Nov. 24 Life @ MCO Report
MCO Wellness Advocate Program:
Mary Faxon – November 19th
Lacey- family is in need of your prayers. Our 8 y/o grandson, Jensen Lee has just been diagnosed with Leukemia. We are in shock and trying to get our kids everything they need before they head to St Jude’s today. Please pray for our sweet boy as he has to walk this journey. Please pray for our son and his wife as no parent is ever prepared for this. Please pray for us as our grandparent and parent hearts are breaking as our kids hurt.
Kiran– My husbands health and healing. Healing for my sons broken leg.
Sarah- Soldiers across the country, including my husband, are being escorted and “ordered” to take the vaccine on a new timeline and are being told that if you request any exemptions, you’ll be denied and chaptered out of your military career before they can ever look at your paperwork. Our family is directly being negatively impacted by the events of our country today and feel very helpless. Please pray for our peace of mind and for how this is impacting other aspects of our life plans and physical/family planning goals.
Mary- Pray for the single mother of 2 precious girls, my former students in Vietnam. Girls drowned close to their home. The family and community are recovering and the mom is staying connected with the underground church there so that’s a blessing in the middle of grief.
Mary –My aunt is with her son and daughter-in-law who can care more fully for her as she has now broken both hips that were brittle from extended treatment. She’s in good spirits but we just don’t know what it will look like for her in this time. The foster teens in her care are doing well on their own and have their own place and working on completing education.
Britni– My nana had surgery to remove breast cancer. Everything is looking fine but please pray for my mom and her heart as she helps my nana recover.
Josh Lolling- IBS, changes in my role at MCO, MCO is growing and changing.
Anonymuos- Wisdom and understanding as I navigate new season of my life
Fun Fact about Chauncey!
I was in the Flying High Circus for a total of three years. My circus acts were the Flying Trapeze, Teeter Board (the act where we are all stacked on top of each other), Quartet Adagio, Stilt Walking/Juggling/Hand Balancing, and Chinese Pole/my main act (where I learned how to do the human flag). It all sort of happened accidentally. I only auditioned because I liked a girl who was auditioning at the time. I truthfully thought the Circus was the weirdest thing ever, but I auditioned to hang out with this person. It turned out that she didn’t get accepted and I did. My love of sports helped me adapt to the physical demands of the circus. From my first workout/training class I was hooked. A performer is not just required to perform. You start out as a “rigger” (another term for grunt worker), where you are working to know/learn how to set up and tear down all sound, tech, and lighting equipment for every act before ever being considered the opportunity to perform. You constantly need to stay in great physical shape (working out around 2-3 times daily), because you are waiting for the opportunity for a Circus Director to say, “alright son, show me what you got!” They can choose you at any point to get up and perform under pressure. The process is very competitive, but once you’re in, you become a tight knit family. Performers often go on to other performance based careers throughout the globe. I was given the opportunity to perform with Cirque Du Soleil, but I knew God was moving me to stop, be still/pursue Him, and work through personal struggles at the time, so I listened. Overall, the experience helped me connect/build relationships with many people, have a greater appreciation for performance athletes, and strengthened my ability to keep moving forward in the face of fear…plus it’s not a bad thing to put on a resume lol 🙂