Japanese friend named “M." We spent the summer of '06 together in Tokyo, and he's flown out to Arizona to visit twice. This last week I traveled to Long Beach and Irvine to visit him. He's shown here with '09 setter Dan.
6So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
After seeing more doctors and giving more blood than I ever want to again, the verdict for now is that I can go to CA this weekend for our annual Navigators Regional Kickoff (yay!) and I don't need to get more antivenom. So that's really good! My blood is still screwy (read: really thin), but the doctor told me as long as I'm careful and avoid major activities for the next 2-3 weeks I'll be fine and it should thicken out eventually.
Thanks for your prayers!
Keep praying I recover quickly from this dumb snake bite. I’ve been dizzy and way weaker than I though i would be. Today I had to cancel 2 out of my 3 meeting time with students. It’s even more frustrating because I’m heading out of town next week and don’t feel like I’ve had much time to “sow” during this extremely valuable sowing season. Pray for energy and that God would lead clearly on who to be investing in during this precious time at the beginning of the semester.
And for your viewing pleasure, my best scar from this whole experience is in fact totally unrelated to the rattlesnake bite. While in the ambulance the EMT tried putting in an IV right when we went over a bumpy bridge. The result was an IV that slipped out, lots of blood, a ruined shirt, and a sweet bruise :)
Thanks for your prayers these first two weeks of school. Things are still pretty crazy here, but as the dust settles it's looking like we'll have a great freshman class. A few days ago I ran into a guy named Tony who, though first seemed extremely antagonistic towards God, after talking was interested in getting together to read the Bible. Praise God!
I got bit by a rattlesnake two days ago. Just got out of the ICU about an hour ago. Thanks for your prayers; the nurses said it was one of the best cases they'd seen (as in, not blue and my blood returned to normal fairly quickly). However as a result I had to cancel my plane ticket to Hawaii that was supposed to leave this morning :(. Me, another staff, and our campus director were going to Hawaii on a training trip to encourage and see the ministry of two of my close friends. Pray they would have a good time and that I would heal quickly. It's pretty painful to walk on my foot. Right now I'm immobile nearly all the time, which is humbling and annoying.
Also, please be praying for Ariel's parents and cousins. 3 weeks ago they lost their grandma very sudden, and now just got word Ariel's cousin's grandma had a very serious stroke and probably won't make it much longer. Recently it's been a very difficult time for Ariel's family.
