Chi Alpha @ Stanford

Shaowei injured himself pretty badly in a bicycling accident last Friday. He’s okay, but he could use your prayers (and your love, give him a call to let him know you’re thinking about him). He’s got some stitches next to his left eye (which was uninjured) and he can’t eat solid food for a few weeks owing to some dental mishaps stemming from the rather abrupt juxtaposition of his teeth with the asphalt.

Please pray for both healing and for financial provision (cause if you’ve never been injured, the shock to your pocketbook is just as bad as the shock to your body).

Paula and I will be in Washington, D.C. for two weeks participating in the General Council of the Assemblies of God (our biennial decision-making session).

We’d appreciate your prayers as we travel and as we help make some important decisions.

We’d also appreciate your understanding–we’ll check our email as frequently as we can, but we’re not sure how quickly we’ll be able to get back to you.

See you again soon!

By the way, there are some new photos in the photo gallery. Check it out!

Paula Marks, who is married to Bob Marks on the Chi Alpha National Leadership Team, had a brain aneurysm burst last night. According to the email I received, “she is currently in a coma in neuro intensive care unit and is unresponsive.” The aneurism is deep in her brain, which makes surgery difficult.

Bob and I used to joke that we were lucky men–we each had a Paula. Please ask God to restore Bob’s Paula to him.

UPDATE: On 12/4 in the morning I received this email:
“Many of you are emailing me wanting a latest update on my mom.

That is what I am praying for. I told her that last night and reminded her that her strength is in the LORD. PSALM 121 is what we have taped in her room…we are also reminding her that it is “Not by might, nor by power but by His spirit, says the Lord.” Thank you for praying for her! “

UPDATE: on 12/4 in the afternoon I received this message:
We just got a call from the hospital…when the doctor asked Paula to raise
her two fingers- she did.

Praise God for his answer to prayer! The family is very encouraged, but
Paula still needs our prayers for continued healing.

Wow–the school year is upon us. I hope you’ve started packing!

I wanted to let you know that campus ministries aren’t allowed to sponsor
any events for new students during orientation week, so we won’t have
any worship services, prayer meetings, or outreach times your first few
days on campus–we’ll let you know about those when they draw closer!

Our ministry to you during this first week will be heartfelt prayer.
We’ve been praying for you daily since we first learned your
name, but our prayers have been somewhat generic. We’d like to change
that.

If you have any specific prayer needs, just email me
and let me know what they are. Be sure to tell me if you don’t
want me to share your prayer requests with our prayer team!