I wrote:
> Esther Betts is falling and I need God's strength and wisdom.
> Mom has Lewy Body Dementia, a combination of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and
> all sorts of hallucinations. She also has many other severe medical
> issues.
> I have promised to care for her, at home, till she dies.
> I have been her constant caretaker since May of 09 and it is harder now
> more than ever.
> I cried my soul out to God holding mom's hands tonight asking him to be
> merciful and give both of us strength.
>
> Late last year, not knowing God's plan for mum, I asked her what would she
> like to do that she would like to do before she never has the chance. "Go
> on a cruise." At that time it all looked possible. So I placed our
> cruise with Max Lucado and Micheal W Smith July 11.
>
> Mom is in no condition to go, that I can fore see, at this point, and I
> NEED God's strenth to make a decision....which one? I do not know.
> In one of her more lucid moments, she said I must go on the cruise with
> her best friend, it is what she would like, but that is putting mom in
> respite and I will never forgive myself if she dies while I am gone,
> knowing this cruise was placed for HER.
>
> I have not worked this whole time and my unemployed is finished.
> Financially I have nothing. I lost my home to foreclosure when I moved in
> with mom.
>
> I am in no way as needy as many are..... my heart is opened and poured out
> for the World Vision kids I sponser, the needs of the totally hopeless,
> others have greater hardship and I feel no right to ask for any prayer at
> all.....I never share things so intimate but with mom I have no place to
> go but run into the arms of my loving Shepherd and as I opened email......
> my Lord said "share."
> graciously, ElLois Betts
>
They wrote:
Thank you for writing to the Haven Prayer Team. We care about you and
your request -- but more importantly God cares and He is listening to us
right now.

"Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live"
(Psalm 116:2).

What a wonderful reality for us to take into our hearts! Every time we
pray, the Lord is listening. He's lending us His ear, granting us His full
attention. He's poised to answer us whenever we call. We can be like
little children and talk to Him with uncomplicated simplicity about
anything we have on our hearts. We don't have to know how to pray, as if
prayer were some sort of skill we need to master. (Janet Morris, ANCHOR
5/16/19)

Let's pray together!

Dear Lord,
Thank you for listening to us today! Thank you that, because of Jesus'
life and death, we come to You as your children. Please work in ElLois and
Esther's life in a loving, amazing, powerful way. They need strength and
wisdom in making decisions. Provide for them financially. We are trusting
you. Please pour out your grace and mercy - and fill them with joy, peace
and love today. In the strong and powerful name of Jesus, Amen.

I hope you'll keep listening to Haven Today on your local radio station or
the internet at http://www.haventoday.org. You can listen to Charles
Morris anytime day or night by going to that website. Now you can even
request that the program be emailed to you each day.

I also want to encourage you to read Haven's daily devotional called
"Anchor" at http://www.haventoday.org/anchor.php. You can request the
booklet version or the email version.

Please keep in touch - and let us know how God answers our prayers!

Looking to Jesus,

Haven Prayer Team