Nathan Schroer Is Not Alone During His Second Fight Against Leukemia
By: Casie Mason
Updated: February 17, 2013
An Evansville Police Detective will fight for his life for the second time. It's a story we first brought you this past week about Nathan Schroer fighting the battle against leukemia, but he's not doing it alone. He's known for his work with victim's at Holly's House, his detective work with the E.P.D., and his pastor services at Northwoods Church. Shore has spent his life supporting his community, but now his community says it's time they support him during his second round on the fight against leukemia.
With every song played, and head bowed, hope is created for Nathan Schroer. "We need to continue to pray for Nathan. He is in doing his kemo, and I think everything is going good so far, so, we need to make sure we pray for him." Evansville Police Detective, Nathan Schroer, found out he will battle leukemia for the second time in ten years. A man who fights to protect his community, now sees his community fight for him. "The firemen, the police, just a lot of people are really seriously interested in what they can do to help him," says Executive Pastor Ed Collins. "We are all here to support him, and it's not just us, it's the community, the police department, the fire department, local businesses. Everybody is just coming around alongside our church to just give them support and love during this time," says family friend Jenni Mathes. Schroer wears many hats in the Tri-State. One of them is the Associate Pastor position at Northwoods Church. Today. as he continues his brave fight, his congregation misses him, and the message he brings. "Oh yeah, people love to hear Nathan. Whatever he does, he attracts people. He's got that personality. People love him," says Collins. His chair might be empty today, but support fills this church. "He's kind of gone through a roller coaster. Will I do well in this, or will I not kind of thing. We've tried to kind of encourage him through that," says Collins. Encouragement in the color orange, which represents the color for leukemia, and ironically Nathan Schroer's favorite color. As the music continues to play, and the hope continues to grow, Nathan Schroer will fight with the help of his church. "I hope Nathan knows, and Lindsay as well knows, that the church is really here to support them. We love him, we miss him, and we will do anything we can to help them through this difficult time," says Mathes. "We love Nathan. We miss him and we hope he gets back soon, and we are praying for him," says Collins. If you would like to help support Schrore and his family, you can like his Facebook page "schroerstrong," You can also take donations to Northwoods Church, Ohio Valley Bank, and the Evansville Police Department. These are only just a few of the places you can go to help.
With every song played, and head bowed, hope is created for Nathan Schroer. "We need to continue to pray for Nathan. He is in doing his kemo, and I think everything is going good so far, so, we need to make sure we pray for him." Evansville Police Detective, Nathan Schroer, found out he will battle leukemia for the second time in ten years. A man who fights to protect his community, now sees his community fight for him. "The firemen, the police, just a lot of people are really seriously interested in what they can do to help him," says Executive Pastor Ed Collins. "We are all here to support him, and it's not just us, it's the community, the police department, the fire department, local businesses. Everybody is just coming around alongside our church to just give them support and love during this time," says family friend Jenni Mathes. Schroer wears many hats in the Tri-State. One of them is the Associate Pastor position at Northwoods Church. Today. as he continues his brave fight, his congregation misses him, and the message he brings. "Oh yeah, people love to hear Nathan. Whatever he does, he attracts people. He's got that personality. People love him," says Collins. His chair might be empty today, but support fills this church. "He's kind of gone through a roller coaster. Will I do well in this, or will I not kind of thing. We've tried to kind of encourage him through that," says Collins. Encouragement in the color orange, which represents the color for leukemia, and ironically Nathan Schroer's favorite color. As the music continues to play, and the hope continues to grow, Nathan Schroer will fight with the help of his church. "I hope Nathan knows, and Lindsay as well knows, that the church is really here to support them. We love him, we miss him, and we will do anything we can to help them through this difficult time," says Mathes. "We love Nathan. We miss him and we hope he gets back soon, and we are praying for him," says Collins. If you would like to help support Schrore and his family, you can like his Facebook page "schroerstrong," You can also take donations to Northwoods Church, Ohio Valley Bank, and the Evansville Police Department. These are only just a few of the places you can go to help.
