I am devastated to share this ……… Here are the heartbreaking words from Lelia’s father MIchael Moran:

“Lelia Winsboro Cross Moran. Her name is all the eloquence I have for now. She has passed. Grateful for all of you.”

Today is St. Nicholas’s feast day, the same day my beloved Grandma passed away. Another beautiful connection with precious Lelia…. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children….

Having received this Heart breaking news today I am literally paralyzed in sorrow for this little saint who helped so many… It has taken awhile before I could dry my eyes enough and stop my hands from shaking long enough before I could write this post…

Like with many of you, I have come to love Lelia as if she was our own daughter… This special bond I/we have for her is unique… it is a spiritual bond given by God and His Holy Spirit…. We, our family, and your family have all become so close and attached to her… This is soooooo painful to write this…. and even more painful to know that she is no longer on this earth…..

So Sorry……..

I would like to start foremost to offer my family’s heartfelt condolences to the Moran family for their great loss… To Lelia’s father Michael, and Rebecca her mother, and her two brothers and all her close family members….

Everyone did everything in their power to keep this beautiful little girl alive… which helped to buy precious time… Every precious second in life matters….

Everything possible thing was done… an explosion of prayers were said throughout the world… The best qualified medical team did everything possible to help save precious Lelia …. And the best, most loving, most caring parents, brothers, family, and friends in the world gave everything they could possibly give of themselves to help save and make life as comfortable as possible for Lelia Moran from this dreaded disease…

And Lelia Moran fought the good fight ever step of the way, no matter how hard it became… She was always, and always will be a beacon of hope and light to all who suffer… Her strength was not of this world… God was with her through it all… Her steadfast faith that “Jesus has healed her!” was more than enough to move mountains, as it helped to bring many 1000’s throughout the world together in prayer… some for the first time in many years…

As Laurie Wade told me early on, Lelia became a conduit of prayer for many… I personally received many messages from people who were also struggling with health problems and other difficulties that eagerly shared with me how this little angel, Lelia Moran, had given them hope to face their own problems and struggles… In fact, some of these people were actually cured from cancer and other ailments…

Lelia’s suffering did not go in vain… Her suffering, as brutal as it was for her to endure, and as brutal as it was for her family to have to witness day in and day out, helped many come to believe and to be healed… This courageous little girl helped deepen my prayer life through her example of perseverance despite her hardship… Her beautiful presence and heavenly smile was always a ray of hope and light no matter how difficult it became for Lelia and others who love her…

This type of suffering is what saints are born of… And there is no doubt that all would agree that Lelia is a saint…

As Heaven celebrates its newest Saint, all of us left behind are completely devastated from the loss of this special child of God who has been temporarily taken away from us in her bodily form…. But we know that in spirit, Lelia will always be with us, as our new intercessor, praying in union with all the angels and saints, our Blessed Mother Mary, to our Lord Jesus on our behalf…

Lelia quickly became my spiritual daughter in Christ, someone who I love more than words can describe…
We have a special connection with nature… She would first tell her mom, Rebecca, unusually the day before, about a certain animal she was thinking about and then the next day or even about the same time, I would see that animal as it would literally come to me and beg to be filmed and I would share it with them soon afterwards… This went on more than once…. It was very special to me and I think also to Lelia and her family as well…

I am sure this special bond will continue to flourish as I go up on our daily prayer hike but now, it will be even more special as I know Lelia will be present in spirit as we pray for all who suffer… It is amazing to think that Lelia will be side by side with Jesus and Mother Mary, praying for all of us… So many people will benefit from her powerful intercession, as a great crown will be awarded to her in Heaven…

The pain I feel is very deep… I can’t even imagine how painful this must be to the Moran’s and all who were close to Lelia…

My prayer, my family’s prayer, our whole team of prayer warriors, are praying with all our hearts that the Moran’s and their loved ones can be consoled and comforted in their time of great loss.

I love you precious angel, I will never forget you, I will always be praying for you and yours dear Lelia… And will long to be reunited with you one day in Heaven with all those I have had to regretfully say good-bye to…

May our Lord Jesus, through the fire of His Merciful Love and Divine Mercy for Lelia and all of us, bring strength, peace, comfort, hope, and love especially to those left behind who will greatly miss Lelia and all the wonder and joy that this remarkable little 4 year old blessed so many people’s lives with….

We miss you Lelia… May God be with you and your family, and may you rest in peace and complete love, happiness, and joy with our Lord Jesus, and all in Heaven…