The update I hoped to never write…
Maggie started a rapid decline early in the week to the point we had our primary care doctor call hospice for us. The hospice nurse made her initial visit last night to start providing care to keep Maggie comfortable. We are at peace with this and covet your prayers during this transition.
And it is, after all, a transition. We’re walking her home as far as we’re allowed. Her faith is firm and secure. Her mansion is ready. Where would we be without the promises of God? Don’t find yourself on the brink of what the world would say is the worst thing to happen to a parent without a rock hard grip on the promises of His Word. Don’t. We know her healing is close. Closer than any treatment or surgery could ever bring her. Her healing will be complete. Her future secure. Had she found earthly relief from her cancer, each new day on this fallen earth would be full of different risks, pains, and sorrows. When our Father calls her home, she’ll escape the last pull of sin and its consequences. She’ll be free.
We’ll keep you posted as necessary and when possible. We’re storing the treasure of these final days with her to share with all who pray for and love our sweet Maggie.
We are praying with all or hearts.
Uncle Leslie and I will continue praying.
Praying for you as you begin this journey. You are so strong because of the God we serve. Hope for peace and pain free time. This is the day the Lord hath made-Rejoice in it and be Glad.
Prayers for rest, peace, joy, and comfort for all of you in the coming days. Much love.
Praying for your family! I have read your updates and prayed for all of you through this past year- thank you for your strong witness and for your steadfast faith! I am praying for your sweet Maggie Now- God is big and He is so able!!!
We love u so!!
Praying for you all during this time. Y’all have all been an amazing example in Our Lord throughout years in which no one could bear to imagine. Maggie has been an inspiration to me especially.
Will continue to pray for Maggie and her family.
Praying for comfort from our Dear Lord – Greer
Maggie has faught the battle and will win. God has been with you each step of the journey. Praying as He continues to give you peace. What a witness Maggie has been. I will continue to pray as the journey ends. Romans 8:28.
We’re so sorry to read the update for Maggie & all of you. Without a doubt, God has prepared her a well-deserved mansion, & we’ll join her in God’s perfect timing. Sending prayers & love,
Tricia & John Whitaker
Praying, praying & praying!
YOUR ARE ALL IN MY PRAYERS!
I am so sorry. Praying continuously for the Hanberrys and asking that God continue to surround you with His strength, comfort, and peace that passes all understanding during this difficult time.
So many times when I see your updates, I hesitate to open because I am afraid of what they will say. Today, when I knew what was coming, I opened immediately and found myself comforted by YOUR words and your faith, despite the news I’ve never wanted to read. We love your girl. She is Brave, compassionate, funny, smart and oh-so-loved by our family and many more. Her friendship is priceless, and her testimony is powerful. The Sunday when Phil preached from 2 Kings 5, I wrote Maggie’s name in my Bible. I pray that there is “great purpose in this pain.”
Please tell Maggie that we love her! Prayers for all of you!
I was hoping this wouldn’t be an update we would have to read. My prayers are with you, Maggie, Phil, and Maggie . I pray God will hold all of you tight as you all go through this journey.
Praying for you all and for Maggie as she transitions to her ultimate healing. We love y’all. You have been and are an amazing witness of faith and love.
As others above have said, we are praying, and we love you. All I can add is a ((HUG))
Prayers. May we all have your confidence in the promises of our Heavenly Father.
Praying for you all. Heartbroken in the human heart but knowing It Is Well. As you say goodbye, Jesus will say, welcome home. You can’t get more precious than that.
Maggie and your family have allowed so many of us to share this journey and witness God’s true love and faithfulness. Continued prayers for precious family time, comfort and peace.
Praying for peace for y’all as you walk this part of the journey. We love you all!
Praying for all of you during this time! Peace, comfort and love to all of you.
Praying for Maggie and all of you!
The Archer family will pray!
We are covering you all in prayer and asking that God’s peace holds you close.
I am a Temple member & have been praying for Maggie thru this journey. Continuing to pray for all of you.
Please let Phil know that my husband, Ashley Stuart, says hello. We have been and continue to pray for all of you.
We are praying for you all. The LORD is near to the broken-hearted…. Love, the Autrys
Words can’t express… Praying for God to give you strength through this time of great sorrow. Love and prayers!!!
Love and prayers for Maggie and her family.
Oh my heart! ❤️
Phil and Melissa, Bobby and I are walking this journey with you because we have been exactly where you are in this battle. And yes it is a battle that these girls fought with grace, determination, wisdom and optimism . I’m so thankful that Maggie has the security in God that Beth had. These girls did an awful lot of living in the years that God gave them on this earth. Our prayers are with you each minute of the day. If you need us call! Love to each of you.
And we do love sweet Maggie. I treasure the time with her and what a privilege we have to pray and be with y’all during this transition.
Praying for sweet Maggie and your family. We love you guys and pray for strength and comfort for every one.
We are praying so hard for you all.!!! We serve a MIGHTY GOD.!!! Maggie has given me so much strength because she is so strong .. I pray that God walks closely with her thru this hard time and that he is there with all of you as well… we love you all.! ????????????????
May God, and all the love of those lifting up prayers for you Maggie, be with you and your family as He has never left us alone to bear suffering and pain; but filled us with comfort, peace and joy. You have been a light to many; keep on shining!
. Love and prayers
What a fellowship
What a joy divine!
All
Of your lives strengthen ours!
We love you all.
Prayers for comfort and peace for Maggie. I’m sure the Lord is waiting with open arms when the time is right. Maggie and y’all have helped my faith grow. Love and prayers.
Oh the things God had taught so many of us with this journey. The faith and strength of one so young willl not soon be forgotten. That mansion is just over a hilltop with the shining Son whose arms are waiting. Prayers for your dear family during this transition for all of you. Keeping you close in my heart.
Praying
Praying continually for alll of you. I know Maggie’s mansion will be beautiful!
Praying for your family.
Our prayers and the prayers of Topeka Baptist are with y’all. May the Lord bless yall and sweet Maggie!
Praying for y’all as Maggie Makes the transition to her forever home. She has been through a lot but I consider her the lucky one. Peace and love to you all. ????????
What a day that will be when my Jesus I shall see, when I look upon his face, the one who saved me by his grave. And we are takes me by the hand and leads me through the promised land . What a day glorious day that will be. ❤️ Praying for peace and comfort as you walk through this journey with sweet Maggie.
Prayers for Maggie and all her wonderful friends and family!
We love you all….and are praying for your strength, peace and comfort.
I am praying for your sweet girl and for everyone who loves her.
We have cried out to our Wonderful, Merciful Savior for peace and guidance!!! Praising God for Maggie’s firm and secure faith and praising God that she IS HIS!!!! Praying for you all and praising God that we all know where and in whom our hope lies!!! We love you and praise God for your witness and steadfastness in the face of many trials. Thoughts and prayers from The Mills Family ❤️
Beautiful testimony to God’s faithfulness and promise of healing. Praying for you all!
Phil, Dean and I continue to cover your family and Maggie in our prayers. She has indeed stewarded this journey well for the glory of her Heavenly Father.
Amazed and thankful for the strength God has given you through this journey. Praying that His peace continues to fill you each step of the way.
Praying for your strength, peace and no pain for Maggie, love and laughter, precious moments. I Corinthians 2:9–Maggie’s mansion is going to be awesome, no more sorrow or pain—Lifting you guys up—you have all been such a testimony and witness for Christ—praying for your hearts for guidance through this time ????????????????❤️
So so sorry to read this one! All of you have been such a wonderful example of God’s grace, peace, and strength!!! Much love and many prayers from the Spiers
Lifting you all up in prayer on this journey home. Love and peace to you all as He holds you in His arms. ❤️????❤️
God’s grace is sufficient for all our needs. Whether we live or we die Grace is what God has for His children.
Prayers for all. God is good. Even in the darkest hours.
I am a former member of Temple and have kept up with your journey. Your family is such a strong witness for our Lord and I know you will continue to be. We will continue to lift your family up in our prayers.
Many prayers of comfort for Maggie! We love your family and each of you have been such a testimony for Christ and you have help us all grow in our faith!
Amazing strength each of you have demonstrated as you have relied on God. Just asking God to wrap his loving arms around each one of you and give you peace. Praying that Maggie can rest comfortably and for her not to experience any more pain.
Continuing to pray for you all.
Prayers for comfort to Maggie and all of you. Praying for a Peaceful journey to her Heavenly home. Maggie’s faith will live on in all the lives she has touched with her journey. May you all have Peace, Comfort, and Faithful understanding.
Praying for the Hanberry family. May you feel God’s peace and love surrounding your family during this difficult time And as Maggie ends her life here, Jesus will be welcoming her with open arms to her mansion and the room He has prepared for her.
Prayers to our Lord for Maggie and your family. May God carry you now and in the days ahead.
Praying for the LORD to hold you all gently and sweetly in this special time of transition. May wonderful memories flood your hearts md minds and bring smiles to your lips. The fight has been long and hard, but God had different plans. He is taking a special child of His home to be with Jesus. Healing comes not as we would wish, but as it was planned. There will be much joy in heaven and here on earth too, knowing that Maggie is healed and pain free with her Savior. I will always remember her unselfish prayers at the all church prayer meeting at Temple Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Maggie has been a light in the world. And as your family walked steadfast through this challenge, my faith was challenged as well. I have prayed throughout and followed your posts eve after leaving Sandstone. I now pray for God’s peace beyond understanding to fill your hearts through Christ Jesus.
I know you don’t know me, but I have been following every single one of your posts and have been praying for Maggie, you, your family and doctors every day! I thank you for sharing your journey with us! Y’all have been such an inspiration!! I will continue to pray for each of you through this next journey!
At my fathers funeral, the pastor reminded us that to live is Christ, to die is Gain! As Maggie grows nearer to her gain, know that the Hanberry’s lives have shown Christ!
Lifting you all up in prayer!
May God continue to give you all strength, courage, peace and comfort during this time. If ever I met a family strong in faith, it was yours. We love you all.
Praying for Maggie, you and your family for God’s peace and comfort during this time.
Craig and I are praying for each of you!
Praying for courage and strength, for this precious
Family
We are keeping you all close in our thoughts and prayers. So thankful for your powerful testimony as well.
An unbelievable, unimaginable journey. So much hope, so much faith and so much love. Our Lord says, “You have done well, good and faithful servant. You are blessed. Come and take what is yours, It is the Kingdom prepared for you since the foundation of the earth. Enter my rest.’ Praying
Maggie, because of you and your journey I am a life that was forever changed. I have read every post from the 1st Caring Bridge post to this one. My heart and my prayers are for the Hanberry family. May we all grow into the faith and have the fight of Maggie. I love you all and praise God for your incredible witness. You have fought the fight and your life has impacted thousands. I will carry you and this journey all of the days of my life.
Our hearts, prayers, and love go out to Maggie and all of her family. You have been an incredible example of faith and trust in the Lord. Jane and Stephen Thomas
Y’all are in our thoughts & prayers.
Prayers continue for Maggie and family as you go through this transition. She’s got a mansion just over the hilltop!!
Since hearing the news this afternoon, I have spent the day reading every blog post and medical update on this website in chronological order. Several of them I had already read but I found such peace reading all the scripture embedded within the posts. While I am sad to hear of Maggie’s poor health at the moment, I know that she does not feel alone. She has her Heavenly father, the greatest physician, holding her, and He will take the best care of her. While I have not been in personal contact with Maggie for a while, I have been praying for and about her (and everyone who cares for her) since the diagnosis in 2014. I will continue to pray for Maggie’s family, both biological and spiritual, for inexplicable peace and comfort that can only come from God.
Continued thoughts and prayers for you and your family.
Your family has been such an inspiration to us. Your faith and kindness definitely helped us through some tough times. We are continuing to pray for each of you.
Thank you for sharing your beautifully written update. My thoughts and prayers continue to be focused on sweet Maggie and your family.
I don’t know what words will express how we feel now. Just know that y’all are deeply loved. Praying now.
I have and will continue to pray for all of you as you take these last steps with Maggie. You ALL HAVE experienced Christ s love and you display the strength of. His Love
We will continue to pray as you take these last steps with your precious Maggie We love y’all!!❤ Daryl & Darcy Ellis
Thank you for allowing us to follow your journey..???????? Fly free little bird..❤️
May Our Precious Lord continue to provide comfort for you, Maggie, and for your family. We pray that many are blessed by your powerful witness as you show your faith.
In “His”Love, The Gary Williamson Family
May Our Precious Lord continue to provide comfort for you, Maggie, and for your family. We pray that many are blessed by your powerful witness as you show your faith. Love you all, Gary & Family
What a remarkable testimony of stedfast faith and trust in Almighty God. You all have lived out your faith through this journey. As many have said…What a powerful witness. You remain in our prayers.
Robin Alford
We at First Baptist Church in Sumrall are praying for Maggie’s healing and that the entire family will experience the presence of God who always gives us the victory.
Praying for peace and comfort for Maggie and all of you! Her faith and trust in the Lord has been a testimony to many.
The Rigels love your sweet family. Prayers for all the days to come.
Prayers to Our Utmost High, Thank You Lord for Giving Us Maggie Hanberry, in such a short time thru Maggie You’ve shown us Faithful Worship, Merciful giving of One’s Self, Grace and Beauty in her Battle here on Earth… She showed us not to be Afraid and to Trust Our Lord and Savior… Maggie is Home….. Thank you Precious Lord to have made Her a Part of Our lives…
God Bless and Keep You, Our Hanberry’s