A Difficult Week

This is Kathy, Jamie's wife writing to update our week. We returned home over a week ago and not only were we tired from traveling and time changes, but every day seemed to bring a problem in one way or another. Jamie's health grew worse, he started to have pain in is neck and head and the swelling was still present in his ankle. He either talked to his doctor or went in for tests everyday. They switched him to a new antibiotic, and were trying to determine if he may have malaria.

In addition to that stress, our son Cole went to an oral surgeon and found out he needed three teeth extracted. Our dryer broke after trying to catch up on laundry from Zambia, and Jamie's car wasn't running well and went in for service. The extra expenses and inconveniences were discouraging. After being in Africa and dealing with the reality of spiritual warfare, we felt like this was happening to distract us from processing all that God had allowed us to experience while doing ministry.

On Monday (yesterday) Cole had his surgery and is now doing well. The repairman fixed our dryer and Jamie got his car back, all for about $1600. Jamie is feeling better overall, but his doctor is concerned about one test that showed his liver enzymes were high. He went in for another blood draw, and is waiting test results.

I have been reading through the book of Acts since returning home, and today I was in Acts 5. Although the Apostles were persecuted, "day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ". I was encouraged to not allow the challenges of last week to interfere with His plans for us.

Please continue to pray for Jamie's health. Oh ,and Praise the Lord, after being home for 8 days, the last piece of luggage (Greg Brown's) arrived safely!