Up, Down, and Even
UP: Jackie's up, for which we praise God. The doctor extended her antibiotic treatment, and it appears to be having positive results. There were some disagreeable side effects the first few days, but the doctor told her to be patient and stay on the medication. She has another appointment with the doctor this week, but her presence at both services Sunday was evidence of improvement.
DOWN: Little Raquel was diagnosed last week with a relapse of her respiratory problem, but not serious enough to admit her to hospital. The fact her brother, Nataniel, 3, is also sick again with a cold, as is Roberto, makes for a tough situation for the whole family. They weren't able to be at church Sunday.
EVEN: Marcia will be going for her second chemotherapy treatment Thursday, but so far she has reacted well to the medication. The itch still bothers her, and of course, she has to remain close at home for a while longer.
THE CHURCH: The attendance may have been DOWN (a lot of people physically unable to come), but the spirit of the brethren is UP. I reported on last Wednesday night's prayer meeting. Friday night there was another meeting similar to it. Those who came Sunday were blessed. 6-year old, Ionatan, the son of our Romanian members, Daniel and Dorina, stood up and said the books of the Bible (in Portuguese). We are giving a special Bible to all the children who learn the books of the Bible, but before I gave him his Bible, I asked him if he could say the books in Romanian. He said he didn't know them in Romanian, but then neither does anyone else in the church, except his parents (maybe).
LINKS: I have started working on adding links to the blog. I have the HTML code figured out; now I need the time to gather the information and insert it. Like the doctor told Jackie: be patient, stick with it, you'll get well. So I'll stick with it, and eventually get improvements to this blog.
DOWN: Little Raquel was diagnosed last week with a relapse of her respiratory problem, but not serious enough to admit her to hospital. The fact her brother, Nataniel, 3, is also sick again with a cold, as is Roberto, makes for a tough situation for the whole family. They weren't able to be at church Sunday.
EVEN: Marcia will be going for her second chemotherapy treatment Thursday, but so far she has reacted well to the medication. The itch still bothers her, and of course, she has to remain close at home for a while longer.
THE CHURCH: The attendance may have been DOWN (a lot of people physically unable to come), but the spirit of the brethren is UP. I reported on last Wednesday night's prayer meeting. Friday night there was another meeting similar to it. Those who came Sunday were blessed. 6-year old, Ionatan, the son of our Romanian members, Daniel and Dorina, stood up and said the books of the Bible (in Portuguese). We are giving a special Bible to all the children who learn the books of the Bible, but before I gave him his Bible, I asked him if he could say the books in Romanian. He said he didn't know them in Romanian, but then neither does anyone else in the church, except his parents (maybe).
LINKS: I have started working on adding links to the blog. I have the HTML code figured out; now I need the time to gather the information and insert it. Like the doctor told Jackie: be patient, stick with it, you'll get well. So I'll stick with it, and eventually get improvements to this blog.
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