Tim and Becky Keep were missionaries to the Philippines for many years. When their third child was only five weeks old, he was diagnosed with a rare cancer that grows tumors in the eyes, retinoblastoma. Plans to return to the Philippines were canceled, and the next four years of little Jesse's life were spent in and out of doctor's offices and hospitals with various tortuous examinations and treatments. At the age of two, Jesse's left eye was removed. Just before his fourth birthday, his right eye was removed, leaving him blind for life. "Our story and Jesse's has been written on His heart from the beginning of time and is playing out each day just as He ordained and designed it to. We realize not only that cancer or blindness cannot thwart His plan but that they are actually interwoven creatively and lovingly into that beautiful plan." (p. 124) - Meghan Carver.