Dr. Carol Klukas

When I arrived on campus last March, it was Carol Klukas who met me after a long flight in the Refectory.

"You must be Rusty," she said as her warm smile greeted me.

"I have been looking forward to seeing you since 2004."  Several years before I had registered to attend a similar weekend but things hadn't worked out at the time.  For the next several days we spoke, shared and connected.  When the weekend finally commenced we caught each other for one more brief conversation and mentioned to each other how it had felt we'd known each other a long time.  Through the application process we talked often and she was always so encouraging.  In July I'd called to say I wasn't sure what to do.  The house hadn't sold (still not a buyer), funds were low, and I was thinking perhaps the timing wasn't just right.  I remember her telling me not to worry and to trust God...He would supply all my needs.  God used her in a great way to begin the journey I'm now on and I thank Him daily for her presence here on campus.  This week Carol found out she was beginning another kind of journey.  On Tuesday she went in for a colonoscopy and found out that there is cancer in her colon.  She will have surgery next week.  I saw her for a moment this afternoon and she greeted me with a big hug and her usual glowing smile.  She feels the prayers of God's people...but I'd like her to feel some more.  During your prayers this week would you say an extra one for Carol, her husband Arnie and her family?  God is so ready to do more than we can ask or think.

ps...Carol's in the middle of the photo...Roy and Meridath, fellow Junior Seminarians join her...