In 2007, we met Keith aboard the African Mercy while docked in Monrovia, Liberia. Keith is in charge of Mercy Ministries and sends crew out to visit orphanages, prisons, the disabled, agricultural sites and more. We met Keith because our friends from New Zealand, Faye and Trevor, wanted us to give him their greetings and we've been friends ever since!
Fast forward to 2016. Keith sent us an e-mail asking us to pray for his 16-year-old nephew, Jeremy, who is the same age as Micah and lives in Indiana. Jeremy is battling cancer. Jeremy dreams of becoming a firefighter one day. Jeremy, for now, would like to collect ONE fire department t-shirt from each of the fifty states in the United States.
My Bible study leader's son-in-law is a paid firefighter in St. Paul as well as a volunteer firefighter in Lakeville. She shared with him Jeremy's desire for a fire department t-shirt from each of the states and how he doesn't have ONE from Minnesota yet.
Word's out that these men who risk their lives to fight fires also love to GIVE and support. There just may be way more than ONE t-shirt in Jeremy's collection from Minnesota. And I think that's A-okay because God loves to bless. And I think He's having fun drawing these men's hearts together to support a sixteen-year-old who has a dream, yet is battling cancer. To God be the glory . . .
Stay tuned for a specific number.
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