A Place to Belong

This week, Glen talked about people in our life that have "Refrigerator Rights". By the way-I will personally give all of you refrigerator rights to ours, but I just hope you like jelly and Mountain Dew.

He also mentioned the fact that Crossroads has a community of people called the "Freebirds" that have started sharing life together. I wanted to share one email from a member of this group that has experienced this personally. This email reminds me of how God can work through others.


We moved to Lexington the summer of 2004. We joined Freebirds at the time it was formed. It was great to be able to meet so many people and to be able to have different experiences with them. The group has so many backgrounds and skills. We have found it to be a learning experience, a lot of laughter and caring people. The support, especially the prayer support has been important to me. Nola and I both believe in the power of prayer.

Last May I was diagnosed with leukemia and it was aggressive. The doctor prescribed 6 cycles of chemotherapy at about one per month, starting in May. After the second cycle, I was given a PET scan and a CAT scan. These results with the blood results, indicated I was in remission. The doctor was utterly amazed. I do not want to take anything away from modern medicine, but I consider this a miracle. I still have to complete the full six cycles, as the doctor wants to give me every chance of a long remission. The prayers, cards and phone calls were very helpful in giving me strength toward getting healthy again, so we can both participate in the Freebirds functions.
Terry and Nola