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Welcome to PrayForSimon.com

Daniel — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 01:45:30 +0000

We hope that our story would encourage you and inspire you. Inside you will find our original blog that tracked the 6 months in which Simon Ra struggled with Stage 4 Liver Cancer. It is our raw and honest expression of what we went through individually and as a family. May it bless you somehow.

Also, this site has been updated to include a number of resources including helpful links regarding cancer, as well as articles and exercises that can help anyone who is currently or continues to wrestle with the reality of grief, loss, death, and dying.

We thank you for stopping by. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to respond to daniel@prayforsimon.com.

God bless,

Esther, Daniel & Andrew Ra

Remember Simon: 1-Year Memorial

Daniel — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:45:12 +0000

This Saturday (11/10) will be 1 year since the passing of my Dad. Hard to believe, isn’t it?

What does one say after 12 months? How we have wrestled to glean what lessons we could, to share of his life and legacy as often as we were allowed, and learning to live without him as a daily presence. But to be honest, I do not have adequate words to describe what has occurred between then and now. Perhaps, with the exception of 2 things: that this year has gone by far too quickly; and that we are so so grateful for the loving community (You!) that surrounds us.
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Remember Simon: 1-Year Memorial
Location: Korean Presbyterian Church of South Bay

Address: 1444 W. Rosecrans Avenue Gardena, CA 90247

(Click Here to Map It)

Time: 11:00 A.M.

Dear Friend, thank you for your continued support. I really hope to see you all this Saturday as we remember and celebrate the life of my Dad, Simon Ra.

Thank You From the Bottom of Our Hearts.

prayforsimon — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:37:56 +0000

Words can not express the gratitude we owe to all of you. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts - those who prayed for us, visited us, provided for us, and supported us. Thousands of friends, family members, and strangers from all over the world came together with one heart to pray for Simon. Please know that your faithful prayers were not in vain! God has heard our cries, and has done what brought Himself the greatest glory!

Our 2 month silence is finally broken! Hallelujah! Thank you for your patience. Truthfully, we were so overwhelmed with God’s grace and with the challenge of mourning that it was difficult to articulate what was on our hearts. Now we see the light at the end of the tunnel, and we are prepared to continue our journey.
In the coming days, we hope to share some incredible testimonies - Simon’s final moments, his message to the people, the funeral and burial (pictures coming soon), and more.

Also if you have a testimony you’d like to share, please email us at daniel@prayforsimon.com. We’d love to hear what God taught you through this time, and how you have been impacted by Simon’s life.

Lately, God has revealed Philippians 1:3-5 in a new light:
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Paul wrote this to the Christians in Philippi. He intimately knew the joy and power of having people support him in prayer, by presence, and with their support. In the same way, our family is encouraged by your continued support. May God bless you!

See you soon!