Notes of encouragement needed

While the doctors focus on Samuel's physical health, my main job is to tend to his emotional well-being. While I do have some other important jobs like manning the throw-up bucket, fetching water, and turning the fan off and on, mostly I am just here for him. I am his advocate when I know what he wants and his voice when he can't speak for himself. I try to be his encourager....to help him see beyond this time and place....to find things to look forward to.

I am anticipating a time when Samuel's illness will lessen and his discouragement will increase. To help him get through this time ahead, I'd like to ask some of you to consider sending Samuel an email through the hospital's website....

http://www.fahc.org/General_Public/Volunteers/email.html.

I am told that the volunteers will print your note out on nice paper and deliver it to his room. You'll need to include the following information at the beginning of your email:

Samuel Smith
M315 PICU
Your name

If you'd prefer to snail mail him a note, the address is:

Samuel Smith / M315 PICU
c/o Fletcher Allen Health Care
111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

I'm sure it would lift his spirits to know that many people are thinking of him and praying for him. With the Lord's help, and support from each other, we will get Samuel through this.


Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
2 Corinthians 1:3,4