On Monday, I wrote about Matt and Vicki Howe. They've been bitten by the missional bug. Of course, Vicki had a head start without even knowing it. It was in her genes...
SUE LIVES IT
You see, Vicki's mom, Sue Chamberlain lives missionally. Her most recent opportunity happened rather suddenly...Sue's son, Dave (Vicki's brother) calls it "Sue's Excellent Adventure." Sue's adventure involved small cell lung cancer. She fought it aggressively and let her faith shine through her attitude.
In May, Vicki and Dave visited their mom on Mother’s Day weekend. The week before, Sue developed an infection in her lower arm. She needed to be admitted on the same Friday that Dave and Vicki were arriving. The entire weekend, including Mother’s Day, was spent in the hospital. Sue had been upset about being admitted at first but soon decided she was going to enjoy it. They ordered pizza and brought in a bottle of wine and celebrated a very special Mother’s Day together in the hospital. They had a party, in part to celebrate her life…especially given her recent cancer diagnosis!
ON A MISSION
When the oncologist first announced it was cancer, she had cried and then felt mad. However, she chose not to stay there long. Sue saw it as her mission to use this cancer as an opportunity to cheer others up. After all, she did not have a fear of dying because of her faith. She decided to let the peace and assurance she felt guide her as she encouraged others. She did not “share Jesus” with everyone. As she was going through treatments, she decided to just love people, encourage them, hear their stories, and cheer them up. She chose her cancer as an opportunity to live missionally.
This is a heart [warming] story!
She [is] an excellent woman! thank you so much..for all the work!!
Posted by: Chan | September 19, 2007 at 10:47 PM