CT done... nothing in the abdomen, but they saw a little something in the left lung. Chest xray revealed a small amount of pneumonia. ER Doc said he probably would have missed it on chest xray alone, it was so small. They'll load her up with some antibiotics via IV and give her some to take home. Good thing we came in. It could have gotten much worse. Should go away in the next couple of days. Thanks to all who were up and able to pray for Amy. Keep praying. She'll still be recovering for the next few days. Hope you all have a wonderful week.
Phil
I've deleted the other posts to make room for the previous posts, but here's the first part of the story. Amy had felt pretty sick the few days before Christmas. She had a fever and some abdominal pain.
Update: She's feeling a lot better. Still doesn't have much energy, but the fever and abdominal pain is gone. She's coughing a bit. We're waiting for that to become really productive. She's taking an antibiotic and some over the counter meds to help. Keep us in your prayers.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, December 24, 2007
Merry Christmas!!
Good Afternoon and Merry Christmas to you all!
I just came back from working in the free store at Trinity Church. I helped check families in and also helped wrap up Christmas gifts for the children. It was such a blessing to work side-by-side with some church members who donated to purchase the gifts.
Tonight we will have a missionary friend, Frannie, stay with us and we will take her to the airport in New Orleans early tomorrow morning. The Prince Family will join us for Christmas along with Miss Joan, a church member. We are excited to share our home with them.
My family arrives the day after Christmas so I'm hoping to have a clean home so I can relax and enjoy our time with them. (See my mom and dad below)
Please pray for Phil right now. His old back injury is flaring again and he is in a lot of pain. Please join us in praying that God will heal him from this pain and that it will never return. God's using him in mighty ways with the teams that volunteer and the home sites he is working at. We're praying for him to be healthy. Thank you!
We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas, safe travels to wherever you might journey, and are filled with the love of Christ this holiday season.
Blessings,
Amy and Phil
Amy and Phil
Friday, December 14, 2007
Thank you, supporters!
We finally received our donor report today. We hadn't been able to view it since we moved here so we are glad to be able to know where we are at financially. Thank-you to the Lakeland Crossing youth group who committed to pray us through our support-raising. Your prayers are coveted and God is providing! When we left Chicagoland we were at 11%. We are now over 20% supported.
We have been here for two months already. I divided the months up and at 2 months we would need to have 16% to remain here for the year, which we have now exceeded. At 3 months we will need to have 25% raised and that will go up as we continue throughout the year.
Thank you to everyone that has supported us or pledged to support us prayerfully, financially, or by helping us in your own way during the move and while we are here. Without supporters like you, the EFCA Crisis Response Ministry would not survive.
We have been here for two months already. I divided the months up and at 2 months we would need to have 16% to remain here for the year, which we have now exceeded. At 3 months we will need to have 25% raised and that will go up as we continue throughout the year.
Thank you to everyone that has supported us or pledged to support us prayerfully, financially, or by helping us in your own way during the move and while we are here. Without supporters like you, the EFCA Crisis Response Ministry would not survive.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
1 Corinthians 9:19 - 23
19Though I am free and belong to no man, I make myself a slave to everyone, to win as many as possible. 20To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win the Jews. To those under the law I became like one under the law (though I myself am not under the law), so as to win those under the law. 21To those not having the law I became like one not having the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law), so as to win those not having the law. 22To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. 23I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.
These have been my theme verses for some time now. Ten years ago I told God that I would go wherever it was He wanted me to go. I wanted to be a missionary and spread God's Word overseas. Now, ten years later, I'm in Louisiana! Louisiana is not overseas. You don't have to fly for two days to get there. You don't have to speak another language. But it is a mission field!
Due to the hurricane, there are many lives, hearts and homes to be rebuilt piece-by-piece. God is showing favor on this area and I am seeing it in answers to prayer, vivid dreams, and the challenges we are facing.
I have been praying for the church we have partnered with here. The ministry's goal is to equip, empower and release the body for effective ministry within their community. I was a little disappointed to find out that the past two quarterly church work days, where the church helps other church members or people in the community, had been cancelled, some say due to lack of interest. I kept thinking, this isn't what the body is supposed to look like.
Paul reminds me that in order to reach people, I need to assimilate into their culture and build relationships so I can reach them. I cannot be a person on the outside, judging their way of life, expecting them to change. We began to pray more intentionally for the church and the community.
Well, two weeks ago, the pastor of the church here preached on these verses. He challenged the congregation to be the church and reach out to their neighbors and their friends. He said that we can be in the church service and say we will do this and then go home and forget about what we heard. But, to me, this means helping a neighbor that I see in need. This means spending the five minutes on the phone to listen to a friend in need and pray for them, even when my 'schedule' doesn't have room. It's a choice that I'm going to have to make so that "by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."
God's reminded me of our purpose in Louisiana....it's HIS! A few blogs ago we asked, "Why are we here?" I don't know if we will have a clearer answer to that question, but our purpose is clear.
These have been my theme verses for some time now. Ten years ago I told God that I would go wherever it was He wanted me to go. I wanted to be a missionary and spread God's Word overseas. Now, ten years later, I'm in Louisiana! Louisiana is not overseas. You don't have to fly for two days to get there. You don't have to speak another language. But it is a mission field!
Due to the hurricane, there are many lives, hearts and homes to be rebuilt piece-by-piece. God is showing favor on this area and I am seeing it in answers to prayer, vivid dreams, and the challenges we are facing.
I have been praying for the church we have partnered with here. The ministry's goal is to equip, empower and release the body for effective ministry within their community. I was a little disappointed to find out that the past two quarterly church work days, where the church helps other church members or people in the community, had been cancelled, some say due to lack of interest. I kept thinking, this isn't what the body is supposed to look like.
Paul reminds me that in order to reach people, I need to assimilate into their culture and build relationships so I can reach them. I cannot be a person on the outside, judging their way of life, expecting them to change. We began to pray more intentionally for the church and the community.
Well, two weeks ago, the pastor of the church here preached on these verses. He challenged the congregation to be the church and reach out to their neighbors and their friends. He said that we can be in the church service and say we will do this and then go home and forget about what we heard. But, to me, this means helping a neighbor that I see in need. This means spending the five minutes on the phone to listen to a friend in need and pray for them, even when my 'schedule' doesn't have room. It's a choice that I'm going to have to make so that "by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings."
God's reminded me of our purpose in Louisiana....it's HIS! A few blogs ago we asked, "Why are we here?" I don't know if we will have a clearer answer to that question, but our purpose is clear.
Monday, December 10, 2007
On our way home
Well, I know I said we try to update more often. We just didn't have a chance this week. We went back to Illinois this last week to pick up Rusty and some other things from home. It was good to see some good friends and my family. We had a pretty good time though Amy and I both feel under the weather. I guess we're not used to that cold weather in Chicago anymore :) We are looking to get back to N.O. late Monday. We'll probably be moving to our new place late Tuesday and Wednesday. You should have received our new address in the blog update email. If you didn't, let me know and I'll resend it. Please continue to pray for us as we transition into another new place. We look forward to hearing from you soon!
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