We, the Mayo family, want to take this time to thank our Christian family & friends around the world for their prayers and continued support through these past 9 months. It has not been an easy journey-the hardest we have yet had to face-however, we have felt God's strength through your prayers. About two weeks before Gabbie passed, we began to feel a "tightening" of God's strength around us, as our church family and our immediate family & friends began to "hold us closer". With this and Gabbie's deteriorating health, we knew in our hearts, that it would not be long before our beautiful Gabriella would leave us. Even she shared this information with us through her eyes and attempts to communicate it to us. We knew... and God gave this family peace. How we made it through that heart-wrenching time-we can't even explain now-it all seems so surreal. But, of course, it was reality. We know that we are not the only family to lose a loved one, and we don't pretend to be special-we just see now how very difficult those times are when you are passing through it. We know that God's people... from Israel to Iraq to Honduras to El Salvador to California and beyond, were praying for our Miracle Girl, and we are forever grateful. She is and will always be... our Miracle Girl-having overcome so much all the while teaching us all so much. One thing that we know, is that Gabbie would say to give of yourself more & love each other more-God's simple principles reminded to us through a fragile and helpless little girl. We miss her, but know that she is dancing with the Angels and being watched over by our grandmothers & grandfathers that have passed before. We are confident that we will see Gabbie again. Again, thank you. God bless you for your lovingkindness towards us. The Mayo's
