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May 10, 2006
Update and Prayer Request
Monday of this week found us sitting in an ER in southern Wisconsin. We had been on the road for three and a half weeks, speaking at New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Michigan, as well as ministering at churches along the way. But an emergency has come up.
As background, my wife Stacy has no feeling in her left foot. Over a month ago, she injured her foot, but did not notice it until it became infected. Our doctor in Houston cleared out the area and prescribed an antibiotic.
We noticed the infection returning Thursday evening while at the INCH conference in Michigan. Stacy’s podiatrist called in a prescription of antibiotics Friday. At the Michigan conference Saturday, we met with a homeschooling mother who was also an ER doctor. She doubled the antibiotics and told us to watch the infection. Monday, while visiting with friends in Illinois, it looked worse than ever, which brought us to the hospital.
The doctor here believes Stacy’s foot infection has entered into her bone. She has recommended we return to Houston as soon as possible. Stacy, Tiffany and William will fly home today and go directly to Methodist Hospital in Houston for evaluation. The rest of us will take the long route home. Christa and Jessica will stay in Arlington to set up for the convention tomorrow and I will come home to be with Stacy.
This condition could be quite serious, but we are trusting in the Lord and His Sovereignty. We ask for your prayers.
We are thankful God allowed us to meet with and minister to so many families on this trip. This is not the way we would have seen it end, but we know God is in control.
Posted by jm at May 10, 2006 07:15 AM