Praise God for His Healing Power

Good morning! Just to give you an update on Ken & Rhonda. Ken has really been having a tough time. He listened to a Victory Christian Center healing CD all night last night. He is trying so very hard to understand all of what is happening to him and to stand in faith believing that God is healing Him. Of course, it is impossible to understand, but we do know that God is an Awesome God and we know that He heals the sick in body.

Ken has been in a lot of pain with his back. The Physical Therapist (Jason) finally came yesterday and worked on him quite a bit. It seemed to help some. Jason is going to try to come back today or tomorrow. The nurse came yesterday, also, and reinserted the catheter. This has been a big help for both of us.

Jeffrey has been a wonderful help this week. He will be going back to school soon and we will sure miss him. Tresha & the grandkids came over today and helped so I could go to the church this afternoon to get some of my work done. It was a nice break.

Thanks so much for your prayers for Ken & Rhonda. Here is an copy of a post from Retha about my niece, Rhonda:

August 7, 2007

Jeff talked to the doctor this morning; he said the biopsy they did, show 3 out of 9 lymph nodes they tested, were cancer free. That’s a pretty good chance they got it all. Rhonda will still have to take Radiation and Chemo after she recovers from surgery. She will be in the hospital about a week after she gets out of the Critical Care Unit; and recover about 6 more weeks before she can start the Radiation and Chemo.

She had a test yesterday and her stomach doesn’t seem to be leaking anywhere from the surgery. They will probably do a test today to see how good she can swallow. They may take the stomach drain out tomorrow; they’re not in a hurry to do that. Her biggest complaint is the large stomach drain tube in her nose. She has absolutely no patience for recovering; she wants the drain tube out of her nose and she wants out of the hospital, like yesterday.

Please pray also for her anxiety; she constantly pulls at the tubes and tape on her chest and nose. She has a port on the right side of her neck for the I V’s to enter the blood; and another drain tube on her chest to drain off the old blood from the surgery; about a 3 inch wound on the left side just below her neck where they entered; and several stickers that monitor her heart beat, etc. She has a long wound from her breast bone to the lower part of her stomach that has staples. She just can’t keep her hands off all this.

Thank you so much for your prayers; I believe she will make it through this.
A special thank you for Betty's daughter, Cheryl, and Neil's wife, Kathy, for staying hours with Rhonda to give Rhonda's daughter, Sarah, and me a much needed break this weekend.
I Love You,
Retha

WE PRAISE YOU, LORD, FOR YOUR MIGHTY, POWERFUL HEALING POWER. WE ASK YOU NOW TO TOUCH AND COMPLETELY HEAL AND RESTORE KEN AND RHONDA! THANK YOU ALMIGHTY AND WONDERFUL GOD!!