Prayer?

[Thor]

God does not work His will in that way, the cancer of one child would not have an effect on God's greater plan

Then why do children (or anyone, really) get cancer in the first place?

however God does have plans for individuals

So a child getting cancer is part of his plan. Your deity is a retard.

God may not heal the child in your example, if He does not it's for a reason that only God understands at the time.

How convenient! So your deity gets a pass because you think we're too stupid to understand his reasons for allowing a child to suffer with cancer and die? Why doesn't he try explaining it to the parents?

Then He may heal the child and again if He does it would be for a reason only He would know at the time.

So your deity may or may not heal a child with cancer. Sounds like you may as well pray to a garden gnome.

God is not required to give explanations of His actions,

Don't you mean, "God is not able to give explanations of his actions"?

though He has revealed them to many people in situations where he does or does not answer prayer as it is asked.

What a load! Where has this occurred? Who are these "many people"? How were his reasons "revealed"? Because I'm quite sure he didn't appear and talk to anyone.

Then there's something else to consider He may answer in a way that is far better, in a way no one has even considered.

Or..... he won't answer at all. I think this is much more likely.