Burdened for friends
August 23rd, 2007 Posted in Community, FamilyI love having friends. I am burdened for some of my friends.
- I have a friend I talked with yesterday that is simply just hurting.
- I have a friend whose twin brother is battling Cancer.
- I have a friend whose friend had a baby born with Cancer.
- I have a friend (check out his blog here) whose wife (check out her blog here) is battling cancer. It would mean so much to them if you went to their blogs and left comments to let them know you are praying for them. Tell them Russ sent you.
- I have a friend whose wife lost her mother last week.
- I had lunch with a friend last week and I hope I encouraged him as much as he encouraged me.
- I have a friend whose wife had surgery last week and they are waiting to hear what the deal is.
- I have a friend whose wife is having migraine headaches.
- I have other friends dealing with medical issues.
- I have friends dealing with depression and emotional issues.
Life is a journey too hard to be made alone. Go make some friends. Encourage your friends.
2 Responses to “Burdened for friends”
By Crystal Hounschell on Aug 24, 2007
Russ,
Everyone has burdens, but they are not our burdens to carry alone. I have a lot of people who feel “sorry” for me that Shawn is not home. I tell them not to feel sorry for me but to be thankful of the family they still have around them. Sometimes that works, sometimes not.
I will keep everyone you mentioned in my thoughts and prayers. All burdens leave a heavy heart.
By Rebecca on Aug 24, 2007
I know that I’m thankful for amazing friends who model was a ministry/missional lifestyle looks like. You, Jill, Josiah, Abigail, and Caleb are all such blessings to me!