I have a couple of quick things that I wanted to share with each of you...
1.) My grandfather is doing quite well. He has been moved to a room in the rehab center. Today the physical therapy had him up and moving a few feet with a walker. It will be awhile until he is home and moving around on his own, but we are praising the Lord for his progress! If you are interested in contacting him, he is now in room 307 and his phone number is 757-569-6307.
2.) I wanted to request a specific prayer request for the country of Bolivia. This weekend the political disagreements are excpected to become even more of a problem. The government is calling for military action and there are rumors of Civil War. I am concerned for the country I have come to love, as well as my missionary friends and Bolivian friends there! Please join me in lifting them up in prayer.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
December 10, 2007
Thank you to all of you who prayed for my grandfather last week. I am happy to report that he is doing quite well. The surgery was a big success and they were very pleased at how strong his bones actually were once they got into performing the surgery! Praise the Lord for that! They wanted to keep him in ICU on Friday night, due to his age. However, he ended up staying longer than that, because there were no available beds elsewhere. We are thankful that today he was moved into a regular room, which makes it easier for others to go to see him or call him. Interestingly enough, they moved him back into the same room that he was in last week. He is in room 247 at Southhampton Memorial Hospital in Franklin. The phone number is 757-569-6247. Thank you once again for praying...please continue to pray for his recovery as he still has a long road ahead of him before he'll be up and walking.
Yesterday, our church in Suffolk had Michael Card come to do his Christmas concert titled "The Promise". The choir that mom and I sing in at church was his backup, along with an orchestra. It was a lot of fun and a very big deal for all of us who enjoy his music! It was a great reminder of the true meaning of the Christmas season.
With all of the activity we have had going on the past few days, I have gotten rather far behind on a research paper that I am supposed to have finished before this weekend. I have finally been able to develop an outline and fortunately I did most of the research before my travels last week; however, it is still a long process. Please pray for me as I work to finish that up this week and get it mailed to my professor.
Thank you as always for your faithful prayers. They are frequently felt and appreciated! Blessings to you all!
Yesterday, our church in Suffolk had Michael Card come to do his Christmas concert titled "The Promise". The choir that mom and I sing in at church was his backup, along with an orchestra. It was a lot of fun and a very big deal for all of us who enjoy his music! It was a great reminder of the true meaning of the Christmas season.
With all of the activity we have had going on the past few days, I have gotten rather far behind on a research paper that I am supposed to have finished before this weekend. I have finally been able to develop an outline and fortunately I did most of the research before my travels last week; however, it is still a long process. Please pray for me as I work to finish that up this week and get it mailed to my professor.
Thank you as always for your faithful prayers. They are frequently felt and appreciated! Blessings to you all!
Thursday, December 6, 2007
December 6, 2007
Greetings once again from Franklin! Due to the fact that it is already Thursday, I'm only going to write a quick up-date today and then I will write again on Monday with more details. However, I do have a couple of things on my mind.
First of all, thank you so much to all of you who prayed for my trip to Rockingham County. I had a wonderful time visiting friends. There were very few people that I wasn't able to connect with. I am tired, but feel that the trip was very fruitful! One of the highlights for me was the chance I had to talk with a friend of mine. She was actually a student in one of my inclusion classes, my first year of teaching, and graduated from high school the year I left to go to Bolivia. We have kept in touch and I get to see her or talk with her occasionally when I am in town. This time was different, the Lord blessed our conversation in a very strong way. We were not only able to learn many things about each other that we didn't know, but we also had a great conversation about Spiritual things. Please continue to pray for her, that the Lord would get ahold of her heart and call her to Himself.
The other big news that I have for today, is not quite so encouraging. This morning I was awakened at about 6:00 AM by mom asking me if I was using a hammer on something?!?!? I thought that was a strange request, but only minutes after asking me, mom discovered that the noise she heard was coming from Grandpa Pickles' room and was accompanied by a call for help. She called my dad and he went in to see what was the matter. Without making this much longer, he had fallen and was unable to get up. After getting him to the emergency room (via ambulance) and many examinations and x-rays, the doctors determined that he had fractured his hip. He will be having surgery tomorrow at about noon and would appreciate your prayers. This will be a very long recovery road for him and he isn't one who enjoys sitting still for very long so I anticipate that this will be hard for him. He is currently on a morphine drip so his pain is minimal and his spirits are positive (which isn't a surprise for anyone who knows him). I will include more details with an up-date on Monday.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers! It is so encouraging to know that people are praying not only for me, but for those whom I love who are hurting! Blessings to each of you!
First of all, thank you so much to all of you who prayed for my trip to Rockingham County. I had a wonderful time visiting friends. There were very few people that I wasn't able to connect with. I am tired, but feel that the trip was very fruitful! One of the highlights for me was the chance I had to talk with a friend of mine. She was actually a student in one of my inclusion classes, my first year of teaching, and graduated from high school the year I left to go to Bolivia. We have kept in touch and I get to see her or talk with her occasionally when I am in town. This time was different, the Lord blessed our conversation in a very strong way. We were not only able to learn many things about each other that we didn't know, but we also had a great conversation about Spiritual things. Please continue to pray for her, that the Lord would get ahold of her heart and call her to Himself.
The other big news that I have for today, is not quite so encouraging. This morning I was awakened at about 6:00 AM by mom asking me if I was using a hammer on something?!?!? I thought that was a strange request, but only minutes after asking me, mom discovered that the noise she heard was coming from Grandpa Pickles' room and was accompanied by a call for help. She called my dad and he went in to see what was the matter. Without making this much longer, he had fallen and was unable to get up. After getting him to the emergency room (via ambulance) and many examinations and x-rays, the doctors determined that he had fractured his hip. He will be having surgery tomorrow at about noon and would appreciate your prayers. This will be a very long recovery road for him and he isn't one who enjoys sitting still for very long so I anticipate that this will be hard for him. He is currently on a morphine drip so his pain is minimal and his spirits are positive (which isn't a surprise for anyone who knows him). I will include more details with an up-date on Monday.
Thank you so much for your support and prayers! It is so encouraging to know that people are praying not only for me, but for those whom I love who are hurting! Blessings to each of you!
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