Dan

Thank you for for the many prayers on our behalf, the encouraging e-mails and cards...and caring enough to read our blog. We are back home after some pretty frightening experiences. A liter (a quart +) of fluid drained out of Dan's thigh yesterday! Today, the drain clogged up. Dan did exactly what he had seen the surgeon do...and it fixed the drain! Dan is off the IV drip - taking oral antibiotics. His leg is beginning to look much better. And me, I'm becoming a regular Florence Nightengale!

Dan is allowed to be up, and rest when he gets tired. Very short walks help the fluid drain. Friends from church are supplying meals for us, staying with Dan when I need to be away, looking after us in general.

The many visits made to pray over Dan in the hospital gave us strength and courage. This congregation is very loving and supportive in our hours of need. Knowing that we are safe in the hands of a loving God, and that Jesus is by our side, we can continue through this dark night of illness with peace in our heart most of the time.

Last night, alone, exhausted, fearful, I picked up my Bible. As I was trying to decide what would be the most encouraging to read, my Bible fell open to Philippians 1:30 - 4:18. Reading about how Paul had struggled, how Jesus sacrificed so much for us, and how Christians had helped Paul in his struggles, I found new courage to go on.

But the crowning moment came when I read the last sentence, "...I am amply supplied..." God has generously supplied our needs and will continue to send those to love us and help as we have need!

Love, Anne and Dan