PRAYER FOR GRANDMA TAN
Appointment 6: Monday, July 23, 2012, Kristi and I will be going with grandma Tan and Nat to the doctor appointment. At worship Saturday night, Kristi wondered if having foreigners go with them might give them better service. We truly don’t know what will happen or even what the truth is regarding Tan’s biopsy. This has been a very discouraging time as we keep crying out to God on Tan’s behalf. Nat is pretty wasted and yet, finds much solace in the Psalms which she tries to share with her mom.
Pray that Tan would meet God in this desperate time she if facing. She currently wants to give up, go home and be with her family to die.
Pray that whatever the truth is regarding Tan’s physical condition, God would intervene and bring healing to her body as a testimony to His hand upon her life.
Pray that Nat would not lose heart but also know God’s love and care upon her life.
When it seems the darkest, the light shines even brighter. God is in this situation and we pray that Tan’s eyes would be opened and she would experience the power of God’s love for her.
Isaiah 42:16 I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
Appointment 6 (actual appt): Affirmed malignant tumor and because of it’s considerable growth since the scans done in Tan’s provincial hospital a month ago, the doctor ordered further tests to be down in two days to see how much it has affected her left eye and nerves over her sinus area. The doctors are now ready to do surgery and radiation. There was so much waiting today and we had many opportunities to pray with Tan during this time. She was in lot of pain and was sick all the way to the hospital and on the way home. (a humbling side, she was sure that her queasiness was due to my driving and didn’t want to go to the next appointment in my car)
Appointment 7: As long as it took to see all the different eye doctors (5 total) we felt thankful for the different tests they did and the end result was although Tan’s eye sight is getting blurry, the cancer has not gone into her eye area. We are thankful…At the end of the day, surgery was set for August 14, 2012. We asked why the wait since the cancer was progressing so rapidly and the answer was that there were so many other patients in line for similar medical needs. During this time Kristi sent a text that she requested prayer from all her friends, family and Covenant home office and when Tan heard this news she began to cry. She knows she is loved! We now pray that the cancer will be held in check and that we can get the right pain medication for Tan over these next 3 weeks. We go tomorrow to get different pain medication (the queasiness was due to an allergic reaction to the very strong pain meds she was getting). As I prayed this day I saw Tan as the center spoke of her family and the light of Jesus beaming out from out of her life. I told her my vision and I asked her to give all her trust to Jesus. May our Father be glorified through this journey in Nat’s family and may Tan experience the love of her Savior.
No Other Gods Before Me
In desperation this young boy’s folks did whatever would cure their son. The mom went to the temple to offer sacrifices, the dad wore two amulets around his neck and the son had one around his, as well. They asked their sisters at ALC to pray to God for them… San told them to trust in God and God alone. Another sister called them and prayed for them and asked them to take the little faith they had and believe God for healing for their son. When we went to the hospital to visit, the young boy had no amulet on him. He was recognizing everyone, able to remember events and talk as normal. It was a wonderful time of rejoicing.
He went back home and a week later, the symptoms reappeared. He is now in the provincial hospital again and we pray that this family would choose to believe and trust in God for their son’s welfare.
Joshua 24:15 But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
