If you can, please pray for Steve (at Reformissionary) and his lovely wife Molly. She has been diagnosed with Chiari I Malformation, which is a neurological disorder:

Quick update on Molly, upcoming surgery, and the rest.

Molly's health: Please continue to pray for her. She is now experiencing nausea at times and is having some issues with her vision. I believe neither are too surprising with Chiari, but as the symptoms mount so does her pain, discomfort, frustrations, and tears. She is really struggling emotionally with all this. Just in case, Molly will talk to the Neurologist on Monday to keep him up to date on her new symptoms. That way if he notices anything odd we can deal with it right away.

Story: Jack, our 8 year old autistic son, is one of those kids who just never seems to notice the problems of others. He lives in his little world and is rare to have compassion. Tonight, completely on his own initiative, Jack was helping Molly walk around, hand around her waist, looking at her face to see if she was in pain, asking if she was doing ok, etc. It really touched Molly. What a great kid, and what a wonderful experience for us during a difficult time.

Spirituality: Now is one of those times that John Piper's "Don't Waste Your Cancer" takes on a special meaning. I mean, I thought it was "special" enough to have my Mom die of cancer in April and learn my lessons there. But God is continuing to use pain and difficulty and fear to teach us about His goodness and mercy, so we read on and continue to trust Him. I'm thinking of writing a "Don't Waste Your Chiari" article, but who knows???

To top it all off, Steve is experiencing back problems:

On the day we went to Sam's I started to experience numbness in my left arm. I made it to the doctor again yesterday and he thinks I have a pinched nerve. Unbelievable. When it rains it pours. Neither of us have a history of any major medical issues, and now we are getting it all at once. I have really battled the idea of telling anyone about my stuff because I can deal with the pain in order to help my wife. But I thought it was stupid of me to be quiet about it when some could be praying for me.

Read the rest of his post, and other related posts as you find time.

Please pray as you find time. Thanks!