From Denise:
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
On this great feast day we received the wonderful news that our brother Dirk Fulton’s vineyard was saved! He is very grateful for all your prayers. Thanks be to God for this saving grace.
We also received the beautiful email below from our sister Susanna Arkin, who lost her house in the early days of the fire. She is so grateful for all your prayers as well. Susanna’s testimony is a true witness to our faith. Her gratefulness, strength and trust is remarkable. She and her husband are moving forward with rebuilding.
We look forward to rejoicing the day her new house is completed! We thank God for her faithfulness.
Please continue to keep our wonderful brother and sister in your prayers.
God bless you! Denise
From Susanna:
Thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. I do believe that prayers work according to God’s divine will.
Here is a picture of what our house looked like after the Holiday Farm fire swept through the west end of Rainbow, Oregon. The part that you see standing is the garage door, the rest of the garage is gone. Sadly, the stuff you see on the ground was the house and everything in it. All gone. When my husband went back to see the damage he was in tears. I wasn’t ready to see it physically.
> I am a daily communicant and am now attending Mass at St. Alice, in a different town, Springfield. I poured out our troubles to the Lord and He has consoled us and have touched the hearts of parishioners and Chapter friends who were praying for us. A married couple from my Chapter had graciously opened their home to us In Springfield for 18 days while they were staying with one of their children in Eugene. I thank God for everyone’s prayers and kindness. Our heavenly King seems to like our prayers and prayers matter. Once heaven was stormed with all the prayers, suddenly things started happening. We found a place to stay in Rainbow for a year, friends has helped us find a company that makes manufactured homes, we found a contractor who would build a new garage for us and build a deck around the house. I am so grateful and so happy that we have a plan moving forward. May God bless the plans and the rebuilding of our home and our lives. I trust that our loving God will guide and protect us on our journey. Through the trials the Lord has set before me, I have learned to lean on Him more and your prayers helps. Praise be to Jesus, my hope and my salvation.
> I am thankful for the fire fighters who are working long hours to suppress the fires. I pray for all the displaced people due to fires. May our good Lord protect them and provide for their needs. Thank you again for your prayers and all who are praying for me and all the people who are struggling and hurting in any way. Susanna