Prompt response!

Our sincere thanks to the wonderful response to our plea for thoughts and prayers for numerous women who were struggling yesterday. It was a tough way to begin the week in this office! Somewhere in the nation, our request reached a prayer chain, and a kind woman, whose location and identity are unknown to us, offered this prayer:

Father, Our Lord,
We lift up all of these dire needs before your throne of grace and we come boldly to you seeking your mercy and help for these women and their loved ones that are needing divine intervention. You know all of the situations and all of the praying, hopeful hearts. We pray in faith, believing that you will supply everything that is needed for these dear ones that are needing your hand to bring miracles in their lives and loved ones lives. We ask for the needs to be met exceedingly above all that we are asking for. For it is through faith that we believe that all things are possible! In Jesus name we pray,
Amen.

On behalf of all hurting women with whom we are working, "Thank you!"


----- Original Message -----
From: Doug Tjapkes
To: Doug Tjapkes
Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 1:47 PM
Subject: Prayers, please!
We're calling today "PRAY FOR WOMEN DAY:"

-The mother of a violent prisoner with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, because she cannot persuade officials to give him medicine and a psych evaluation
-The mother of an adult prisoner with a record a mile long, who was on drugs and sleeping in a car, but has now been blamed for a crime he claims he did not commit
-The wife of a prisoner dying of cancer due to lack of proper diagnosis, who is being harassed by prison personnel and bombarded with bad luck
-A female prisoner who claims she is incarcerated because she blew the whistle on a state cop who beat her
-The frantic mom of a mentally challenged 16-year-old prisoner who can't get straight answers from the prison system and worries about her son's welfare
-The grandmother of a 15-year-old bi-polar child with the mind of a 9-year-old, sentenced to 9 to 15 years in prison for sexual play with a 6-year-old, who has been in and out of the adult prison population, does not get his required medication, but does get injections every time his behavior annoys guards.

The tip of the iceberg!

Doug Tjapkes
HUMANITY FOR PRISONERS
20 W. Muskegon Ave.
Muskegon, MI 49440

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