In August, my relationship with my mentor Guy has went up to a higher level through sharing life together.
During a Tuesday all staff meeting, Guy has shared that his wife Kathie is going through a cancer treatment. And part of Kathie’s personality is influenced by the medicine. Guy is so sad during the sharing that he stops and cries several times. My heart is deeply touched by what has happened to Kathie, and I go to Guy for more details after the meeting.
Guy tells me that sometimes Kathie will have many negative thoughts and think less of herself, which really hurts Guy’s heart a lot. I feel deep compassion for him, because I can’t imagine how sad I will be if similar things happen to my wife. So we pray together for Kathie, and suddenly I have an idea of making a video with my wife together to encourage Kathie. So that evening, my wife and I make a short 5-minute video. In the video, we show Kathie how she looks like in our eyes – elegant and beautiful. And we encourage her to be strong and not to be fooled by the lies of our enemies. Finally, we tell her that we all love her, and most importantly, God loves her. So don’t give up.
Then God arranges the timing perfectly when we send the video to Guy. Since at that moment, Guy, Kathie and their daughter are sitting and eating together, so they watch the video together right after we send it. Guy tells me that it’s such a huge encouragement to Kathie, and to all of them. I’m so happy and grateful that God gives me this wonderful idea to help Kathie.
We all have difficult times in our lives, and that’s when we need our friends the most. And through experiencing tears and joys together, our love and friendship will also be deepen. I pray that God can protect Kathie’s health and mind. And I hope that God can continuously use us to show his love for her.