7.23.2009

Thanks

Thanks for praying for George, his surgery in the doctor's words went, perfectly. Please pray now that he will not have any swelling so they can seal him up tomorrow. If all goes well he will get to go home next weekend! Again, check here for updates if you're interested

All of this has made me so humble and thankful for our children's good health. These friends of ours have already had to endure their 2nd little boy being deaf and having cochlear implants. How much can 1 family take? And, of our friends here, one has a baby who is missing a kidney, one has a severe seizure disorder, one of them just finished his last round of Chemo. That really only scratches the surface of what's going on just in our small church of 200 people. It's just so in my face how broken this world is and how hard and sorrow filled it can be.

We are stressed right now, but by things that are ultimately good. Jason taking the BAR next week, Isaac not quite getting enough milk= not sleeping well, Amelia getting her 2 year molars and freaking out as a result. But all of this just pales in comparison with what precious people are dealing with every day.

"Oh, God, it hurts so bad, to love anybody down here.
Won't you come and help me out cuz, I can barely see clear.
But oh, that's right, you know so well,
one thorny crown, three nails and a spear."
-Waterdeep

7.22.2009

Please Pray

please pray for our friends Robbie and Jane-Ellis and their precious baby boy George. He is 1 week old and having open heart surgery today. If you want to see more of their story, check out Robbie's blog, the elusive jaguar shark