My brother and I celebrated Spring by having a little mudding fun with Lester (our pretty red Jeep). I think we celebrated a little too soon - today it is snowing and in the 30's!
Hello friends,
As I write to you, I am sitting in a house in Wausau, WI waiting for my parents to come and get me. I have been in Wausau all week, first at District Conference and then at a missionary appointees retreat. They were both excellent. I was encouraged and prayed for and fed spiritually. I was supposed to stay until tomorrow to speak at the Wasuau Alliance Church tomorrow, but my body has decided that it has had enough. I am learning to listen to my body and it has reached its limits for now. So my parents are going to come and get me and I will have to miss the rest of my time here in Wausau.
I am still struggling with this auto-immune disease, whatever it may be. I don't really have any new news, but I wanted to touch base with all of you who are praying for me. I won't know anything until June 17th when I have my next doctor appointment. At that time I will be completely off the steroid I am taking (awe, no more big muscles...just kidding, it is not that kind of steroid!) and my long-term medication will be working at full strength. At that appointment we will evaluate how I am feeling and determine if I can go overseas or not. If I am feeling like I am now, there is no chance. However, if I am able to function at a normal level then we can talk about what country would be good for me. Even if I get the go ahead from my doctor, the C&MA may still decide not to send me at this time or at all. So, I am asking for your prayers for complete healing so that I can go wherever it is that God has for me.
Honestly, I am doing really well (besides the physical stuff)! I know that God has a plan for my life and that He will bring me to the place that He wants me to be when He wants me to be there. I do not know what God has planned for my future. Maybe He wants me to stay in the US and work here. This has been a very hard thing for me to come to terms with. I never thought that I would have to consider staying in the United States. God has given me a great peace and I will be happy and content wherever He has for me, even if I can never live overseas. I would rather be in the center of His will here than living overseas out of His will.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and support. I have felt so loved and encouraged through all of this and I know that God will continue to lead me. Even though it is not easy just waiting, it is a time where I am learning even more how to depend on the Lord each moment of each day and that is good.
A friend shared the following verses with me and I was greatly encouraged by them. I pray that you will be encouraged as well in whatever you are going through.
As I write to you, I am sitting in a house in Wausau, WI waiting for my parents to come and get me. I have been in Wausau all week, first at District Conference and then at a missionary appointees retreat. They were both excellent. I was encouraged and prayed for and fed spiritually. I was supposed to stay until tomorrow to speak at the Wasuau Alliance Church tomorrow, but my body has decided that it has had enough. I am learning to listen to my body and it has reached its limits for now. So my parents are going to come and get me and I will have to miss the rest of my time here in Wausau.
I am still struggling with this auto-immune disease, whatever it may be. I don't really have any new news, but I wanted to touch base with all of you who are praying for me. I won't know anything until June 17th when I have my next doctor appointment. At that time I will be completely off the steroid I am taking (awe, no more big muscles...just kidding, it is not that kind of steroid!) and my long-term medication will be working at full strength. At that appointment we will evaluate how I am feeling and determine if I can go overseas or not. If I am feeling like I am now, there is no chance. However, if I am able to function at a normal level then we can talk about what country would be good for me. Even if I get the go ahead from my doctor, the C&MA may still decide not to send me at this time or at all. So, I am asking for your prayers for complete healing so that I can go wherever it is that God has for me.
Honestly, I am doing really well (besides the physical stuff)! I know that God has a plan for my life and that He will bring me to the place that He wants me to be when He wants me to be there. I do not know what God has planned for my future. Maybe He wants me to stay in the US and work here. This has been a very hard thing for me to come to terms with. I never thought that I would have to consider staying in the United States. God has given me a great peace and I will be happy and content wherever He has for me, even if I can never live overseas. I would rather be in the center of His will here than living overseas out of His will.
Thank you all so much for your prayers and support. I have felt so loved and encouraged through all of this and I know that God will continue to lead me. Even though it is not easy just waiting, it is a time where I am learning even more how to depend on the Lord each moment of each day and that is good.
A friend shared the following verses with me and I was greatly encouraged by them. I pray that you will be encouraged as well in whatever you are going through.
Psalm 77:16-20 (emphasis mine)
When the Red Sea saw you, O God, its waters looked and trembled! The sea quaked to its very depths. The clouds poured down their rain; the thunder rolled and crackled in the sky. Your arrows of lightning flashed. Your thunder roared from the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world! The earth trembled and shook. Your road led through the sea, your pathway through the mighty waters--a pathway no one knew was there! You led your people along that road like a flock of sheep, with Moses and Aaron as their shepherds.
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Thank you for sharing your heart with us. You have been a tremendous encouragement to me as I have often thought of you over the past few weeks during my mystery ailment. Hey, at least I have an excuse for being a dingbat... or at least I'll use it as one... my brain ain't workin' right. Muahaha!! I'm sure glad God knows what He's doing and I'll just have to wait it out to see the next step in His plan, too. Take care of yourself, Josie. You're in my prayers and the prayers of many in our church.
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