a few thoughts from
my heart this week:
Thursday morning, I have to admit I had a bit of a battle within
myself. There is no excuse. God is great.
He has blessed me beyond measure.
I am, however, human and fail to hold onto faith sometimes. Thank you, Father for your patience with me. Which reminds me of:
I really don’t need to worry.
God always keeps His promises.
As previously promised, here is a picture of the
wonderful gift sent to me from the Bible Baptist Church, Makongeni. Thank you again. Not pictured here is the tea, that I have
already been enjoying.
Sometimes when you’re having a rough day, God
will bring something along your path to just make you smile and forget your
rough start. Let me explain:
When you go shopping, you never know what kind of
people you are going to meet. Last week
I was at a local grocery store (supermarket) and left my phone in the shopping
cart. When I realized what I had done,
we went back and found a lady who had seen it and turned it in as lost. I thanked her for her honesty. Yesterday, I was at the same store and now
with my mobility issues, I use a motorized cart. Below is a picture for my friends reading
this who may not be familiar with these carts.
They are available in many stores here for customers to use while
shopping. Now back to yesterday, I was
going through the store and there was an older lady in one of these carts, as
was I. She saw me coming and hurried to
get in front of me. She wasn’t joking
either. She really cut me off to go down
the isle first. I thought I was back in
Nairobi traffic. I’m not sure what was
going through her mind, but she certainly was determined to be first. I think I might have even laughed out loud
once I realized what she was doing.
Maybe she used to be a NASCAR driver or an East African Safari Rally
driver. 😊 Either way, God provided an
amusing end to a hard day.
I am amazed at how many people
are praying for me. I was reminded again
this past week of a comment I had made a while back. There are so many people praying around the
world and across the USA for me. I have
people praying in so many different time zones that God must hear my name a lot
during a 24-hour period. As well, I am constantly
being told from people I don’t even know that their family and/or church in
some other location are praying for me.
It’s a truly humbling experience.
I am blessed with friends, family, acquaintances and total strangers who
see the value of prayer.
I have been doing some more research on GBMs and read something
that may or may not be true. It is NOTaccording to my doctor. However, when
you cross from monthly scans to scans every two months, that is a bit of a
milestone. Well, my next scan is in 2
months. I’m going to hang onto the hope
that this is a good thing, whatever the reason.
Continued improvements in how
I’ve been feeling/strength.
God’s continued provision and
faithfulness.
No more trips to Tampa until
February, unless something comes up.
That means no scans, no doctor visits, etc.
BECAUSE I CAN MOMENT:
A few days ago, I picked up my
left leg and set it into the car first, something I’ve not done in over a year.
Small steps, I know. But still steps in
the right direction.
Improved strength.
PRAYER REQUESTS: (These are the same as my last entry,
but still remain relevant/needed.)
Continued strength to manage the physical strain of the treatment and exercises to improve mobility
Courage to face the unknown and
opportunities to show the grace of God through difficult times.
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