Wednesday

Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have relieved me in my distress;

Be gracious to me and hear my prayer.

~Psalm 4:1 (NASB)~

Debbie Miller called to say Tracy Williams has been moved to Tulane Hospital when he is undergoing additional tests. Tracy has received eleven units of blood. Please pray for Tracy.

Quinton West (13) has been readmitted to the hospital. He is in Lakefront in Covington. Pray he is soon better.

Ronald Putman is hospitalized in McComb with heart problems. Pray for him and his family.

Update on Don Denton

Today Don had MRI of the brain. We will await the results of this. We also saw many doctors last week including an oncologist.

At this point we are waiting again. Waiting to see if the steroids will do its job.

We are also waiting for doctors to discuss possible further treatment if necessary.

At the same time, I need to say that I have noticed that just within the past two days, Don’s dizziness and nausea have improved. He is looking better. He is getting stronger.! Thank you to God our Father!

These are the specific things I am asking for prayer:

  • That these steroids will continue to do its job and that Don continues to get better.
  • That as the steroids are tappered off, Don not relapse.
  • The improvement we see now only continue.
  • We will not have to go back to Mayo or another facility outside of Missouri.
  • Complete healing for Don.
  • I have outpatient tests in Springfield on Thursday. Doctor thinks I may have an ulcer.
  • Pray for Joshua that he starts sleeping better. He wakes up every night crying.
  • Pray for Don’s parents as they continue down this path with us.

I believe in our Father who says that all things are possible. I believe in “what I can not see”. I am holding onto the hope that is in Christ. Christ in me the hope of Glory.

The waiting is a most difficult thing. Since September 20th we have been walking down this path, this season in our life and we will continue to wait and hope and trust. And in the waiting I have found that I am changed. I look forward to each new day with my family. Even in the everyday responsibilities of this life and in the exhaustion. I am getting more sleep. More than ever I find myself learning to laugh more, try not to take myself too seriously, and be present with my family and friends.

I will keep you posted. God bless you for continuing to walk with us. For being Christ to us. For praying for us, loving and supporting us. For speaking words of encouragement. For showing us the church in action in a beautiful way.

Bless you our friends and family

Diane


Pray for the families who are grieving. Pray they will find the peace in their grief.

KneEmail
“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” (Philippians 2:10).
Mike Benson, Editor
TWO MONKS WERE walking together through the country-side…
Both had taken the vow of silence and the vow of cleanliness, which meant they were not to speak to or touch anyone. Their journey brought them to a shallow stream, but the water was moving rapidly. As they prepared to cross the river, they noticed a woman stranded there on the bank’s edge. She was obviously afraid of the water and just stood there, petrified and helpless.
One of the monks just ignored her and began to cross the river. However, the second monk saw the woman, sensed her fear, and his heart went out to her. He knew that the law of his religion told him not to speak to her and not to touch her, but he also knew that a higher law told him to love and help people. So he picked the woman up and gently and carefully carried her across the swollen waters. On the other side, he tenderly put her on solid ground. She thanked him profusely. He smiled and waved, and then caught up with the other monk.
The other monk was disgusted with him for helping the woman. The two monks walked along in silence for several miles, and the first monk became angrier and angrier with the second monk. How could he have done that? How could he have broken his vow of cleanliness to help that woman? Finally, the first monk could hold it no longer. In total frustration, he turned to his fellow monk and shouted, “How could you have done that?! How could you have broken your vow like that? How could you have touched that unclean woman?”
“She was afraid. She needed help,” replied the second monk.
“That’s no excuse,” said the first monk. “You broke your vow!”
The second monk paused for a moment, and then answered, “Oh my good Brother, I dropped that woman off ten miles ago. What are you still carrying her?” (James W. Moore)
“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).
“Moving on” is often very hard. We have a tendency to want to “stay” where we do not need to be. Pray to stay focused on God and let Him lead your body and your thoughts to where He would have you to be.
Anna Lee

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