Prayers for Andrea....

I know many of you might not be affected by the same things as me and that is completely understandable....God breaks our hearts for different reasons. I know that in a recent post I talked about the story of Andrea Vellinga. I have been blown away by the grace and faith of her family...her brother in particular. He posts daily updates on the website the family has set up for her...www.fortheloveofandrea.com. Recently I have hit a lull in my walk with Christ. I know that this is normal and every relationship...even the one we have with God will go through different seasons. This being said I feel like I haven't heard God speak to me for some time now. Although I have remained faithful I have felt a little forsaken. But in the last week or so God has grabbed me up in his hands and I feel him now more than ever. I think God uses very unique ways to bring us closer to him and he has used the story of this young mother to reveal himself to me again. I cry out to him to heal this woman that I have never met. For once I am praying for someone other than myself or the people who a closest to me.....and honestly it feels so good. I have hit my knees several times in the last week just showering Andrea and her family in prayer. I know that I probably will never meet Andrea or her family but for some reason God has laid this heavy on my heart. I believe he makes NO mistakes and that this is his way of bringing me closer to him. GOD IS SOOOO GOOD! Once again I will reiterate that this story might not bring you to your knees....but I ask that if you have a second just pray...pray...pray! Prayer makes a big difference and although your praying for someone you will probably never meet I feel like God uses those prayers to cleanse us as well!