Prayer request from our brother Andrew Manns:

Dear Prayer Warriors:
I received this prayer request from a dear friend that lives in the community and is a neighbor of the family below. Too often we think our own personal challenges are unbearable. Then we hear about families facing real obstacles they must overcome. It is times like these that we should be thankful for what we do have. Please pray for this family. Thank you.
Andrew

We know a lovely family in Fanwood who is dealing with a hardship. They have 3 daughters (2 in college, 1 high school freshman with Asperger's
Syndrome).At 57, the dad was downsized from his job 3 yrs. ago, found another job and was downsized again. He had been working temp jobs and this past June,they found he had a brain tumor. Just when they were dealing with that news,they found the source of the cancer was in the lungs and it had spread. Since June they have treated 2 tumors in the brain. Now they are focusing on the lungs and the new tumors that have appeared on the spine. I have offered to drive the high school student home from school each day to free them of one responsiblity. I don't think there is much more that can be done for Jim and Mary O'Connor at this point other than to offer them our prayers. Please keep Jim and his family in your prayers.