do, you see you aren't the only curious one. The roadside has become a parking lot. Car doors are open, and people are staring at the sky. Shoppers are racing out of the grocery store. The Little League baseball game across the street has come to a halt. Players and parents are searching the clouds. And what they see, and what you see, has never before been seen.

As if the sky were a curtain, the drapes of the atmosphere part. A brilliant light spills onto the earth There are no shadows. None. From whence came the light begins to tumble a river of color spiking crystals of every hue ever seen and a million more never seen. Riding on the flow is an endless fleet of angels. They pass through the curtains one myriad at a time, until they occupy every square inch of the sky North. South. East. West. Thousands of silvery wings rise and fall in unison,and over the sound of the trumpets, you can hear the cherubim and seraphim chanting, Holy, holy, holy. The final flank of angels is followed by twenty-four silver- bearded elders and a multitude of souls who join the angels in worship.

Presently the movement stops and the trumpets are silent, leaving only the triumphant triplet: Holy, holy, holy. Between each word is a pause. With each word, a profound reverence. You hear your voice join in the chorus. You don't know why you say the words, but you know you must. Suddenly, the heavens are quiet. All is quiet. The angels turn, you turn, the entire world turns and there He is..... Jesus. Through waves of light you see the silhouetted figure of Christ the King. He is atop a great stallion, and the stallion is atop a billowing cloud. He opens his mouth, and you are surrounded by his declaration: I am the Alpha and the Omega. The angels bow their heads. The elders remove their crowns. And before you is a Figure so consuming that you know, instantly you know:

Nothing else matters. Forget stock markets and school reports. Sales meetings and football games. Nothing is newsworthy.. All that mattered, matters no more.... for Christ has come.

This morning when the Lord opened a window to Heaven, he saw me, and he asked: My child, what is your greatest wish for today? I responded:’ Lord please; take care of the person who is reading this message, their family and their special friends. They deserve it and I love them very much'

The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but Not its end.

I don't know about you, but I can't wait for that day!!!

Fathers Day

Today is Fathers Day across America. My family and I just came back from seeing the traveling Vietnam Wall Memorial. We have always been strong supporters of the young men and women who put their life on the line for our freedoms. It's always amazed me how even with all the BS associated with this war going on now, that these young men and women still sign up and fight to the death for something they believe in... God bless you service men and women.

My wife had bought a bracelet back in the 70's with the inscription of a soldier who was missing in action at the time. His name was "FREDERICK J FORTNER". We later found out that he was killed in action. My wife has kept that bracelet all these years. We have always wanted to visit the Memorial in DC, but have never had the opportunity. So we thought this would be a good chance to pay our respects since we didn't know how soon we would be able to actually visit the real Memorial.

When we arrived at the park where the Wall was set up, there were already allot of people there. We went right up to the Wall when we got there and tried to find Fredericks name, but we had no idea how to find it. There was a booth set up on site where they would help you find the persons name and location on the Wall. Once we had that, we went back to the Wall and found LCDR Frederick J. Fortner's name.

As we drove home I thought about all the names on that Wall, and how that is only a scratch of the lives lost for our freedoms. Then I also thought about how it's Fathers Day, and all the families across America who are without their husbands and fathers because of some war. So for me, today is Fathers Day, but it's also Memorial Day.

It is my prayer this day that the creator of the universe, the God of all things be with the soldiers this and everyday. Guiding them, protecting them, putting His loving arms around them and their loved ones in these uncertain times.

Happy Fathers Day!!

Young William update

Greetings my dear family and friends,

Below is an email I got from my dear brother concerning his son Billy. In this email you will see God's power come shinning through for this family. Please take the time to read through it all.

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Dear Brothers and Sisters:

I have to email you all that we finally have a diagnoses for our son Billy. As most of you know on April 28 late at night Billy felt a heart beat in his abdomen. When he pushed in on it he found a lump there. The next morning he woke up and told his mother that he had found a lump. Even though it was a Saturday she took Billy to his doctor and she sent us to the local hospital for a CT scan. As we waited for the results we were referred to another doctor which would look at Billy and do a biopsy. On May 4 a biopsy was performed and the tissue was sent to CA . We waited about a week and found out it was cancerous but not sure what type , but they thought Lymphoma. We were schedule to have Surgery in Ithaca on Monday May 7 to remove the tumor. We were trying to get into University Hospital In Syracuse to have them look at Billy. On Friday night our doctor in Ithaca informed us that the Syracuse doctors did not want Ithaca hospital to do the surgery. We had an appointment to see Dr. Souid in Syracuse on Monday May 7 instead. Billy was admitted for the next 3 days and many tests and one operation were performed to take a large piece of the tumor. The test results came back that is was Ewing Sarcoma (Bone Cancer). My wife and I were devastated. Our 15 Son had the same cancer that had took the life of a good friend of ours when we were in High School. His name was John Brown and he died at the age of 16. His father was the pastor of Hill Side Alliance in Ithaca. My wife and I both recalled all the treatment and struggles that John had went through. We knew we had a long road ahead , but we knew that God had a plan and we would follow whatever we had in store for us ,we knew we would not be alone. Over the next week or so Billy had another surgery to install a port for chemotherapy and many more tests. He was poked and jabbed and through it all keep a great attitude. About May 16 they were going to start Chemo , but things got changed and we had another test to undergo to make a 100% sure it was Ewing Sarcoma. The test is called a FISH test and is a genetic test to see if the 11 and 22 chromosomes have changed. If they have, it proves 100 % that he has this type of cancer. Our Doctor was 99% it was Ewing Sarcoma,but he wanted to be a 100% sure. So we went home and waited another 5 days and came back to the Hospital on Wednesday the 23rd to start Chemotherapy again . We were admitted into the hospital about 10 that morning and they prep Billy's port to get ready for the treatment , but our doctor told them to wait as he was still waiting for the results of the fish test to comeback. He assured us it would be around noon time . Well we waited and waited and around 3 that afternoon I told my wife that I thought the test came back negative. At 5 our doctor came in and said that he was sorry it had taken him so long, but he was consulting with his team and the other doctors on what to do with Billy ,as the FISH test came back negative. We all rejoiced and I just gave God all the Glory as this was the best news I had heard in a month or so. Our Son's biopsies were sent out to 2 of the leading pathologists in the country to review. They received his sample on Friday but since it was Memorial Day Weekend we heard nothing. So we waited more, and our doctor told us to be patience. Over the last Month or so we have learned to be patience and wait on the Lord. So we did. Oh and through out this entire time we continued to prayed Psalms 91 over our Son every night.

Last night when we got home we had a call from Dr Souid (Billy's Doctor) with the test results. Billy does not have Ewing Sarcoma, nor does he have Muscle cancer, But our Son has a undifferentiated Tumor. Our doctor told us that out of all the cancers he could have, this cancer requires the least amount of treatment. He will have an operation next week to remove the tumor and they will test the tissues around the tumor to see if there are any abnormal cells. If so, they will use radiation on the area. If when they remove the tumor the area around it looks ok that will be it. He will be done and just have routine check ups. My wife and I have been on a roller coaster ride but we know all along that our God has been in control. We never lost hope and we know God still has a purpose for us. We want to help the other children up there in that hospital with cancer , which we will. We want to thank everyone of you for praying for us. I truly believe that our son had bone cancer ,but because of all your prayers and ours , our God heard us and changed his cancer. This is truly a miracle and I just want to Give our Lord and Savior all the Glory, because it is he that has made this possible. Please rejoice with us and thank our Lord for answering our prayers. I will give you all a update after our Son's surgery and the results we find out late next week. Again no words can express the out pouring of Love and Concern that each one of you have shown us.We thank each one of you. May the Lord Bless each and everyone of you and please share our miracle with others,let them know that we serve a awesome God.

In Christ

Bill Lower

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This is amazing and wonderful news. God truly performed a miracle in this family's life. Wow! I was blown away by the power of almighty God when I read this email. Thank you Jesus. This family stood on the Word of God, and His glory shinned through.

Peace to you all,
Tim