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Many of us met Darrin Clock yesterday for the first time. Darrin has gone through a lot since his diagnosis a year ago May. It is hard to hear about all that Darrin (and his family) has had to go through physically, emotional and spiritually. With that being said, I am also inspired by him. He demonstrated a tremendous amount of courage and faith yesterday...opening himself and his situation to the church community and to the men of Plum Creek.

I am proud to call Darrin a fellow JourneyMAN. I am calling upon this group to pray for Darrin this week as he travels to Rochester, New York to see if they can perform surgery. Anything is possible through Him and when we pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Please see the what Christian Pruett wrote in his email to me (us) yesterday...

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Charles: It was great to have the chance to meet and pray with Darrin today. I have not met many people who have gone through as much as he has, and I continue to pray that God will watch over him and his family. As he mentioned to us, he is looking for people to "lift his arms" much like Aaron and Hur did for Moses while the Israelites fought Amalek. He will be traveling next week to go to the Mayo clinic, and he will need as much uplifting as possible. In that same vein, I would like to propose to the men of our church (and everyone else who is willing to hear) that while he travels and has tests done on Tuesday, we devote the day to prayer and fasting for him. As Christians, while we pray for people, we are also called to fast (Matthew 6:16). The Bible is clear about the times when fasting are important. Moses fasted for 40 days on the mountain. The Ninevites fasted after Jonah warned them of their impending destruction. Jesus fasted for 40 days before he began his ministry. When the Apostles came across a boy in Mark 9 who had a spirit that caused epileptic symptoms, Jesus said that, "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting." With Darrin's current medical conditions, I know that he is unable to do much at all physically. In his stead, and in dutiful obedience to our God, I want to call upon us who are capable to fast all day on Tuesday for his sake. If some of us cannot fast from food for medical reasons, I would ask that they fast from some activity or convenience. His life is worth far more than anything we could give up for the day. I pray that God will work a miracle in his life.-- Christian Pruett