In Loving Memory

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Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 12:12 PM
Subject: Update on Frank

Hello Cross Country Family,

Thank you for all your prayers, concern, and love for Frank Moore and his family.  Yesterday the doctors met with his family to let them know that he not going to recover from this.  After some time together, the family has decided to "let him go".  We do not really know how many hours that might take.  It might even take a day or so.  The family has asked for some private time here at the hospital and a chance just to be together, so please help them by not coming to visit just now.  Please continue to pray for Frank's family and all who are saddened with this news.  I will keep you posted on any further information. 

Much Love,

-Tom 

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Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 8:36 PM
Subject: Frank Moore's passing

Hello Again Cross Country Family,

Frank Moore passed away earlier this evening at Sacred Heart Hospital at Riverbend.  Again, thanks for all your prayers for him and the family.  Please continue to pray for and encourage the family, especially during this difficult time.  In a couple of days or so, we will begin providing meals for the family.  If you would like to be involved in that please let me know.  As far as a memorial service/celebration of life, we'll aslo let you know once those plans take place.  We also may be having a get-together tomorrow evening or the next evening.  We'll let you know.  

Much Love,

-Tom    

Like it says in the emails - please, please keep their family in your prayers!  It's been a rough time for them back home and for me, especially being so far away, but I know they have so much love and support around them, so the best I can do, and you can help, is just sending the prayers and love.

Pslam 118:24

In My Brokenness Complete

This last week, week 5, can go down as the hardest week I've ever had at SSP.  It was a very emotionally draining week for many reasons, and it took me far away from being here for the campers.  All I wanted was to be in Eugene.  There was a lot of housing and money issues and then one of my high schooler boys father had a heart attack on Thursday.  And to not be there for that and for my kids is one of the hardest things.  Plus, to not have cell phone service to get continual updates has been a very big struggle.  Those things combined have pulled me away from the work here and I don't like that feeling either!

This song I posted is called Unashamed by Starfield, and around 3 minutes into the song is very powerful lyrics for me right now.  It says "Here I am, at Your feet, in my brokenness complete" and repeats it over and over again.  That's all I can rely on right now, being broken, but God is there through and through to fall back on.  It's very hard for me to not be in Eugene right now, but God's incredible strength will pull me through this last week and protect the hearts of everyone I care about and give strength to Frank to recover from the heart attack.  All I can do is fall down to God and give all of my fears to Him and know He has a plan.  I am broken right now, and I'm hurt in so many ways, but if I let Him, God will complete me. 

Please send out prayers for Frank Moore and his two sons Todd and Geoff and wife Barb.  Frank underwent heart surgery and then was induced into a coma.  They are in the process of waking him up from the coma right now, but he has yet to wake up as far as I know.  We went through something very similar to this last year with another kid whose father didn't make it - I'm not ready to do it again.  Lots of love and prayers to the family!