Prayer Request from a soldier serving in Iraq

[Hackett]

Prayer request
>
>for Gary and Cindy Hogan
>
> Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here.

>Prayer is a powerful thing.
>
> THIS COUPLE NEEDS OUR PRAYERS
>
> PLEASE read this. IT MUST BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TO BE IN IRAQ WITH A

>SICK WIFE AT HOME.
>
> Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF
>
> 823 ESFS/SFOC
>
> Flight Sergeant
>
> BAGHDAD AB, IRAQ
>
>Tough times don't last... Tough people do !!! My name is Gary Hogan.
>Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.
>
>My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago
>with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very
>slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried
>recently at 3 months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to

>forward this e-mail to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more
>people that pray for her to be healed, the better.
>
>Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit "forward".
>
>Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer can, and perhaps will,
>save her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the
>HEALING of Cindy and the removal of all cancer in her body, so she may
>enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful
>mother to our 5 year old son, Michael.
>
>The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole world to have her
>in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do
>not be offended by my plea.. This is only a request for your help.
>
>Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with

>our request for healing! No words can express the power we have when we

>each do a little to come together.
>
> Regards, Cindy's in-love husband - Gary
>
> Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world.
>

 

[vanilla8]

I surely will pray.

 

[worldwatcher]

 

[trinity1234]

Lord I pray u bless Gary and his family Father God and I pray u put it in his supervisors heart to let him take emergency leave to be with his wife....in Jesus' mighty name i pray,amen

 

[mom_one]

Lord Jesus we ask you to be with Gary & Cindy God you know the situation, we pray for healing for the wife you are our great physician & healer. Lord be with Gary this has to be so hard & being so far away from home ,can't be with his wife. Lord make a way where there seems to be no way with man. intervene & get him home to his wife we ask this in Jesus name Amen

 

[SunMessenger]

Prayer request
>
>for Gary and Cindy Hogan
>
> Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here.

>Prayer is a powerful thing.
>
> THIS COUPLE NEEDS OUR PRAYERS
>
> PLEASE read this. IT MUST BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TO BE IN IRAQ WITH A

>SICK WIFE AT HOME.
>
> Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF
>
> 823 ESFS/SFOC
>
> Flight Sergeant
>
> BAGHDAD AB, IRAQ
>
>Tough times don't last... Tough people do !!! My name is Gary Hogan.
>Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.
>
>My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago
>with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very
>slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried
>recently at 3 months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to

>forward this e-mail to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more
>people that pray for her to be healed, the better.
>
>Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit "forward".
>
>Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer can, and perhaps will,
>save her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the
>HEALING of Cindy and the removal of all cancer in her body, so she may
>enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful
>mother to our 5 year old son, Michael.
>
>The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole world to have her
>in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do
>not be offended by my plea.. This is only a request for your help.
>
>Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with

>our request for healing! No words can express the power we have when we

>each do a little to come together.
>
> Regards, Cindy's in-love husband - Gary
>
> Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world.
>

Jesus I pray for protection and healing for these good people. I pray that all their needs are met with the speed of the Angels. Amen

 

[StarryEyes]

Heavenly Father, please be with Cindy, Gary, and Michael at this time. Lord please bring comfort and peace to their souls knowing that she is in Your hands. You provide for our every need Dear Lord and I know these are Your precious children. I rebuke the cancer in the name of Jesus! May Your will be done, always. In Jesus' name, Amen.

 

[bfly]

Prayer request
>
>for Gary and Cindy Hogan
>
> Gary is serving in Iraq while his young wife is fighting cancer here.

>Prayer is a powerful thing.
>
> THIS COUPLE NEEDS OUR PRAYERS
>
> PLEASE read this. IT MUST BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TO BE IN IRAQ WITH A

>SICK WIFE AT HOME.
>
> Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF
>
> 823 ESFS/SFOC
>
> Flight Sergeant
>
> BAGHDAD AB, IRAQ
>
>Tough times don't last... Tough people do !!! My name is Gary Hogan.
>Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.
>
>My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago
>with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very
>slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried
>recently at 3 months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to

>forward this e-mail to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more
>people that pray for her to be healed, the better.
>
>Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit "forward".
>
>Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer can, and perhaps will,
>save her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the
>HEALING of Cindy and the removal of all cancer in her body, so she may
>enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful
>mother to our 5 year old son, Michael.
>
>The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole world to have her
>in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do
>not be offended by my plea.. This is only a request for your help.
>
>Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with

>our request for healing! No words can express the power we have when we

>each do a little to come together.
>
> Regards, Cindy's in-love husband - Gary
>
> Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world.
>

Our Healing Father, I pray for complete healing of Cindy may she find strength and comfort in you and Lord I pray Gary will be kept safe and will soon be returned home to take care of his wife while she is in recovery. In the name of Jesus, I pray. amen

 

[mom_one]

stil prayinfg may God bless you

 

[praisegodnky]

saying prayers for you both. Thank you Gary for serving our country and protecting our freedom! Will pray that God heal Cindy of this cancer
please keep us posted on her condition

 

[HOLYROLLER71]

Lord, I ask that you have your hand on Gary while he is serving his country,I ask that you surround him with guardian angels at all times,keep him safe and out of harms way,I ask that you heal Cindy of this cervical cancer,that you remove all cells out of her,heal her completely,give her strength and let them both feel you wonderful and mighty presence in their lives,touch them and I ask that the holy spirit fill their lives in the name of Jesus,thank you Lord in the mighty name of Jesus,amen

 

[SHIELDS]

brother i will keep praying for you anfd your wife . i will also share this with other who know the word of prayer . know that we all thank you for the hard work you are doing over their .

 

[Jesusismylife]

Father, I pray for Cindy, that you work your healing for her. Heal her body of this terrible disease so she can raise her young son. Watch over her husband in Iraq. Keep this family under your protection and care, Father. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. In Jesus' name, Amen

 

[catgirl7]

I am praying for Gary and Cindy. May he safely return home and find that God has healed his wife from the crown of her head to the souls of her feet.

 

[eturner74]

I am praying for Cindy and Gary and their little boy Michael. May God be with all of you.

 

[PrincessKing]

[FONT=Trebuchet MS,Book Antiqua,Bookman Old Style,Arial]Claim: Cindy Hogman, a 32-year-old woman, is battling cervical cancer.

Status: Outdated.

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2001]

My name is Gary "Nick" Hogman, Some of you receiving know me, some do not. My wife Cindy is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried at 5 months and now we know why.

This is a request for you to forward this email to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more people that pray for her to be healed the better. Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit forward. Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer will save her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the HEALING of Cindy, removal of all cancer in her body so she may enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful mother to our 5 year old son Michael. The power of Prayer is unsurpassed. I want the whole world to have her in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do not be offended by my plea.

This is only a request for your help. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with our quest for healing, no words can express how much power we have when we do a little extra to come together.

Regards, Cindy's in love husband.
Gary


​

Origins: In June 2001,Gary and Cindy Hogman of Bedford, Texas, had just endured the loss of the baby Cindy had been carrying when a pulmonary embolus took her back into the hospital. It was then they learned Cindy had cancer and that the outlook was not good.

Gary was moved to e-mail his plea for prayers to a handful of friends and to ask them to forward it to others. Such was the power of the Internet that it was only a matter of days before his heartfelt request had spread far and wide. Cindy Hogman was battling cancer and had a grim road ahead of her as she began chemo and radiation treatments. Gary said of his wife, "She has endured so much and is the strongest person I have ever met," and requested that people help her to be stronger by finding some time in their busy schedules to direct good thoughts her way.

According to a note from Cindy's husband, as of February 2002, Cindy's cancer was in remission. Although her oncologist warned that Cindy was at risk for reoccurrence of the cancer, at of this writing Mrs. Hogman remains free of the disease.

As so often happens in cyberspace, however, the oudated message lives on — circulating in countless versions with all sorts of permutations in the spelling of the Hogmans' surname and the location of their home town. Some examples gleaned from the introductory paragraphs of this message over the years:

• This is a prayer request from a young man that works at the First Union bank in Orlando, FL. Everyone please pray for his wife.
• My name is Gary Hogan, some of you receiving know me, some do not. I live in Eden, North Carolina and I attend the Osborne Baptist Church.
• My name is Gary Hogan, member of Christ the King parish in Topeka
• This is a request for prayer from a family at Riverpointe Church in Sugar Land, TX. My name is Gary Hogan, Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.
• This plea for prayer comes from a young man at the North Point Community Church of Atlanta, GA.
• This is a prayer request from a guy that works at First Union in Walton County, GA

Update: The latest version, which hit the Internet in February 2004, again misspelled the couple's last name as 'Hogan' and — after it was forwarded by a U.S. soldier serving in Iraq — was erroneously assumed to refer to a husband serving overseas while his wife battled cancer at home:

Subject: Fw: Prayer Request

PLEASE read this. IT MUST BE TERRIBLY DIFFICULT TO BE IN IRAQ WITH A SICK WIFE AT HOME.

Bobby S. Briggs, MSgt, USAF
823 ESFS/SFOC
Flight Sergeant

BAGHDAD AB, IRAQ

Tough times don't last... Tough people do !!!

My name is Gary Hogan. Some of you receiving this know me, some do not.

My wife, Cindy, is 32 years old and has just been diagnosed 3 days ago with stage 4 cervical cancer and her chances for survival are very slim. She was pregnant with our second child and had miscarried recently at 3 months, and now we know why. This is a request for you to forward this e-mail to everyone you know asking for prayer. The more people that pray for her to be healed, the better. Pray and forward. It only takes a second to hit "forward".

Please do it and don't delete this, your prayer will save her life. Please pray and ask everyone you know to pray for the HEALING of Cindy, removal of all cancer in her body so she may enjoy all that life has to offer, and to continue to be the wonderful mother to our 5 year old son, Michael.

The power of Prayer is unsurpassed I want the whole world to have her in their prayers the next few weeks. God will hear our cry. Please do not be offended by my plea. This is only a request for your help.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading this and helping with our request for healing. No words can express the power we have when we each do a little to come together.

Regards, Cindy's in-love husband - Gary

Thank you, and please send it to the far reaches of our world.


​

Additional information:

[FONT=Trebuchet MS,Arial]Facts About Cervical Cancer[/FONT]

Last updated: 16 March 2004
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana,Arial]The URL for this page is http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/adults/hogman.asp
Click here to e-mail this page to a friend

Urban Legends Reference Pages © 1995-2006
by Barbara and David P. Mikkelson
[/FONT]