Topic for Week of 10/8/07
Learning about Lou Gehrig's Disease

Many of us have heard of Lou Gehrig's disease--also called ALS. A diagnosis of ALS is followed by the deterioration of the body in the coming months and years. Patients soon lose their ability to work and maintain financial independence. This week on Renewal we will be talking with a very special man named Paul Lanier. For over 10 years he has suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. Because of God's sovereign grace combined with the wonderful support of family and friends, Paul is still able to communicate with the help of a computer. In fact, he painstakingly wrote a book that tells his story entitled "A Change in the Flight Plan"--a book about his relationship with God and things he discovered in the Bible.