Hello there,

I apologize. I indicated the wrong title on the last message. This is the person in need of prayer. Thank you.

I’d like to request prayer for Saveria S. She is a very close and dear friend of mine (and my former grade 4 teacher) who recently lost her 43-year-old son, Dani. He lost his life to severe illness and extreme suffering. No one ever chooses to die. Illness took over this poor man’s mind and actions, and his precious life ended much too early. As a survivor of severe mental illness, I know the depths that a mind can fall to, and no one is in their right mind when a fatal tragedy like this happens. Dani certainly wasn’t, and taking his life was no choice. Extreme illness made this choice. No one wants to die. He was out of his mind and body when this happened, and the illness took over. I’ve been this low in my journey with severe mental illness. I thank God I made it through. I came close to losing my life, but I’m blessed to have made it through such severe suffering and I now advocate by sharing my story to provide others with hope and healing.

Needless to say, Saveria, her husband, and her other son, Marco, are in complete despair. Her latest words to me were: the loss of my precious son has left me completely devastated. How do you come back from something this tragic? Only one way. Christ. I pray that Saveria and her family turn directly to our Lord and Saviour for peace of mind, comfort, hope, and consolation. That they realize HE is the only true peace, and HE will provide them with comfort and solace. He is the ultimate Comforter. They are a family of believers, but this has taken a huge toll on them.

Please pray that they feel God’s love, hope, and promise as they move forward. That they lean on Christ in all of this and find the strength to carry on and remember the wonderful things about their son and brother. He was an incredible man. May they share the amazing life he lived. Dani is now with God being embraced by His love. I ask you to please join me in prayer for Saveria, her precious son, and her whole family, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. Thank you. God bless.

Chris