3,000 Miles Completed!

Maria's completion of the Race Across America is completed. Not only did Maria finish, but she won the Woman's division and numerous other awards and honors including best rookie rider. She, and her story, is making an impact, on all that hear it. The following is an article that was published as part of the race coverage that does a great job of capturing the depth of Maria's commitment to the cause of raising support and awareness for Brain Cancer research.

Maria's Amazing Testimony  

Thank you all for your continued prayer and support. Jenny has felt much better following this week's treatment, there has been some low grade nausea, and some tiredness, but much better than the last two treatments! God's grace poured out on us again...

MRI Update - Good News!

The MRI came back unchanged from the last one that was done, so that is good news - no new growth to be seen! They are adding an additional anti - nausea drug to the chemo cocktail today, so we are hopeful that it will be effective.

Thank you all fro your prayers and support. Go Maria Go! 2,230 miles down! Only 765 to go! Unbelievable. You can follow maria in real time here, she is racer 462.

Overcoming hardship - Maria's Example

For those that have been praying for Jenny's sister Maria in her bike race across america, here is a great summary of what has transpired in the race, after the crew's car was run into by another car and their spare bikes and equipment (along with the van itself) were all totaled. It has been such an inspiration to watch Maria's determination, perseverance, and  stamina and she refuses to give up, even in the face of these trials. Following Maria. An unbelievable testimony to Maria's dedication to the cause, she is now over 66% of the way across the country and in first place for all women!

Tomorrow Jenny and I will be going in to get the results of the MRI that was performed on Monday as well as have another chemo infusion. Please continue to pray for Jenny's reaction to the chemo, that her nausea will be minimized and that she will feel strong following the treatments.

We are observing God's grace this week as we celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary in Savannah Ga, enjoying recounting the grace that has been provided through our marriage and family.

Big Day Today! 3000 Miles to the Cure - mile 1...

Today Maria starts her trek across america. What an amazing feat of bravery, endurance, and dedication. There are a number of ways that you can follow along and be involved. There is a page that will help you locate where maria is each day at Where is Maria. There is also a facebook page where you can sign-up to pray for Maria each day and keep updated on specific prayer requests at Pray for Maria. There will also be a blog that you can follow at the facebook site or you can signup for email updates at Email Updates. This is a picture of one of the support vehicles that a local supporter provided the super cool skin for the team.


Jenny Update: The latest treatment this week was not without it's difficulties. The port that is used to draw blood and to deliver the chemo was blocked, so there was a three hour delay in getting the infusion completed on Thursday. There was also some nausea on Friday, which we had hoped to avoid. Jenny is feeling better today and is looking forward to our 25th wedding anniversary trip to Savannah next week.

Prior to heading to our little get away, Jenny will go in for an MRI on Monday the 17th to get up-to-date images. We will be coming back for an appointment on the 20th to view the MRI results and have the next chemo treatment.

Please continue to pray for continued strength, healing, and encouragement for Jenny and for Maria's safety, protection, and endurance. Thanks for being in this with us!