ann kiemel

Friday, February 21

Dear Friends of Ann,

Ann is in great need of God's healing power right now. All prayers for her are greatly appreciated. She has recently had a battery of tests performed on her to seek to determine the causes of her weaknesses and suffering. The tests indicate that blood clots have formed in her lungs, and preliminary results test positive for cancer of the liver.

These are both life-threatening, and we can't overemphasize Ann's need for God's healing touch, unless it is His plan and timing to take her home. Please lift her up before God, and we will trust the outcome to him.

All of this has taken a severe toll on her physically, emotionally, and financially. If you want to help her with a gift of love or note of love or both, they are a huge encouragement during a very difficult period.

Thanks so much,

Team Ann

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CherylFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:20 PM
Lifting Ann in prayer before our Heavenly Father, asking Him to surround her with His healing, comfort and peace.
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amberFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:42 PM
Bless you, Ann.
I'll be praying...
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UnknownFebruary 21, 2014 at 5:53 PM
Dear Ann, you are and have always been a miracle. ..We need you here on this earth..praying.
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revdrmdFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:25 PM
Dear Ann,

I am praying for you. Your words have blessed many, praying now that the words of the prayer of many bring healing to you body.
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AnonymousFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:35 PM
Ann, I love you. I know the father loves you even more. I hurt because you are in pain and your body is so sick. You were such a source of encouragement to me long ago when I was much younger. I fell in love with the Jesus that lived inside of you. After many years, I found you again after Will died. I have such a connection to you and have never even met you. Let me say again that I love you so much in our lord Jesus. I pray for you and your boys. They are fine young men. God will see them through. He is faithful. Be well in Christ. fill your mind with the word and with worship music. get someone to read the Bible to you. Love in Christ, Arlette Winters
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Cheri RoseFebruary 21, 2014 at 6:50 PM
Ann, you have been such a blessing to so many people, including me. I pray that God heals you and grants you His peace, which no trial on earth can take away. I pray that your pain may be removed, that you may find the strength to offer your sufferings up as a special prayer, and that you may find joy in your trials.
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Patti HeapsFebruary 21, 2014 at 7:00 PM
How sad I feel for this family God knit together. I pray that a all that touch you dear Ann will do so with a loving and gentle touch. You made our faith real and dared to tell the Truth in the midst of heartbreak. For your children, I pray that their hearts not be hardened, but instead filled with peace.
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UnknownFebruary 21, 2014 at 7:01 PM
My dear friend Ann…you taught me to say YES LORD! You taught me to believe in miracles. You taught me to notice the simple things and to notice ALL people. I'm sure your Father is wanting YOU back…but I am praying He'll let you stay with us for a while longer.
Love you, Barb Willey and family.
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Gail BumalaFebruary 21, 2014 at 9:21 PM
Praise God for your faithfulness and for your humanity. We are all blessed to be witnesses to your life. You are surrounded by a cloud of us and we hold you up. Your greatest gift to God and all of us, your family and yourself is just to be the you you are. "God is so good, oh so good to me."
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hope4todayFebruary 22, 2014 at 6:24 AM
Dear Ann: I live with several chronic illnesses that each ebb and wane leaving me with many questions why God would take an effective servant and have me live out my life between a couch and my bed. You taught me that my love can still make a difference to all those I encounter when I get out or those who stay connected by phone.
I have no answer to why you,your sister and your boys continue to face such tests and challenges but I DO know that He is faithful, He provides and He never leaves us or forsakes us. I continue to be in prayer for your healing but also for abundant financial provision for you all so you and your boys can be together during these days. Hugs from snowy, cold northern Canada, Hope
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Betsy February 22, 2014 at 7:06 AM
Praying that your very painful suffering will grant you great intimacy with our loving, suffering Jesus. He has conquered all and can conquer this if it be His will. I pray this be His will, build your strength again, get better! every breath that we breathe from our lungs is from Him. May He give you many healthy breathes again! May we all depend on Him for every breath we take and give thanks. Praise Him because He is in control. Sending prayers! Please know how much you are loved.

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Michael L.February 22, 2014 at 7:23 AM
Ann,

I am sorry to hear that you are unwell. May God grant you peace of heart when your body is weak and in pain. And may he restore you to physical health.

Please pass along my greetings to the boys.

Michael LeFebvre
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The Common Sense ExpressFebruary 22, 2014 at 2:15 PM
Could you ask Ann if I could call her....Sara Dormon
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Susie - Walking ButterflyFebruary 22, 2014 at 10:30 PM
Oh dear Ann, I am so sorry about your struggles. I am praying for you and want you to know that I am another one of the multitude of people you have blessed mightily. I was in high school in the early 70's and I cherished you and your books so much! Thank you dear Ann for all that you are. You are loved. Susie Klein
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UnknownFebruary 22, 2014 at 11:54 PM
Dear Ann, your place is certain and your joy full. Let His glory be fulfilled.
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Ann passed away on March 1, 2014.
A few words about our dear friend:

Ann Kiemel began her ministry as an ordinary girl who was determined to reach her neighborhood for Jesus. She penned her first book, I’m Out to Change My World, while still in her twenties. Millions of readers were moved by her simple faith and her desire to share Jesus in everyday, divine appointments. Despite the lack of any formal publicity, her first book became a bestseller through word-of-mouth.
Ann went on to Author several best-selling books, speaking in coliseums across the country and appearing as a guest speaker on Christian television programs such as the 700 Club, PTL, TBN, and Robert Schuller’s Hour of Power. Ann has been featured numerous times on Dr. Dobson’s Focus on the Family radio broadcasts, most recently as an expert on single parenting.

Although Ann shared the stage with some of the most well-known and influential Authors and Speakers in the world, she is remembered most by her humble presentation. Quietly seated on a stool in the middle of a large platform, she would begin…“Hi, I’m Ann. I am one simple woman in the world. I have never shaken hands with the President. I cry. Sometimes I am insecure. I am only one, but I have come tonight to tell you I am one… and Jesus and I and love are out to change the world.” Thousands of attentive fans sat on the edge of their seats, hanging onto her every word, laughing and crying together as Ann declared her love for a personal Lord…One who walked with her and talked with her on lonely days. She ran marathons, singing simple little songs to fellow runners with one overwhelming hope in mind – to win others to Jesus by building bridges to them. Her rare vulnerability and genuine faith in brighter tomorrows inspired others to dream big and believe that with God, they too, could make a difference in their world.

Some people consider Ann Kiemel to be one of the most authentic voices in the Christian community. Others refer to her as a best-selling Author of seventeen books, many of which have been passed on as inspirational classics over the past three decades. Bottom line: Ann was a gifted Author and Speaker who had a pure heart and a vision for what an extraordinary God can do in the lives of ordinary people.

After many years as a successful Speaker and Author, God answered Ann’s yearning for a husband at the age of thirty-five. Several years and many miscarriages later, Ann became the mother of four adopted sons, revolutionizing the way that many viewed open adoption. Soon thereafter, Ann realized that she had become addicted to pain medication. She entered a thirty-day secular rehab program and discovered that her addiction ran even deeper - she had become addicted to the praise and approval of others. She recounts the loneliness, pain, and ultimate deliverance in her seventeenth book, Seduced by Success – No Longer Addicted to Praise, Pills and Performance.

After offering her inadequacies to the Lord and praying for wholeness, Ann had found her way back to her first love. The heart of her ministry had changed, and Jesus was now the star. Her husband, Will Anderson, would battle cancer for eighteen months, and Ann would become a single mother of four priceless treasures. She held a deep conviction that she, alone, needed to be fully present with her children. With this is mind, she quietly walked away from the stage.

In the fall of 2008, Ann’s youngest last son left home. At the same time, a renewed interest in Ann’s ministry began to develop. Hundreds of thousands of loyal readers began searching for her, longing to hear how God had been working in her life, wanting her message to be heard by the next generation. In response to the interest of her fans, a simple blog was created. People from all over the world began chiming in, supporting one of their favorite best-selling Authors from the 1970’s and 1980’s.

Many of her books are available for purchase on Amazon.com and other places.

Ann was the mother of four boys and lived on the West coast in close proximity to her children and her twin sister, Jan.

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