Praise and Prayer February 28, 2014

We are thankful for the strength and health God gives as our family has continued to struggle with sickness.  This past Sunday, Cherith’s bronchitis and sinus infection along with some flu symptoms got the best of her and she stayed home with Josiah.  She is much better now, though still tired as the coughing at night has kept her from sleeping well in several days.  Josiah and Adrianna have also been on antibiotics for bronchitis and strep throat respectively and are doing much better.  My knee has improved further with physical therapy, though I have been somewhat limited in what I can do.  The foot doctor identified the problem as a displaced meniscus (not torn according to the MRI), which should move back into place and heal with the Lord’s help and the therapy sessions I am having.

Our elderly friends, the Cs, have finally been able to move to a retirement home where Mr. C’s needs are well cared for.  Since the kids had begun their winter break (two weeks) from school, Adrianna was able to go with me for a work day to help several other Christian friends work in the C’s old apartment to help get it ready to turn over to the owner by the end of February. 

Praise for:

- the work God is doing in Ch’s heart and life.

- for healing from sickness and knee injury and for daily strength.

- the room the Lord has provided in a retirement home for the Cs and for the good care that they are receiving.

- contacts that we have had, including new contacts through the cupcake baking party that Cherith hosted for Adrianna and some friends from school.  She also invited a couple girls from the Christian family across town that came, giving some good opportunities for interaction with these unsaved friends.

- opportunities during the kids vacation from school to connect with a number of people, including a friend from Vienna, Austria who came through Bordeaux for work, and the Corenthin family from the Bordeaux center church. Adrianna and Lydia C. (along with coach Cherith) spent Wednesday putting together a lovely dinner for our two families to enjoy here that evening.

- the beautiful flowers blooming in our garden, evidences of God’s power and love.

Pray for:

- Ch to know God’s strength and victory in the daily battles she faces.

- our weekly flyer distribution and that God will bring more people to church.

- continued healing for our bodies. 

- Mrs C to be able to adjust to her new surroundings in the retirement home.

- the provision of daily needs for our Central African brethren as they face the food shortage crisis.

- God to awaken the hearts of the people of Saint Medard to their spiritual needs. Pray that F will turn his life over to the Lord.