We’ve all gotten them, probably way to many of them to tell the truth. And now when they come in, it is just natural for many of us to figure it is just another phony email hoax and delete.
Well, it turns out that at least one such prayer request currently making the rounds via email is, in fact, completely legitimate.
From the email that is circulating:
Madison Marie Crowder is 6 months old today. She has been seriously ill since she was 2 weeks old and has been in and out of the ICU most of her little life. She and her parents, my daughter and her husband, and my 2 year old grandson live in Utah. They have no family or friends up there to help them, so they depend solely on our prayers and the grace of God to give them strength and hope to get thru this very heart-wrenching time.
From the Snopes site:
Origins: Since sending out the above-quoted message in September 2005, Kathy Hayes, grandmother of Madison Marie Crowder, has been inundated with responses, and e-mail sent to her now fetches the following auto-response:
Thank you so much. Due to the overwhelming response to prayers for Madison we are no longer able to respond to each message. We ask that you follow Madison’s progress on her website at www.carepage.com. Enter your user name and your password. The carepage name is mcrowder.
Then hit go and Madisons site comes up. We thank you for your prayers, concerns and best wishes for Madison’s recovery.With all of our gratitude……
Kathy Hayes, Toni, Jeff, Caleb and Madison Crowder
I normally despise these types of emails, because 99% of the time they are hoaxes, but this one is real, and it breaks my heart. I know we will be praying for Madison Marie.
Posted on November 15th, 2005 by Paul
Filed under: Follow The Path Of Jesus, What I'm Thinking
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