"I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances." - Philippians 4:11

I knew from the start that God would use this time in my life to teach me about trust and absolute reliance on him, but I must admit that I didn't know at all how that would look. After arriving in New Orleans two weeks ago I started to slowy feel unwell. By a week ago last Saturday my throat began to hurt so bad that I could barely swallow and my already large tonsils got even bigger. I knew that going to the doctor here was not an option right now unless it was an emergency because my medical insurance is still in the underwriting process. After praying I called the doctor I had been to only twice in Des Moines and explained my situation to his nurse. She told me that he would probably want to see me again before he would prescribe anything and I asked her to explain my situation and see if there was anything he could do long distance. Well, as always, God is good and she called me back an hour later with a prescription for antibiotics that was sent to the local Wal-Mart. PRAISE GOD! Today I am feeling much better and my cost was only $13.32 instead of an emergency room visit.

Last Friday as I was uploading photos and preparing to burn DVDs for the teams that were here last week the unthinkable happened to my laptop. In my haste I managed to leave a team member's flash drive sitting just above my keyboard as I closed the lid. Oh dear. When I started it up about an hour later the screen was cracked. To my surprise, I didn't cry, but I certainly panicked. I immediately talked to a new friend here who is a computer guru and he helped to calm me a little. I called Toshiba and because, go figure, there are no licensed Toshiba service centers in the entire state of Louisiana, I had to send it to Louisville, KY to be looked at and repaired. I am still praying for a miracle that it wil be covered by the warranty.

But, despite some crazy events and less that desireable situations, last week was a great week. We had wonderful teams from California and New Mexico and God used them in mighty was to advance his gospel and the work being done for homeowners in the neighborhood. Thank you to all who have been praying. God is moving in mighty ways!