Saturday/Sunday: January 17-18, 2009
By: Tom Determan
The last two days have proven to be rather challenging for Andy (& us) to say the least. Saturday was a somewhat difficult day because while trying to get him into his wheelchair, he was rushed into a sitting position after having put his back brace on.
This led to a significant drop in blood pressure (something like 68/38) and seeing him while he was sitting in the wheelchair at that moment, simply was not very enjoyable at all. With that being said, he wanted to get out of the chair and back into bed, thinking Sunday would be a better day to try again.
On Sunday morning, Janna & I got to go to the 9:00AM service at Family Worship Center along with Myranda & Meridyth (they’re Andy’s friends from Florence, SC who he met while at summer church camp nearly three years ago & who drove to Lakeland to visit with Andy). As nice as it was going to church together, it was a seemingly costly move for Andy for the following reason.
After service, Janna decided instead of eating a quick Sunday lunch, she felt prompted to go immediately to the hospital after changing clothes. When she got to Andy’s room, the thermostat was set to a frigid 55 degrees and Andy’s teeth were chattering because he was so cold. I guess someone was trying to battle a fever by adjusting the room temperature.
Later that afternoon when I arrived, he was under the cover of five blankets and said he still felt cold. Now tonight, he had a temperature of 102.6, but the medications are starting to kick in and his temp is finally going down. Much of this is due to the difficulty he is currently experiencing with his lung injury.
Please agree with us that he will have completely healthy lungs in Jesus’ name (along with the rest of his healing). Now, Janna & I are nearly resolved to be here 24/7 until this phase of the restoration is fully behind us. Typically, as it stands, I spend evenings & nights with Andy and Janna comes in around 9:30AM to spend days and afternoons with him.
But the good news is this… According to God’s Word in the book of Hebrews 13:5, Jesus is here all the time! He says He will never leave us or forsake us.
Hallelujah! Praise be to God for completing the work He has already begun in Andy’s life. Amen.
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God will complete the work He has started in Andy's healing. God never leaves anything unfinished. You are a trooper Andy and God will give you the strength to meet each day's challenges.
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Aunt Bobbi
Hi Andy, I'm an acquaintance of Kristen.
ReplyDeleteAfter having read this running testimony, I am confident in this: you have quite the future. I am elated to watch God at work in your life. Excited to see your continued healing and enamored with the power, provision and love of the Father.
Your smile, bro, is a testament.
Be blessed, because you most definitely are!
david
Good morning Tom as I am sure you are manning the lap top. So tell Andy I said good morning and I look forward to seeing him healed up real soon. Also tell Jana hello. Remember "Today is the day that the Lord has made let us rejoice in it" Take up the full armor of God for in the evil day you may stand.You must stand on His word. Who is in authority on this earth. We are and no devil can succeed as we stand in faith and speak what we know is the truth from the heart of God. There is no retreat. We press forward to the upward call of God in Christ.For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
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