Dear Velisia...

I read your Daddy’s posts in facebook "Donate and Pray for Velisia Catherina Sutanto":

“It's 1 am now.. She is still deeply asleep without holding her stomach which she had done every night.... It is so peaceful... Thank you...”

“How can you not cry even more when you hear your sick daughter says: "Don't be sad, Daddy! Don't cry, Daddy!! Obviously she is stronger than I am... I wonder how anybody can survive seeing his/her little child in pain... I miss her laughter and smile....”

“Velisia did not cry nor scream during the blood taking today. This makes everyone in the room wonder. I guess she does not want to make us sad or cry. I guess she finally knows crying and screaming make everyone panic, sad.... She is right… To love is to make the ones we love happy not sad. How much we love is measured by how much we sacrifice, I guess.....”

I am a mother of a daughter, same age as you, Velisia (and in fact you two were classmates in Kindergarten year 2). I understand your parents’ pain and frustration. Sometimes we wonder why such young kids have to go through this all and Velisia, with no doubt, I know your parents are more than willing to replace you in taking all this pain.

Do you know what will make us stronger? Yes, that’s right. GETTING THROUGH THE PAIN SUCCESSFULLY. All of us believe you CAN do it. As your Daddy said that evil is trying to pull us apart from Jesus... Are we going to let the evil do that? Are we going to let the evil laugh happily seeing us far from our Lord? NO, NEVER! WHEN OUR LORD IS STANDING JUST BESIDE US, WHO CAN GO AGAINST US, VELISIA? NO ONE. Because we have BIG STRONG arms hugging us, protecting us, the arm of Jesus. We just need to be TOUGH, to PERSEVERE, we just need to HAVE FAITH IN HIM. The pain is nothing but the evil’s naughty hands trying to harm us. If you don’t let the evil touch you, your pain will turn less. If you don’t let the evil win over you, the evil will never win!! Let’s beat the evil, Velisia!! With such strong Jesus + great tough parents & family + more than 17,300 friends pray for you, wish the best for you, do you think the evil can stand on this? Nope!! Most of all, Velisia, you yourself ARE a strong tough wonderful girl; the evil can’t possibly hurt you more than you allow.

So, you need to nurture your faith, your strength, put your sweetest smile, laugh in joy & gratitude, knowing that Jesus & we all love you, pray for you, you will come back as a new-born girl: positive, great, wonderful!!! Beat the evil!!

Best wishes…