Running Over

$70,184.68! Jesus said in Luke 6:38 says ". . . pressed down, and shaken together, and running over . . ." with respect about how God can bless. We are experiencing it! It is time for a confession. I have been a hypocrite with regards to this fundraiser. I have put on a bold face but had a very dim hope of reaching the goal in my heart. The amount of the Benefit Dinner blew me away. Still I figured that I would not get much more (Oh me of little faith). In the 10 days since the benefit dinner there has been an average of around $2,000 a day being given to my need! If you go to the HelpHOPELive  (HHL) site the thermometer will show less than 100% because some money was given directly to and for us. At first I chafed a little thinking "Don't these people know the procedure", but you and God knew better. HHL will take 1-2 weeks to get the money to us after I apply and Christian Healthcare Ministries (CHM) takes 60-90 days. So having some money that can be accessed very quickly seems quite wise now. HHL has received $63,904.68. We have received $6,280. Please don't accuse me of a bait and switch con game but I am going to raise the goal. KU Med advised us to raise more than than the amount they quoted to us. Because of my level of faith at the time I set a goal that covers only the procedure. There will be other costs. The amount raised covers a routine procedure without a hitch. If for some reason a specialist is called in, it will raise the amount needed (specialists are not cheap). This also doesn't cover transportation, follow appointments in Salina and Kansas City, the work being done in Salina now with my weekly labs, some prescriptions, monthly doctor visits nor any unforeseen costs. For instance I am supplementing my treatment with an alternative protocol called CeMe. KU Med encouraged us to supplement what they were doing. This product was recommended to us by a trusted friend. It is being clinically tested in Atlanta and getting very good results. There is no information online because nothing will be made public until there is a significant body of data so as not to give anyone false hopes this early in the trials. If you call them they are quite willing to tell you what is happening thus far with a strict caveat that at this point they don't know what all it can do and there are no guarantees that it will work for you. It takes about 90 days to take full effect and its main function is to boost the immune system and supply energy. Those are my two main needs after the bone marrow transplant (BMT). We have decided to try a double dose for the first 90 days at their recommendation ($2,000/90 days) and then possibly change to a maintenance level after that ($1,000/90days). One person who had myeloma in the trials was declared "cured" after using this protocol. This is significant because right now the medical community considers myeloma as treatable but not curable. Anyway, now that the BMT is covered, I have no idea the amount to which I should reset as a goal. This is my first time on this (hopefully my last) so I am shooting in the dark. For now I will reset the thermometer to $75,000. If we pass that amount, I will reset it again. In Matthew 17:14-21 Jesus says ". . . If ye have faith as a grain of a mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place: and it shall be remove . . ." It is comforting to know that the size of my faith is not the issue but the size of my God. Small faith in a great God brings great results. We are seeing mountains move!

Praise God for His work through all who have prayed and given.

Pray for (in order of importance):
Wisdom as we are continually faced with decisions that are pretty foreign to anything that we have faced in our live thus far

Complete healing

God to pick a perfect date for the BMT to be done (if needed)

Our patience as the perfect date is determined

God to make a perfect match with our resources raised and the future (unknown) needs

Thank you