Hello friends.
We are home! As week 3 at TimberWolf Lake unfolded, it became evident that Luke needed to take a step back. His body is tired, so he is needing increasing amounts of rest each day. Luke let us know he had accomplished his goals and dreams, and that it was time to head home. His crew has five more days (a discipleship camp), and will finish their session on Sunday. Luke's Work Crew experience was amazing and fulfilling. We are grateful for his housekeeping team (see photo), and for his boss Evan Penn, who embraced him so well during the month. Luke's contribution looked different from his fellow Work Crew mates, and that's the beauty of being in the body of Christ. Everyone does their part, and God is glorified. We are so proud of Luke, because he chose to spend this time serving and connecting with new friends, in order to help kids hear about Jesus. All of Luke's Work Crew friends wore their yellow R818 shirts to honor Luke on his last day. He was very touched and thankful. Thank you also to everyone who sent packages and cards...it honestly made a huge difference for Luke. Your words and prayers emboldened Luke and our family. Luke's first request (of course) upon arriving home was for visitors! Please let me know if you'd like to stop by and see us this week. Luke would love to see you. Our prayer remains the same. We can't stop, WON'T stop praying for God to heal our boy. WILL. NOT. STOP. PRAYING. (James 5:14-16) God bless, James & Lu, (for Sam, Jay, & Luke)
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Josh Kuck and Family
8/9/2017 12:00:49 pm
Hey Luke, you are such an incredible example of remaining strong and continuing to serve God in the midst of difficult times. I want to take a moment to thank you for that. As a father of four girls, there are few things in our broken world that I can point to as an example of how powerful God's love can be. But, everyone once in a while something, or someone, comes along and gives me an opportunity to share with them how awesome God's love and power can be! Luke, this week you were a perfect picture of that love for my family . . . thank you! I can only imagine how much this is true for literally hundreds of families like mine who are following and praying for you. Proud to call you a brother in Christ!
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Sarah Cobb
8/9/2017 05:59:59 pm
I love the R818 shirts. What a great verse. I am so happy that Luke had a great work crew experience and served well in the body of Christ. Continued prayers for complete healing,
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Katie
8/10/2017 11:47:16 am
Praying for zero cancer.
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Christine Van Nada
8/10/2017 07:03:57 pm
Luke, thank you so much for your faithfulness and desire to serve at Timber Wolf. It has been a privilege to support you in prayer and feel like a part of your team in that way. Considering that every young person at camp likely has someone at home, praying that God would show Himself to be real and powerful in their child's life--you and your co-laborers at Timber Wolf were the answer to so many prayers! I'm a little choked up thinking of the lifelong impact God packed into two and a half short weeks. Well done, Luke!
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Rachel Matuszewski
8/15/2017 08:57:31 am
It was such an honor to serve with you this month, Luke. I am so blessed to have befriended you. Your strong faith, positive attitude, and smile is an inspiration to all of us! Thanks for teaching me uecker and for being the only person I know who also loves Gilmore Girls! Please keep in touch, I would love to hear from you!
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Madeleine voss
8/31/2017 07:56:12 am
Luke,
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