Dear Dave, Irene, Joanna, and Joceyln, I am sure 2007 has been a terribly long year for you all.  I learned of your trials a few months ago and check in to see how you all are doing.  I am inspired by your faith and encouraged by the glory given to God by your dependence on and strength in Him.

I know how this journey affects each of you as individuals, as a couple, as a family.  How wonderful that God reveals himself daily to you and that you recognize those miracles.  At a time I needed it most, God reminded me of the event of the Israelites in the desert gathering manna.  Each day they were to gather only what they needed for that day.  If they gathered too much it would rot.  That manna provided all the nutrition and sustenance necessary to get through the day.

God’s grace is like that.  He gives us exactly what we need to get through that day, that moment.  When we feel one more trial is too much, God’s grace buoys us again and again.  How wonderful that we have a Father who knows exactly what we need and provides it.

It is good to see you’ve put it all in His hands.  May He bless you all with His love, His peace, His joy, and the miracle of complete healing for Irene.  Here is a verse for today and tomorrow:

1 Peter 5:10-11

“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast.  To HIM be the power for ever and ever.  Amen.”

My love and prayers, Ginny Anderson