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C.O.L.E. (Caring Openly, Loving Eternally) Prayer Team was founded in October 2008 in loving memory of Cole Ruotsala.
Cole, at the age of 3, received his angel wings on September 19, 2008, only 8 weeks after going to the emergency room with stomach pains. These stomach pains turned into a diagnosis of Adreno Corticol Carcinoma, a rare form of cancer affecting only .2 % of all children diagnosed with cancer.
During his 8 week fight in the hospital, Cole's Caring Bridge website received over 500,000 hits. People from all over the world offered the Ruotsalas words of encouragement, prayer, poems, and songs- all of which had an enormous impact on helping them get through their many rough days, filling in the gaps for them in moments of weakness. At this time, a 24 hour prayer chain had been started, and the team began storming the heavens with prayers.
Seeing how much it helped this family, the prayer team wanted to continue with their journey and expand it to other children/families suffering and in need of prayer.
If anyone is interested in joining the team, please contact us at
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. We'll provide you with all of the details.
Hug a little tighter, love a little longer, and don't forget to "Be There" because tomorrow you nor they may not "Be Here." This is the legacy of Cole.
From Cole's Dad: "When life was at its bottom, we had no place else to turn, no other place to direct our focus, but up. Life changed so fast. Everything was suddenly stopped. All the hustle and bustle of this world stopped in an instant. We realized how little we are tied to this life and how much our focus needs to be to things that matter. Things that have the ability to change our eternal resting place. We find comfort in knowing that our precious boy is "Safe in the Arms of Jesus." Without that knowledge, without that hope, this life would be so dark and gray. All we can do is praise God for who He is and what He has done in our lives. Thanks for all of the thousands of people who prayed diligently and wrote such encouraging messages. May those blessings be shown through this Prayer Team for others to enjoy. God Bless, Aaron and Moireen"
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