But God...
ll so she can be closer to us here in Texas. Please pray for a good transition from Canada to Texas!
ll so she can be closer to us here in Texas. Please pray for a good transition from Canada to Texas!
But God.... Depending on the
inflection with which you say
these two words changes
everything. Throughout this
journey that the Lord has led
us on we have said it whining
to Him and we have said it in
awe of Him. There is actually
a new book with that title. IT
is a book that shows how
when things seem to be at the
worst possible scenario and
the then Scriptures say “but
God...” and it shows how
God showed His glory and
His wonder in the midst of a
horrible time (humanly
speaking).
We, too, have such amazing “but God” moments. David has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Cancer with metastases to the bone (knee) and to his lungs and lymph nodes. He had surgery on his knee to remove the cancer and later had radiation to kill of cancer cells that grew back post surgery. He had surgery
We, too, have such amazing “but God” moments. David has been diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Cancer with metastases to the bone (knee) and to his lungs and lymph nodes. He had surgery on his knee to remove the cancer and later had radiation to kill of cancer cells that grew back post surgery. He had surgery
to remove the kidney that
contained the tumor. He was
in so much pain. But God,
showed His glory in giving
both of us wisdom and peace
to take each next step
rationally. We have been told
that the average life
expectancy with treatment for
this cancer is 2-3 years. But
God, has given us His peace to
take one day at a time. We
had to leave our home and our
ministry and return to the
USA. We were scared because
we loved our home and
ministry in Indonesia. But
God, showed up big and
showed us that we have a
wonderful family of supporters
here in the USA and lots and
lots of ministry opportunities
with TCKs here! There are
many more “but God”
moments in our journey...
We are so blessed to serve a Sovereign and good God!! Jehovah Jireh has been our provider.
We are so blessed to serve a Sovereign and good God!! Jehovah Jireh has been our provider.
We are still with NICS
Folks have asked and yes, we are still with NICS. We continue to love and support this mission organization and all they are doing to minister to and educate Third Culture Kids and International Students. They are an organization that strives to glorify the Lord in all they do through their work with students!
Our school in Bandung has graciously offered to continue our insurance coverage in full until the end of
Folks have asked and yes, we are still with NICS. We continue to love and support this mission organization and all they are doing to minister to and educate Third Culture Kids and International Students. They are an organization that strives to glorify the Lord in all they do through their work with students!
Our school in Bandung has graciously offered to continue our insurance coverage in full until the end of
June 2012 and at 50% of the premium until June 2013.
July 2012, they will pay 50% of our yearly premium and
we will pay the other 50%. NICS has kept our support
account open to help us with the part of the premium
and for paying some of our medical expenses. If you
would like to continue with your support of this purpose
our account remains open for donations. We have been
so blessed by all of you for all these years. We are
unbelievably grateful for all the prayers and support,
financially and otherwise!
Update on David...
Amazing! ... That’s really the only way I can describe how
we’ve seen God work in and amongst this road on which He is
leading us. God led us to Singapore to have my knee pain
examined. He knew that was exactly where I needed to be
when I was diagnosed with cancer. In every step we took, we
could see that He had prepared us for exactly what was
happening.
When I was in Singapore, my oncologist started me on a medicine for my cancer. It is called ‘targeted therapy’ because it does two specific things: it stops cells that are dividing and it prevents new blood vessels from being produced. So, the tumors have a difficult time growing if their cells can’t divide and if they can’t build new blood vessels to expand their size. When I was in Houston in late January, I had another CT scan; this scan revealed that the tumors in my lungs and lymph nodes in my chest had gotten smaller. We consider this a miracle because the medicine is only supposed to stop the growth of the tumors! We’re praising God for His provision and graciousness! I recently went to see an oncologist here in Longview at the Texas Oncology Center. It was a great appointment; she was glad to get all of my medical records from Singapore. She has continued the treatment that I started in Singapore. Please pray that God will continue to reduce the size of my tumors, that the medicine will continue to work, and that I’ll be able to endure the side effects of the medicine.
When I was in Singapore, my oncologist started me on a medicine for my cancer. It is called ‘targeted therapy’ because it does two specific things: it stops cells that are dividing and it prevents new blood vessels from being produced. So, the tumors have a difficult time growing if their cells can’t divide and if they can’t build new blood vessels to expand their size. When I was in Houston in late January, I had another CT scan; this scan revealed that the tumors in my lungs and lymph nodes in my chest had gotten smaller. We consider this a miracle because the medicine is only supposed to stop the growth of the tumors! We’re praising God for His provision and graciousness! I recently went to see an oncologist here in Longview at the Texas Oncology Center. It was a great appointment; she was glad to get all of my medical records from Singapore. She has continued the treatment that I started in Singapore. Please pray that God will continue to reduce the size of my tumors, that the medicine will continue to work, and that I’ll be able to endure the side effects of the medicine.
Kim’s New Job
Kim is loving her new position as secretary/receptionist at LeTourneau University. It is an amazing workplace filled with encouragement, humour, and godly character. What a blessing! We are also grateful for the income and tuition benefits. God has been so gracious to supply a job that Kim very much enjoys!
MORE NEWS
Grace is coming back to Texas towards the end of April. She is hoping to attend LeTourneau majoring in Psychology or Counseling. We are so excited about having the whole family in Texas! Please pray for her admittance to LeTourneau and her transition back “home”.
Thanks so much for all the prayers you have been praying. Please keep praying for David and for the kids as the transition to life here in the US. They are all processing at different levels leaving Indonesia and David's cancer diagnosis. We are so humbled by them and their hearts for the Lord through all this. They have each drawn closer to their Father. Please pray for them to continue in this. Also, pray for wisdom for us as Abi asks questions that are so hard. She is our one who is still crying daily over her sadness of leaving her home and friends in Indonesia and her daddy.
On a brighter side...
Kim is loving her new position as secretary/receptionist at LeTourneau University. It is an amazing workplace filled with encouragement, humour, and godly character. What a blessing! We are also grateful for the income and tuition benefits. God has been so gracious to supply a job that Kim very much enjoys!
MORE NEWS
Grace is coming back to Texas towards the end of April. She is hoping to attend LeTourneau majoring in Psychology or Counseling. We are so excited about having the whole family in Texas! Please pray for her admittance to LeTourneau and her transition back “home”.
Thanks so much for all the prayers you have been praying. Please keep praying for David and for the kids as the transition to life here in the US. They are all processing at different levels leaving Indonesia and David's cancer diagnosis. We are so humbled by them and their hearts for the Lord through all this. They have each drawn closer to their Father. Please pray for them to continue in this. Also, pray for wisdom for us as Abi asks questions that are so hard. She is our one who is still crying daily over her sadness of leaving her home and friends in Indonesia and her daddy.
On a brighter side...
Hope you enjoy the photos of Daddy and his kids :-)
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