hey everyone ~ I received an e-mail from my Brother-in-law, Chris, tonight giving an update as to what's going on since his last surgery. I thought I'd just paste it here so you'd know from him how to pray. And...to be encouraged by him as well. He's a pretty amazing guy.
Here it is:
To All special people who have kept me in there thoughts and prayers,
Yes that's you, if you have received this e-mail you are special to me and I
thank you for your support in prayer and thought. It's Thursday the 19th I
reference the date mostly for myself because the days have seem to slip
together. The Doc came in yesterday and looked at my foot, wound He was
pleased with the progress. My upper leg looks good, pretty much normal, the
incision looks real good. The swelling and redness is pretty much down to
just above my ankle, the right side of my ankle is particularly tender and
discolored, the other side is not as and the color is better. Doc has me
scheduled for surgery Friday morning at 7:30 am, he thinks that ankle area
needs some more work, so we will see. I think once he cleans that area out
I will see more improvement, He is a sharp duede and I'lll leave that up to
him. What would we do without gifted surgeons like him? I have had
execellent care at this hospital, there are many good people here. I'm
filling my time in with; reading my Bible, reading a book that Josh gave me,
(The Last Season) playing my guitar, looking at magazines, drawing pictures
for my nephrew, watching some t.v. answering e-mails and sending e-mails,
eating snacks people have brought, visiting when I get visitors, and that is
about it. Today Tami and I went outwside for awhile, the first time in about
13 days or so for me, it was very nice. Well that's about it for now, thanks
again for your many prayers, I know they have been heard and results have
been seen because of them. We serve a mighty God who loves and cares very
much for us. I was reading Psalm 16 the other day and came across this,
verse 8-"I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right
hand I shall not be moved" I thought about that for a while and I pondered
what does "at His right hand" mean. Being in this position that I am, it is
hard to do many normal activities, I need to keep my leg elevated most of
the time, so when I need something it needs to be within reach and you learn
what things are most needed within that reach. So to have the Lord at our
right hand,, means we have all that He has available to Him,(all His
blessings, promises, guidance, strength, etc.) at our readily accessible
reach, all we have to do is ask. What an awesome thing to comprehend.
Later,
Chris
Thank you all for praying! I so appreciate the prayers you are sending up for my family and for me. Please know you are all in our prayers as well. In fact, if there's anything specific we can be praying for, please let me know via e-mail or in the comments section here.
God bless you!
"And He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient
for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Most gladly, therefore, I will
rather boast about my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
Therefore, I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with distresses,
with persecutions, with difficulties, for Christ's sake, for when I am weak,
then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10
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