We all have those moments in life when because of certain circumstances we feel like life is pretty awful.
You or someone you love suffers an illness. Your child gets in trouble. You do something really stupid. Finances get stretched to the limit. There's a death in the family.
It's pretty easy to throw yourself a pity party and in the process convince yourself that nobody has a life that's worse than yours.
Until you discover someone who does.
My week was pretty tough. But it was nothing like what Nate Lipinski and his family has gone through.
You might have either heard or read about Nate's wife, Christin. She's the 36 year old wife, mother to three beautiful kids, and school teacher who came down with a serious staph infection. 30 percent of her skin has been removed from the left side of her body. She is deeply sedated and has undergone 11 surgeries in an effort to stop the infection from spreading. She is presently at the Maricopa County Burn Unit where doctors and staff are working hard to deal with the aftermath of all these surgeries.
I spent an hour with Nate yesterday. I was amazed at how well he is dealing with his wife's illness. Even in spite of all that has happened Nate remains hopeful that Christin is making a full recovery.
Our congregation took a free-will offering last weekend for the Lipinski's and the final total was just over $2800. For me the offering was just one more example of just how generous our people are.
Won't you join us in praying for Christin, Nate, and the children? God loves to hear His people pray.
You can also join us for worship this weekend. 5 pm today for our blended music service; 8 and 11 am with traditional hymns; 9:30 am with modern Christian songs.
Make your Sunday "super" by worshiping at LICL!
