Church and Family Tragedies

Right now in our church and in my family there are a lot of tragedy...my two grandfathers went into the hospital the same day...both are still not doing well and very old, so you never know if they'll make it. My being so far away probably means I can't go visit. Then in our church (our spiritual family) we have one man who had a heart attack and has been in a coma. Then another guy who was just diagnosed with a pretty bad type of cancer, and then another who's niece committed suicide. On top of that the church is having financial struggles because someone had been stealing money out of the offering box. Our pastor has a lot of stuff to deal with and is plugging along like a good fighter. But...you know...I've been writing here about how God helps us through struggles and difficulties...and it has been soooo true. The messages and times of worship have been soooo deep. The church has grown so close to each other in praying for and standing by these hurting people...and even just yesterday we experience some amazing things in the two that are sick...the guy with the heart attack briefly woke up out of his coma and asked for water and the guy with cancer found out that it is operable (we thought there was no hope). Small little glimmers of hope, but far greater is the greater living hope that is found only in God.