WEDNESDAY, 5/21/14
Today’s Bible reading – 1 Samuel 29:1-31:13 John 11:55-12:19 Psalm 118:1-18 Proverbs 15:24-26
Not much keeps me awake at night but tonight (11:30PM on 5/20) I am restless. Carlos Raxon in Guatemala went to the hospital today (Tuesday) in order to prepare for his surgery tomorrow (5/21). They called him in the afternoon to tell him that his surgery has been postponed. Ok, you say, what is the big deal? Postponed until March 8, 2015! Surely there is a clerical error, misunderstanding, whatever. Carlos needs surgery now because of the cancerous tumor in his stomach. Pray!
Cristy Leytham is at home. Terry Willis from Montgomery, AL is in the country and is helping Paul with the feeding process. Laurie King will help from this point forward. Cristy is weak but remains positive. Paul is under a lot of stress. Pray!
Tico & Lisa Vargas’ oldest daughter, Laurie, had a seizure. She had been sick but this came as a surprise. They have done some blood work but I do not know what the results are at this point. Pray!
Karla Bosarge recently made a profession of faith in one of our Sunday morning services. This past Saturday, 5/17, she was found deceased in her apartment. A visitation with her family will take place today from 1:00PM until the 2:00PM service time. Visitation and service will take place from Serenity Funeral Home. Miss Vinnie & Anna Carol are leading the ministry of feeding the Bosarge family following the service. Pray!
Peyton Fox’s problems apparently stem from allergies. She should be discharged from the hospital today.
Miss Lucine Bryant will be having a surgical procedure done today. Pray!
I do not have any updates on Lewis or Bea.
Miss Willie Roberts’ daughter, Maxine, did well through her surgery this past Monday.
Daphne, her children and I had an uneventful drive to Hartselle yesterday. My niece, Jamie, had a hot meal waiting on us when we arrived. I was able to go by the cemetery where my paternal grandparents are buried. Decoration Sunday took place earlier in May and the flowers were beautiful! Went to my parent’s house and spent an hour visiting with them and was joined by my sister, Melissa, and her husband, Tony, along with my nephew, Josh, his wife, Traci, and their twins, Jaden & Joslyn. We all then went to watch my great nephew, Jace, play t-ball. His team is good, the coaching (Joe David & Adam) is pathetic, and the umpires (two young ladies) were much better than Pee Wee! The highlight of attending the game for me beside seeing Jace play was time spent with Willard Garnett and Pastor Jack Bailey – I feel smarter! (Bobby Stork – Dr. Jack wonders if you are ok?)
Twenty of us then made our way to Cracker Barrel where we enjoyed a meal and some great fellowship. Really good family time!
This morning, we will leave early and go to the hospital for dad’s procedure. It is certainly not major. I need to be here not because of the seriousness of the surgery but simply because. I hope to make a couple of visits after the surgery and will then drive home.
We are on a regular schedule today/tonight. Bro. Jerry will preach in my absence this morning and evening. Soy will lead the 7:30PM Bible study time.
I pray that you will have a great Wednesday with Jesus.
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Please Pray for Our Brother in chains.
From FOXnews.com:
The American citizen being held in Iran for alleged crimes related to his faith and work as a Christian pastor was yanked from a hospital bed, beaten and taken back to one of the Islamic Republic’s infamous prisons, his family charges.
Pastor Saeed Abedini had spent the past two months in a hospital for injuries allegedly suffered at the hands of guards and inmates in Iran’s Evin and Rajai Shahr prisons when he was once again beaten and hauled back to prison, according to family members who say they witnessed the beating.
“This news is devastating to our family,” his wife, Naghmeh Abedini, told FoxNews.com. “This development also came as a complete shock to all of us. Saeed’s family, who was present at the hospital when this occurred, witnessed the severe beatings that Saeed received – at one point seeing him collapse before being taken away. We’re very concerned about his health.”
In March, when Abedini was transferred to a private hospital in Iran, where he was told he would receive further tests for his worsening medical condition as well as surgery for the chronic stomach pain suffered as a result of repeated beatings. But soon after being admitted, he was shackled and beaten by guards, according to family members. He was also denied medical treatment and was not allowed to see family members initially, they said.
It was not immediately clear why Abedini was suddenly transferred back to Rajai Shahr.
“It is a very disturbing development that underscores what we have known from the very beginning – there is much upheaval and uncertainty in Iran,” Jordan Sekulow, executive director of the American Center for Law and Justice, which also represents Abedini’s family, told FoxNews.com. “We’ve been hopeful since Pastor Saeed has spent the last two months in the hospital, instead of a prison cell. But this unexpected move raises great concern.”