From Bennie Ray Castella
Please pray for Linda Travis. She has been very sick and undergoing alot of test. Linda is currently in Our Lady of the Lake hospital.
Diane Turner’s mother, Mrs. Ricks, is also in Our Lady of the Lake. Please be in pray for her. Diane is also having some problems. As you pray for Mrs. Ricks and Diane, pray for Roy and other family members.
Callie Cole
Hey!
Just wanted to say hello this Sunday morning and wish everyone a wonderful day of rest. Rest from work, rest from school, and an opportunity to fill your head with the love and peace found in meditation and the worshipping with your church family. Do not neglect the encouragement you can give to others as well as others lifting your spirits with a soft, kind word.
Everything continues to roll toward complete healing for Callie. The therapy teams are great. Callie has a full schedule and the last 7 to 10 days have been no exception.
Callie’s Mission has begun the video process to get the word out concerning this unique scholarship program. Most interviews are complete. Let us all pray for the editing process. I can see the editing being a very long, tedious task. My personal vision for all of this is for others to only see the hand print of God on Callie’s life yesterday and today. Jim and Jonah have worked very hard and the Cole’s appreciate their hard work.
The speech device has arrived and Callie is scheduled for her personal programming on Thursday. This is very much a praise item. Now the work to help Callie have a voice will pick up a greater pace as we (Tom and I, Mrs. Lindy, and the other therapy teams) learn to navigate the computer.
Another praise item is that Callie has increased her time of sitting independently on the mat!! She can correct herself when she begins to fall backward. A baby step but nonetheless progress. She hasn’t increased her time since our stay in Atlanta. This is an exciting time!
We continue to be excited about the Lord’s plan for her. There are times we get discouraged. Personally I never dreamed in the beginning that this recovery would be at this stage a year later. The Lord gave a peace that He would heal her and in my humanness I just kept thinking that tomorrow may be the day. Now we are at day # 417. We are just grateful that she has never gone backward in her recovery. She has been at a constant, slow healing since the accident. How can I ask for more? I will keep praying for complete restoration until the Lord reveals something different to me. I can be content in knowing this is what the Lord envisioned for me. That doesn’t mean I will not grow weary, it just means I realize He will give me everything I need when I need it. And I have made up my mind that I will not hang onto discouragement. It means that I will keep my eyes on Him longer and stronger than ever before so I will not become a stumbling block for Callie, others or myself. This is simply all I know to do.
Thanks for your continued prayers and support.
Keep it real.
Love,
Frances
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