My family needs prayer.

Last night as my uncle Joseph, his wife Felicia, and their family sat at home when someone approached their door and yelled "East Side Crips" and opened fire on their home. My uncle and Felicia were not hit however Felicia's daughter was grazed by a bullet, her son shot in the leg and her son's girlfriend shot in the stomach. This is a huge blow to a family that is already dealing with a family tragedy; my uncle is terminally ill with brain cancer.

If you are a person that prays then I ask that you would please pray for my family. If you would pray for the following things it would be much appreciated.

* For my uncle's illness. We are a family that believes in miracles and God's will. So we believe if it is God's will for him to be healed then that will happen, however we know that we may also lose him to this illness. I ask that you would pray for his healing and that if God's will would be to take him home then that he would not suffer long while he was here.

* For Felicia. She has been a rock of strength during this ordeal. Married less than a year when my uncle was diagnosed she has continued to love and care for him. She is a wonderfully beautiful woman in body and spirit and I would ask that you would pray for her continued strength in these trying times.

* For Felicia's family. That they will be healed both physically and emotionally from this incident and that they will find a new home quickly. Felicia does not want to return to her home where the violence occurred so I ask that you would pray that she finds a home that will be suitable for their needs as soon as possible.

* Lastly, for my family. I ask that you specifically pray for my grandmother as she struggles with the concept of losing her child. She is a true matriarch but we all know that this is a very difficult time for her. For my uncle's three children, that they would find some peace in this time. And for the rest of us. My mom, her brothers and sisters, my cousins, all of us are deeply affected by what's going on, some more than others, and I ask that you would pray for strength, peace and love. That we would all continue to be loving towards one another even when we don't understand the needs of one another.

Thank you to everyone who prays, or even who reads this and remembers my family in your thoughts. It means the world to me.