Love So High

Kerissa • July 9, 2013

This past Saturday, a dear mom from my church passed away after a long, long battle with cancer.  I am going to miss her so much. :'(  I first got to know her more when I graduated from high school with her daughter.  And when I got home from the hospital last September, she came to my house and blessed me with a beautiful orchid plant.  I’ll never forget that visit with her.  It was such an encouraging time, talking about books and all things medical-related.  We were fighting different health trials, yet we shared a bond because both of us could at some extent understand what we were going through.  She was the epitome of joy.  And she sent me such sweet cards and emails that I treasure still today.

Whenever I saw her in person, I always thought to myself, “If she can do this, so can I!”  She was such an inspiration to me.

Please pray for her beautiful family—her husband and 3 daughters. <3

I think of Matt Redman’s lyrics in the song Love So High.  And a line in the song (verse 2) about Jesus says, “Your wounds are our healing.”  I just ponder that and how it is SO true.  Because of Jesus’ love so high , his wounds on the cross do bring healing.  Mrs. S’s death is not the end but just the beginning!  She is now healed, experiencing the fullness of joy in Heaven!

Listen to this song.  It will bring tears to your eyes:

October prayer request

By Kerissa Lee • October 19, 2025
Dear friends, At the beginning of October, I started taking a new medication for the autoimmune disease. I thought I was tolerating it just fine, but after several days passed, I began experiencing nausea, loss of appetite, weakness all over, and increased pain. 🙁 It’s like I’m experiencing another “mito crash.” I found out that this specific lupus medication affects mitochondria. That is, it causes an overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS). This, in turn, causes cell damage and oxidative stress. I sure wish the rheumatologists would have known about this before prescribing. But I have to remember that Mitochondrial DNA Depletion Syndrome is rare, and they’re not “mito experts.” Anyways, the last time I felt like this was back in May.. I’m so grateful to God that I haven’t needed to be hospitalized from this, but at the same time, I’m also sad that this happened at all, especially because I had such a nice stretch of stable health. I’d really appreciate your prayers, that this muscle weakness can resolve soon, and that this increased pain all over will get back to my baseline. Every time I have a “mito crash,” it feels like I’m fighting the flu which always sucks. The pain has been hard to bear. And whenever I’m in the thick of it, it’s difficult to remember that this too will eventually pass. 😢 Pray that I will endure and follow Jesus’ example like this passage from Hebrews 12:1-2– “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross...” Thank you all so much for praying for me. ❤️

Thank you! (+ a prayer request)

By Kerissa Lee • October 4, 2025
"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness." James 1:2-3

Praises & Prayer Requests

By Kerissa Lee • September 3, 2025
"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23