We need your prayers, words of encouragement, and friendship during this season. Many of you have already stepped into that in such significant ways, and we are so grateful. For some more specific ways to help, see below:
Give: Some of our dear friends started a GoFundMe for our family. A word from them: Hello there. We are Justin and Amy Walker and have set up this fundraiser for our dear friends, The Olingers, whom we’ve known since 2007 when they lived in Colorado. Amanda was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer and, while we don’t have all the information yet about treatment plans, we do know there will be a lot of expenses and a hard road ahead. They are hopeful Amanda will receive treatment from Anderson MD, which not only means commuting to Houston, but additional travel, room, and board expenses. The weight on the Olinger family is heavy and we would love to help lighten the financial load and ease some stress both now and in the future. We know they have made a tremendous impact and the outpouring of love and generosity has already been incredible! We thank you so much for taking the time to read this and for supporting our beloved friends.
Gift Cards: Chipotle, Panera, Tropical Smoothie (these are all compatible with Amanda’s diet). The family can eat basically anything so don’t feel limited.
Local Friends: We will be creating an NWA GroupMe (if you don’t know what that is – it’s a communication app) for local needs or help we might need (ex: meals, help with yardwork, etc.). If you’re interested in being added to that group you can e-mail my friend Rachel at: rachelkhamen@gmail.com
Faraway Friends: If you want to send happy mail to the kiddos or a card of encouragement to Austin or I, you can shoot Austin a text for our address and he’d be happy to share that with you. Also, as big extraverts, we welcome your calls and texts and will respond as we are able.
Houston Friends: We’ve had a number of you either offer or recommend someone you know who maybe willing to help during our visits to Houston. First, thank you so much for your kindness and willingness to help us in this way. Second, we’ve created a google form to help us organize this information. Click here to fill it out.