Cathy - Washington

Cathy was the woman I met at Colonial Creek Campground in Cascades National Park in Washington. Here's her story from the bike blog:

"Today I (Mary) awoke in the early morning and in my half-sleep state, had three words drop into my mind: mother, cancer, and centurion. Then my mind proceeded to construct a powerful dream in which I met a man at a store and told him that God was going to heal his mother of cancer. All that day in every town we went through, I looked for the shop the man might be in but didn't see it.... The adventure continued as we arrived at the campground abd it had a FULL sign posted. Cathy was the gracious woman who, along with her husband, allowed us to camp in their RV's "back yard". Here's the rest:

 As soon as Ron prayed, the woman we had met, Carter, came running over to us saying, "My parents said you can set up your tent on the camping pad behind their RV." Excitedly, I grabbed my bike and the pedal banged into my ankle, causing a big welt. We met Cathy, the mom, who said to let her know if we needed anything. We were so grateful, especially since they wouldn't take any money for the cozy spot (It turns out that, with a senior discount, they only paid $8 per night - half price). We set up and I gratefully asked the Lord for a way to give back to them.

The welt on my ankle was getting bigger, so I went over to Cathy and asked if I could get a bag of ice to bring the swelling down. She invited me into her spacious RV and immediately shared with me that she was suffering from lymphatic cancer, which was causing terrible swelling and pain in her legs. I told her that I had been asking God for a way to give back to them, and this is what He provided.

 I spoke to her about Jesus and how he intended for all of his followers to do the things that He did, to listen to God and do what He told them to do, including healing the sick. She agreed with me. I gave her examples from my life of how God had healed me and used me to heal others. I was just about to speak healing over her when her 5-year-old granddaughter knocked and came in. After mentioning praying for her grandma, Cathy quickly whispered, "They (the grandchildren) don't know anything about it." That meant I wasn't able to pray aloud for her, so I gave her a goodbye hug and whispered, "Be healed in Jesus' name."

I wasn't able to visit with her or pray with her during our next free day and left wishing I had somehow found a way. I feel the word about the centurion and his servant's healing "from a distance" was an encouragement to me that God would complete her healing even though we were interrupted. Please pray for complete healing of cancer for Cathy.