17 Jul God at Work in Findlay, Ohio

Darwin and Polly Dunten started a blog so people can keep up-to-date about Polly’s condition. She will undergo surgery on July 28 to remove a brain tumor. 

Darwin sent me this story, and gave me permission to pass it along. I think you’ll find it encouraging. 

Last Thursday (July 10), I went to the Hancock County Jail for the weekly Celebrate Recovery session we have with about 35 inmates. When I walked in, inmates started shouting, “Hey, there is Pastor “D.”  Unknown to me, the director of the church’s jail ministry told all the inmates what was happening in my family’s life. 

After the men’s Bible study, three inmates surrounded me to let me know that they were praying for Polly. It actually was more than that. They told me that they stop what they are doing and have the entire cell block pray for Polly every day. They said, “All of us pray for her every day.” 

During the women’s session, I explained to the women what was going on with my wife and then started the Bible study. Following the lesson, one female inmate approached me and started to cry. She then started to talk about her mother who died a few years ago from cancer and how she was angry with God. This anger is what prompted her drinking that brought her to  jail. This gave me an opportunity to share the eternal truth of God’s love and eternity.

This illness has also given my wife opportunity to share her faith with women that she works for. (She cleans houses.) It has also give me opportunity to share my faith with others in secular organizations that I am involved with. Regardless, we can see God working in many ways.