Silas Blackburn Fund

Our church will be starting a fund for all the expenses that will be acquired due to Silas' illness.

Below are some portions of an e-mail that our pastor sent out today:

Since May 5th, Silas has been a patient at Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida. The treatment thus far has been Chemotherapy to try to stop the cancer, and reduce the tumors. The chemotherapy has awful side effects, and Silas is in much pain, and he is already losing his hair. There has been contact with a doctor who was trained at Shands Hospital as an oncologist who is now practicing a lot of natural treatments on his patients, and they have been very successful. Please pray that God would give direction concerning these alternative treatments that have proven to work.

Bro. Nick is still on deputation. He just returned from a meeting in Texas this weekend. We are going to fly him to far away meetings whenever possible so that he can be with his wife most of the time. As you know, deputation yields the funds necessary to barely make it for a family of 10. The Blackburn's have not asked for anything. But I know as their pastor that they are not eating well, and are struggling to take care of the family in two different locations. Gainesville is 4 hours away. They have secured lodging in the Ronald McDonald house near the hospital. It is 10.00 a day. While this is very reasonable at 300.00 a month, it is still a lot when you don't have it. The church here is doing all it can to help, but our church is not a large one. We have a fund that we have set up for the Blackburn family and Silas. They will be incurring more expenses when we begin the alternative treatments. If you can or would like to help in any way, money is what is needed. These monies will be used to provide treatment for Silas, and to sustain the basic necessities for the Blackburn family. Thank you for any help that you can give them at this time. These can be sent to the following address:

Make checks payable to:

Truth Baptist Church (memo the check for: Silas Blackburn Fund)

4015 Maynard Dr.
Panama City, Florida 32404

Any questions can be directed to me at (850) 774-0300.

For God's Glory,

Buddy Maynard

As most of you know, Silas does better some days than others. Overall his days are still filled with pain and trials. I know I say this often, but we can't thank you enough for all your prayers and support. I know the Blackburn's are especially grateful. We couldn't imagine what it would be like without your constant prayer. We have seen many prayers answered already and hope that you will continue to pray and share the need for prayer for Silas with others.