Understanding

Thank you for your support, particularly those who took the time to encourage, help and pray for me after last week’s update.  I apologize for not being able to respond to you inividually yet because I have been trying to catch up after having been slowed down by pain. In fact, my last update only told half of the story because I wasn’t well enough to report the whole thing.  I was struck by some bug last Sunday.  I began feeling unwell during Sunday worship, and it just went quickly downhill from that point.  By dinnertime, I didn’t even have the strength to get out of the bed.  While I clearly wasn’t dying  yet, it certainly felt like it at times. I began to feel better after 9pm and was able to eat a little bit before going to bed.  I prayed earnestly and went to bed without knowing what to expect that night.  Thankfully, I recovered more than enough by the next morning to teach and  to receive my treatment afterward. The pain has also reduced somewhat this past week.  The wound, though, does not seem to be healing as fast as the week before. If it does not show progress quickly, I may need another surgery.  I don’t even want to think about that possibility now.

May this find you and your loved ones in good spirit and health.