We are now in Chapter 7, which is entitled "From Fort Wayne to Sydney and Every Point In Between." This part of the book is amazing to me. The Van Ryn family started a blog on blogger, which is funny because that's what I'm posting on right now. The blog was created so that family and friends would be able to stay updated on Laura's condition without having to overwhelm the family by calling them all of the time. The blog attracted people from all over the country, not just local family and friends. Within the first two weeks of existence, visitors had logged onto their blog from every corner of the United States and Canada, as well as from China, the Philippines, Colombia, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Africa. On May 10th alone, over 1,500 different people logged onto their blog, which was up from 1,300 the day before. The family read the comments every day as a source of encouragement. Some of the comments read:
"May God bless you and keep you, may He make His face shine upon you... Even all the way over here in the Philippines, some are praying."
"Reading about Laura is one of the most encouraging parts of my day. Her/your family's story is such a cool testimony of God's work in the details of our lives. It's so encouraging to remember that God cares about things like ChapStick and pink balloons. so often I don't take the time to thank Him for all of the little blessings I receive every day. Thanks for helping me to open my eyes to the small things God does... often the smallest things are truly the biggest."
"Thank you for the updates... please know that we are praying for Laura and for you. Our hearts go out to you in these very anxious and sleepless days. May God continue to strengthen you."
- Newell and Colleen Cerak
This chapter made me feel as if I could relate to it. Not because I know what it is like to go through something like this, but because they are posting daily on a blog that I am currently using. It was so cool to me that people actually looked at her blog daily and genuinely cared about her, even though they did not know who Laura was. Also, the fact that Newell and Colleen show their respects for this family through this very hard time in their life is amazing to me. This chapter has helped me realize that there actually are some good people in the world, and we shouldn't take everything for granted.
This is the link to the blog the Van Ryn's posted to keep people updated on Laura's condition.
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