Australia

Dear Prayer Partners,

 

Thank you so much for your prayers, cards and words of encouragement, we are so very blessed to have friends and family to encourage us and hold us up in prayer.

 

We have been in Australia almost 4 weeks.  Has been quite a busy time, as friends of ours took us on a cruise for 11 days.  Was very relaxed in some ways, no cooking, no cleaning up, no menus to decide, it seemed like the main thing was, don't gain 7 to 14 pounds (someone told us that was what the majority gained on a cruise) while you are cruising!!

The cruise was a great blessing to us and time to spend with our friends, Bill ahd Helen Driessen.

When we arrive back in Brisbane on Sunday morning, we went to church and while we were there the pastor asked us to stand with him as he prayed for some of people in his church.  While we were standing there the LORD gave John a word for the church, which he gave.  This is the first time he has given a word since his surgery and treatment, we were truly encouraged!

We arrived in Melbourne on Wednesday and will be here for the next month.  John had an appointment with the doctor in Melbourne on Thursday and he advised us the follow the same routine we were following in the states.   John has an MRI scheduled around the first of March and another appointment with the doctor.  Please be praying with us for a good report.  He has had one round of chemotherapy since we arrived and one day next week he will start another one.  Right now he is having 28 days off and then 5 days of chemotherapy.  Please continue to pray that he doesn't have any sickness from the chemotherapy.

John is still bothered by his memory loss, it is very frustrating to him when he is having a conversation and the thought just leaves his mind or he cannot get the right word or name he is wanting. 

Again thank you so much for your prayers and support, we are so thankful we are not alone, that the LORD is our rock, our fortress and our deliverer, the one who leads us and guides and never leaves us or forsakes and HE has blessed us with friends to uphold us. 

 

Also please be praying for John's son Aaron and his family as they seem to be under attack from the enemy, too.

Several of the them have had flu like symptoms and one of the children is having some unusal symptoms and the doctors have not determined what is causing them, please be praying for healing and an end to all of this sickness.

 

Agape,

John and Monette