A Prayer Request

John Sabato · 10-11-2012, 10:12 AM

Dear Friends,

Some of you may remember that in the past I have asked for your prayers, and I have been very grateful for the response. This is another of those occasions.

This is a difficult thing for me to write about so please bear with me. The reason for this posting is that I am soliciting your prayers for my daughter Amy McGough, and the twins she is currently carrying that are due November 7th.

Amy is a cancer survivor and has battled cancer multiple times in the last 10 years. Yesterday she was told that she has a tumor which is threatening not only her twins, but her own life.

This is a very sad and difficult time for us, as her twins, Abby and Adam would be the first twins in our family. Abby would be our first ever granddaughter. We refuse to give up on any of them.

In the King James Version of the Bible, in the book of James 5:16, we are told: “ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” This verse has gotten me through some very tough times, and I stand on it today.

I know that many of you are persons of faith, and I would ask that you contact your own church and have her and the children put on their respective prayer lists, and that you would personally pray for Amy and her babies that they would receive God’s mercy and the touch of His hand in these circumstances to restore her health, and the spare the lives of our unborn grandchildren.

Thank you in advance for your time and prayers, and please know that I will pray for each of you as well.

-John

sheepherder · 10-11-2012, 10:15 AM

Your daughter is in my prayers...I too am a survivor, and just yesterday was told that after 18 years I am still NED...

May God bless and look over your family...

mcg · 10-11-2012, 10:38 AM

Consider it done John, you got to have faith.
My best to you and yours Sir.
Mark

wlyon · 10-11-2012, 10:49 AM

John
You and your family are in our prayers. We will put your daughter on our church prayer chain. Wish there was more we could do. Your friend Bill

mrerick · 10-11-2012, 11:03 AM

You, your daughter, your family and the new lives to be are certainly in my thoughts with best wishes for health and suppression of the tumor.

If you will pardon a short story...

My cousin, and one of the few members of my family I'm close to, was chief of police in a small town 25 years ago. He broke up a bar fight and was pretty beat up himself after the altercation. While he wanted to go home, the paramedics insisted he go to the hospital. It was there that they discovered he had Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was treated with the early radiation therapy they had available then, and survived it. He's still here with us today in a successful business; one son through college.

Your spirit of support and belief and her determination can only help through this difficult time.

My spirit is with you all.

Marc

lew1 · 10-11-2012, 11:40 AM

Your daughter and the twins are in my prayers

lugerholsterrepair · 10-11-2012, 12:11 PM

John, Sorry to hear of this..Keep up your spirits! Your daughter Amy is in my thoughts and prayers..
Let us know any good news..
Jerry

pitsword · 10-11-2012, 12:21 PM

John, God Bless you and your family. Your Daughter, your Grandchildren and you are in our thoughts and prayers. May the good Lord give you all strength and comfort. Vince

cirelaw · 10-11-2012, 01:16 PM

John, Debbie and I will pray for her and your family. When I was in a coma in Costa Rica I was given last rights a priest put a rosary around my neck and St. Jude token in my hand. As I slowly came out of my coma Debbie noticed I was grasping the cross and token. Faith and prayers are essential and do work. My Italian step grandma will light a candle and pray to Saint Jude.

Frank · 10-11-2012, 01:30 PM

John, you have got my prayers. I know what it is like to be a survivor and it isn't easy. Just remember God doesn't give you more than he thinks you can endure!

Rugger · 10-11-2012, 02:22 PM

Dear John:

Your daughter and her twins are in our prayers. We too have been through difficult times. It is my personal and direct experience that God always is with you. I am sure he carries your daughter and her twins in his arms.

Miguel

Ron Wood · 10-11-2012, 04:25 PM

John,
Add me to the prayer group. We pray for healing for your daughter, health for the twins and peace and love for the entire family (that includes you too guy).
Ron

rhuff · 10-11-2012, 04:26 PM

John,

I would be honored to include your daughter and her unborn blessing in my prayers. You all are faced with a huge burden, but you know that God is with you, and your family. Never give up the fight.

cirelaw · 10-11-2012, 04:34 PM

John my Italian Grandma Maria is getting her a mass card and will light some candles. One family to another and we must remember we are all one in the eyes of the Lord!! Faith Heals!

Greg B. · 10-11-2012, 06:06 PM

After reading your message I prayed that your daughter would have her cancer taken away. It is a good thing to ask for prayers as our relationship with the Big Guy is the most important one in our lives.

Greg B.

Jack Lawman · 10-11-2012, 08:59 PM

My prayers are with your family. I am beside you trusting in a healthy outcome for your loved ones.

Jack

padredan · 10-12-2012, 08:26 AM

John, just know that we as beliviers stand in faith with you and your family and ask a mericifull God to reciveve our prayers on your behalf and to cover each of you in his goodness and mercy. take strength in knowing that we stand with you and pray over each of you .Amen my best regards to you and your family Padre

Douglas Jr. · 10-12-2012, 09:09 PM

John,

Your daughter and her twins are for for sure in my thoughts and prayers.
God bless you all.

Douglas

John Sabato · 10-15-2012, 09:44 AM

My sincere thanks to you all for your support and prayers. The response has been very uplifting to us.

Dick Herman · 10-15-2012, 11:07 AM

John,

My prayers are with your twin grand children, your daughter and you. We are all in God's Hands and under His Love. He listens to all of our prayers.

My daughter spent along time in the hospital when carrying twin boys. We prayed for God's love and protection. He listened and answered our orayers.

God bless you and your family.

Dick Herman

10-11-2012, 10:12 AM	#1
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	A Prayer Request Dear Friends, Some of you may remember that in the past I have asked for your prayers, and I have been very grateful for the response. This is another of those occasions. This is a difficult thing for me to write about so please bear with me. The reason for this posting is that I am soliciting your prayers for my daughter Amy McGough, and the twins she is currently carrying that are due November 7th. Amy is a cancer survivor and has battled cancer multiple times in the last 10 years. Yesterday she was told that she has a tumor which is threatening not only her twins, but her own life. This is a very sad and difficult time for us, as her twins, Abby and Adam would be the first twins in our family. Abby would be our first ever granddaughter. We refuse to give up on any of them. In the King James Version of the Bible, in the book of James 5:16, we are told: “ Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” This verse has gotten me through some very tough times, and I stand on it today. I know that many of you are persons of faith, and I would ask that you contact your own church and have her and the children put on their respective prayer lists, and that you would personally pray for Amy and her babies that they would receive God’s mercy and the touch of His hand in these circumstances to restore her health, and the spare the lives of our unborn grandchildren. Thank you in advance for your time and prayers, and please know that I will pray for each of you as well. -John __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-11-2012, 10:15 AM	#2
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,195 Thanks: 1,414 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	Your daughter is in my prayers...I too am a survivor, and just yesterday was told that after 18 years I am still NED... May God bless and look over your family... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...

10-11-2012, 10:49 AM	#4
wlyon Lifer 2X Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: May 2005 Location: Somewhere in Montana Posts: 2,652 Thanks: 3,210 Thanked 2,613 Times in 969 Posts	John You and your family are in our prayers. We will put your daughter on our church prayer chain. Wish there was more we could do. Your friend Bill __________________ Bill Lyon

10-11-2012, 11:03 AM	#5
mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,919 Thanks: 1,377 Thanked 3,135 Times in 1,518 Posts	You, your daughter, your family and the new lives to be are certainly in my thoughts with best wishes for health and suppression of the tumor. If you will pardon a short story... My cousin, and one of the few members of my family I'm close to, was chief of police in a small town 25 years ago. He broke up a bar fight and was pretty beat up himself after the altercation. While he wanted to go home, the paramedics insisted he go to the hospital. It was there that they discovered he had Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was treated with the early radiation therapy they had available then, and survived it. He's still here with us today in a successful business; one son through college. Your spirit of support and belief and her determination can only help through this difficult time. My spirit is with you all. Marc __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

10-11-2012, 11:40 AM	#6
lew1 Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,108 Thanks: 82 Thanked 204 Times in 112 Posts	Your daughter and the twins are in my prayers __________________ charlie

10-11-2012, 10:38 AM	#3
mcg Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Houston, TX. Posts: 92 Thanks: 267 Thanked 29 Times in 21 Posts	Consider it done John, you got to have faith. My best to you and yours Sir. Mark

10-11-2012, 12:11 PM	#7
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	John, Sorry to hear of this..Keep up your spirits! Your daughter Amy is in my thoughts and prayers.. Let us know any good news.. Jerry __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

10-11-2012, 12:21 PM	#8
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	John, God Bless you and your family. Your Daughter, your Grandchildren and you are in our thoughts and prayers. May the good Lord give you all strength and comfort. Vince

10-11-2012, 01:16 PM	#9
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	John, Debbie and I will pray for her and your family. When I was in a coma in Costa Rica I was given last rights a priest put a rosary around my neck and St. Jude token in my hand. As I slowly came out of my coma Debbie noticed I was grasping the cross and token. Faith and prayers are essential and do work. My Italian step grandma will light a candle and pray to Saint Jude.

10-11-2012, 01:30 PM	#10
Frank RIP Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Hot & Dry PHX, AZ Posts: 2,078 Thanks: 24 Thanked 164 Times in 87 Posts	John, you have got my prayers. I know what it is like to be a survivor and it isn't easy. Just remember God doesn't give you more than he thinks you can endure!

10-11-2012, 02:22 PM	#11
Rugger User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Latin America Posts: 56 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Dear John: Your daughter and her twins are in our prayers. We too have been through difficult times. It is my personal and direct experience that God always is with you. I am sure he carries your daughter and her twins in his arms. Miguel __________________ Rugger

10-11-2012, 04:25 PM	#12
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,035 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,242 Times in 1,719 Posts	John, Add me to the prayer group. We pray for healing for your daughter, health for the twins and peace and love for the entire family (that includes you too guy). Ron __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction

10-11-2012, 04:26 PM	#13
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,305 Thanks: 2,736 Thanked 991 Times in 727 Posts	John, I would be honored to include your daughter and her unborn blessing in my prayers. You all are faced with a huge burden, but you know that God is with you, and your family. Never give up the fight.

10-11-2012, 04:34 PM	#14
cirelaw Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: PORT ST LUCIE, FLORIDA Posts: 12,216 Thanks: 6,209 Thanked 4,138 Times in 2,176 Posts	John my Italian Grandma Maria is getting her a mass card and will light some candles. One family to another and we must remember we are all one in the eyes of the Lord!! Faith Heals!

10-11-2012, 06:06 PM	#15
Greg B. User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 34 Thanks: 1 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	After reading your message I prayed that your daughter would have her cancer taken away. It is a good thing to ask for prayers as our relationship with the Big Guy is the most important one in our lives. Greg B.

10-11-2012, 08:59 PM	#16
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	My prayers are with your family. I am beside you trusting in a healthy outcome for your loved ones. Jack __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much?

10-12-2012, 08:26 AM	#17
padredan User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: louisiana Now, but from the Rebublic of Texas Posts: 937 Thanks: 429 Thanked 316 Times in 182 Posts	John, just know that we as beliviers stand in faith with you and your family and ask a mericifull God to reciveve our prayers on your behalf and to cover each of you in his goodness and mercy. take strength in knowing that we stand with you and pray over each of you .Amen my best regards to you and your family Padre __________________ In this world nothing is free, except the grace of God

10-12-2012, 09:09 PM	#18
Douglas Jr. User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: South America Posts: 948 Thanks: 598 Thanked 584 Times in 254 Posts	John, Your daughter and her twins are for for sure in my thoughts and prayers. God bless you all. Douglas

10-15-2012, 09:44 AM	#19
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,155 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	My sincere thanks to you all for your support and prayers. The response has been very uplifting to us. __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

10-15-2012, 11:07 AM	#20
Dick Herman User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 302 Thanks: 496 Thanked 356 Times in 138 Posts	John, My prayers are with your twin grand children, your daughter and you. We are all in God's Hands and under His Love. He listens to all of our prayers. My daughter spent along time in the hospital when carrying twin boys. We prayed for God's love and protection. He listened and answered our orayers. God bless you and your family. Dick Herman