It seems like our fall 40 Days for Life campaign just ended a few days ago and now we are beginning another 40 Days for Life campaign.  The task seems too daunting, but God’s grace is greater than our challenges.

After the fall 40 Days for Life campaign ended, we had to immediately refocus our attention on the Fiesta for Life, the major annual fundraiser for LifeSavers Ministries, which was only a month later.  This event always requires a huge effort to contact restaurants and businesses for donations, and we knew when we agreed to lead the fall 40 Days for Life campaign that we were sacrificing part of our necessary preparation time for the Fiesta for Life.

We survived the Fiesta for Life (barely) but we still didn’t have time to rest, as we needed to deal with crucial financial issues which had been set aside throughout the fall because of 40 Days for Life and Fiesta for Life.  Family and ministry problems also weighed heavily upon us.  The compounded impact of these circumstances brought me to the point of physical and emotional exhaustion.  As a result, I was sick throughout the month of December.  At some points I could hardly walk. Continue reading →