Silent Storm: Finding Spiritual Shelter During Hepatitis C

Broadcast meteorologist Mark Prater faced a silent killer in Hepatitis C, an insidious disease that slowly consumed his health until he fought back with all the weapons of modern medicine. The struggle to regain his vitality proved as harsh as the disease itself, and, in Prater's own words. seemed a burden nearly too heavy to bear. Prater's story focuses not just on his illness, but his faith, because in the depths of his illness he discovered a deeper relationship with God. Public and private prayers for him and his family came from tens of thousands of sympathetic fans across the Southeast (Prater is a popular local television personality.) Mark Prater's physical and spiritual fight against Hepatitis C taught him patience, and more importantly, faith in the face of overwhelming adversity. Presently Prater is free of the disease, his body cleansed by a painful assortment of medicines and his soul healed by the cleansing power of prayer. His story offers inspiration to other sufferers looking for a way out of the depression and fear that conspire together in any long-term illness.

Prater faced a silent killer in Hepatitis C, an insidious disease that slowly consumed his health until he fought back with all the weapons of modern medicine. The broadcast meteorologist shares his struggle to regain his vitality. (Motivation)