A Story of God's Love

I would like to introduce to you a person that has been an inspiration to me and my wife Margaret in so many ways. This is our cousin Bonnie Lemke who lives in a small town near Minneapolis, Minnesota. Bonnie loves the Lord and she isn’t afraid to let folks know it. She and her husband Randy have a ministry at the local state prison where they go and witness to the lost souls there. But this isn’t the reason why I am compelled to write this post today. For you see, Bonnie is also a cancer survivor and has been an inspiration to thousands of folks who have cancer and to their loved ones whose life’s have been turned upside down with the fear of losing someone to this dreaded disease.

Bonnie has been battling ovarian cancer now for over seven years. Each year was a miracle from God because the doctors didn’t think she would make it one year. It just humbles me to think of how our Lord has used Bonnie to witness to so many hurting folks out there through her CaringBrideg.org website and her prison ministry. I recall how excited Bonnie was when our Lord allowed her to be with her family last Christmas. Oh the love, joy and peace that our Lord gave Bonnie that day when she could be with her family to celebrate Jesus’ birthday. For you see, Bonnie’s health had been going down-hill and her cancer treatments were not working anymore. But God was so gracious with His love and mercy that He allowed Bonnie to spend her seventh Christmas with her family since her diagnoses. God is Good!

This morning our beloved Bonnie is laying in a hospital bed clinging to what is left of her earthly life. With her husband and family by her side, Bonnie can feel the love that they all have for her. Bonnie has fought a good fight and her departure is near. Soon Bonnie will be in the arms of our Lord and she will hear Him say, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’ (Matthew 25:23)

Click here to read Bonnie’s “Survivor’s Story”.

Urgent Prayer Request!

Because I am a firm believer in the power of prayer to our Holy God, I am humbly asking all of you Prayer Warriors to liftup my cousin Bonnie Lemke to the Lord.

We received an update on Bonnie last night. Her surgery took longer than expected. She had shunts put in her urethra and then they removed her colon, rectum and part of her intestines. They removed a large tumor that was wrapped around her rectum. She is in a lot of pain and had to have a blood transfusion due to a drop in her blood pressure. Please continue to keep her in prayer for God's will to be done. She has been fighting ovarian cancer for seven years now.

If you would like to visit Bonnie's website just click on the title. Thank you and God's blessings, Lloyd and Margaret