Everyone can see that this is God working in this family's life...their dad isn't a Christian and is rather against it (the mom has been praying for him for thirty years), and the older sister (my friend) has told me that she hasn't had the feeling of actually talking to God and seeing him moving in a long time, and she feels really distant from God. I want to look at this situation as an amazing work of God and know that great things are going to happen over the next year or so...but it's very hard.
I will be there for her, and pray for their family...but it's just been very very difficult for me to give the situation up to God (I found out all about this last night, and the family didn't know about it until the day before yesterday). I know that I've had relatively little suffering in my life up until now, and now when I have this chance to give the situation to God (which I know is the right thing to do), I'm sitting here questioning him. Why does this have to happen, God, and why to this girl? Some of you know me very well, and when I'm distressed about something, I'm very distressed and meditate on it constantly. This family is amazing, and we stay after Awana and all sorts of other activities talking and laughing with them...and now suddenly everything's changed.
So...please pray for this family at our church...and for me, that I can know that God will do great and wonderful things through all of this.
I'll also be praying for your friend and her framily. You're so right... God is working, and he's in control of the entire situation. 
I'll be praying!
