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Ps.
145:1-3 I will exalt you, God the King, I will praise your name for ever
and ever. 2.Every day I will praise you and extol your name for ever and
ever. 3.Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no
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I just
want you to know how humbled I am by your story. It makes my own
"problems" (if I can even call them that) seem so small. I can't imagine
going through what you are facing. Your strength and faith is truly a
miracle, and a huge blessing to me. And Ben's courage is amazing. You'll
never know the full impact you have had on other people during this
time, until you get to heaven. But I am confident it will be HUGE. God
is still on His throne, and He isn't finished with you yet. Keep
believing! Phil. 4:13
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Tom,
Jennifer, Big Ben and Eli, Thanks for keeping us updated. This is great,
so that we can pray for your specific needs. We continue to pray for you
in our FCA huddle as well as at my church (Defender UM-Chesapeake). Hang
in there. God will comfort you when you need it!
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I loved
the prayer for Ben. We all share the same prayer. For our sons as well
as yours. May God Bless you all.
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Hey,guys!
I just wanted to let you all know that Ben and your family have been in
my thoughts and prayers today. Another one of our babies was diagnosed
with an ATRT last week. That, of course, brought Ben to mind. I'm sure
you all will run into each other at St.Jude sometime soon. The "Head for
a Cure" walk went well Friday night. The rain held off until we finished
walking and I think quite a bit of money was raised for research. Yall
take care and let me know if you need anything. ~Amy Sutherland
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hey guys.
i just wanted you to know that i am still here for you and still praying
everyday for you guys and for big ben. Keep going guys, God will reward
you for your faith and trust! I love you guys and miss you. God Bless
you! Love Josh and Lauren
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Dear Tom
and Jennifer, God loves you so much!! Jesus I love you because you care,
I couldn't imagine if you weren't there. You are my joy and my strong
tower and dearest best friend. You are my every thing. I couldn't
imagine if you weren't there. Because you care. Jesus, I love you,love
you , I love you.... Your friend in Christ, Karen
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I just
wanted to tell you guys that I am so proud of all of you. You have all
been through in the past 2 months what most don't endure in a lifetime.
I just wanted to let you know that I think Ben has the most incredible
spirit of life. Ben and your family are the focus of our prayers
everyday. I feel so confident that Ben and your family will survive this
and can continue to inspire everyone. Tell the boys that Jacob and
Kirsten say Hi and that they miss them. Kirsten is guarding Eli's cubby
at school. We love all of you and miss you!-Sheryl
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I am from
Huntington, I moved to Florida a year ago. I am also a giver to St.
Judes. I will do what I can for you all in my giving. I will be praying
for you faithfully. God Bless, Richard S. Washburn
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Dear
Lord, as I sit here in my comfortable home I forget that there are so
many people in pain. Humble me Lord. Father, only you can heal Ben. You
have such an awesome plan for Ben's life. He has reached so many people
at such a young age. Your plan is always wonderful although we don't
always see that. Help Tom and Jennifer to remember that. Help them to
remember that through you all things are possible. Continue to give them
the extraordinary strength that they have. Give Eli the knowledge to
understand what is going on so that this isolation time would not be so
hard on such a young child. These things I ask in your name Amen.
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I am a
Christian and I will pray for you all daily. God is a great God and
capable of doing many miracles. DON'T BE AFRIAD TO ASK FOR A MIRACLE!!
love, Janell Martin Janell588@hotmail.com
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Dear Lord
as we join together tonight as a family, we join in one accord in your
name, faith believing that you at this very moment have your loving arms
wrapped tightly around Tom Jennifer, Eli and especially Ben. Father we
know that you are the Great Healer and you have shown us time and time
again in your word how much you love your children. God these are your
children and we trust that they will each day draw closer and closer to
you in this there time of need. Please raise Ben's blood counts, allow
him to eat and let Ben, Eli, Mommy and Daddy have a very peaceful nights
sleep. We ask all of this in Your Name-Believing. Tom & Jennifer this is
truly our prayer tonight that you would be able to find great rest and
comfort in our Savior. In His Love, Tbe Atens
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Matt.
6:32-34 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly
Father knows that you need them. 33.But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
34.Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about
itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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A friend
of mine emailed me the link to your story this morning. As a mother of 3
small children, I cannot even imagine this time for you. Our children
are our personal, handmade gifts from God. My youngest, Grace, was
hospitalized when she was 6 weeks old with meningitis. We were not sure
if she would pull through or not. Our first night there, I walked the
hospital floors all night with nothing to hold on to but the hope that
only my Heavenly Father can give. I remember laying on the chapel floor
in the middle of the night pleading to God for the life of my child. I
promised Him then and there that she was His. She is now, at one year
old, doing good. What a beautiful child Ben is! I'm so encouraged by
your strong faith. I'm sure that God has used you to share your faith
with so many hurting people in Memphis. I will pray for your family and
keep up with Ben's updates. I will also pass your story on to my church,
family, and friends. Continue to "believe" God! He is faithful! Love,
Mary Hart
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Hi Bowen
family, You are part of the reason we are now here at St. Jude's with
our 13 month old son Louie who has a meduloblastoma tumor. I just saw
this website & am very touched & inspired by Ben & your family. We will
pray for Ben along with our son & all of the other amazing families here
as well as for the many wonderful physicians here. Hope to meet you
soon. Louie has a second resection surgery tomorrow & then when he
recovers we should be at the Target House shortly after. God Bless you
all, it looks like you have a wonderful support network as we do & I
hope that comforts you in the "more" difficult moments. Take care, Kerin
& Mike Hentz
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Dear Tom,
Jennifer, Eli and Ben- Linda here letting you know we are on the prayer
team and believing God with you. We have only know about Ben's condition
for about 2 weeks, and are so sorry we didn't know sooner. If you
remember, Tom, our daughter with Down Syndrome, Elena Victoria (the
light that conquers) developed a rare form of leukemia when she was 9
mos old. She was born with a hole in her heart and a blocked intestine.
She had the first surgery at 1 day old, the second at 3 mos, and was
secheduled for open heart surgery when the leukemia was discovered. We
have walked in your shoes and have daily remberances of being where you
are as we read you journal. NO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS really believed
Elena could live with the 1 in 10 odds she had, especially since she
still needed heart surgery, which would have to wait until after the 16
mos of chemo treatments. I know you will hear of other miraculous
stories, but having a baby with these terrible odds is so heartbreaking
because you can't explain everything to them-y
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Weel
guys, it looks like I got too wordy as the previous message cut off
about half of what I wrote--most of it was a prayer for you. I don't
know if there's any way you can get the rest of it, but wanted you to
know there was more than showed up on the screen. We'll be in touch.
Elena is alive and well and is 18 years old! God is awesome.
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Our
thoughts and prayers are with you in this devestating time. My God shine
brightly on little Ben and the rest of his family. God Bless
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May 19,
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I spoke
to Thomas today regarding the illness. Let me assure you that prayer is
a powerful tool. I will definitely pray for Ben every day. Miracles DO
happen. I look forward to continuing to check this website. If you need
anything please feel free to email me at Andrew@atgcredit.com Sincerely,
Andrew "eliot rosewater" Twyman
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HI, Bowen
Family! I just wanted to let you know that I am continuing to check the
updates on Ben and pray for his fight and the strength of the whole
family. The Brain Tumor walk last week was sucessful, even with cloudy
weather. Just let Amy or myself know when we can come to the Target
House to babysit. I am in the process of buying a townhouse near the
Target House, so I will be near, this summer. The night shift at
LeBonheur thinks of you all often! We had a patient last week with
possible diagnosis of ATRT, (7 month little boy), so keep a look out!
Take care, love EMILY SNIDER
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We just
wanted to be one of the first to wish you guys a Happy Anniversary! May
God bless you with many more years together! Miss you all!
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Miss
Denise and the others at Children's Village in Pt. Pleasant said to tell
you that they wish your family well and are praying hard! They had not
heard the news about Ben until I told them today.
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Hi to
All, I was on website last night checking for updates and heard the
beautiful song and very moving clip, of course i cried all the way thru
it, but somehow when i got off i felt such hope and inspiration for the
entire Bowen family. I only hope you guys know the faith and hope that
you give to everyone who visits the site. I hope you were as pleased as
Janet and I were with the results of the Avon Fr, it greatly exceeded
our goal, and so many people participated either by ordering, donating,
or helping with the actual taking orders and now the task of delivering
them.Lisa was here with me all day today helping, from the actual
picking up the 43 boxes this morning to seperating the order and taking
some of the finished products to deliver and drop off to Janets. Lisa's
devotion to this has been constant. I can only hope that in some small
way it will help you with the financial burden, if only we could help
with the emotional part,, will keep in touch and keep praying for you.
Marian (Avon) Kirk
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Just a
short line to say Il'm still praying for you all. I just listened to the
song on line. It was so special. My prayers are going up every night. I
will pray for Ben and the vomiting. Your not alone. God and His people
are here, we love you all. We care. God Bless the Bowens.
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