Audra’s Review:
I read this book while waiting in carpool line several days in a row. Tears were flowing every time I read it so I’m sure people were staring. In a world filled with news of cancer hitting friends and friends of friends, often times it is so hard to figure out what to do in order to help the family in despair. We bring food, run errands, take care of family, bring flowers etc. But Scott Dockter is a business man who obviously travels often. He found a way to help out even when miles from home. I loved reading Scott’s letters and emails to Chip. They were full of inspiration, encouragement, and humor. I love visiting beautiful churches, therefore seeing the beautiful photographs of the churches that Scott visited all over the globe while he said prayers for Chip was wonderful to me also. I don’t know the Madren or Dockter families personally but have several friends who do. Hopefully I’ll be lucky enough to meet Chip and Scott someday and hug their necks for inspiring me and others by creating and sharing this book of prayers. Proceeds from the book benefit Chip’s Nation Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
Amazon.Com Introduction from Chip’s mother Lea: I once thought that the term “Broken Heart” was just a phrase used to describe temporary sadness until I had a child diagnosed with brain cancer. In the beginning of our nightmare, we were in crisis management. There was no time for the luxury of self-pity. Decisions had to be made and care had to be given. Only with the love and support of the people around me did we survive. The experience of different prayers coming to us from different traditions has been fascinating. All of these prayers offered countless times in Chip’s name, I believe is why we still have him today. One friend, however, took “candle lighting” to a new level. It became his mission. Scott’s work involves extensive travel. In those travels and on family vacations, he began to seek out churches to light a candle for Chip. New churches, old churches, rich and poor churches, Christian and non-Christian churches, it never mattered, Scott was on a mission to light a candle for Chip. His physical journey was transformed into a faith journey, and his mission helped carry us and mend my broken heart. As you read Scott’s journey, let his mission touch your heart. It is living, breathing proof that the Holy Spirit is alive in this world and looking for hearts in need of mending. Maybe it is your own heart. Maybe you can pray that your prayers mend the heart of someone you know, or even better, the hearts of the parents of 46 children that today will hear the words, “Your child has CANCER.” -Lea Madren