July 19, 2014
Reflecting on our past and present experience with cancer, we have been blessed to have family, friends and a church family who have been wonderfully supportive. Quite often, people want to know how they can help and encourage someone going through the experience of cancer or other medical related trials. I hope that you will find this list useful as you minister to others. Here are a few things I found to be helpful and not so helpful in our journey:
Helpful: Encouraging me to trust God through our trial
More Helpful: Sharing your experience of God’s grace in your time of need and the assurance that God will be with me as well
Not Helpful: Telling me about all the people you know who also have/had cancer
Definitely Avoid: Telling me about the people you know who died from cancer
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