The Amazing Story of Daisy

There is an amazing story of God’s provision and providence attached to Daisy and her cancer. As we ministered to the mother during the hours when her daughter was being operated on, Mike decided to get everyone lunch and went downstairs to the cafeteria. As he was ordering the attendant who was helping Mike asked him how he was doing. Mike proceeded to tell the lady about Daisy and then he told the lady that while it is a difficult situation that because he is a Christian, that he believed that all thing work out for the good of those who love . . . and just as Mike was saying the verse, the lady interrupted it and began to quote the last part of the verse, “ . . . and are called according to his purpose). Mike was blessed to be able to have fellowship with the lady and she said she would be praying. Well, that was not the end of the story because the Chaplain also met the lady, but Mike only heard this part of the story days later when he met with the chaplain on base.

He took Mike aside and said, “I have something to share with you.” “It was one of the lowest days of the week, I was discouraged, disappointed, and disillusioned about Daisy.” Being hungary he proceeded to go down to the same cafeteria that Mike had gone to - but at this point the chaplain did not know anything that was going to happen. He happened to be ordering a sandwich from a lady that day and she began to ask him questions, why he was there and how he was doing. He proceeded to share with the lady without giving out Daisy’s name.  The lady asked, “Would your daughter happened to be named Daisy” She asked. Well, that floored the Chaplain who immediately perked right up. He said yes. Still not realizing what was going on, and wondering if God was speaking through the lady, she proceeded to tell the Chaplain about Mike seeing her and sharing with her the day before. She proceeded to tell him that she had been praying for Daisy and she gave the Chaplain a message that he was to go back with his wife and they were supposed to lay hands on Daisy. Well the Chaplain, renewed and reinvigorated, went upstairs to share with his wife what had just happened and they laid hands on Daisy. What began as a dark day turned out to be a day of encouragement and direction. 

The next day Daisy and the family were discharged but before the leaving the hospital, they walked down to the lady in the cafeteria who had been praying for Daisy and was such a great encouragement to all of us, and was able to see Daisy herself and she was so happy she picked Daisy and hugged her. What a neat story of how God leads us and provides just what we need when we need it.

Please keep daisy in your prayers for the long term care she will need. We saw her at youth group tonight and she is doing fine but there is much work ahead and a lot of unknowns.