OUR FRIEND, MIKE, FOUND HEAVEN THIS MORNING- ROGER FOUND IT EARLIER

I don't even know where to start

with this post.

To say we are in a state of shock

would be an understatement.

A while back I did a post

about MyHero's friend, Mike.

MyHero and Mikey have been friends

since they were young.

They drank together when they were young

and gave the devil a chase down the alley

on more than one occasion.

However---

In their early adulthood they settled down.

(well-kinda-almost) 

 Mike led a jail ministry and witnessed

about how God had changed his life 

to anyone that would listen

and to some that didn't want to listen, too.

When Mike and his wife were younger they

had a band.

He had a phenomenal voice and sang like

Kenny Rogers and they made beautiful

music together.

These are pictures of Jan & Mike

each taken with their youngest son, Nate.

I am stealing Nate's pictures but

I don't think he will mind.

About 20 years ago Mike had 

almost the same cancer

that MyHero has now.

He beat it but lost a tremendous amount of weight

and has never been able to eat properly 

since then.

He became weaker and weaker and lost

his ability to do much of anything.

MyHero convinced him to get a feeding tube

several weeks ago.

Mike started to put on weight 

and was feeling better and brighter.

He went back to leading his bible study group

and was 'plugged in' to life again.

This morning, unexpectedly, God called

Mike home.

We are all in shock at this point because

he was feeling better than he had felt in years.

Maybe we all needed to see the 

OLD MIKE 

before he became the 

NEW MIKE in Heaven.

He leaves behind a beautiful wife, Jan,

Two sons, Chad & Nate,

a sweet daughter, Terra,

(plus their spouses)

and beautiful grandchildren.

Please pray for them as they navigate the waters

of grief.

Also, pray for John/MyHero as he mourns the 

loss of yet another long-time friend.

We also lost another friend, Roger, 

earlier this week.

I have not had an OK to do a post about him

so I will make this brief.

Please just send prayers and healing thoughts

to his family, too-his wife and two sons

and spouses and grandkids.

God will know who you are talking about.

Just say you are praying for 

Roger-who was bigger than life!

ps.  He was a musician, too...

I bet he and Mikey are up there

setting those angel toes a-tapping.

Not sure Heaven was ready for 

either of them!!!