Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Hello, everyone! We hope you are all high and dry. We continuously pray for Thailand,

especially for those who were directly affected by the floods. We wish to inform

the community about one of our SFC sister's health condition.

Mary Charlene Medina, or commonly known in SFC as "Lenlen" or "Ate Lenlen”,

was diagnosed with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). She sought 2nd and

3rd opinions from Pattana Medical Clinic and Chulalongkorn Hospital last Monday,

after Ladprao Hospital declared "suspected leukemia" on her 1st checkup the

previous week. She has been confined at Chulalongkorn Hospital since Monday,

Nov14. She has already undergone blood transfusion and bone marrow test this week.

Leukemia, as some of you may already know, is an abnormal production of white

blood cells. The doctors informed us that the blood cells suddenly mutate, so the

cause of this disease is still unknown.

It was very fortunate for Lenlen to have been admitted at the Chulalongkorn

Hospital right away. To get a room or a bed in the ward that fast is nearly

impossible. All the hospital required was a down payment to get all tests and

procedures started. The bills are also accumulated. Partial payments can be done,

when funds are available.

With God's grace and mercy, Lenlen is responding well to her initial treatments.

Her hands and feet are not as pale anymore. She is in high spirits despite her

condition, and is surrounded by family and friends. We praise and worship God for

comforting her, and for giving her courage and strength throughout this ordeal.

Earlier today, Lenlen has just been moved to an intensive care chemo ward.

The doctors informed us that the whole treatment package would amount

somewhere between 150,000 to 200,000 THB, which would cover all costs

for 1 month in-patient treatment.

So in behalf of our sister, Lenlen, we would like to ask for your kindness and

generosity to help pay for her hospital bills. Kindly send your donations to:

Bank:  Siam Commercial Bank (SCB)

Account Number:  160-242107-2

Account Name: Ms. Ma. Princess Joy Magcamit Biscocho

Please confirm your deposit via SMS to any of the following numbers:

Please pray for our sister's quick recovery. We have a common prayer time at

8pm every day. You are all welcome to join. Thank you and God bless!

Sincerely yours,

Friends of Lenlen

CFC-Thailand, together with the GMA countries and the CFC global family, congratulate our new elders -

Jun Uriarte for being elected as new CFC International Council elder,

Bong Arjonillo and George Campos for being elected to the new CFC Board of Elders.

Jun Uriarte served as GMA regional coordinator and country coordinator for CFC-Thailand until end-2006.

Bong Arjonillo is the current GMA regional coordinator.

George Campos is the current country coordinator for CFC-Vietnam.

God bless,

Tito Jimmy

CFC-Thailand shares in the joyful thanksgiving of Fr. Juanito Tamayo, SDB, diligent and dedicated servant of God and CFC national spiritual director, as he celebrates 30 yearsof his priesthood today, April 14th.

May our Lord Jesus Christ bless His servant and messenger of love and hope to all with the gifts of His Holy Spirit, good health in mind and body, and the strength to carry on the mission to families He has entrusted to him.