Celebrating God for Stuff

Thank you for upholding us through this time in prayer. We are vulnerable to so much. Yet we hear our Shepherd chilling us out, helping us stay the course, and keeping us from harm. We desire to be home but still have half of Anna's intensive therapy sessions to go. Believe me when I tell you: all of this has been well worth it and certainly blessed by the Lord. 

Anna's Physical Therapist Jeni has a PhD in Physical Therapy. It seems like a contradiction in terms, she doesn't respond to Doctor,  one thing is for sure she knows what Anna needs. She brings great intensity, observation, and evolution into the treatment. What a great experience so far, from 9 am to 1 with her every day. Her heart is dialed in with these kids too. Fun fact, she roller skates to work and is on a roller derby team. 

Jeni sees so much ability in Anna; Given how much time she spends with cerebral palsy kids that is great news. We cheered and made their web page because Anna propelled herself forward 6 feet using no help from us, just her feet. Anna was in a wheeled contraption that promotes crawling. We thank God for the head strengthening going on its obvious!  

We have had the privilege of sharing our faith walk and our "real" family moments with our hosts. It is literally one of those situations where they are blessed to be a blessing to us. They have a very routinely, clean, and peaceful house used throughout the week for small groups. Simply put, we are unable to exude that same harmony. They are gracious hosts and so accommodating. I feel loved by the Lord that He would arrange for us to stay with them free of charge for three weeks. They make me wonder if there is such a thing as a stranger in the Body of Christ? 

Please pray: 

-For our PT Jeni to build on what Anna has been doing. For wisdom as she commissions us to care for Anna at the handoff. 
-For vision what a motivator sight is, she is engaging her eyes more and we are overjoyed at seeing all of Anna's efforts to see and grow. What work 
-For miracles, we are going to put Anna in a walker next week! 
-For Anna to be healthy (she is still congested) and strong. 
-For progress so that Anna can work to do things on her own. 
-For our marriage to be rich in good communication, so we can better bless Anna as her parents.  
-For Simon's health, he has had stomach issues. 

Thanks for praying, 

Nic, Lindsey , Anna and Simon