"Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD
delivereth him out of
them
all." Psalm 34:19. Thank you for all your prayers, especially for Betty's
health.
Betty
will be undergoing surgery on her back for the second time on July 19th. The
disk re-herniated and is still pressing on the nerve as it comes out of the
Spinal Cord at the L-4, L-5 level. The doctor will be doing a spinal fusion
and also putting a cushion at that level. The pain has been high and constant
for several weeks but because of the anti-bodies for cancer Betty is taking we
had to wait a little longer to do surgery. The recovery time will be a little
longer this time because of the fusion. Betty is not able to walk very well
and cannot exercise to keep her arthritis under control. Please also pray for
her about the anti-estrogen medicine she has to take for five years. She tried
the tamoxifen 5 days after her spine surgery because that was her schedule.
But she just kept throwing up so the oncologist made her stop and the
neurosurgeon thought that may be what caused the disk to bulge again. The
oncologist told her to wait 3 more months until we get through this second
spine surgery. Please pray with us that this surgery will be effective
and the pain will go away.
The
Institute in Manaus is on the regular 3 months break from classes which will
start again on September 13th. Several new students are expected to start this
trimester. Please continue to pray the "Lord of the Harvest to send
forth laborers into His harvest". There is always work to do and never
enough resources and laborers to do it. Brazil still needs thousands of
pastors and missionaries to be able to cover its vast area with the Gospel.
The
church we organized just before we left Brazil is continuing to preach and
teach the truth in the suburb where they are located. The transition from
Missionary to National Pastor has gone well with only a few "bumps"
along the way. Of course the enemy is never pleased to see God's work
prosper and will do everything possible to neutralize an effective witness for
Jesus Christ. Pray for them and all the churches in Manaus that they might be
faithful to God's plan and purpose.