Special Prayer Request

Very recently Gary Scudder, MDI Board Member and husband of President Marti Scudder, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Gary has already begun a treatment program that will last roughly 7 months.

This news has obviously reprioritized a number of things for all of us at MDI. Steve Lorenz and Marti will not be making a trip to Europe this fall, instead board members Jim and Linda Burton will be traveling to Ukraine in their stead.

MDI will be using this time to retreat and develop strategies for the future, while maintaining its consulting and mentoring relationships by phone, email, and teleconferencing. We will welcome the return of Randall Morgan in late September from England where he was working to coordinate SOZO.

Please pray especially for Gary, Marti, and their entire family (their daughter and son are both serving ministries overseas, in Asia and South Africa, respectively) as they journey through this tough time. They have set up a Caring Bridge site to help friends follow Gary's progress and learn better how to pray at: http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/garyscudder